Project Grant 2614945
- Federal Grant Award Summary: ECOCARE Project The University of Rhode Island received a $2.52M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030, to support the Ecological-Economic Collaboratory for Advancing Coastal Wetland Restoration and Resilience (ECOCARE) initiative. This inter-jurisdictional collaborative research project, led by the University of Rhode Island and Louisiana State...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Environmental Biology, awarded $400,523.00 to the University of Houston System on August 15, 2025, to conduct collaborative research on coastal wetland ecosystem recovery following climate-induced disturbances. The project, which runs through July 31, 2030, will document secondary succession pathways in Texas coastal wetlands following hard freeze events that devastate mangrove populations. Researchers will continue...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University received a $298,433 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion anticipated July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will produce integrated observational data and comprehensive numerical modeling of vertical land-surface dynamics in Bangladesh's Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. The project combines localized,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded $182,680 to the Water Institute of the Gulf under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project titled "Coastal Resilience Through Effective Versatile Adaptation and Sediment Strategies for Sea-Level Rise Engagement (CREVASSE)." The project, which extends through August 31, 2027, will develop tools, techniques, and decision-support...
- 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 Louisiana State University (LSU), serving as the lead institution, received a $2.94 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded July 1, 2025, for a four-year initiative concluding June 30, 2029. Under this Collaborative Research: E-RISE RII (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research II) award, LSU and its partner institutions—Louisiana Tech University, River Parishes Community College,...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award American University received a $303,440 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Social, Behavioral and Economic Science under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive database and interactive dashboard documenting ecosystem guidelines across 80 countries, compiled from expert assessments conducted in each nation. The...
- 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...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Defense, awarded Louisiana State University a $2.5M Cooperative Agreement under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) on July 24, 2025. The award funds research into coastal engineering and ecosystem design through natural and nature-based solutions (NNBF) to advance testbed performance and engineering applications....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $406,343 to Louisiana State University Agricultural Center under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research initiative extending through June 30, 2029. This comprehensive statewide project aims to develop research and development capacity in Louisiana for converting agricultural residues into liquid transportation fuels through...
ECOCARE: Ecological-Economic Collaboratory for Coastal Wetland Restoration and Resilience Louisiana State University, as the prime awardee, leads the ECOCARE collaborative research initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) with $1,476,876 in federal obligations. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030, delivers an integrated suite of research products and decision-support tools designed to advance coastal wetland restoration capacity across the United States. The transdisciplinary project produces four principal deliverables: AI-enhanced modeling methodologies for wetland systems, standardized wetland valuation frameworks, molecular biomonitoring protocols, and innovative restoration financing mechanisms. These research outputs are synthesized into a web-based ECOCARE portal providing translational decision support for coastal resource managers and practitioners. The project establishes a multi-institutional research consortium involving the University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. Beyond technical deliverables, ECOCARE produces workforce development outputs through structured training and mentoring of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty members. The research addresses three core use-inspired questions: consistent characterization of wetland resilience across varied hydrological and geomorphic settings; synthesis of scientific insights into transferable monitoring and restoration approaches; and development of generalizable assessment frameworks for predicting wetland condition and ecosystem service value across diverse U.S. coastal systems. This capacity-building initiative directly supports the NSF Office of Integrative Activities' mission to enhance research competitiveness and broaden participation in science and engineering.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 7/10/26 |