Project Grant 2611756
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences has awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $330,667 through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support fundamental research examining the chemical evolution of Earth's early crust-mantle system. Spanning from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028, this project grant will utilize state-of-the-art isotope and geochemical analytical tools to interrogate well-preserved rock samples from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded $354,046 to the University of Texas at Arlington under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on July 15, 2026, for a project examining monsoonal forcing on tropical water-rock reactions and associated geologic hydrogen, methane, and trace element fluxes. The project, with a completion date of June 30, 2029, will deliver field and laboratory research investigating how seasonal rainfall...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded $233,266 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for October 31, 2026. This Project Grant funds fundamental research investigating the timing and development of major longitudinal river systems in the northern Andes Mountains of Colombia, specifically the Magdalena and Cauca Rivers. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $288,720 Project Grant award dated July 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative, supporting seven Principal Investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two undergraduate students across five U.S. universities, will investigate how marine nutrient availability...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2029. The award supports the "Open Geoscience Accelerator: Building the Contributor Pipeline" initiative, which addresses the critical challenge of research software maintenance and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $982,958 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This research initiative delivers scientific knowledge and understanding of one-carbon (C1) metabolism—specifically methane and methanol cycling—in estuarine environments, with primary focus on the Neuse River Estuary and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $104,898 to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) as a Postdoctoral Fellowship Project Grant, effective January 15, 2026, with a completion date of November 30, 2026. This award funds research investigating whether diatoms utilize proton-pumping rhodopsins as an alternative energy source under high light and low iron stress conditions. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $335,736 to the University of California Santa Cruz under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship spanning December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027. This project investigates Northern Hemisphere ocean and ice sheet variability during the Early Pleistocene (2.5 to 1.7 million years ago) using deep-sea sediment cores collected from a 2023 marine drilling...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $490,176 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative applies novel quantitative methodologies to link fold-thrust belt activity in the Canadian Rocky Mountains to depositional responses in the adjacent Alberta foreland basin. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) awarded a Project Grant of $317,848 to the University of California, San Diego, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will deliver advanced scientific investigation and data regarding volatile-carrying minerals in subduction zones through simultaneous electrical and vibrational spectroscopic measurements. The...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded $336,978 to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on December 1, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research on terrestrial geothermal features as modern analogs for understanding ammonia flux in the Archean Earth. The research will quantify ammonia flux from hot springs, alkaline lakes, and fumaroles to validate modeling efforts regarding reactive nitrogen availability during early Earth's history and its implications for the origin and sustainability of life. The project extends through July 31, 2027, and combines field and laboratory research activities designed to generate direct measurements of ammonia flux that inform understanding of prebiotic nitrogen cycling and the potential for life on other planets. Beyond the scientific research objectives, the grant explicitly supports educational and workforce development outcomes by providing hands-on research experiences to students and principal investigators at the Research-2 minority-serving institution. This broader impact component addresses documented gaps in research training opportunities available to underrepresented populations in geosciences, thereby enhancing research capacity and fostering transformative educational experiences within the academic institution and the discipline.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $337.0k | 2/26/26 |