Project Grant 5950305014F1

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $526,171 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) to develop an isotope-enabled data assimilation system for studying the South American summer monsoon over the last millennium. The key objectives are to: 1) quantify the spatiotemporal characteristics of the South American summer monsoon and its relationship with the Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone...

Upward Alabama Phase II Project Summary Alabama A&M University received a $400,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) for the period of February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2028. The Upward Alabama Phase II Project establishes two primary pathways for economic mobility: the Go-Getter Workforce Pathway, which connects underserved populations to workforce...

This Project Grant award of $284,207.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research at Cornell University examining farmer decision-making processes related to climate adaptation through the adoption of new crop varieties. The key products of this 3-year project include: (1) developing a multi-scale modeling approach combining land surface modeling, satellite...

This $260,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (CFDA 10.620 - Scientific Exchanges Program), will support Mississippi State University's (MSU) efforts to build regional capacity and research how the adoption of improved animal feeding, fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices can reduce food insecurity among African smallholder farmers. The program will provide 12-week training and mentorship programs at MSU for a...

This $13.5 million project grant from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will assist the African Development Bank Group to provide layered insurance coverage for African countries to better manage increasingly frequent and intense climate-related extreme weather events through March 2024. The funding supports the Bureau's Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to build international partnerships addressing...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $300,000 in funding to Washington State University (WSU) from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026. The project aims to develop collaborative research using AI/ML methods to improve agricultural production and climate resilience in India. Key objectives include: Building and testing new AI-enabled infrastructure for in-field crop monitoring and phenotyping, with a focus...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research project to characterize historical drought patterns in West Africa. The $303,519 award to Mississippi State University, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund the collection of tree-ring samples in Ghana and Senegal through annual field schools. The goal is to use these paleoclimate reconstructions to better understand the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) is providing $300,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to advance innovations in digital agriculture and optimization through an international research network. The "AI4OPT-AG" project will leverage controlled-environment agriculture and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced data analytics to enhance global food...

This $352,990 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports further development of the Global Storm-resolving Model (GSAM) and making it available to the worldwide research community. Key deliverables include improving model behavior near poles and radiative transfer calculations using machine learning, enhancing input/output performance, and validating simulations against satellite data. Additional resources developed are full documentation,...

This federal Project Grant award of $400,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program investigates the challenges faced by farmers in adapting to environmental change and climate change. The research project, titled "Equitable Pathways to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Rethinking Adaptation as a Continuum", examines how farmers' ability to adapt farming practices varies, and the long-term impacts of adaptation on the...