Project Grant DESC0006439

This federal Project Grant award of $175,000.00 was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021). The purpose of the award is to develop a novel, low-cost, internet-cloud-connected solar spectrometer network capable of measuring methane, CO2, and water vapor over wide geographic regions with little or no human intervention. The awardee, Butterfly Photonics, Inc., will leverage this funding to...

Weathervane Labs LLC will receive $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop Climatize, a cloud-based software platform for personalized weather and thermal comfort forecasting. The Phase I project will demonstrate proof-of-concept for delivering user-specific information on thermal comfort and weather-ready decision making. By accounting for individual physiology, psychology, behavior and location,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $199,885 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to develop a network science-based framework for analyzing and modeling complex climate systems. The key objectives of this 2-year project are: 1) to synthesize large-scale climate records to investigate the stability of network patterns associated with climate tipping elements, with a focus on the Atlantic Basin; and 2) to develop...

This $359,936 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports a three-year observational program to measure winds and temperatures in the thermosphere near the ionospheric peak density from multiple sites along the eastern seaboard of the Americas. The project uses a network of Fabry-Perot interferometers to provide high-precision, real-time data on thermospheric dynamics and conditions that impact critical communication, navigation,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 4-year, $490,570 Project Grant under its Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to develop an autonomous eddy covariance air-sea CO2 flux measurement system for use on moored ocean buoys. This system is designed to provide accurate, low-power measurements of atmospheric and oceanic carbon dioxide exchange, which is critical for improving the predictive capabilities of climate models. As part of this project,...

Intellisense Systems Inc. was awarded a $399,983 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) to support the ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT AND DATA (NOMAD) SYSTEM. The award period runs from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023. Through this funding, Intellisense Systems Inc. will provide research and development services focused on weather-related technology and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) award of $281,057 to The Trustees of Princeton University, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund a project to explore the concept of "depth sensitive thermography" (DST) for mapping atmospheric temperatures over large scales. The project aims to develop a novel 3D temperature profiling technique that utilizes the atmosphere's varying opacity across thermal infrared wavelengths, with the goal of enabling more...

Acme Atronomatic, LLC will develop an orbital data platform to improve wildfire resilience through a $300,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Small Business Innovation Research Program Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022 for completion by February 28, 2023. Leveraging hyperspectral measurements from its CubeSats, Acme will generate dynamic wildfire risk maps at relevant spatial and temporal scales to clarify resilience tradeoffs for stakeholders. The AI-enhanced data from...

This $3.6 million project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469), will fund the expansion of the ZiaMet weather station network operated by New Mexico State University. The goal is to add 118 new stations to the existing network of 97 across New Mexico. This will provide improved weather monitoring that state and local agencies can use for emergency management, climate...

BJE Environmental Optics LLC received a $398,671 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research Program. The grant supports the development of a low-cost atmospheric aerosol monitoring system to measure boundary layer air quality, visibility, cloud ceiling height, and aerosol properties. The SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector and increase commercialization of research...