Project Grant SPMWRA23GR0005

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), supports planning activities for a future study on the significance and impacts of the rise of undersea critical mineral mining in the Arctic maritime frontier. The $200,000 award to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, awarded on September 1, 2025, will be used to identify high priority issues for investigation, test the formation of an expert research team, and lay the groundwork for...

This National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering Project Grant award to Northwestern University for $250,000 will fund the "GLOBAL CENTERS TRACK 2: SUREMIN: SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT, RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN" initiative. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Developing a research agenda and conducting studies on mining waste management, community-engaged life cycle assessment of mineral mining, and...

This $460,515 Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research at the University of Colorado to understand the risk of increased catastrophic landslides due to climate change. The key activities include: Conducting thermal triaxial tests and centrifuge experiments to study how changes in soil temperature affect the stability and failure mechanisms of thermally sensitive...

This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) program, will support the efforts of Caribbean small island developing states to enhance their climate resilience. The award was granted to The Ashley Lashley Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Barbados, and will fund a 12-month initiative...

This $599,998 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to estimate the emergence of anthropogenic climate change signals in snow water resource metrics in mountainous regions. Led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, the project will use an innovative modeling framework including a large ensemble climate model and process-based hydrological modeling. It aims to strengthen understanding of when and how much climate change...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to develop practical tools and strategies to help rural and indigenous communities in the Great Lakes region anticipate, prepare for, and respond to natural hazards like flooding, landslides, and wildfires. The project combines natural hazard research with local knowledge to create risk assessment tools, data visualization platforms, and training materials to promote...

This Project Grant award, valued at $349,428, was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The award supports collaborative research focused on understanding the risk of increased catastrophic landslides of historically stable or slowly creeping natural soil slopes due to the presence of thermally sensitive soil materials that exhibit significant changes in strength and stiffness in response to temperature changes. The central...

This $650,920 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079), aims to investigate the vulnerabilities of community-managed water systems to climate change impacts and identify opportunities to strengthen their resilience. The project will focus on five climate-vulnerable locations globally, including indigenous communities in Kenya, South Sudan, Norway, Canada, and Alaska. Through a combination of climate scenario...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $100,000.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) grant program. The purpose of the award is to enhance climate resilience and improve agricultural water management in Iraq. The grant recipient is Action Contre La Faim (ACF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization that has extensive experience...

This $439,382 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research project called "ACTION - Alaska Coastal Cooperative for Co-Producing Transformative Ideas and Opportunities in the North." Led by the University of Texas at El Paso, the project will address interactions among social systems, the natural environment, and built infrastructure in the rapidly changing Arctic. Key objectives include...