Project Grant 72052724IO00002

This Project Grant award in the amount of $267,007.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to Alabama A&M University to support a collaborative research project titled "Precipitation and Streamflow Reconstruction and Analysis in the Amazon River Basin". The key objectives of this 3-year project (September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027) are to: 1) use tree-ring data from the Cedrela odorata species to reconstruct a 250-300 year record of...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, CFDA 11.021, provides funding to Hydrosat Inc., a small business in Washington, D.C., to develop high-resolution global satellite thermal infrared data products. The $1,943,820 Phase II award, spanning September 2024 to August 2026, aims to mature the commercial viability of Hydrosat's cutting-edge thermal imaging capabilities. Key objectives include mapping...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $2,453,417 to Yale University to study how forest fragmentation and climate change impacts the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. The key products and services to be delivered include: Field-based measurements of forest dynamics, animal exclusion experiments, and remote sensing mapping to examine how changes in tree species and animal populations affect the resilience of Amazon forest edges to...

This $4,456,670 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance Program (CFDA 98.001), aims to establish the Business Ecosystem Facility (Conexion Chacra) in Peru. The grant will support compliance with new market requirements, create long-term viability for services in key economic sectors, connect farmers and buyers, and increase farmers' incomes through the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. Expected outcomes include the...

This NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II Project Grant awarded to Ensemble Government Services, LLC will develop an analytics service to enhance the accessibility and usability of NOAA's Whole Atmosphere Model-Ionosphere Plasmasphere Electrodynamics (WAM-IPE) model for satellite operators and space situational awareness providers. The $1,950,000 award, with a period of performance from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will fund five key objectives: 1) customizing model...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $2,656,011 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Instituto Internacional De Educacao Do Brasil (IEB) on December 7, 2023. The "Integrated Indigenous Territorial Management" activity will strengthen the capacity of ten indigenous representative organizations and communities to protect and sustainably manage the natural resources of indigenous lands in the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $119,900 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Civil Para La Gestion Del Agua En Cuencas Agua C (AGUA-C) in Peru. The grant supports AGUA-C's efforts to improve livelihoods by managing natural resources and strengthening a women-led enterprise. Specifically, the funding is used to establish water reservoirs based on ancestral practices, restore landscapes, and produce agave and other native...

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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV), a small agricultural cooperative in El Salvador. The grant will be used to renovate ACPACUV's collection center, increase greenhouse production, expand sustainable agricultural practices, and open new markets for its products. This project aims to strengthen local economic...