Project Grant 2611904
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $236,670 to the University of Miami on May 15, 2026, to support the Radioisotope Monitoring Program (SWAB) for the United States Academic Research Fleet (ARF) through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The SWAB program, administered by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, delivers standardized sample collection kits, contamination control...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $582,816 to the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on July 1, 2026, for a five-year CAREER grant (completion date: June 30, 2031). The project delivers fundamental research products focused on quantifying wind-driven wave tearing and its impacts on hurricane air-sea drag. Primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Miami, through its Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), received a $786,467 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative delivers advanced climate modeling research focused on understanding mesoscale air-sea coupling...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $803,060 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on August 15, 2025, for a collaborative research initiative examining sub-mesoscale eddies and horizontal water mass stirring in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight. The primary deliverable is a three-year high-frequency radar (HFR) surface current dataset with 2-kilometer horizontal resolution and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $314,829 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This collaborative research initiative will develop and validate a new methodology for extracting accurate wind observations from coastal high-frequency (HF) radar systems at kilometer-scale resolutions comparable to current...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $151,979 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to enhance shared-use oceanographic instrumentation aboard the R/V Atlantis and R/V Neil Armstrong, two research vessels operated as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The project, active from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, delivers critical instrumentation upgrades and replacements that improve...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a $276,182 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences program) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative advances coastal wind observation capabilities by developing a generalized tomographic methodology for extracting wind data from high-frequency (HF) radar systems at spatial resolutions comparable to ocean current...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $425,929 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on August 1, 2025, for oceanographic instrumentation supporting the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). The primary deliverable is the acquisition and integration of a DGS Digital Gravity Meter aboard the R/V Langseth, replacing a non-functional BGM-3 marine gravimeter. This...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $463,271 to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on July 15, 2026. The project, which extends through June 30, 2028, provides oceanographic instrumentation enhancements supporting scientific operations aboard three Academic Research Fleet vessels: the R/V Roger Revelle, R/V Sally Ride, and R/V Robert Gordon...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Office of Research, received a $165,873 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on February 4, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 3, 2030. This award supports the execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administration...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $631,062 to the University of Miami (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science) on July 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to provide technical services and data processing support for X-Band radar oceanographic instrumentation aboard the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The award, which extends through June 30, 2031, funds the operation, maintenance, and enhancement of the Wave Acquisition Stereo System (WAMOS) and associated radar data processing infrastructure currently installed on research vessels and planned for future Regional Class Research Vessel installations. Deliverables include system monitoring, calibration, quality assurance, data management, product generation, and user support services to ensure reliable collection and accessibility of oceanographic observations used to study ocean surface conditions, waves, currents, sea ice dynamics, and air-sea interactions. The funded activities integrate with the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) and other community data systems to strengthen shared research infrastructure and advance ocean observing capabilities within the Academic Research Fleet. By standardizing observational data products and expanding access to radar-derived observations, the project supports modern ocean science, workforce development, environmental prediction, maritime operations, and coastal resilience research and education activities. No subawards are planned for this project grant.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $631.1k | 7/6/26 |