Future Earth

Future Earth is a globally connected, non-profit scientific organization based in Fort Collins, Colorado, dedicated to transforming societal decision-making through integrated, accessible, and co-developed knowledge about sustainability and global change. Registered in SAM.gov since February 2019, the organization works to advance understanding and enable informed decision-making for sustainability transformations by supporting transdisciplinary research that connects natural, social, behavioral, and engineering sciences with stakeholder communities. As a partner of the Belmont Forum and the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), Future Earth provides critical coordination, communication, and capacity-building services to federal agencies, particularly the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities and Geosciences program.

Through its federal grant awards, Future Earth has consistently delivered sophisticated research coordination, strategic communications, and scientific leadership development across multiple global change research initiatives. The organization's grant-supported work includes coordinating international research teams studying complex sustainability challenges such as human migration, urban sustainability, and the food-water-energy nexus. Key services have encompassed organizing the annual Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, publishing the award-winning Anthropocene magazine, developing collaborative data platforms, and leading the Earth Leadership Program to train mid-career scientists in sustainability science leadership. Future Earth has worked with numerous international partners, including the Global Development Network and the Engineering Center for System Solutions, to facilitate cross-team research synthesis, develop simulation tools, and create communication strategies that connect scientific research with public and private sector stakeholders. Their grants, typically ranging from $131,882 to $839,941, have focused on enhancing global scientific collaboration, promoting transdisciplinary research approaches, and translating scientific insights into actionable knowledge for addressing global environmental and societal challenges.