Project Grant 2611762
- The University of New Mexico received a $187,307 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to conduct research characterizing and quantifying carbon sequestration processes across the Andean convergent margin. The award period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The research is being conducted under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) of the NSF, which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology $294,592 on February 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to examine how groundwater in mountain blocks contributes to downstream water supplies and to quantify the depth and fluxes of groundwater flow in mountainous terrain. The project addresses a knowledge gap in understanding mountain block recharge—the flow of groundwater from mountainous areas to adjacent lowland...
- The University of New Mexico received a $254,245 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences on January 1, 2022 to fund research through December 31, 2024. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Informing River Corridor Transport Modeling by Harnessing Community Data and Physics-Aware Machine Learning." This award falls under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $343,807 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The project will test whether quantitative paleohydrologic reconstruction methods are consistent with existing detrital provenance data interpretations of drainage network changes across the western United States during the Laramide orogeny from the late Cretaceous to early Eocene...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded Texas A&M University $362,199 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a river carbon tracking model that quantifies carbon transport and transformation in river networks following terrestrial enhanced weathering. The project addresses carbon loss in waterways when crushed rock applied to agricultural soils—a process that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide through enhanced...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $605,949 to the University of New Mexico, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This Project Grant supports fundamental research examining environmental flow models and restoration strategies for the Rio Grande river corridor in New Mexico. The primary deliverables include scientific research outputs...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $135,001 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado to support collaborative research on anthropogenic water management, climate change, and environmental sustainability in the Southwestern United States. The three-year award, made under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 examining the interrelationships between human water usage, climate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $397,098 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to study organic nitrogen dynamics in the vadose zone and its impacts on groundwater quality. The recipient will characterize pools of organic nitrogen and transformation pathways through field sampling, high-resolution chemical characterization, and nanoscale infrared spectroscopy across farms and prairies in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $3.7 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) on July 15, 2025, for the E-RISE RII: Forest Research for New Mexico Water and Carbon Management project. The award supports an integrated research, education, and workforce development initiative designed to improve understanding and management of New Mexico's forest and woodland watersheds through July...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $174,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support research titled "UNRAVELING FLUVIAL KINEMATICS BEFORE THE RISE OF LAND PLANTS: BRIDGING LABORATORY AND GEOLOGIC SCALES." The two-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will fund basic research at the University of California, Santa Barbara to enhance understanding of the integrated Earth system through expanded knowledge of atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences....
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded the University of New Mexico $469,493 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate soil carbon persistence in dryland floodplains along the Rio Grande in the southwestern United States. The research combines field measurements of groundwater depth and greenhouse gas emissions with laboratory analyses of carbon age and composition in floodplain sediments to develop a mechanistic framework linking hydrology, secondary mineral formation, and carbon cycling in semi-arid environments. The project will use a network of long-term monitoring sites to determine how spatial and temporal variations in flooding, groundwater depth, and soil conditions control carbon storage and release across floodplains. Work will advance fundamental understanding of carbon cycling at the interface of hydrologic, geomorphic, and biogeochemical processes and improve representation of river corridors in Earth system models. The award also supports a K-12 citizen science program and interdisciplinary research training for students. Performance occurs in Albuquerque, New Mexico through September 30, 2029. No subawards are planned for this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $469.5k | 7/24/26 |