Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Farallon Institute received a $192,919 Project Grant award from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective May 5, 2026, through May 4, 2029. Under this award, the institute will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congressional direction, while serving as a key partner and enabler for the agency's research initiatives. As a leading non-profit marine ecological research organization based in Petaluma, California, Farallon Institute will leverage its established expertise in seabird populations, ocean ecosystems, and climate change impacts to contribute to NASA's Earth Science Research and Applied Sciences objectives, which focus on understanding natural and human-induced processes that drive the Earth system.

The institute's deliverables under this award will advance NASA's Strategic Goal 1 to expand human knowledge through scientific discoveries, building on the organization's track record of collaborative, long-term ecological studies with federal partners including the National Science Foundation and National Park Service. This funding supports the continuation of sophisticated marine ecological research that examines complex ocean environmental dynamics and ecosystem responses to climate change, contributing to scientific understanding critical for environmental monitoring and conservation efforts aligned with NASA's mission priorities.