Project Grant 2617908
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of California, Santa Barbara $341,228 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop a scientific framework combining artificial intelligence, remote sensing, ecological field research, and economic analysis to measure pollinator ecosystem services and identify high-impact conservation investment locations. The project uses AI and remote sensing to identify bee...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Michigan State University $233,762 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop a scientific framework combining artificial intelligence, ecological field research, and economics to measure and value wild pollinator ecosystem services at landscape scale. The project uses AI and remote sensing to identify bee hives, flowering habitats, and crop fields across entire regions, then...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $154,679 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop and validate a scalable scientific framework for understanding and valuing ecosystem services at landscape scale, with initial application to wild pollinator conservation. The project combines artificial intelligence, remote sensing, ecological field research, and economic analysis to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Arizona State University $468,704 on June 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new mathematical and artificial-intelligence-based tools that predict how interacting threats—including disease, pesticides, habitat loss, and environmental pressures—combine to harm pollinator communities and identify protective strategies. The project links colony-level mechanisms to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $208,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, a Hispanic Minority Serving Institution, to develop an innovative cyberinfrastructure showcasing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches in studying pollinator behavior in the Caribbean. The 3-year project will create new computer vision, software, and data analysis tools to expand the capacity to measure...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Arkansas received a $249,947 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 1, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative develops non-lethal monitoring technologies to detect and track native bee pollinator species in managed forest environments. The project delivers an artificial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Mississippi State University received a $797,762 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded September 1, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The grant supports collaborative research to develop, test, and implement non-lethal monitoring methods for pollinators in regenerating forests using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered acoustic and camera-based technologies. The primary deliverable...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $230,552 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Maine System. The goal of this 2-year grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, is to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to extract information on beetles from imagery generated by the NSF-funded National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). This effort aims to fuel scientific discovery related to biodiversity...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $500,000 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation for a three-year project (November 1, 2025 – October 31, 2028) investigating how honey bees integrate daylength and temperature cues to maintain behavioral synchronization with their environment. The project will deliver research outputs including behavioral tracking data,...
- This $305,007 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program will support the development of a research hub for automated bee identification, data sharing, and citizen science using computer vision technology. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Creation of a large, expertly-labeled image dataset of at least 1,000 North American bee species to train an AI-based bee classification model...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $470,321 to the University of North Texas Research and Innovation Division on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), with performance concluding August 31, 2031. The award funds development of a scientific framework combining artificial intelligence, remote sensing, ecological field research, and economic analysis to measure pollinator ecosystem services at landscape scale. The project uses AI and remote sensing to identify bee hives, flowering habitats, and crop fields across entire regions, then verifies observations through field research before linking them to managed pollinator populations, crop production, and economic outcomes. This approach overcomes limitations of traditional field studies—which are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and conducted at small scales—to provide a scalable method for valuing pollination services and identifying high-impact conservation investment locations. Although focused on wild pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and other insects, the framework is designed to guide conservation decisions for multiple ecosystem services. Place of performance is Denton, Texas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $470.3k | 8/11/26 |