Consortium Of Universities For The Advancement Of Hydrologic Science, Inc.

The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI), based in Arlington, Massachusetts, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that serves as a leading provider of cyberinfrastructure, data management platforms, and scientific collaboration tools to the federal government. CUAHSI has been registered in SAM.gov since January 2007 and specializes in developing integrated technical and human infrastructure solutions that support water science research, data sharing, and community collaboration. The organization is primarily known for developing and maintaining HydroShare, a comprehensive platform that enables water researchers to publish, share, and discover water resource data while adhering to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics) principles.

CUAHSI's federal contract work has focused on water data management and cross-border water resource challenges. The organization received a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $85,664.58 from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources in April 2021 to support water data management and sharing efforts in the Binational Upper San Pedro Tri-Basin Management Area. Under this contract, CUAHSI utilized its HydroShare platform to deliver water resource data and analysis to assist in the management of a cross-border aquifer, demonstrating the organization's capacity to apply its cyberinfrastructure solutions to complex international water resource management issues. The contract was completed by November 2021 with no subcontractors or set-aside designations involved.

CUAHSI has established itself as a significant recipient of federal research and infrastructure grants, particularly from the National Science Foundation. Most recently, the organization was awarded a $2,196,351 cooperative agreement from the NSF Division of Earth Sciences effective January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2028, to develop integrated technical and human infrastructure supporting the entire water data lifecycle through modernization of the HydroShare ecosystem. Prior grant achievements include a Project Grant from the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (October 2021 through September 2026) for collaborative research on integrative cyberinfrastructure for next-generation modeling science, and an REU Site award from the NSF Geosciences Program (March 2023 through February 2026) establishing the Critical Zone Collaborative Network Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. CUAHSI has also served as a significant sub-awardee on numerous federal grants administered through the University of Alabama, the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), and other prime grantees, contributing expertise in HydroShare modernization, data and model sharing, hydroinformatics interfaces, professional training development, and community engagement initiatives. These sub-awards, dating from 2022 through 2025, reflect CUAHSI's deep involvement in advancing water science infrastructure, supporting workforce development, and enabling collaboration across the hydrologic research community through partnerships with leading academic institutions and federal research programs.