Project Grant ED17HDQ0200015

Cooperative Agreement Summary Florida Atlantic University received a no-cost extension cooperative agreement valued at $143,112 from the Naval Air Warfare Center under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for the period ending March 31, 2026. The award supports the continuation of the Physically-Constrained CycleGAN Training Data Generator (PCGAN-TAG) project, which develops deep learning-based technology to enhance underwater LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)...

Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $588,236 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management on October 1, 2025, through the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves Program (CFDA 11.420) to support engineering and design planning for the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (OWC NERR) visitor center expansion. The primary deliverable is the development of comprehensive engineering and design plans to...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), operating as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a $897,874 cooperative agreement under the Weather and Air Quality Research program (CFDA 11.459) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. Under this agreement, NCAR will develop and deploy FLEE (Forecast and List Evacuation Evaluation), a natural-human system model...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $795,768 to the Greater Farallones Association through the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) on June 1, 2025, for a four-year performance period concluding May 31, 2029. This cooperative agreement funds the development and delivery of data-driven modeling tools and analytical services to evaluate the longevity and comprehensive benefits of Natural...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $880,967 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves Program (CFDA 11.420) for the 24-month period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds continued operation of the Centralized Data Management Office (CDMO), which serves as the data infrastructure backbone for the National Estuarine...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Northwestern State University of Louisiana a Cooperative Agreement totaling $523,588.45 under the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) program (CFDA 15.923) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports two primary research initiatives: (1) research into the integration of artificial intelligence-based building use monitoring systems into heritage...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $12.53 million Cooperative Agreement under the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. UCAR, operating as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will lead a multi-faceted international capacity development initiative to address the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $240,000 to the National Academy of Sciences under the Broad Agency Announcement (CFDA 11.015) program on June 1, 2025, for continued federal agency sponsorship of the Marine Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine through December 31, 2026. The Marine Board, an internationally recognized source of expertise on maritime transportation, marine technology, and offshore...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $944,994 Cooperative Agreement award dated March 25, 2025, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008). The award will extend through March 24, 2029, and supports NASA's Strategic Goal 4 to enhance capabilities and operations for current and future mission success. While the specific products and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $994,527 to the University of California, San Diego under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program on January 1, 2026, for the Experiential Semiconductor Training in Emerging Nano-Technologies (EXSTENT) project. The project delivers a nine-week, cohort-based summer training program designed to address critical workforce gaps in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and emerging nanotechnology fields....