Project Grant 2629160
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $648,455 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports a comprehensive 20-year longitudinal study examining the distribution of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the Arctic Ocean. The primary deliverables include detailed spatial mapping of freshwater and DOM content in Arctic waters, comparative analysis...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $518,229 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. This award funds research investigating how climate warming will alter critical African weather systems, including the African Easterly Jet (AEJ), West African Monsoon (WAM), African Easterly Waves (AEWs), and mesoscale convective systems...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $370,228 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) beginning September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates moisture-driven ice sheet growth mechanisms during the Miocene Climate Optimum (17-14.8 million years ago) to improve understanding of how increased high-latitude snowfall may offset Antarctic ice sheet...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $287,230 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Binghamton effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates moisture-driven mechanisms of Antarctic ice sheet growth during the Miocene Climate Optimum (approximately 17 to 14.8 million years ago). The primary deliverables include advanced climate and ice...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award George Mason University received a $237,667 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates moisture-driven ice sheet growth mechanisms during the Miocene Climate Optimum (approximately 17 to 14.8 million years ago) to better understand how increased high-latitude snowfall may offset Antarctic ice...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded a $770,209 Project Grant to Georgia TECH Research Corp (Award Date: September 1, 2025; Completion Date: August 31, 2030) under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) solicitation. The primary deliverable is the development of a comprehensive continent-wide map of basal temperatures across Antarctica by integrating decades of airborne radar sounding observations with artificial intelligence...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $233,887 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (CFDA 47.050, Geosciences Program) awarded on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This collaborative research project develops novel numerical and computational modeling approaches to understand how human engineering decisions influence delta morphodynamics and landscape evolution across centuries. The research integrates...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $248,000 to the University of Massachusetts Boston under CFDA 47.078 (Polar Programs) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project investigating Arctic sea ice coverage and biogeochemical impacts over the past 150,000 years. The primary deliverables include geochemical analyses of three sediment cores from Arctic regions, utilizing helium and thorium isotopes as novel proxies for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Harvard College received a $431,327 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to conduct collaborative research on sea ice extremes and polar climate dynamics. The research will develop and implement improved computational methods to represent floe size and thickness distribution (FSD) and floe-aware boundary layer processes in a leading community Earth...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $782,557 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on August 1, 2025, for a CAREER project addressing dimensionality reduction of glacier and ice-sheet processes using deep learning. The primary deliverable is the development and evaluation of three high-efficiency artificial intelligence (AI)-based modules that represent complex glacier processes for integration...
Texas A&M University received a $196,552 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2027. This award supports the Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2° Celsius (SWAIS 2C) collaborative research initiative, which is funded in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The project delivers geological, glaciological, and geophysical data collection and analysis to advance scientific understanding of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will contribute to future sea level rise when global temperatures exceed 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. The primary products generated under this award include new geological (rock), glaciological (ice), and geophysical (Earth physical properties) datasets that will inform the development and refinement of climate and ice sheet numerical models. These deliverables are designed to improve forecasting capabilities regarding the magnitude and timing of future ice sheet melting and associated sea level rise. The research interprets past environmental conditions in West Antarctica to establish baseline understanding of ice sheet sensitivity to temperature thresholds, directly supporting international climate change adaptation and risk assessment initiatives given the potential five-meter global sea level rise if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to fully melt.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $196.6k | 7/7/26 |