This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research focused on understanding how plant-associated microbes mediate vegetation shifts in response to interactive global change factors in phosphorus-limited dry forest systems. The total award amount is $999,036, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant involves three sub-awards to...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.202 - Cooperative Forestry Research) provides $1,210,574.00 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (SUNY ESF) for a 2-year project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant supports forestry research, education, and workforce development initiatives focused on key priority areas identified by USDA, including ecological...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $199,997 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Suny ESF, under the NSF Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) with a period of performance from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant is supporting a RAPID project to characterize the sources and chemistry of nitrogen oxides, nitrous acid, and particulate nitrate during the AEROMMA...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $999,990 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. The grant, titled "FROM RHIZOSPHERE TO FOREST: SCALING SHIFTS IN PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS IN INFECTED EASTERN HEMLOCKS TO PREDICT CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEM CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLING," will fund research to investigate how changes in plant-microbe interactions in infected eastern hemlock...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $233,090 Project Grant under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, operating as SUNY ESF, to provide research, education, and technical assistance services to improve global forest policies and practices, address climate change, conserve critical forest environments and resources, and enhance the lives of forest-dependent peoples. This 3-year award period began...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $999,603.00 will fund research on the effects of shifting temperate conifer forest vegetation regimes on above- and belowground carbon and nitrogen cycling. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will be performed by the University of Wisconsin System, specifically the University of Wisconsin - Madison. This research aims to...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $410,292 three-year Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York at the University at Albany to support collaborative research exploring the dynamic interaction between pyrogenic carbon and extracellular enzymes and its impacts on organic matter cycling in fire-impacted environments. The grant is part of the Geosciences program, which supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth,...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Cornell University is funding research into "Transient Microstructures Inspired by Mycorrhizal Fungi Arbuscules." The award will support fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas like quantum information science, advanced computing, and...
This $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources. The award, titled "NORTHEASTERN STATES RESEARCH COOPERATIVE 2024," has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2029. The grant is being administered by the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, a public land-grant research...
This federal Project Grant award for $500,000.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will support Cornell University's efforts to increase New York State's capacity to provide a comprehensive planning and outreach strategy for delivering climate mitigation and resiliency programs. The performance period for this award is from August 6, 2024 to March 31, 2029. The key...