Project Grant 2614748
- Louisiana State University received a $272,858 two-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to support the "FSML: MINDING THE GAP - IMPROVING YEAR-ROUND DATA COLLECTION TO SUPPORT CONTINUED AND EXPANDED BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS OF ANTARCTICA" project. The grant aims to promote progress in the biological sciences by funding basic research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $932,855 to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on September 15, 2026, with a completion deadline of August 31, 2029. The project delivers modernized cryogenic storage infrastructure for the museum's zoological specimen collection by upgrading animal tissue sample preservation from conventional freezers...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University received a $399,199 Project Grant award dated August 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The project, which runs through July 31, 2028, will produce scientific research findings and palynological analysis examining how the opening and closing of ocean gateways—specifically the Gibraltar Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $394,798 to Louisiana State University Agricultural Center on January 1, 2027, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research examining freshwater mussel physiological responses to multiple environmental stressors. The project, which extends through December 31, 2030, investigates how two freshwater mussel species respond to changes in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Louisiana State University Agricultural Center a $913,372 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031. This collaborative research initiative will develop a modern taxonomic classification system for Cercospora fungi—pathogens that cause disease on nearly all major crop plants worldwide, including critical staples such as rice. The project will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation received a $1,317,921 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award funds the acquisition of modern cabinetry infrastructure for the museum's ornithology collection, pest mitigation through cryofumigation treatment, and taxonomic resequencing of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University received a $299,992 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) beginning July 1, 2025 and concluding June 30, 2028. The award supports the development of novel computational techniques for geometric control and optimization, specifically advancing unfitted finite element methods (FEMs) to create robust numerical...
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (LSU) received a $342,632 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The four-year grant will fund collaborative research to test the hypothesis that Borneo significantly contributed to biodiversity in Southeast Asia through potential areas of endemism with rich communities of endemic species. LSU will lead field...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University received a $445,830 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will generate scientific understanding of benthic nepheloid layers (BNLs)—persistent layers of enhanced particle concentrations near the seafloor—and their role in regulating the benthic flux of trace elements and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded Louisiana State University $207,937 under the Integrative Activities program for an EPSCOR Research Fellows Project. Effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, this award provides fellowship support to an Assistant Professor and graduate student training at LSU to conduct advanced research on pathogenic bacterial biofilm formation. In collaboration with Dr. Frédéric...
Louisiana State University received a $996,870 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. The project delivers expansion and modernization of the genetic resources collection at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, one of the world's oldest and largest vertebrate genetic resource collections containing high-quality genetic material from over 140,000 individuals representing thousands of species. Primary deliverables include consolidating cryogenic infrastructure into a renovated facility, installing two new nitrogen vapor tanks, replacing the external liquid nitrogen supply system with an on-site liquid nitrogen generator and storage tank, and replacing aging ultracold freezers while servicing existing equipment to enhance temperature and oxygen monitoring capabilities. The project also provides enhanced digital infrastructure, including upgrades to specimen data systems and database workflows to accelerate researcher and public access to collection data. Additionally, the award supports education and workforce development through training of undergraduate and graduate students in modern museum curation, sample management, digitization, database workflows, and biodiversity informatics. These coordinated improvements strengthen the nation's capacity to study biodiversity while increasing storage capacity, improving safety and redundancy, and advancing scientific discovery through better access to genetic resources and associated data.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $996.9k | 6/16/26 |