Project Grant STU15020GR3061

This $615,394 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the participation of three U.S. universities in an international collaboration to co-design climate-smart indigenous food gardens in South African schools. The project aims to integrate indigenous and local ecological knowledge with climate modeling to develop climate-smart gardening practices and improve child health, climate literacy, and...

This $358,842 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports a collaborative research project led by New Mexico State University to harness controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to enhance food security, nutrition, and climate resilience in tribal communities across three EPSCoR jurisdictions. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) characterize how the environment, plants, and microbes interact in hydroponic...

This $394,768 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to strengthen the adaptability and resilience of underserved communities to climate uncertainty through interdisciplinary research and training. The key activities include: Training minority students from underserved regions on climate change adaptation and resilience, equipping them with skills to address environmental challenges and serve the future workforce....

This cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $447,193 to the University of South Dakota (USD) and its partners to advance research, education, and workforce development in the domain of controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The project aims to address climate change impacts on food security and community resilience, particularly for tribal communities, by empirically determining best practices for secure...

This $248,352 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the development of effective strategies for mitigating future locust outbreaks driven by climate change in Eastern Africa. The project will establish partnerships between academic researchers and local experts to investigate and apply sustainable locust mitigation approaches. A key deliverable is a mobile application that provides real-time information...

This Cooperative Agreement award is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The $1,133,122 award supports a collaborative research project focused on harnessing controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to enhance food security, nutritional quality, and climate resilience in tribal communities across New Mexico, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The project is a partnership among the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award of $748,674 provides funding under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop predictive models and co-produce actionable outputs with stakeholders to improve resilience of global and local food security in the face of climate extremes. The University of California, Santa Barbara leads this research collaboration awarded on December 15, 2022 for completion by November 30, 2023. The project will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $268,066 from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to support collaborative research on tropical plant-pollinator interactions. The project will engage 15 U.S. students, particularly from underrepresented groups, in an 8-week international research program in Colombia to investigate the impacts of climate and landscape changes on plant-pollinator relationships....

This Cooperative Agreement award for $868,961.00, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports an interdisciplinary research project to enhance soybean resilience to climate change. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RII FEC: INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF ADVANCING CLIMATE EXTREME RESILIENCE IN SOYBEAN," brings together a team of scientists, educators, and outreach professionals to assess the impact of climate change on...

This $1,499,999 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will establish the ACCELNET-ACCORD network to advance climate change research and adaptation in the Andes mountain region. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year award include: Developing a new, comprehensive Andean climate database and observational network to improve understanding of Andean mountain climate dynamics, extreme events,...