Project Grant 2625682
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $310,630 to the Farallon Institute under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project extending through August 31, 2028. This Project Grant funds a collaborative effort to harmonize at-sea seabird survey data collected across three Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites representing distinct marine ecosystems: the California Current (temperate),...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $686,095 to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on September 15, 2025, to support the operational capacity and strategic development of the Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA). Under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program, NCMA will curate and distribute globally-unique algal genetic resources, serving approximately 1,000 algae strains...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $1,274,370 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates how rapidly changing ocean conditions impact lanternfishes and bristlemouths—the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, collectively comprising nearly half of...
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) on December 15, 2024. The grant, titled "EAGER: TOOLS4CELLS: DEVELOPING ROBUST METHODS FOR THE MOLECULAR STUDY OF KELP RESPIRATION," aims to develop methods for purifying mitochondria from the giant kelp species Macrocystis pyrifera. This will enable biochemical studies to improve...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $496,049 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates adaptation mechanisms in lanternfishes and bristlemouths—the most abundant vertebrates on Earth—in response to rapidly...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Academy of Sciences received a $457,737 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers paleocommunity reconstruction services and ecosystem modeling outputs focused on marine ecosystems spanning the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event approximately 251 million years ago....
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $240,000 in funding to support a postdoctoral research fellowship investigating the genetic basis of heat tolerance in the ecologically important giant kelp species (Macrocystis pyrifera). The 3-year project aims to: (1) determine if warming events are associated with genetic signatures of population decline in giant kelp, (2) identify adaptive genetic variants that contribute...
- The National Science Foundation awarded San Diego State University Research Foundation $557,577 under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award will support the NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK E: DEVELOPING BLUE ECONOMY FROM MICRO TO MACRO-SCALE IN KELP AQUACULTURE project. The Foundation will utilize a demonstration site at Sunken Seaweed in San Diego to conduct research and experiments related to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary CAL Poly Corporation received a $178,335 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded June 15, 2026, with completion expected by May 31, 2031. This collaborative Long-Term Ecological Research (LTREB) renewal project delivers ongoing observational data collection and analysis of rocky intertidal ecosystem populations in the North Pacific Ocean. The research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This $606,871 Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports collaborative research examining how nutrient availability drove eukaryotic diversification during the Tonian Period (1000–720 million years ago). The research initiative brings together seven principal investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $200,000 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Altaseeds Conservancy, operating as Kelp Ark - The Global Macroalgae Seedbank, for a rapid-response project to preserve kelp biodiversity threatened by severe El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. The award, issued July 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2027, funds field collection activities across eight sites spanning three California biogeographic regions. Deliverables include preserved kelp gametophyte samples maintained in ex-situ seedbanking conditions, catalogued within an open-access artificial intelligence-enhanced database system called KARA (Kelp Ark's AI system), which provides information on seedbank holdings and methodologies for future research, conservation, and kelp farming recovery efforts. The project integrates public outreach through participation in the California Seaweed Festival and contributes to a practical aquaculture program at the University of Southern California. By developing living kelp resources and AI-based restoration guidance, the initiative addresses NSF priority areas in biotechnology and artificial intelligence while supporting coastal ecosystem resilience and sustainable industries dependent on healthy kelp forests. The combination of biological preservation and advanced data management systems positions the outputs to support multiple stakeholders including researchers, conservation organizations, and aquaculture practitioners.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 6/30/26 |