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Total Revenue
▼$216.9K
Total Contributions
$216.9K
Total Expenses
▼$207.5K
Total Assets
$20.1K
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Net Assets
$20.1K
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Other Salaries
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$3.2M
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3
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Total Federal Funding (partial)
$96.2M
Awards Found
200+
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| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WILL BE AWARDED $6,986,687 TO RESTORE CORAL REEFS AT MULTIPLE SITES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY INCLUDING THE REEFS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSION: ICONIC REEFS EFFORT AN UNPRECEDENTED, DECADES-LONG APPROACH TO RESTORE ICONIC CORAL REEF SITES IN THE SANCTUARY. OVER FIVE YEARS, MOTE WILL OUTPLANT THOUSANDS OF CORAL FRAGMENTS OF MULTIPLE SPECIES, INCLUDING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT-LISTED STAGHORN AND ELKHORN CORALS, AS WELL AS MASSIVE REEF-BUILDING CORALS (SUCH AS BRAIN, BOULDER, AND STAR CORALS). THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTION AND RELEASE OF CARIBBEAN KING CRABS AND ADDRESS CURRENT BOTTLENECKS IN THE PRODUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ALGAE GRAZERS, WHICH PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE TO CORAL REEF HEALTH. CORAL REEFS ARE INTEGRAL TO SOUTH FLORIDA'S CULTURE AND ECONOMY, AND THE REEF TRACT IS A VALUABLE ASSET IN MITIGATING DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES, SEA LEVEL RISE, AND COASTAL EROSION. | $7M | FY2023 | Aug 2023 – Jul 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | GH11-1192:STRENGTHENING HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT REFERRAL SERVICES | $5.1M | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | ECOHAB19: LIFE AND DEATH OF KARENIA BREVIS BLOOMS IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO | $5M | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE V-NEEDLE: A FAILSAFE PROTECTION AGAINST NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING DIALYSIS | $4.5M | FY2014 | Jun 2014 – Aug 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | STRENGTHEN HIV/AIDS PREV., CARE, TREATMENT REFERRAL SRVS. TARGETING MSM | $4.5M | FY2005 | Sep 2005 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | EXPANDING THE MARKET AND SUCCESS RATES FOR MYELOABLATIVE CANCER TREATMENTS USING PUL-042, AN INNATE IMMUNE STIMULANT | $3M | FY2011 | Feb 2011 – Apr 2019 |
| Department of Commerce | SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT AND ENHANCEMENT (SCORE) | $2.9M | FY2004 | Jul 2004 – Jun 2009 |
| Department of Commerce | IMPLEMENTING THE FLORIDA KEYS CORAL DISEASE RESPONSE & RESTORATION INITIATIVE | $2.7M | FY2020 | Jan 2020 – Dec 2023 |
| Agency for International Development | NEW AWARD TO LIFESKILLS PROMOTERS (LISP) | $2.6M | FY2013 | Jun 2013 – Jun 2018 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | NOVEL COMPOUNDS FROM SHARK AND STINGRAY EPIDERMAL MUCUS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST WOUND INFECTION PATHOGENS | $2.6M | FY2011 | Feb 2011 – Feb 2015 |
| Department of State | PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE LEBANESE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. | $2.5M | FY2019 | Jan 2019 – Mar 2022 |
| Department of Energy | 16A ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE | $2.2M | FY2016 | Jun 2016 – Sep 2022 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SERVICES: CLIMATE/OCEAN PRODUCTS AND VISUALIZATIONS FOR EARTH RESEARCH (DISC | $2.2M | FY2009 | Apr 2009 – Sep 2014 |
| National Science Foundation | LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION: MARINE SCIENCE LABORATORY ALLIANCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE | $1.8M | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Feb 2025 |
| Agency for International Development | BRIDGING EDUCATION SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSFORMATION (BEST) ACTIVITY | $1.7M | FY2025 | Nov 2024 – Nov 2027 |
| Department of Commerce | SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT - FY 2010: DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE MARINE STOCK ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY | $1.5M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Oct 2012 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SKIN SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS | $1.5M | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Jun 2019 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | OUR PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO THE ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREA 2.1.1.2: CREATION OF TRAINING DATA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RECAST THE 32-YEAR RECORD OF SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARTH S NATURAL MICROWAVE EMISSION INTO DATASETS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH MACHINE LEARNING. THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM CONTAINS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON OUR EVER-CHANGING PLANET. FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SEA ICE TO OCEAN WINDS AND TEMPERATURE TO ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TO SOIL AND VEGETATION COVER THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM IS UNIQUE AND VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING EARTH. RECORDS OF THESE GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS CAN ALL BE CALCULATED USING A COMBINATION OF OBSERVED MICROWAVE RADIANCES FROM SATELLITES AND RELEVANT ANCILLARY GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING EARTH SCENES. HOWEVER TO ASSEMBLE AND USE THE ENTIRE RECORD OF SATELLITE MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS MEASUREMENTS FROM A NUMBER OF DISPARATE INSTRUMENT TYPES NEED TO BE COMBINED. THESE INSTRUMENTS OFTEN DIFFER IN SEEMINGLY ARCANE MEASUREMENT DETAILS SUCH AS THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE MEASUREMENT AND THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE EARTH IS OBSERVED. THIS PRESENTS A CHALLENGE AS MEASUREMENT DIFFERENCES LEAD TO DIFFERENCES IN THE OBSERVED RADIANCES THAT NEED TO BE CHARACTERIZED AND REMOVED BEFORE THE DATA CAN BE COMBINED OR USED IN A COMMON RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM. ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS THAT THE RADIANCE DATA ARE TYPICALLY AVAILABLE IN SWATH FORM WITH ELLIPTICAL MEASUREMENT FOOTPRINTS THAT ARE IRREGULARLY SPACED IN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO COLLOCATE THE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BY MICROWAVE IMAGING RADIOMETERS WITH OTHER MEASUREMENTS OR WITH KNOWN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARTH S SURFACE. BECAUSE OF THESE CHALLENGES ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT HAS GENERALLY BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY REMOTE SENSING SPECIALISTS INSTEAD OF ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF THE LARGE AND GROWING MACHINE LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK PROPOSED HERE IS TO PERFORM THE SPECIALIZED WORK THAT CURRENTLY SERVES AS A BARRIER TO MORE WIDESPREAD STUDY OF MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE CREATION OF AN EASY-TO-USE DATASETS WHICH WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS AND OTHER USERS WORLDWIDE. WE PROPOSE TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING FOR A LARGE COLLECTION OF MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS: ADJUST THE MEASUREMENTS FROM THE DISPARATE INSTRUMENTS SO THAT THEY ARE REFERRED TO A COMMON SET OF FREQUENCIES AT A SINGLE MEASUREMENT ANGLE. RESAMPLE THE MEASUREMENTS (USING A MINIMAL-NOISE TECHNIQUE) ONTO A REGULAR LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE EARTH GRID. MAKE AVAILABLE (ON AN IDENTICAL GRID) A SET COLLOCATED ANCILLARY VARIABLES THAT WE DEEM LIKELY TO AID ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT. EXAMPLES OF THESE DATA ARE: (II) METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES OF TEMPERATURE MOISTURE THE PRESENCE RAIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND WIND. (II) INFORMATION ABOUT EARTH S SURFACE SUCH AS OPEN WATER FRACTION AND LAND USE/LAND COVER. (III) INFORMATIVE QUALITY FLAGS TO AID THE USER IN CULLING MEASUREMENTS THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEIR PURPOSE. RETRIEVE SURFACE EMISSIVITY FOR EACH FREQUENCY USING ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS FROM REANALYSIS ON AN IDENTICAL REGULAR EARTH GRID. USE THESE EMISSIVITIES AND FORWARD MICROWAVE MODELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE A SECOND SET OF TRAINING DATA CONSTRUCTED USING DIVERSE EXACTLY SPECIFIED ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. ALL OF THIS WOULD BE FREELY PROVIDED IN EASY-TO-USE FORMATS VIA POPULAR WEB INTERFACES TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD USE. TAKEN ALL TOGETHER WE WOULD PROVIDE 150 SATELLITE-YEARS OF DATA THAT BY THE END OF THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD SPAN MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF RECENT EARTH HISTORY. | $1.4M | FY2021 | Jan 2021 – Dec 2024 |
| Department of Commerce | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SHARK FISHERY RESEARCH BY THE NATIONAL SHARK RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (NSRC), 2008-2009 | $1.4M | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Jun 2009 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RAPIDLY BOOSTING INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE LUNGS TO PROTECT AGAINST PNEUMONIA | $1.3M | FY2011 | Feb 2011 – Dec 2014 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | EXTENDING THE AIR/SEA ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLE RECORD WITH OBSERVATIONS FROM TWO NEW SATELLITE MICROWAVE SENSORS: MWI AND AMSR-3 | $1.1M | FY2024 | Dec 2023 – Nov 2028 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PREVENTING AND TREATING RSV PNEUMONIA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CANCER PATIENTS | $999.4K | FY2013 | Apr 2013 – Feb 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PREVENTING ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS BY REDUCING VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS | $985.6K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Jul 2016 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | COMPLETE ERROR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DISCOVER EARTH SYSTEM DATA RECORDS WE PROPOSE A DETAILED ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE OCEAN PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY THE | $807K | FY2011 | Jul 2011 – — |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | A MULTI-SATELLITE PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY | $780K | FY2005 | Sep 2005 – Sep 2010 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | A NEW GENERATION OCEAN VECTOR WIND CLIMATE DATA RECORD FOR ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SIGNATURES | $751.1K | FY2023 | Jun 2023 – May 2027 |
| Department of Commerce | MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S (MML) CAMPUSES IN SARASOTA, FL (MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK), KEY LARGO, FL, AND SUMMERLAND KEY, FL WILL BE THE GROUNDS OF NOVEL SEAGRASS RESTORATION RESEARCH. THE MOTE SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM STRIVES TO (A) DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE PROPAGATION AND OUT-PLANTING TECHNOLOGIES, (B) ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH STRUCTURE FOR ENSURING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE GENETICALLY DISTINCT, LOCALLY ADAPTED STRAINS THAT ARE RESISTANT TO COMMON STRESSORS AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND (C) SERVE AS A HUB FOR INNOVATIVE APPLIED RESTORATION RESEARCH. MML PROPOSES TO ADD TANKS FOR NURSERY AND RESEARCH PURPOSES AT MOTE CAMPUSES IN SARASOTA, FL, KEY LARGO, FL AND SUMMERLAND KEY, FL. THEY WILL ESTABLISH MULTIPLE NURSERIES WITH SEAGRASSES SEPARATED BY LOCATION AND GENOTYPE. TIME PERMITTING, THEY WILL ALSO RESEARCH THE TOLERANCE OF VARIOUS SEAGRASS POPULATIONS TO MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES AND ANALYZE SEAGRASS GENETICS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEAGRASS NURSERIES | $750K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2027 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: COMPACT ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION 360 DEGREE IMAGING SYSTEM | $727.6K | FY2012 | Apr 2012 – Mar 2015 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | EVALUATION OF COWVR AS A COST-EFFECTIVE SENSOR FOR PROVIDING CLIMATE DATA RECORDS OF OCEAN VECTOR WINDS AND OTHER AIR-SEA VARIABLES | $710.7K | FY2023 | Jun 2023 – May 2027 |
| National Science Foundation | CAREER: APPLYING PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY TO IDENTIFY RESILIENT ACROPORA CERVICORNIS GENOTYPES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS | $706.7K | FY2015 | Apr 2015 – Mar 2020 |
| Department of Commerce | DEVELOPING HATCHERY TECHNOLOGY FOR OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE, LAND-BASED SYSTEMS AND STOCK ENHANCEMENT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: BUILDING A NEW INDUSTRY IN E | $700K | FY2008 | Jun 2008 – May 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | MULTI-SENSOR IMPROVED SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (MISST) FOR INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (IOOS) | $695K | FY2011 | Jun 2011 – May 2017 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | MUTI-SENSOR IMPROVED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE(MISST ) FOR GODAE. | $686.3K | FY2004 | Jul 2004 – May 2009 |
| Department of Agriculture | ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DEVELOPMENT OF CELL LINES IS CRITICAL IN MANY RESEARCH FIELDS SUCH AS DISEASE, REPRODUCTION, GENETICS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. CELL LINES ARE VERY USEFUL IN VITRO MODELS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL, PATHOLOGICAL, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES. THE RESULTS FROM THE PROPOSED STUDIES WILL INCLUDE ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE AS A FRAMEWORK AND GUIDE FOR IMPROVING CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT IN AQUATIC MARINE SPECIES. THE RESEARCH WE PROPOSE WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELL LINES FROM ONE FISH (RED DRUM SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS) AND ONE SHRIMP (PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP, LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI) SPECIS. OUR APPROACH IS BASED ON ISOLATING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (ESCS) FROM FERTILIZED EMBRYOS AT THE BLASTOMERE STAGE. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT IMPORTANT FEATURES OF ESCS, SUCH AS HIGH PROLIFERATION AND PLURIPOTENCY, WILL FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS CELL LINE THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BE USED IN A VARIETY OF RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. WE ALSO PROPOSE A WHOLISTIC AND SPECIES-SPECIFIC TARGETED APPROACH, BASED ON NUTRIENT NEEDS OF ISOLATED EMBRYONIC CELLS (NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF EGGS) AND CELLS IN CULTURE (SPENT MEDIA ANALYSIS), USING A TARGETED APPROACH TO GROWTH FACTOR IDENTIFICATION WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS BASED ON CONSENSUS SEQUENCES THROUGH BLAST, UNDERSTANDING EVENTS AT THE CELLULAR AND GENOMIC LEVEL (TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE TIMELINE OF ACTIVATION FOR PATHWAYS OF CELL PROLIFERATION AND/OR CELL DEATH). THE FRAMEWORK USED TO DEVELOP THESE CELL LINES WILL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER SPECIES OF INTEREST, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELL LINES AVAILABLE AND NEEDED FOR VARIOUS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTERESTS.A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE US IN THE FIELD OF AQUACULTURE BY MAKING CELL LINES AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH IN KEY AREAS OF LIKE HEALTH, DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, SAFETY, AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS CHALLENGING AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELL LINES RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED USING THESE CELL LINES WITHOUT SCARIFYING WHOLE LIVE ANIMALS. THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GENERATED USING FISH CELL LINES WOULD BE IMMENSELY USEFUL FOR QUALITY PRODUCTION IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER. CELL LINES WOULD FACILITATE IN VITRO RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPING CLIMATE-RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS TO MINIMIZE THE KEY CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SECURITY TO THE BURGEONING WORLD POPULATION. | $598K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2027 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING THE FIELD METABOLIC RATE OF MARINE PREDATORS: INTEGRATING ACCELEROMETRY AND RESPIROMETRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEE | $552K | FY2012 | Apr 2012 – Mar 2015 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS FOR OCEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS THAT WILL BE MEASURED BY THE COPERNICUS IMAGING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (CIMR). THE EUROPEAN CIMR MISSION IS ENTERING PHASE B2/C/D WITH AN | $523K | FY2021 | Mar 2021 – Jun 2026 |
| Department of Commerce | SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT (SCORE) FY 2009 NOAA-FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE PROGRAM NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, | $495K | FY2009 | Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE ESTIMATION OF THE MASS BALANCE OF ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS ON EARTH IS A PROBLEM OF CONSIDERABLE SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE. A KEY MEASURE | $494.4K | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Dec 2014 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 22-EUSPI22-0003 ASSISTING JAXA WITH THE CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF THE AMSR-3 STANDARD PRODUCTS | $491K | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Jan 2028 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $480,822 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INCORPORATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT TO EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE BOTH EPISODIC EVENTS AND SEASONAL CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY AT 11 RESTORATION SITES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COLLECT AND ANALYZE WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS SUCH AS NITRATE, NITRITE, AMMONIA, PHOSPHATE, SILICA, TOTAL NITROGEN, DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN, TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON, DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON, TOTAL ORGANIC NITROGEN, TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, CHLOROPHYLL A, TURBIDITY, LIGHT, AND CURRENT DIRECTION AND SPEED AT SURFACE AND BOTTOM AND INTEGRATE THIS DATA INTO ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION SITES AS WELL AS COMPARISONS OF NEAR- TO OFFSHORE SITES TO CAPTURE CROSS-SHELF TRANSECTS OF DOMINANT HABITATS. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PERFORMANCE AND FINAL REPORTS, QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, AND ANALYZATION OF WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE MEASURING WATER QUALITY AND CARBONATE CHEMISTRY PARAMETERS AT 6 CORAL RESTORATION SITES IN THE LOWER KEYS AND A PROPOSAL FOR WORK IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE OF FLORIDA CITIZENS.ACTIVITIES:-SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:- | $480.8K | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2028 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | INTEGRATION OF TEMPUS IC FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER PATIENT ENCOUNTER DATA CAPTURE (FRDATCAP) PROJECT | $474.5K | FY2010 | Dec 2009 – Jul 2011 |
| Department of Commerce | THE PREVAILING HYPOTHESIS FOR KARENIA BREVIS BLOOM INITIATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON INITIATION IN OFFSHORE OLIGOTROPHIC SHELF WATERS, FOLLOWED BY TRANSPORT SHOREWARD TO NUTRIENTENRICHED, COASTAL WATERS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE STAGES, AND ENDING WITH TERMINATION AND/OR DISSIPATION NEARSHORE. HOWEVER, MANY UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS REMAIN AND KEY ASPECTS OF BLOOM DYNAMICS ARE POORLY UNDERSTOOD. ONE OF THE PRIMARY UNRESOLVED ASPECTS OF K. BREVIS BLOOM DYNAMICS IS THE LOCATION AND NATURE OF A SOURCE POPULATION. THE CURRENT PARADIGM OF OFFSHORE INITIATION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE ORIGIN/LOCATION OF THE SOURCE POPULATION (INOCULUM) THAT MIGHT FUEL A DEVELOPING BLOOM, THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS THAT ACTIVATE A SOURCE/SEED POPULATION, OR HOW THE POPULATION BECOMES REPLENISHED WHEN BLOOMS TERMINATE IN THE NEARSHORE REGION. FURTHER, THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF K. BREVIS SOURCE POPULATIONS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS COULD INDICATE MORE THAN ONE INITIATION SCENARIO, POSSIBLY EXPLAINING THE OCCASIONAL DE-COUPLING OF BLOOM EVENTS FROM WFS CIRCULATION PATTERNS. SOURCE POPULATIONS FOR DINOFLAGELLATE BLOOMS CAN TAKE SEVERAL POTENTIAL FORMS, INCLUDING; VEGETATIVE CELLS IN OR NEAR THE BOTTOM SEDIMENT LAYERS, AS DIFFUSE POPULATIONS IN THE WATER COLUMN, OR AS AGGREGATIONS IN THIN LAYERS OF THE WATER COLUMN, OR POPULATIONS COULD CONSIST OF BENTHIC CYSTS. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED ECOHAB PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE THE FORM AND POSSIBLE LOCATIONS OF K. BREVIS SOURCE, OR SEED, POPULATIONS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL UTILIZE MULTIPLE CUTTING EDGE MOLECULAR APPROACHES INCLUDING; FLUORESCENT IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH) USING NOVEL MOLECULAR PROBES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF LOW ABUNDANCE POPULATIONS (CYSTS OR VEGETATIVE CELLS), SINGLE CELL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) TO VALIDATE THE IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUAL ISOLATED CYSTS, AND QUANTITATIVE (QPCR) TO ESTIMATE ABUNDANCES OF K. BREVIS CYSTS OR VEGETATIVE CELLS IN SEDIMENT AND IN WATER COLUMN. TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS OF SEED POPULATIONS, HOW EMERGING (AWAKENING) SEED POPULATIONS MIGHT BE TRANSPORTED, AND WHERE DEVELOPING SEED POPULATION DERIVED FROM BLOOM TERMINATION SITES MIGHT BE DEPOSITED, WE WILL USE EXISTING AND MODIFIED WFCOM MODELS DEVELOPED AND OPERATIONALIZED BY THE USF OCEAN CIRCULATION LABORATORY. LABORATORY STUDIES WILL EVALUATE THE TRIGGERS AND CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CYSTS. THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING K. BREVIS SOURCE POPULATIONS OBFUSCATES OUR THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE AND WHEN BLOOMS MAY OCCUR. IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING THESE POPULATIONS COULD PROVIDE A PARADIGM SHIFT IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BLOOM DYNAMICS OF THIS SPECIES. | $462.6K | FY2026 | Jun 2026 – May 2029 |
| Department of Commerce | THE INCREASING FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF GULF OF MEXICO FARM CLOSURES DUE TO TOXIC RED TIDE BLOOMS HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S SHELLFISH INDUSTRY AND REDUCED THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE SHELLFISH FOR CONSUMERS. SHELLFISH GROWERS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE NEED FOR RAPID, IMPROVED, END-PRODUCT TESTING TECHNOLOGY FOR MEASURING NSPS WHICH CORRELATES WELL WITH ESTABLISHED REGULATORY PROTOCOLS. FASTER, COST-EFFECTIVE BIOTOXIN DETECTION METHODS CAN HELP MITIGATE THE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS ON THE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY AND REDUCE THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN BORNE BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TASKED WITH MANAGING SHELLFISH HARVESTING AND DISTRIBUTION DURING RED TIDE BLOOMS. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE PCMBHAB REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS THAT ADVANCE NEW METHODS FOR HAB TOXIN MEASUREMENT IN SEAFOOD. THE RESEARCHERS INTEND TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A FLUORESCENCE APTAMER ASSAY, AND AN ENZYME-LINKED APTASORBENT ASSAY, THAT CAN DETECT BOTH A-AND B-TYPE BREVETO | $454.9K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Commerce | LOWER TROPOSPHERIC CLIMATE DATA RECORDS BASED ON AMSU CHANNEL 4 | $450.8K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Aug 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | NEW AWARD - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY: PROJECT TITLE: ASSESSING THE STATUS OF THE THREATENED CORAL ACROPORA PALMATA AND MITIGATING DISEASE TRANSMISSION AT BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT (BIRNM)AWARD PURPOSE: THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IDEAL CORAL-RECOVERY LOCATIONS BASED ON CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CORAL GROWTH AND VARIOUS ABIOTIC CONDITIONS ON THE REEF.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: GOAL 1. QUANTIFY THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION- ABUNDANCE- AND HEALTH STATUS OF ACROPORA PALMATA COLONIES IN THE REEF CREST AND SHALLOW FORE-REEF ZONES OF BIRNM AND OBTAIN SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE CORALS WITHIN EACH ZONE. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO AID MANAGERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FEDERALLY THREATENED A.PALMATA AT BIRNM AND ASSESS THE ON-GOING THREAT OF DISEASE TO CORAL RECOVERY. | $439.4K | FY2024 | Apr 2024 – Dec 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES | $433.3K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES -MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (MML) WILL HOST A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN OCEAN SCIENCES. THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT MML?S MAIN CAMPUS IN SARASOTA, FL AND WILL PROVIDE A 10-WEEK SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO 10 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EACH SUMMER. REU PARTICIPANTS WILL BE HOUSED NEARBY AND WILL CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A MENTOR. RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUS ON MANY AREAS WITHIN MARINE SCIENCE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RESTORING OCEAN HEALTH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DURING THIS INTERNSHIP, STUDENTS WILL GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING RESEARCH SKILLSETS AND IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS WILL PREPARE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL, CONDUCT A RESEARCH PROJECT, AND REPORT THEIR FINDINGS IN A SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATION. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PROVIDED IN THE AREAS OF WRITING GRANTS, PREPARING ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS, UNDERSTANDING REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO USING VERTEBRATE ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, USING EXCEL SPREADSHEETS, RESUME BUILDING, AND PREPARING TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDIES. THE MML REU PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROMOTING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE OCEAN SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH DIRECT, ?HANDS-ON? RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN DIVERSE OCEAN SCIENCE TOPICS AND DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND OCEAN SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY REU STUDENTS ARE PAIRED WITH MML RESEARCHERS FROM TWENTY-FIVE PROGRAMS AND CONDUCT MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS ON ONE OF SEVERAL MAJOR THREATS TO COASTAL HABITATS: AQUATIC POLLUTION, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, NATURAL TOXINS, HABITAT ALTERATION, CORAL REEF DECLINE, NEW AND EMERGING MARINE DISEASES, DETERIORATING WATER QUALITY, AND IMPACTS OF OVERFISHING ON FISHERIES ECOLOGY. THEY ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO SEA TURTLE AND MARINE MAMMAL BIOLOGY, AND NOVEL PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM THE SEA. STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO A BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS IN COASTAL AND ESTUARINE SCIENCES BY ATTENDING RESEARCH SEMINARS PRESENTED BY MOTE SCIENTIFIC STAFF, VISITING SCIENTISTS, AND MOTE NSF REU PROGRAM ALUMNI. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PEER-REVIEWED LITERATURE AND/OR AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AS APPROPRIATE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $411.5K | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Jan 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DECISION MAKING AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: RED TIDES | $407.4K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2012 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN AN AMOUNT OF $399,998 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY AND CLIMATE MONITORING TO INFORM LOWER KEYS REEF RESTORATION. THIS PROPOSED WORK WILL ADDRESS THE PRIORITY ACTION ITEM OF FLORIDA REEF TRACT CORAL HEALTH TO DEVELOP A WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM AT CORAL REEF RESTORATION SITES AND TO EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE BOTH EPISODIC EVENTS AND SEASONAL CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY AT THESE RESTORATION SITES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES TO TREAT OR MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CORAL DISEASES IMPACTING THE CORAL SPECIES ON FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF, MAY INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND PROPAGATING CORAL SPECIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED RESISTANCE TO CORAL DISEASE, AND DEVELOPING INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES AND GROUND CORAL RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, MONTHLY DATA REPORTS, DATA UPLOADED TO EPA WATER QUALITY EXCHANGE AND THE FLORIDA WATERSHED INFORMATION NETWORK, SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND A FINAL REPORT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SUBAWARDS INCLUDEACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:FL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISOUTCOMES:. | $400K | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Aug 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | PREPARING UNDERGRADUATES FOR MARINE SCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY DEVELOPING A PRE-RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MARINE SCIENCE TO HELP PREPARE THEM TO APPLY FOR AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN FUTURE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES ARE A HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICE FOR STEM STUDENTS, IMPACTING THEIR PERSISTENCE IN STEM, THE KINDS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM, THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND SELF-EFFICACY. HOWEVER, NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, OR TO THE PREPARATION NECESSARY TO FIND AND SUCCESSFULLY APPLY TO THEM. PARTICULARLY IN MARINE SCIENCES, STUDENTS' INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSONAL DEMOGRAPHICS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE EXPERIENCES. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES INTERESTED IN MARINE SCIENCES WHO ENCOUNTER BARRIERS TO FULLY ACCESS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THROUGH MENTORED PROJECTS WITH PRACTICING MARINE SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND NETWORKING TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MARINE SCIENCE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO SERVE THREE COHORTS OF STUDENTS WITH HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IDENTITIES IN MARINE SCIENCE IN AN INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MARINE SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF MOTE MARINE LABORATORY TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH MENTORS AND PROJECTS IN MARINE SCIENCE, AND TO LEVERAGE EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND MENTORSHIP TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING SELF-EFFICACY AND NETWORKING SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO FIND AND APPLY FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL COLLECT RICH QUALITATIVE DATA TO DISCOVER THE IMPACT OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES ON PARTICIPANTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES IN SUPPORTING MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN MARINE SCIENCE. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA. | $399.9K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | GEOPATHS: INFORMAL NETWORKS VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN MARINE SCIENCE (GP-IN:VERT) -GEOPATHS INFORMAL NETWORK VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN MARINE SCIENCE (GP-IN:VERT) IS A PROJECT DESIGNED TO INCREASE PRE-COLLEGE STUDENT EXPOSURE TO AND PARTICIPATION IN MARINE STEM ACTIVITIES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING A DEGREE IN MARINE STEM. MARINE STEM REMAINS ONE OF THE LEAST RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE FIELDS DESPITE INCREASED EMPHASIS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION FROM GROUPS WHO HAVE BEEN STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED IN STEM. GP-IN:VERT AIMS TO INCREASE THE PURSUIT OF MARINE STEM DEGREES BY: ENGAGING STUDENTS PRIMARILY FROM STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN AUTHENTIC, MARINE GEOSCIENCE CAREER-RELEVANT EXPERIENCES; PROVIDING ACCESS TO STUDENTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT ENCOUNTER GEOSCIENCE BEFORE DECIDING ON A MAJOR; AND CREATING MECHANISMS TO ENGAGE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXPERIENCES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE GEOSCIENCES AS A VIABLE CAREER PATH. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH A SCHOOL-YEAR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY A TWO-WEEK IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OVER THE SUMMER. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE WITH MARINE STEM CONTENT, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS VARIOUS MARINE STEM PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BROAD LANDSCAPE OF THE FIELD AS WELL AS PATHWAYS INTO CAREERS. GP-IN:VERT AIMS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN MEANINGFUL MARINE STEM ACTIVITIES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: AWARENESS OF MARINE STEM CAREER OPPORTUNITIES; UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE STEM CAREER PATHWAYS; SELF-EFFICACY, SENSE OF BELONGING, AND SCIENCE IDENTITY IN MARINE STEM SETTINGS, FEELINGS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A LEARNING ECOSYSTEM-BASED PROGRAM; AND CONFIDENCE IN PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS IN MARINE STEM. A SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY APPROACH WILL BE UTILIZED IN WHICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS ARE INFLUENCED BY THEIR PRIOR EXPERIENCES, PREDISPOSITIONS, AND/OR CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES, WHICH ALL IMPACT THE COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF CAREER CHOICE. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED STAFF MENTORS AND RETURNING STUDENT PEER MENTORS, STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A SCAFFOLDED LEARNING FRAMEWORK TO BUILD THEIR KNOWLEDGE BASE OF MARINE STEM CONCEPTS AND TOPICS AS WELL AS CAREER RELEVANT INFORMATION LIKE CAREERS AVAILABLE AND PATHWAYS INTO THOSE CAREERS. THIS PROGRAM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS LOOKING TO CREATE A CAREER EXPOSURE AND EXPLORATION PROGRAM, BOTH IN MARINE STEM AND IN OTHER STEM FIELDS. ULTIMATELY THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DIVERSIFY THE MARINE STEM LANDSCAPE IN ORDER TO PRODUCE PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $397.9K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2026 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENC | $395.8K | FY2025 | Aug 2025 – Jul 2027 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $388,777 TO SUPPORT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S PROJECT TO USE NATURAL-BASED PRODUCTS TO TREAT COMMON ENDEMIC CORAL DISEASES IN FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES DETERMINING WHETHER THE CURRENT FORMULATIONS CAN EFFECTIVELY STOP THE PROGRESSION OF BLACK BAND DISEASE ON CORALS WITHIN FLORIDA CORAL REEF (FCR). THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE DEPLOYING THERAPIES AGAINST BLACK BAND DISEASE (BBD) AND STONEY CORAL TISSUE LOSE DISEASE (SCTLD) WITH METHODS SHARED OPEN SOURCE. ONCE DEPLOYED, SUCCESSFUL THERAPIES WILL IDEALLY SAVE TREATED CORALS AND PREVENT ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION TO NEIGHBORING CORALS AND REEFS, THUS REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF A MAJOR THREAT TO REEFS OF THE WORLD. USING THE DOCUMENTED DISEASE ETIOLOGY (WHEN AND WHERE DISEASE OCCURS), MANAGERS CAN TARGET TREATMENT ACTIONS SEASONALLY TO REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF DISEASE, WITHIN AND AMONG COLONIES, DURING VULNERABLE TIMES OF YEAR. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES CAN ALSO BE USED IN RESTORATION EFFORTS TO MITIGATE DISEASE IMPACTS ON KEY REEFS BEING ACTIVELY RESTORED. FOR BOTH DISEASES, INITIAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEYS WILL BE COMPLETED TO LOCATE BBD OR SCTLD IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS AND DETERMINE TARGET SPECIES. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE OBTAINING PERMITS, APPLYING OINTMENTS, AND SEMI-ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE CREATION OF TOPICAL OINTMENTS THAT CAN REDUCE THE SPREAD OF BBD AND SCTLD. A PROTOCOL ON APPLICATION METHODS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND SHARED VIA OPEN ACCESS OPTIONS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE SHARED VIA THE DISEASE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ONE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE EXPECTED OUTPUTS INCLUDE REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CORAL DISEASE IN THE FL CORAL REEFS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE CITIZENS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.ACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:. | $388.8K | FY2023 | Jan 2023 – Jan 2027 |
| Department of Commerce | CONTINUED MONITORING OF ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE USIND DATA FROM MICROWAVE SOUNDING INSTRUMENTS | $386.9K | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Jun 2011 |
| National Science Foundation | RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN S | $378.4K | FY2012 | Mar 2012 – Feb 2016 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRACKING THE INTERACTING ROLES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HOST GENOTYPE, AND A NOVEL RICKETTSIALES IN CORAL DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY | $377.7K | FY2019 | Aug 2019 – Jul 2022 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD SECURITY IS THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT, SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS THAT MEET THEIR DIETARY NEEDS AND THEIR PREFERENCES. SHELLFISH CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH DIRECT CONSUMPTION, TRADE AND EXPORTS. THREATS TO FISH/SHELLFISH PRODUCTION, A MAJOR SOURCE OF DIETARY PROTEIN, COME FROM HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS. RED TIDE IS A HARMFUL ALGAE, THAT PRODUCES BREVETOXINS WHICH ACCUMULATE IN SHELLFISH POSING RISK TO CONSUMER HEALTH. TOXINS IN SHELLFISH TISSUE CAN REMAIN LONG AFTER THE BLOOM HAS DECLINED. SOCIO-ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS OF RED TIDE BLOOMS ARE CRIPPLING SHELLFISH FARMERS, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, AND RETAILING, MAKING THE U.S. LESS COMPETITIVE ON A DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL SCALE, LIMITING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY. WITH ECONOMIC AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS, THERE IS A PROFOUND NEED TO DEVELOP MORE ANALYTICAL TOOLS, LOWERING THE HUMAN HEALTH RISK AND IMPROVING THE BOTTOM LINE OF FARMERS. IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITHFLORIDA SHELLFISH GROWERS, THE FLORIDA SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, THIS PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL INDUSTRY NEED WHICH IS THE GENERATION OF A RELIABLE RAPID RED TIDE TOXIN BIOSENSOR FOR MONITORING SHELLFISH FOR POTENTIAL CLOSURES AND SUBSEQUENT RE-OPENINGS DURING AND AFTER RED TIDE BLOOMS,THERE IS A DEMONSTRATED DIRECT NEED FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING RAPID AND ACCURATE IN-SITU RED TIDE TOXIN TESTING THAT CAN BE USED BY SHELLFISH COMMUNITIES, CONNECTING ALL SEGMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY, FROM GROWING AND HARVESTING TO PROCESSING AND MARKETING.THIS STUDY EXPLORES TECHNOLOGY THAT PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE U.S. SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND HARVESTING, THEREBY STRENGTHENING EXISTING MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHELLFISH COMMUNITIES. BY DEVELOPING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE SHELLFISH FARMERS IN RED TIDE IMPACTED REGIONS, THESE ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE COMMUNITIES HAVE THE CHANCE TO REGAIN, AND POTENTIALLY EXCEED, THEIR PREVIOUS PROMINENCE IN SHELLFISH PRODUCTION. | $374K | FY2021 | Jan 2021 – Jan 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES | $372.7K | FY2018 | May 2018 – Apr 2021 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED GRANT TO PROTECT PT IS TO CONDUCT AMBIENT AIR MONITORING OF POLLUTANTS OF GREATEST CONCERN IN COMMUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES STEMMING FROM POLLUTION AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FOSSIL FUEL AIR EMISSIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EPA'S 2022-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN, AS IT'S DESIGNED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF OZONE-FORMING POLLUTANTS, PARTICULATE MATTER, AND AIR TOXICS AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES FACING SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND PROTECT PT'S AIR MONITORING EFFORTS IN THREE LOCATIONS: THE WESTMORELAND SANITARY LANDFILL (WSL) AT 901 TYROL BLVD BELLE VERNON, PA 15012, MONESSEN COKE PLANT AT 345 DONNER AVE, MONESSEN, PA 15062, AND THE PENNECO SEDAT 3A WASTEWATER INJECTION WELL (PLUM INJECTION WELL) AT 1815 OLD LEECHBURG RD, NEW KENSINGTON, PA 15068. ACTIVITIES:THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO MONITOR THEIR OWN AIR QUALITY AND TO PROMOTE AIR QUALITY MONITORING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT: LEVERAGE EXISTING AIR QUALITY EXPERTISE, EXPAND USE OF COMMUNITY MONITORING GROUPS AND OTHER APPROACHES THAT GIVE THE COMMUNITY A VOICE IN THE MONITORING OF THE AIR QUALITY, AND BUILD A FOUNDATION OF TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING FROM WHICH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. SPECIFICALLY, THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE RECIPIENT WILL PERFORM INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF POLLUTION SOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, REPORTING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE RECIPIENT WILL DO THIS IN MULTIPLE WAYS INCLUDING EVALUATING THE POLLUTION SOURCES AND CURRENT LOCATIONS OF AIR MONITORS. THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO TEACH RESIDENTS ABOUT MONITORING AND REPORTING OF POLLUTION ON THE PROTECT PT APP. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL SOME RESIDENTS WILL ALSO BE TRAINED IN ACQUIRING AIR QUALITY SAMPLES. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO HOST FREE WORKSHOPS ON AIR POLLUTION.SUBRECIPIENT:EHP'S AIRVIEW COLLECTS DATA FROM DEPLOYED COMMUNITY MONITORS TO PROVIDE: THE MONITOR FEED VISUALIZATION ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO SEE THE OUTPUT OF THEIR MONITORS IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY. THIS VISUALIZATION ADDS ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, INCLUDING HOW WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT POPULATION DISPERSION ON AN HOURLY BASIS AND THE OPERATING STATUS OF A LOCAL POLLUTION EMITTER OF CONCERN, WHERE APPLICABLE; EXPOSURE MEASURE GENERATES MEASURES OF THE POLLUTION EXPOSURES, COMPARES THEM TO OTHER EHP MONITORING LOCATIONS AND APPLICABLE EPA STANDARDS TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE CONCERNED; IMPACT ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES THE LIKELY SOURCE OF POLLUTION. THIS TOOL USES WEATHER DATA FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO SHOW RECORDED POLLUTION LEVELS AT THE MONITOR LOCATION, BASED ON DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. CREATE LAB WILL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING DATA REPOSITORY (ESDR) INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE FOR AGGREGATION OF AIR MONITOR DATA INCLUDING THE EHP'S AIRVIEW ANALYSIS. CREATE LAB WILL ALSO MAINTAIN THE WEBSITES, VOC.CREATELAB.ORG AND ENVIRONMENTALDATA.ORG AS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATA ACCESS POINTS. LAB STAFF WILL ADD NEW SENSORS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE GRANT INTO THESE PLATFORMS, AND ITERATE ON PLATFORMS BASED ON COMMUNITY, PARTNER, AND GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. LASTLY, CREATE LAB WILL ENGAGE PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT AND CREATE TAILORED ANALYSES AND VISUALIZATIONS THAT CAN ENHANCE REPORTS AND ANALYSIS, SUCH AS FORWARD DISPERSION AND BACK TRAJECTORY MODELING. THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS TO ITS PARTNERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA'S SUBAWARD POLICY.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLE | $358.5K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Dec 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | CNH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS HUMAN COMMUNITIES AND POLICY CHOICES ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST | $318.7K | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Oct 2014 |
| Department of Commerce | INTEGRATION OF ACOUSTIC METHODS FOR MONITORING FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS USING GOLIATH GROUPER AS A MODEL SPECIES. | $306.9K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Aug 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PREVENTING ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS BY REDUCING VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS | $301.3K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Aug 2013 |
| Department of Commerce | NOVEL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE IN SITU POINT OF USE FIELD-TESTER FOR RED TIDE TOXINS IN SHELLFISH | $300K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Aug 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | **AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** STURGEON CAVIAR IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AQUACULTURE PRODUCT IN THE WORLD. ABOUT 25% OF ADULT FEMALE STURGEON'S WEIGHT IS FROM EGGS AT HARVEST. A LARGE SPECIES MAY PRODUCE 22KG OF CAVIAR WITH A VALUE OF BETWEEN $70K-$175K, SUGGESTING THAT RELATIVELY SMALL FARMS CAN BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. SO WHY IS CAVIAR PRODUCTION NOT A MORE SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE AMERICAN AQUACULTURE ECONOMY? EACH YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF CAVIAR PRODUCED IN THE US FAILS TO MEET THE TOTAL CONSUMER DEMAND; THUS, OUR ECONOMY IS A NET IMPORTER OF CAVIAR. US STURGEON AQUACULTURE SUFFERS FROM INEFFICIENCIES ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN. THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR VALUE CHAIN R&D TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON GROWING THE AMERICAN CAVIAR INDUSTRY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PROFIT YIELDS. THE BARRIER TO FARMERS GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS HIGHLY PROFITABLE FISHERY, WHERE DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY, IS THE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT NEEDED BEFORE STURGEON ON THE FARM MATURE ENOUGH TO BE PROFITABLE. FEMALES TAKE A DECADE OR MORE TO REACH SEXUAL MATURITY AND PRODUCE VALUABLE EGGS. HOWEVER, JUVENILE STURGEON CAN TAKE 5-6 YEARS TO BE SEXUALLY DIFFERENTIABLE. SO, PRODUCERS PAY TO FEED AND HOUSE THE NON-PRODUCTIVE MALES, 50% OF EACH COHORT, FOR 5-6 YEARS WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL REWARD. WHO WOULD INVEST IN SUCH A VENTURE OR TRUST SOMEONE WITH THEIR PASSIONS AND PROMISES TO TURN PROFITS?1 THE EARLIER THE MALES CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE GREATER THE PROFITS FOR THIS INDUSTRY. URGENTLY NEEDED BY THIS ARTISAN FISHERY IS A RAPID SEX IDENTIFICATION TOOL, RESULTING IN DOUBLING CAVIAR CAPACITY, DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES, INCREASING PROFITABILITY, AND STIMULATING GROWTH. WHEN THE START-UP COSTS CAN BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED BECAUSE THE REARING POPULATION WILL COMPRISE ONLY VALUABLE FEMALES, THE DOOR WILL OPEN FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS TO VENTURE INTO THE CAVIAR PRODUCTION MARKET. A FIELD-BASED SEX DETERMINATION BIOSENSOR FOR STURGEON AQUACULTURE, WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL FISH FARMS AND STURGEON CONSERVATION RESEARCH, CAN BE A GAME-CHANGER. | $300K | FY2023 | Jul 2023 – Jun 2026 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SUPPORTING EUMETSAT IN CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF METOP-SG MWI | $275.4K | FY2025 | Mar 2025 – Feb 2030 |
| Department of Commerce | DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORING NOVEL SUBMARINE SPRINGS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF | $256.8K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Aug 2022 |
| Department of Energy | UNATTENDED ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | $256.5K | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Nov 2025 |
| Department of Commerce | ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PUERTO RICO'S HMS FISHERIES: A FISHERIES-DEPENDENT AND FISHERIES-INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM | $255.8K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Aug 2020 |
| National Science Foundation | DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TESTING FACILITY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS | $255.8K | FY2014 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | BRINGING LARGE SAMPLE SIZES TO THE STUDY OF POST-RELEASE MORTALITY IN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES | $249.9K | FY2016 | Sep 2016 – Aug 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RUPUNUNI PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH: EXPANDING HIV/AIDS SERVICES TO INTERIOR COMMUNI | $246K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Aug 2013 |
| National Science Foundation | REU SITE: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY | $244.8K | FY2015 | May 2015 – Aug 2018 |
| Department of Commerce | NOVEL TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS MORTALITY FROM BYCATCH IN LARGE COASTAL SHARKS. | $235.8K | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | DISCARD MORTALITY OF CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA COMMERCIAL SHARK FISHERY | $235.8K | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Aug 2015 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | CHELLE L. GENTEMANN/REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMSMULTISENSOR IMPROVED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (MISST)THE PROPOSED FUTURE WORK OF MISST FOCUSES ON CONT | $235K | FY2009 | May 2009 – Jul 2011 |
| Department of Commerce | THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO ENGAGE THE SHARK FISHING COMMUNITY OF PUERTO RICO TO: (1) OBTAIN POST-REGULATION SPECIES- AND SIZE COMPOSITION SHARK CATCH DATA THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSESS THIS FISHERY AND DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REGULATIONS, (2) MAP COASTAL SHARK HABITATS AND DETERMINE SPECIES-SPECIFIC OVERLAP WITH FISHERS, AND (3) CONDUCT WORKSHOPS TO FURTHER IMPROVE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SOCIALIZE THE NEW REGULATIONS, FACILITATE FISHERS GETTING HMS CCSB PERMITS, AND IDENTIFY PRACTICAL WAYS FOR THEM TO AVOID AREAS FREQUENTED BY PROHIBITED SPECIES, ESPECIALLY SCALLOPED HAMMERHEADS. | $234.8K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | BOOSTING THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF THE LUNGS TO PREVENT AND TREAT RESPIRATORY V | $231.3K | FY2014 | Feb 2014 – Apr 2015 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ORCC: THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN CORAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE -CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS POPULATIONS BECAUSE AN ORGANISM?S PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, OR PHENOTYPE, MAY BE ILL-SUITED TO NEW CONDITIONS. ULTIMATELY, WHETHER ORGANISMS PERSIST OR GO EXTINCT WILL DEPEND ON THEIR ABILITY TO SHIFT THEIR PHENOTYPES IN AN ADAPTIVE DIRECTION. FOR LONG-LIVED, BROADLY DISPERSING ORGANISMS THAT EXPERIENCE PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS, LIKE CORAL, PLASTICITY, OR PHENOTYPIC CHANGES PRODUCED WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL?S LIFETIME, IS PREDICTED TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS KEY QUESTIONS ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN A FOUNDATIONAL CARIBBEAN CORAL SPECIES, ACROPORA CERVICORNIS. KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROLE OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN DRIVING THE SUCCESS OF CORAL TRANSPLANTS IS ALSO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR REEF PRACTITIONERS AND MANAGERS WORKING TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE REEFS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE RESTORATION OF REEF ECOSYSTEMS IN US JURISDICTIONAL WATERS AND THE BROADER CARIBBEAN RELIES HEAVILY ON CLONAL OR ?VEGETATIVE? PROPAGATION OF SELECT CORAL GENOTYPES, OR GENETICALLY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, WHICH ARE THEN TRANSPLANTED TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS. THROUGH DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH ONE OF THE LEADING REEF RESTORATION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE APPLIED TO ONGOING RESTORATION OF REEFS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, USA. FINDINGS WILL ALSO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE BROADER STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PIS' ROLES IN VARIOUS ADVISORY GROUPS. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY INVOLVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION AND TRANSLATION OF THIS WORK, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH CORAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO GENERATE QUANTITATIVE EMPIRICAL DATA ON THE ROLE OF MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY IN THE ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF A FOUNDATION SPECIES IN NATURE. CLONAL REPLICATES OF A. CERVICORNIS GENOTYPES THAT ARE KNOWN TO EXHIBIT VARIATION IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR PLASTICITY WILL BE USED TO: (1) INVESTIGATE THE MECHANISTIC BASIS OF ADAPTIVE MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY THROUGH A LAB-BASED WATER FLOW MANIPULATION EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT VARIATION IN MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY IS DRIVEN BY UNDERLYING CHANGES IN CALCIFICATION AND FINE-SCALE STRUCTURAL VARIATION IN SKELETAL DEPOSITION; (2) QUANTIFY COSTS AND/OR TRADE-OFFS THAT MAY LIMIT THE EVOLUTION OF MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FIELD AND LAB-BASED EXPERIMENTS TESTING FOR CONTEXT-DEPENDENT TRADE-OFFS IN THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE STRESSORS (TEMPERATURE AND ACIDIFICATION) AND REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; AND (3) EVALUATE THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PLASTICITY AT THE COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM LEVELS BY CREATING A. CERVICORNIS REEFS THAT DIFFER IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY AND QUANTIFYING CHANGES IN THE RESULTING COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY OF FISH AND INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE FUNCTION OF THE REEFS IN TERMS OF THEIR PRODUCTION AND CALCIFICATION. TAKEN TOGETHER, THIS WORK WILL FILL AN EMPIRICAL GAP IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PLASTICITY AND ITS ROLE IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION THROUGH INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION ACROSS LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA. | $230K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Aug 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT, AND ALGORITHMIC OPTIMIZATION OF ZOOMORPHIC, INTERACTIVE ROBOT COMPANIONS | $225K | FY2017 | Dec 2016 – May 2018 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THIS PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT SWOT AND AIRSWOT IN THE AREAS OF COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH ESTUARY WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HIGH RE | $224.7K | FY2013 | Jan 2013 – Jun 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RAPIDLY BOOSTING INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE LUNGS TO PROTECT AGAINST PNEUMONIA | $221.7K | FY2011 | Feb 2011 – Jan 2012 |
| Department of Commerce | FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY, PHASE II:TACTICAL ASSESSMENT OF BYCATCH, DISCARDS, AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE INCLUDING HIGHLY MIGRATORY AND DATA LIMITED SPECIES | $220.4K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Aug 2021 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE V-NEEDLE: A FAILSAFE PROTECTION AGAINST NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING DIALYSIS | $220.4K | FY2014 | Jun 2014 – May 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY RECORDED FROM THE SKIN AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS | $212.6K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Feb 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | TESTING CORAL DISEASE TREATMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE SPECIES AT SEVERAL HIGHLY- INFECTED VIRGIN ISLAND CORAL REEF NATIONAL PARKS | $209.2K | FY2019 | Aug 2019 – Dec 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | CEDAR: THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELING OF THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF METER SCALE IONOSPHERIC STRUCTURES | $207.6K | FY2007 | Jul 2007 – May 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | LEVERAGING ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY FOR AN INNOVATIVE MINIMAL HUMAN-CONTACT COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FROM DATA-POOR SPECIES | $202.9K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Nov 2023 |
| Department of Commerce | MONITORING STRATOSPHERIC CLIMATE CHANGE USING AMSU | $196.8K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2012 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE EMOTION BUILDER: AN INTERVENTION FOR EMOTIONAL DEFICITS AFTER BRAIN INJURY | $194.6K | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Jun 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | FINE-SCALE BEHAVIOR AND MORTALITY IN POST-RELEASE CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA RECREATIONAL SHARK FISHERY | $192.3K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Aug 2013 |
| Department of Commerce | DISCARD MORTALITY OF CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA COMMERCIAL SHARK FISHERY | $192.3K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Aug 2017 |
| Department of Education | FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS | $191.6K | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | PROJECT GOAL IS TO ASSIST THE MANUFACTURER IN OPTIMIZING AN ELECTRICAL PULSE DEVICE, EPD, WHICH COULD MEANINGFULLY MITIGATE SHARK BYCATCH AND DEPREDATION AND ENSURE THAT U.S. STAKEHOLDERS ARE POISED TO ENGAGE IT. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) VALIDATE THAT EPDS REPEL A RANGE OF SHARK SPECIES OF INTEREST, (2) VALIDATE THAT THEY DO NOT REPEL TARGETED FISH SUCH AS TUNA, SNAPPERS, AND GROUPER, AND (3) PROVIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP THE MANUFACTURER ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PRODUCT EFFECTIVENESS. | $190K | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 |
| Department of Commerce | RESEARCHERS WILL COMPARE CATCH RATES AND THE PROPORTION OF REGULATORY DISCARDS FOR RED GROUPER AND RED SNAPPER BETWEEN 13/0 AND 15/0 HOOK SIZES, INCORPORATE HOOK COUNT AND HOOK LOCATION INFORMATION INTO THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING REVIEW PROCESS AND QUANTIFY HOOK LOCATION AMONG SPECIES, AND CONTINUE THE APPLICATION OF EM SYSTEM INTEGRATED STERN MOUNTED CAMERAS TO RECORD AND ASSESS SHORT-TERM RELEASE SURVIVAL STATUS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF HOOK SIZE ON TARGET SPECIES CATCH IN THE GOM BLL REEF FISH FISHERY. IF THESE EXPECTED IMPACTS ARE CONFIRMED, OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL PROMOTE GEAR MODIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GOM BLL FISHERY. | $189K | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Mar 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | CEDAR POSTDOC: DETERMINATION OF CHARGED DUST CHARACTERISTICS IN THE EARTH'S MESOSPHERE UTILIZING RADIO WAVE MODIFICATION | $186.1K | FY2007 | Sep 2007 – Aug 2009 |
| National Science Foundation | RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN EESTUARINE SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN SCIENCES. | $182.6K | FY2008 | Mar 2008 – Feb 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | REDUCING POST-RELEASE MORTALITY FROM COMMERCIAL FISHERIES BYCATCH IN LARGE COASTAL SHARKS. | $180K | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: COMPACT ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION 360 DEGREE IMAGING SYSTEM | $179.9K | FY2010 | Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MULTISENSORY GUIDANCE OF MARINE ANIMAL NAVIGATION AND PREY CAPTURE | $179.6K | FY2009 | Apr 2009 – Mar 2012 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,924 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, INC. TO SUPPORT A SOUTH FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON TAGGING AND SAMPLING 12 HEALTHY CORALS AT EACH OF FOUR SITES (TWO IN THE LOWER KEYS, TWO IN DRY TORTUGAS) AND MONITORING FOR DISEASE DEVELOPMENT. | $176.9K | FY2022 | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Department of Commerce | BEST FISHING PRACTICES FOR BYCATCH REDUCTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY: EMPLOYING INNOVATIVE UNDERWATER CAMERAS AND REFINED MODELING TO FURTHER THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING | $176.5K | FY2018 | Jul 2018 – Dec 2020 |
| Department of Commerce | APPLICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM) IN SUPPORT OF BEST FISHING PRACTICES FOR THE COMMERCIAL GULF OF MEXICO (GOM) SNAPPER-GROUPER FISHERY-PHASE II | $175.4K | FY2020 | Aug 2020 – Jan 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | MOTE SACRAMENTO CARBON NEGATIVE HYDROGEN PROJECT ONE | $175K | FY2023 | Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN SCI | $174.4K | FY2010 | May 2010 – Apr 2012 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 22-TWSC22-0081 40TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT (ISRSE40) | $172.8K | FY2024 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of the Interior | YELLOW BAND DISEASE | $156.5K | FY2013 | Aug 2013 – Jun 2017 |
| Department of Commerce | DETECTING ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES IN MICROWAVE SOUNDER MEASUREMENTS USING MULTI MODEL FINGERPRINT TECHNIQUES | $153K | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Jun 2010 |
| Department of State | IN-TURN PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF DISADVANTAGED, ULTRA-ORTHODOX WOMEN THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING THAT LEAD TO JOB PLACEMENTS IN | $152.6K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Feb 2021 |
| Department of Commerce | GENERATING CONSISTENT RADIANCE SDRS AND DEEP-LAYER ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TCDRS FROM THE MSU/AMSU/SSU TEMPERATURE-SOUNDING CHANNELS | $150.8K | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – May 2012 |
| Department of the Interior | THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND LESSEN THE BURDEN ON OUR PARTNERS BY PROVIDING ANOTHER MANATEE TRANSPORT TRUCK TO THE FLEET IN FLORIDA. WE AIM TO REACH THIS GOAL THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR TRANSPORTING LARGE MANATEES TO AND FROM THE FIELD AND BETWEEN REHABILITATION PARTNERS IN FLORIDA AND EXPAND MMLS ROLE IN THE MANATEE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PARTNERSHIP (MRP) BY OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT OPTION FOR MANATEES IN FLORIDA. THE TRANSPORT TRUCK IS BEING MODELED AFTER THE CUSTOM BUILDS MADE FOR THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION S MANATEE TRANSPORT TRUCKS CURRENTLY USED IN THEIR FLEET. | $150K | FY2023 | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF NASA-SPONSORED DATASETS FOR CLIMATE MODELING THROUGH THE OBS4MIPS PROJECT. OBS4MIPS AIMS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONAL DATA MORE AVAILABLE AND USEFUL FOR CLIMATE MODEL EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH BY ALIGNING THESE DATASETS WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT (CMIP). THIS ALIGNMENT INVOLVES UPDATING DATA FORMATS METADATA AND RE-GRIDDING TO MATCH CMIP STANDARDS AND ENSURING THESE DATASETS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE ALONGSIDE VAST AMOUNTS OF MODEL SIMULATION OUTPUTS. | $149.9K | FY2025 | May 2025 – May 2026 |
| Department of State | TEMECH WILL IMPLEMENT TECH-UP INITIATIVE, A PROJECT THAT WILL HELP 555 HAREDI WOMEN TO PURSUE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY. | $149.4K | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Commerce | THROUGH THIS 12-MONTH PILOT PROJECT, THE CFEMM WILL ENGAGE TWO COMMERCIAL VERTICAL LINE (VL) REEF FISH VESSELS TARGETING THE SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. THE VESSEL CAPTAINS, INVOLVED AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, WILL APPLY VESSEL ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM) SYSTEMS TO GENERATE SUITABLE IMAGERY. THE RESULTING EM FOOTAGE WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA ON CATCH COMPOSITION, EFFORT METRICS, CATCH CONDITION, AND RELEASE ATTRIBUTES. THIS INFORMATION WILL ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF FISHING PRACTICES, SUPPORT ACCURATE STOCK ASSESSMENTS, AND AID IN BYCATCH MANAGEMENT. TO IMPROVE THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND SCALABILITY OF EM IN THIS FISHERY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ALGORITHMS GENERATED FROM THE GULF LONGLINE FISHERY WILL BE TESTED. THESE AI TOOLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AUTOMATE DATA ANALYSIS, STREAMLINING THE REVIEW PROCESS AND REDUCING TIME AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MANUAL REVIEW. | $148.7K | FY2025 | Jun 2025 – May 2027 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ONE OF THE SWOT DATA PRODUCTS WILL BE A DYNAMIC WATER MASK OVER LAND, WHICH WILL IN TURN BE UTILIZED TO DERIVE OTHER HYDROLOGICALLY IMPORTANT PRODUCT | $145.7K | FY2013 | Jan 2013 – May 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | BREVETOXIN METABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY - A FRESHWATER MODEL OF MORBIDITY IN ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES | $143.1K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Aug 2016 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS (MAN) | $136.8K | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Jul 2017 |
| Department of Commerce | VALIDATION AND PROCESSING TOOLS FOR THE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND 53RD WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON WC-130J MULTI-AIRCRAFT SFMR SYSTEMS | $130.5K | FY2007 | Mar 2007 – Feb 2009 |
| Department of Agriculture | INFLUENCE OF COMMERCIAL DIETS & FEEDING REGIMEN OF FLORIDA POMPANO AQUACULTURED IN INLAND RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS | $130K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Aug 2013 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: METEOR PLASMAS - DYNAMICS AND RADIOWAVE SCATTERING | $127.5K | FY2006 | Aug 2006 – Jul 2009 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | GH11-1192, HAITI: STRENGTHENING HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT REFERRAL SERVICES | $126.9K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | IMPROVING COST-EFFICIENCY AND MONITORING DURATION IN THE STUDY OF POST-RELEASE MORTALITY IN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES. | $119.8K | FY2016 | Aug 2016 – Oct 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | EAGER: INVESTIGATION OF HIGH PRECISION SPACED GPS MEASUREMENT OF IONOSPHERIC DRIFT AT POLAR LATITUDES | $119.7K | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – May 2010 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | BIOMARKERS TO ASSESS POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL, IMMUNE FUNCTION, AND ENERGETIC FITNESS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS EXPOSED TO | $117.6K | FY2011 | May 2011 – Feb 2013 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,830 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY TO ADDRESS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS IN WATER QUALITY AND CORA | $112.8K | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Apr 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | RAPID: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNPRECEDENTED HURRICANE IAN NUTRIENT AND ORGANIC MATTER INPUTS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS -MANY COASTAL SYSTEMS ARE FACING THE THREATS OF CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING AN INCREASED INTENSITY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES. SUCH STORMS ARE NOW WETTER THAN IN PRIOR YEARS BECAUSE WARMER ATMOSPHERES HOLD MORE MOISTURE. THUS, THEY RELEASE MORE RAINFALL AND DELIVER MORE NUTRIENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER TO COASTAL AREAS. THIS, IN TURN, LEADS TO PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR REGIONAL ?DEAD ZONES? OR AREAS WITH LITTLE OR NO DISSOLVED OXYGEN. HURRICANE IAN, A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE WHICH HIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2022, RESULTED IN IMMENSE NUTRIENT AND ORGANIC CARBON INPUTS TO THE COASTAL ESTUARIES AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHELF WATERS AND PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF A MAJOR STORM DISTURBANCE ON A COASTAL SYSTEM THAT IS UNDER INCREASING COASTAL NUTRIENT STRESS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RAPID PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLING ALONG A GRADIENT OF STATIONS FROM THE ESTUARY TO LOW-NUTRIENT SHELF WATERS TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF CHANGE AND RECOVERY IN THIS SYSTEM AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF LARGE HURRICANE INPUTS TO HYPOXIA, ANOXIA, AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. THESE DATA ARE BEING USED TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE IMPACT OF FUTURE HURRICANES ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS, AND LOCAL HYPOXIA AND ANOXIA. THIS STUDY LEVERAGES ONGOING MONITORING PROGRAMS FUNDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS NSF-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IT PROVIDES PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING OF POSTDOCTORAL INVESTIGATORS AND A GRADUATE STUDENT. OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS TO ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EXPERIENCED A DIRECT HIT FROM CATEGORY-4 HURRICANE IAN, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE WATERSHED FLOODING AND NUTRIENT- AND DISSOLVED-ORGANIC-MATTER-LADEN ESTUARINE PLUMES EXTENDING MORE THAN 50 MILES ONTO THE SHALLOW OLIGOTROPHIC WEST FLORIDA SHELF (WFS). THE MASSIVE TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC CARBON AND NUTRIENT INPUTS TO THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AND SHELF REGION MAY BE PRIMING THIS OLIGOTROPHIC SYSTEM FOR EXTENSIVE PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CARBON CHEMISTRY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING THAT COULD LEAD TO LONGER-TERM REGIONAL HYPOXIA AND ANOXIA. IN THIS RAPID PROJECT, THE INVESTIGATORS ARE MEASURING A SUITE OF CARBON AND NUTRIENT PARAMETERS, AS WELL AS CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLING, AT STATIONS IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND THE ADJACENT INNER WFS SYSTEM IN DECEMBER 2022, FEBRUARY 2023, AND SEPTEMBER 2023. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO ASSESS: 1) A TIMESCALE OF SYSTEM RESPONSES FROM SHORTER (WEEKS TO MONTHS) TO 1-YEAR IMPACTS POST-HURRICANE; 2) HOW NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY AND FORMS INFLUENCE HYPOXIA; AND 3) HOW HURRICANE-DRIVEN INPUTS INFLUENCE CARBONATE CHEMISTRY IN THIS SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ACIDIFICATION AND HYPOXIA. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE USING NEW DATA COLLECTED IN THIS STUDY AND MONITORING DATA FROM REGIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN A COUPLED HYDRODYNAMIC-BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODEL TO UNDERSTAND CONDITIONS ON THE WFS. HINDCAST SIMULATIONS AND MODELING EXPERIMENTS ARE ASSESSING HOW LARGE INPUTS OF NUTRIENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER AFFECT PHYTOPLANKTON, OXYGEN CONDITIONS, AND CARBON CHEMISTRY. MODELING EXPERIMENTS ARE EXPLORING HOW STORMS OF VARYING WIND AND PRECIPITATION INTENSITY AFFECT THE WFS AND ESTUARIES, IDENTIFYING THE TIPPING POINT AT WHICH THE WFS SWITCHES FROM EPISODIC TO PERSISTENT HYPOXIA. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA. | $112.7K | FY2023 | Dec 2022 – Nov 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-USER MOLECULAR FACILITY AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S TROPICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY | $103.9K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP IRA EEI GRANT UNRESTRICTED (FY 25) | $102K | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Jan 2027 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS A VIRTUAL MISSION TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A FUTURE SURFACE WATER S | $100.5K | FY2009 | Apr 2009 – Aug 2013 |
| National Science Foundation | ACQUISITION OF A BIO-PLEX 3D SYSTEM TO HELP ASSESS EFFECTS OF SUBLETHAL OIL EXPOSURE ON CRITICAL BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTL | $100.1K | FY2010 | Aug 2010 – Jul 2011 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SPURS) FIELD CAMPAIGN IN 2012, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A MULTI-SCALE (OR NESTED) MODELING, DATA ASSIMILATION AND FORECASTING SYSTEM. THE OBJECTIVES ARE | $100K | FY2012 | Jun 2012 – Jul 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | MONITORING NATURAL AND HUMAN-RELATED MORTALITY OF CETACEANS ALONG THE CENTRAL WEST COAST OF FLORIDA AND POST-RELEASE TRACKING OF REHABILITATED ANIMAL | $100K | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Jun 2009 |
| Department of Commerce | FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENT AT THE DOLPHIN AND WHALE HOSPITAL | $100K | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Aug 2009 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION, RESPONSE, UPGRADED RADIOGRAPH CAPABILITIES, AND DISENTANGLEMENT EFFORTS FOR STRANDED CETACEANS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA | $99.6K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Aug 2019 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN STRANDINGS AND SMALL CETACEAN DISENTANGLEMENTS IN CENTRAL WESTERN FLORIDA AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LARGE WHALE RECOVERY, NECROPSY AND DISPOSAL FOR GREATER FL. | $99.6K | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | DRONE-BASED MICROWAVE OBSERVATORY OF SUBCANOPY AND SUBSURFACE | $99.4K | FY2018 | Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND COLLABORATIVE LIFE HISTORY SAMPLE ANALYSES | $98.9K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Feb 2013 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LARGE WHALE RESPONSE, AND POST-RELEASE MONITORING FOR REHABILITATED ANIMA | $98.7K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Aug 2017 |
| Department of Commerce | ENHANCED CAPACITY FOR LIVE ANIMAL RESPONSE AND TRANSPORT, AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWES | $96.9K | FY2016 | Sep 2016 – Aug 2019 |
| Department of the Interior | PROJECT TITLE INCREASING SECONDARY HOLDING CAPACITY FOR MANATEES IN FLORIDAPROJECT DURATION ONE YEAR, 1 JULY 2022 30 JUNE 2023MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUMPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR EVAN BARNISKIS MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL EVAN MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR RANDY GRAMS, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL RANDYGRAMS MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR LYNNE BYRD, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL BYRD MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL BYRD MOTE ORGPRESCOTT GRANT PROGRAM CATEGORY B SPECIES FLORIDA SUB SPECIES OF WEST INDIAN MANATEESFUNDING PRIORITIES FOR WEST INDIAN MANATEES FLORIDA SUB SPECIES IN THE SOUTHEAST UPGRADE EXISTING FACILITIES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION AND OR NECROPSIES INCLUDING BUILD OUTS, ALTERATIONS, AND RENOVATIONS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MANATEES RESCUED OR RECOVERED FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM OF A NEW SECONDARY HOLDING POOL FOR STRANDED MANATEES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA ONCE OPERATIONAL, MML EXPECTS TO ROUTINELY TAKE TWO NON CRITICAL MANATEES FOR SECONDARY HOLDING PRIOR TO RELEASE | $96.6K | FY2022 | Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA | $94.9K | FY2010 | Jul 2010 – Jan 2012 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND POST-RELEASE TRACKING OF REHABILITATED CETACEANS | $92K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2010 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $88.3K | FY2024 | Dec 2023 – Dec 2025 |
| Department of Commerce | PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORYS HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF, SUPPLIES, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. 2. TO RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO ENTANGLED SMALL CETACEANS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM. | $88.1K | FY2025 | May 2025 – Apr 2027 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $82.1K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Commerce | MASS STRANDING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING, AND RAPID DETECTION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | $80.4K | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Commerce | CETACEAN STRANDING RESPONSE, AND INTERVENTION TRAINING AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT ALONG FLORIDA'S CENTRAL WEST COAST | $76.9K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES TO REVEAL THE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL MECHANISMS OF SHARK SKIN | $75.3K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Commerce | MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WILL BE AWARDED $70,552 OVER 3 YEARS TO MONITOR THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ALLIGATOR CREEK URBAN STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL COLLECT VALUABLE DATA ON USE OF HABITATS BY MANAGED SPECIES AND THEIR PREY, AND WILL BE USED TO INFORM, AND MAXIMIZE BENEFITS OF, FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS IN THIS AREA. THIS WORK IS BEING FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM. | $70.5K | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Dec 2027 |
| National Science Foundation | COMPREHENSIVE PLASMA LINE STUDIES AT ARECIBO OBSERVATORY | $69.5K | FY2007 | Jun 2007 – May 2009 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA | $62.6K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2010 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $62.5K | FY2025 | Apr 2025 – Apr 2027 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | OUR PROPOSED WORK WOULD RESULT IN AN OPEN ACCESS GLOBAL FLOOD ING SYSTEM IN WHICH FLOOD SEVERITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO THE USGS PAGER SYSTEM FOR EARTHQUAKES AND VERIFIED USING DATA. | $61.5K | FY2020 | Jun 2020 – — |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF EO DATA AND FLOOD MODELING FOR RAPID DISASTER RESPONSE: THE TEXAS 2015 CASE SEVERE STORMS IN TEXAS AT THE END OF MAY CAUSED | $60K | FY2015 | Aug 2015 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $59.6K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $59.5K | FY2024 | Dec 2023 – Dec 2025 |
| Department of Commerce | ENHANCED CAPACITY FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | $58.5K | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Dec 2021 |
| Department of Commerce | OBJECTIVE: THIS PROPOSAL HAS TWO OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF AND SUPPLIES. 2. ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE STRANDED CETACEANS FOR INJURIES THROUGH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE LIGHT IMAGERY (ALI). | $57.9K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Commerce | COLLABORATIVE TRAINING, SMALL CETACEAN DISENTANGLEMENT, AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | $54.5K | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | RAPID: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PREDICTING THE SPREAD OF MULTI-SPECIES CORAL DISEASE USING SPECIES IMMUNE TRAITS | $53.5K | FY2019 | May 2019 – Oct 2022 |
| Department of the Interior | THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME FOR THE STRANDING INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM (SIP) AND TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF SIP AND REHABILITATION STAFF IN ASSISTING WITH RESCUES, RECOVERIES, AND TRANSPORTS OF STRANDED MANATEES AND TRAINING AT PARTNER FACILITIES. CURRENTLY, THE AVAILABLE STAFF FOR MANATEE RESPONSE IS MOST LIMITED ON THE WEEKENDS, WHEN MML AND FWCS SOUTHWEST FIELD LABORATORY (SWFL) AND MARINE MAMMAL PATHOBIOLOGY LABORATORY (MMPL) STATIONS HAVE THE FEWEST AND OFTEN MOST INEXPERIENCED STAFF. BY ADDING A SECOND DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER TO THE MML TEAM ON THE WEEKENDS, WE WILL BE BETTER SUITED TO FLEX OUT OF OUR TYPICAL RESPONSE REGION TO ASSIST, ESPECIALLY IN CASES WHEN THE CURRENT DEDICATED FWC AND OR MML STAFF MEMBERS ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH OTHER STRANDING CALLS. ADDITIONAL STAFF WILL ALLOW OTHER PARTNERS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF OFF-DUTY STAFF THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CALLED IN FOR WEEKEND RESCUES OR RECOVERIES. THE SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS WILL ALLOW US TO BE BETTER SUITED TO TRANSPORT ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND NOT JUST OUR PRIMARY RESPONSE AREA. BY PROVIDING THE SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL, MML WILL ALSO BE BETTER SUITED TO SEND STAFF FOR TRAINING WITH OTHER NETWORK PARTNERS, OR ASSIST OTHER FACILITIES WHEN NEEDED WITH CARE OR TRANSPORT OR MANATEES RECEIVING CARE. | $51.3K | FY2024 | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING (ASPRS) IS REQUESTING A NASA GRANT TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING PECORA 21 / ISRSE 38: EARTH OBSERVATION AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF OUR CHANGING PLANET: FROM SENSORS TO DECISIONS. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN BALTIMORE MD FROM OCTOBER 6 - 11 2019. | $50K | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 |
| National Science Foundation | EAGER: ACCELEROMETRY AS A TOOL FOR QUANTIFYING CRYPTIC BEHAVIOR AND ACTIVITY-SPECIFIC ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN LARGE MARINE ANIMALS | $50K | FY2010 | May 2010 – Apr 2011 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $49.6K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $49.6K | FY2021 | Jul 2021 – Jul 2023 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA FLOOD RESPONSE WORKSHOPFLOODING IS ONE OF THE COSTLIEST NATURAL DISASTERS AND BY 2050 COSTS OF FLOODS IN COASTAL CITIES ALONE ARE PREDICTED TO R | $49.5K | FY2016 | Apr 2016 – Jun 2017 |
| Department of Commerce | CHARACTERIZING THE MICROBIOME OF CORALS RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN ST. JOHN, US VIRGIN ISLANDS | $49.1K | FY2016 | Sep 2016 – Feb 2019 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | CURRENTLY MANY RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIA INDUSTRY (R&D) AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE US AND ELSEWHERE ARE INVESTIGATING AND ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY FLOOD RISK AREAS AND PREDICT CHANGES IN FLOOD RISK AT LARGE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES. BOTH WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS GLOBALLY THERE IS A RECOGNIZED NEED TO IDENTIFY FLOOD RISK AND EXPOSURE AT HIGHER RESOLUTION AND WITH GREATER PRECISION THAN CURRENTLY DONE. AT PRESENT APPLIED RESEARCH STUDIES EITHER USE SATELLITE DATA TO MAP HAZARD AND EXPOSURE TO FLOODING AT LARGE SCALES OR USE MODELS THAT ARE TYPICALLY RUN WITH STOCHASTIC DATA OR FLOW RETURN PERIODS WITH LARGE UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT EXTREME EVENTS- LIKE FLOODS- IN THE DISTRIBUTION TAILS. FURTHERMORE EXPOSURE AND DERIVED VULNERABILITY DATA ARE OFTEN LICENSED OR OF RESTRICTED ACCESS. NEW TECHNOLOGIES (SMALL AND CUBE-SATELLITES DRONES) ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IMPROVED USE OF CROWDSOURCES SOCIAL MEDIA AND AVAILABLE CENSUS AND OTHER DATA AND INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS HOWEVER PROMISE SIGNIFICANT EVEN GAME-CHANGING PROGRESS IN THIS FIELD FOR THE COMING YEARS. FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS OF BOTH EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY SHOULD LEVERAGE THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA- BUT OFTEN THOSE PRODUCING OR USING SUCH ASSESSMENTS ARE UNAWARE OF ALL THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE EXCHANGE AND VALUE OF REQUIRED DATA AND MODELS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES MUST BE ESTABLISHED. THERE IS THUS A CLEAR NEED TO BRING TOGETHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS INSURANCE AND RE-INSURANCE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND FLOW OF INFORMATION AROUND FLOOD RISK. TO FULFILL THIS NEED WE PROPOSE A FLOOD RISK WORKSHOP TO: A) IDENTIFY MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MAPPING GLOBAL FLOOD RISK THAT MEETS USER NEEDS B) START NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING ONES C) IDENTIFY ACHIEVABLE SHORT-TERM GOALS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING AND D) DETERMINE A MULTI-YEAR PLAN ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THE WORKSHOP GOALS. THE RECENT HISTORY AND GROWING IMPACT OF FLOOD DISASTERS WORLDWIDE CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES THAT CURRENT FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT METHODS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY. THIS WORKSHOP RESPONDS TO A TIMELY NEED TO BRING TOGETHER THE MAIN ACTORS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS AND COMMUNITIES TO REASSESS AND RETHINK THE STATE OF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS SO THEY CAN BETTER MEET DECISION MAKING NEEDS. | $49K | FY2018 | Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 |
| National Science Foundation | IMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY: CAN QUANTIFYING IMMUNE TRAITS INFORM REEF COMMUNITY STRUCTURE? | $44.7K | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – Jan 2020 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $43.4K | FY2015 | Aug 2015 – Aug 2017 |
| Department of Commerce | RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN STRANDINGS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE TOOLS FOR SMALL CETACEAN INTERVENTIONS AND FORENSICS | $41.6K | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Commerce | THIS PROPOSAL HAS THREE OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF AND SUPPLIES. 2. TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO DISENTANGLE SMALL CETACEANS IN OUR RESPONSE AREA THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM. 3. PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TOWING AND TRANSPORTING CARCASSES TO NECROPSY SITE FOR NETWORK PARTNERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. | $41.1K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2024 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | AS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE IMAGERY AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION COMMUNITY, ASPRS OFFERS JACIE TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PROFESSIO | $40K | FY2015 | May 2015 – Jun 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SHARK CONSERVATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO | $40K | FY2015 | Apr 2015 – Mar 2017 |
| National Science Foundation | WORKING GROUP ON THE EFFECTS OF SOUND ON FISH AND TURTLES | $40K | FY2007 | Nov 2006 – Oct 2008 |
| Department of Commerce | BUSSE ET AL. PROPOSE INCREASING OCEAN LITERACY THROUGH A TWO-YEAR PROJECT TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, EVALUATE AND PROVIDE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TOOLKITS TARGETING NON-COASTAL TITLE I HIGH SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA. THE TOOLKITS WILL INCLUDE VIRTUAL EDUCATION RESOURCES SUCH AS LESSON PLANS, DATASETS, VIDEOS, TEACHER GUIDES, BACKGROUND GUIDES, EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND HANDS-ON SIMULATIONS FOR REACHING UP TO 1000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS THAT CHANGE SEAWATER PH AND THE SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ON THE BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY OF CORALS AND STONE CRAB AS TWO MODEL SPECIES. STUDENTS ALSO PRACTICE STEWARDSHIP SKILLS AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE LESSONS ON STONE CRABS AND CORAL POPULATIONS AND REPLICATE THE PROCESSES SCIENTISTS USE TO GATHER DATA. | $39.5K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Jan 2025 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | REFORMA RECEIVED A LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY NATIONAL FORUM GRANT FOR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EXAMINE AND EXPLORE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LATINX TOPICS TO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION. LATINX IS AN INCLUSIVE WORD USED AS A GENDER-NEUTRAL OR NON-BINARY ALTERNATIVE TO LATINO AND LATINA. NEW APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT LATINX POPULATIONS TO CHOOSE LIBRARIANSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER CHOICE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A VIRTUAL DISCUSSION FORUM LED BY SIX EXPERTS AND LIS EDUCATORS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS CURRENT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS; TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 20 PEOPLE TO THE 6TH REFORMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (RNCVI); AN OPEN FORUM SESSION ABOUT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND LEADERSHIP; WEBINARS ON BEST PRACTICES IN SERVING LATINX AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES; AND A FORUM AT ALA ANNUAL IN NEW ORLEANS TO PRESENT AND SUMMARIZE THE YEAR-LONG ACTIVITIES AND OFFER NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE AREA OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF A DIVERSE LIBRARY WORKFORCE. | $37.9K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A NEW 50 MHZ RADAR FOR METEOR AND AERONOMICAL SCIENCE | $35.7K | FY2007 | Jun 2007 – May 2010 |
| Department of the Interior | 2019 PECORA 21 SYMPOSIUM | $35K | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Nov 2019 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $33.7K | FY2024 | Jun 2024 – Jun 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $31.9K | FY2023 | Aug 2023 – Aug 2025 |
| Department of the Interior | COMPETITIVE AWARD AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTSFUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: P23AS00173FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUTE 66 TO AMERICAS HERITAGE, CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT IN 1999 TO CREATE THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM. ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC HIGHWAY.FIRST FUNDED IN 2001, THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND ADDRESS PRIORITY PRESERVATION NEEDS OF ROUTE 66. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE BUILDING, STRUCTURES, ROAD SEGMENTS, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, COVERING ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA. COST-SHARE GRANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66. THE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS AND LEVERAGES THE PUBLIC TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THIS IMPORTANT ERA OF AMERICAN HISTORY.TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS TO HELP PRESERVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE HISTORIC SITES RELATED TO THE ROUTES PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE (1926-1985). IT ALSO ASSISTS PRESERVATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR PRESERVATION INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE CURVED, OAK SIDING OF THE HISTORIC ROUND BARN IN ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF OF THE HISTORIC ROMNEY MOTEL IN SELIGMAN, ARIZONA.THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE A HISTORIC MOTEL ON ROUTE 66 AS PART OF A LARGER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MISSION TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, EDUCATIONAL, LOCAL STATE FEDERAL TRIBAL AGENCIES TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SIGNIFICANT SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66 FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INTERSTATE, INTRASTATE, STATE, LOCAL, SPONSORED ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, INDIVIDUAL FAMILY, SMALL BUSINESS, PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION. | $30K | FY2023 | Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE PECORA 19 SYMPOSIUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOINT SYMPOSIUM OF ISPRS TECHNICAL COMMISSION I AND IAG COMMISSION 4 MULTI- DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE TE | $30K | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Apr 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | 2017 PECORA 20 SYMPOSIUM | $30K | FY2018 | Nov 2017 – Nov 2017 |
| Department of the Interior | 19TH WILLIAM T. PECORA REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM | $30K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Nov 2014 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING IS ASKING THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR A $30 000 GRANT TO SUPPORT OUR UPCOMING PECORA 20 CONFERENCE: OBSERVING A CHANGING EARTH FROM NOVEMBER 14 - 16 2017 IN SIOUX FALLS SD. THE TOTAL COST TO ASPRS FOR THIS CONFERENCE IS APPROXIMATELY $200 000. THE GRANT MONEY WOULD BE APPLIED TOWARD THE SPECIFIC COST OF FACILITY RENTAL AUDIO VISUAL AND INTERNET COST FOR ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TECHNICAL SESSION PRESENTATIONS AND PLENARY SPEAKER ADDRESSES. THE TOTAL FACILITY RENTAL AUDIO-VISUAL AND INTERNET COST ESTIMATE FOR PECORA 20 IS $75 000. ATTENDANCE FOR PECORA IS ANTICIPATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 350 PROFESSIONALS IN THE GEOSPATIAL AND REMOTE SENSING INDUSTRY INCLUDING FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL SECTOR SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THERE WILL BE OVER 10 CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND 100 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS OVER THE 3-DAY CONFERENCE. THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING IS TO PROMOTE THE ETHICAL APPLICATION OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENSORS THE DISCIPLINES OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY REMOTE SENSING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER SUPPORTING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES; TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOSPATIAL AND RELATED SCIENCES; TO EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PROFESSION; AND TO PROMOTE BALANCED REPRESENTATION OF THE INTERESTS OF GOVERNMENT ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. | $30K | FY2018 | Nov 2017 – Dec 2017 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $28.8K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM | $28.7K | FY2010 | Aug 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING ENVIRONMENT (ISRSE) IS THE OLDEST SYMPOSIUM OF ITS KIND (SEE APPENDIX 1). IT IS SANCTIONED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING (ISPRS). THE 37TH ISRSE WILL BE CONVENED IN MAY 2017 IN TSHWANE SOUTH AFRICA HOSTED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR) AND THE RECENTLY-LAUNCHED SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA). WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL FROM THE US AND A SUBAWARD FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IS SOUTH AFRICA. | $27.7K | FY2017 | May 2017 – Jan 2018 |
| Department of State | TO SUPPORT AN ALUMNI PROJECT DECODING UN RESOLUTION 1325: PROMOTING SAFETY AT HOME THROUGH GREATER LEADERSHIP. | $24.9K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $24.4K | FY2017 | May 2017 – May 2019 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN) | $20K | FY2012 | May 2012 – May 2014 |
| Department of the Interior | HILL TOP MOTEL HVAC MODERNIZATION | $20K | FY2013 | Jul 2013 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT $20K AND LESS | $20K | FY2024 | May 2024 – May 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $20K | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $17.4K | FY2022 | Jul 2022 – Jul 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN) | $16.5K | FY2012 | May 2012 – May 2014 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (DISC) | $15.8K | FY2010 | Jun 2010 – Jun 2012 |
| Department of the Interior | Y7700088022 - PARK HILLS MOTEL, LLC | $15K | FY2008 | Aug 2008 – May 2009 |
| Department of State | TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG 2000 ADOLESCENTS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (AGYW) IN KYEGEGWA DISTRICT | $15K | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2025 |
| Department of the Interior | ASPEN INN BANK RESTORATION | $13.9K | FY2018 | Jul 2018 – Sep 2019 |
Department of Commerce
$7M
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WILL BE AWARDED $6,986,687 TO RESTORE CORAL REEFS AT MULTIPLE SITES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY INCLUDING THE REEFS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSION: ICONIC REEFS EFFORT AN UNPRECEDENTED, DECADES-LONG APPROACH TO RESTORE ICONIC CORAL REEF SITES IN THE SANCTUARY. OVER FIVE YEARS, MOTE WILL OUTPLANT THOUSANDS OF CORAL FRAGMENTS OF MULTIPLE SPECIES, INCLUDING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT-LISTED STAGHORN AND ELKHORN CORALS, AS WELL AS MASSIVE REEF-BUILDING CORALS (SUCH AS BRAIN, BOULDER, AND STAR CORALS). THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTION AND RELEASE OF CARIBBEAN KING CRABS AND ADDRESS CURRENT BOTTLENECKS IN THE PRODUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ALGAE GRAZERS, WHICH PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE TO CORAL REEF HEALTH. CORAL REEFS ARE INTEGRAL TO SOUTH FLORIDA'S CULTURE AND ECONOMY, AND THE REEF TRACT IS A VALUABLE ASSET IN MITIGATING DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES, SEA LEVEL RISE, AND COASTAL EROSION.
Department of Health and Human Services
$5.1M
GH11-1192:STRENGTHENING HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT REFERRAL SERVICES
Department of Commerce
$5M
ECOHAB19: LIFE AND DEATH OF KARENIA BREVIS BLOOMS IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.5M
THE V-NEEDLE: A FAILSAFE PROTECTION AGAINST NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING DIALYSIS
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.5M
STRENGTHEN HIV/AIDS PREV., CARE, TREATMENT REFERRAL SRVS. TARGETING MSM
Department of Health and Human Services
$3M
EXPANDING THE MARKET AND SUCCESS RATES FOR MYELOABLATIVE CANCER TREATMENTS USING PUL-042, AN INNATE IMMUNE STIMULANT
Department of Commerce
$2.9M
SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT AND ENHANCEMENT (SCORE)
Department of Commerce
$2.7M
IMPLEMENTING THE FLORIDA KEYS CORAL DISEASE RESPONSE & RESTORATION INITIATIVE
Agency for International Development
$2.6M
NEW AWARD TO LIFESKILLS PROMOTERS (LISP)
Department of Defense
$2.6M
NOVEL COMPOUNDS FROM SHARK AND STINGRAY EPIDERMAL MUCUS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST WOUND INFECTION PATHOGENS
Department of State
$2.5M
PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE LEBANESE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.
Department of Energy
$2.2M
16A ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$2.2M
DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SERVICES: CLIMATE/OCEAN PRODUCTS AND VISUALIZATIONS FOR EARTH RESEARCH (DISC
National Science Foundation
$1.8M
LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION: MARINE SCIENCE LABORATORY ALLIANCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Agency for International Development
$1.7M
BRIDGING EDUCATION SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSFORMATION (BEST) ACTIVITY
Department of Commerce
$1.5M
SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT - FY 2010: DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE MARINE STOCK ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
SKIN SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$1.4M
OUR PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO THE ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREA 2.1.1.2: CREATION OF TRAINING DATA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RECAST THE 32-YEAR RECORD OF SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARTH S NATURAL MICROWAVE EMISSION INTO DATASETS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH MACHINE LEARNING. THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM CONTAINS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON OUR EVER-CHANGING PLANET. FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SEA ICE TO OCEAN WINDS AND TEMPERATURE TO ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TO SOIL AND VEGETATION COVER THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM IS UNIQUE AND VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING EARTH. RECORDS OF THESE GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS CAN ALL BE CALCULATED USING A COMBINATION OF OBSERVED MICROWAVE RADIANCES FROM SATELLITES AND RELEVANT ANCILLARY GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING EARTH SCENES. HOWEVER TO ASSEMBLE AND USE THE ENTIRE RECORD OF SATELLITE MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS MEASUREMENTS FROM A NUMBER OF DISPARATE INSTRUMENT TYPES NEED TO BE COMBINED. THESE INSTRUMENTS OFTEN DIFFER IN SEEMINGLY ARCANE MEASUREMENT DETAILS SUCH AS THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE MEASUREMENT AND THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE EARTH IS OBSERVED. THIS PRESENTS A CHALLENGE AS MEASUREMENT DIFFERENCES LEAD TO DIFFERENCES IN THE OBSERVED RADIANCES THAT NEED TO BE CHARACTERIZED AND REMOVED BEFORE THE DATA CAN BE COMBINED OR USED IN A COMMON RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM. ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS THAT THE RADIANCE DATA ARE TYPICALLY AVAILABLE IN SWATH FORM WITH ELLIPTICAL MEASUREMENT FOOTPRINTS THAT ARE IRREGULARLY SPACED IN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO COLLOCATE THE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BY MICROWAVE IMAGING RADIOMETERS WITH OTHER MEASUREMENTS OR WITH KNOWN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARTH S SURFACE. BECAUSE OF THESE CHALLENGES ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT HAS GENERALLY BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY REMOTE SENSING SPECIALISTS INSTEAD OF ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF THE LARGE AND GROWING MACHINE LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK PROPOSED HERE IS TO PERFORM THE SPECIALIZED WORK THAT CURRENTLY SERVES AS A BARRIER TO MORE WIDESPREAD STUDY OF MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE CREATION OF AN EASY-TO-USE DATASETS WHICH WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS AND OTHER USERS WORLDWIDE. WE PROPOSE TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING FOR A LARGE COLLECTION OF MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS: ADJUST THE MEASUREMENTS FROM THE DISPARATE INSTRUMENTS SO THAT THEY ARE REFERRED TO A COMMON SET OF FREQUENCIES AT A SINGLE MEASUREMENT ANGLE. RESAMPLE THE MEASUREMENTS (USING A MINIMAL-NOISE TECHNIQUE) ONTO A REGULAR LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE EARTH GRID. MAKE AVAILABLE (ON AN IDENTICAL GRID) A SET COLLOCATED ANCILLARY VARIABLES THAT WE DEEM LIKELY TO AID ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT. EXAMPLES OF THESE DATA ARE: (II) METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES OF TEMPERATURE MOISTURE THE PRESENCE RAIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND WIND. (II) INFORMATION ABOUT EARTH S SURFACE SUCH AS OPEN WATER FRACTION AND LAND USE/LAND COVER. (III) INFORMATIVE QUALITY FLAGS TO AID THE USER IN CULLING MEASUREMENTS THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEIR PURPOSE. RETRIEVE SURFACE EMISSIVITY FOR EACH FREQUENCY USING ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS FROM REANALYSIS ON AN IDENTICAL REGULAR EARTH GRID. USE THESE EMISSIVITIES AND FORWARD MICROWAVE MODELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE A SECOND SET OF TRAINING DATA CONSTRUCTED USING DIVERSE EXACTLY SPECIFIED ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. ALL OF THIS WOULD BE FREELY PROVIDED IN EASY-TO-USE FORMATS VIA POPULAR WEB INTERFACES TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD USE. TAKEN ALL TOGETHER WE WOULD PROVIDE 150 SATELLITE-YEARS OF DATA THAT BY THE END OF THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD SPAN MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF RECENT EARTH HISTORY.
Department of Commerce
$1.4M
HIGHLY MIGRATORY SHARK FISHERY RESEARCH BY THE NATIONAL SHARK RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (NSRC), 2008-2009
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
RAPIDLY BOOSTING INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE LUNGS TO PROTECT AGAINST PNEUMONIA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$1.1M
EXTENDING THE AIR/SEA ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLE RECORD WITH OBSERVATIONS FROM TWO NEW SATELLITE MICROWAVE SENSORS: MWI AND AMSR-3
Department of Health and Human Services
$999.4K
PREVENTING AND TREATING RSV PNEUMONIA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CANCER PATIENTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$985.6K
PREVENTING ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS BY REDUCING VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$807K
COMPLETE ERROR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DISCOVER EARTH SYSTEM DATA RECORDS WE PROPOSE A DETAILED ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE OCEAN PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY THE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$780K
A MULTI-SATELLITE PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$751.1K
A NEW GENERATION OCEAN VECTOR WIND CLIMATE DATA RECORD FOR ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SIGNATURES
Department of Commerce
$750K
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S (MML) CAMPUSES IN SARASOTA, FL (MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK), KEY LARGO, FL, AND SUMMERLAND KEY, FL WILL BE THE GROUNDS OF NOVEL SEAGRASS RESTORATION RESEARCH. THE MOTE SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM STRIVES TO (A) DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE PROPAGATION AND OUT-PLANTING TECHNOLOGIES, (B) ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH STRUCTURE FOR ENSURING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE GENETICALLY DISTINCT, LOCALLY ADAPTED STRAINS THAT ARE RESISTANT TO COMMON STRESSORS AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND (C) SERVE AS A HUB FOR INNOVATIVE APPLIED RESTORATION RESEARCH. MML PROPOSES TO ADD TANKS FOR NURSERY AND RESEARCH PURPOSES AT MOTE CAMPUSES IN SARASOTA, FL, KEY LARGO, FL AND SUMMERLAND KEY, FL. THEY WILL ESTABLISH MULTIPLE NURSERIES WITH SEAGRASSES SEPARATED BY LOCATION AND GENOTYPE. TIME PERMITTING, THEY WILL ALSO RESEARCH THE TOLERANCE OF VARIOUS SEAGRASS POPULATIONS TO MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES AND ANALYZE SEAGRASS GENETICS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEAGRASS NURSERIES
National Science Foundation
$727.6K
SBIR PHASE II: COMPACT ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION 360 DEGREE IMAGING SYSTEM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$710.7K
EVALUATION OF COWVR AS A COST-EFFECTIVE SENSOR FOR PROVIDING CLIMATE DATA RECORDS OF OCEAN VECTOR WINDS AND OTHER AIR-SEA VARIABLES
National Science Foundation
$706.7K
CAREER: APPLYING PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY TO IDENTIFY RESILIENT ACROPORA CERVICORNIS GENOTYPES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Department of Commerce
$700K
DEVELOPING HATCHERY TECHNOLOGY FOR OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE, LAND-BASED SYSTEMS AND STOCK ENHANCEMENT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: BUILDING A NEW INDUSTRY IN E
Department of Commerce
$695K
MULTI-SENSOR IMPROVED SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (MISST) FOR INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (IOOS)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$686.3K
MUTI-SENSOR IMPROVED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE(MISST ) FOR GODAE.
Department of Agriculture
$598K
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DEVELOPMENT OF CELL LINES IS CRITICAL IN MANY RESEARCH FIELDS SUCH AS DISEASE, REPRODUCTION, GENETICS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. CELL LINES ARE VERY USEFUL IN VITRO MODELS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL, PATHOLOGICAL, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES. THE RESULTS FROM THE PROPOSED STUDIES WILL INCLUDE ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE AS A FRAMEWORK AND GUIDE FOR IMPROVING CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT IN AQUATIC MARINE SPECIES. THE RESEARCH WE PROPOSE WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELL LINES FROM ONE FISH (RED DRUM SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS) AND ONE SHRIMP (PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP, LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI) SPECIS. OUR APPROACH IS BASED ON ISOLATING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (ESCS) FROM FERTILIZED EMBRYOS AT THE BLASTOMERE STAGE. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT IMPORTANT FEATURES OF ESCS, SUCH AS HIGH PROLIFERATION AND PLURIPOTENCY, WILL FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS CELL LINE THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BE USED IN A VARIETY OF RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. WE ALSO PROPOSE A WHOLISTIC AND SPECIES-SPECIFIC TARGETED APPROACH, BASED ON NUTRIENT NEEDS OF ISOLATED EMBRYONIC CELLS (NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF EGGS) AND CELLS IN CULTURE (SPENT MEDIA ANALYSIS), USING A TARGETED APPROACH TO GROWTH FACTOR IDENTIFICATION WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS BASED ON CONSENSUS SEQUENCES THROUGH BLAST, UNDERSTANDING EVENTS AT THE CELLULAR AND GENOMIC LEVEL (TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE TIMELINE OF ACTIVATION FOR PATHWAYS OF CELL PROLIFERATION AND/OR CELL DEATH). THE FRAMEWORK USED TO DEVELOP THESE CELL LINES WILL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER SPECIES OF INTEREST, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELL LINES AVAILABLE AND NEEDED FOR VARIOUS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTERESTS.A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE US IN THE FIELD OF AQUACULTURE BY MAKING CELL LINES AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH IN KEY AREAS OF LIKE HEALTH, DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, SAFETY, AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS CHALLENGING AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELL LINES RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED USING THESE CELL LINES WITHOUT SCARIFYING WHOLE LIVE ANIMALS. THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GENERATED USING FISH CELL LINES WOULD BE IMMENSELY USEFUL FOR QUALITY PRODUCTION IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER. CELL LINES WOULD FACILITATE IN VITRO RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPING CLIMATE-RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS TO MINIMIZE THE KEY CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SECURITY TO THE BURGEONING WORLD POPULATION.
National Science Foundation
$552K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING THE FIELD METABOLIC RATE OF MARINE PREDATORS: INTEGRATING ACCELEROMETRY AND RESPIROMETRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$523K
THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS FOR OCEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS THAT WILL BE MEASURED BY THE COPERNICUS IMAGING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (CIMR). THE EUROPEAN CIMR MISSION IS ENTERING PHASE B2/C/D WITH AN
Department of Commerce
$495K
SCIENCE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN REPLENISHMENT (SCORE) FY 2009 NOAA-FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE PROGRAM NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$494.4K
THE ESTIMATION OF THE MASS BALANCE OF ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS ON EARTH IS A PROBLEM OF CONSIDERABLE SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE. A KEY MEASURE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$491K
22-EUSPI22-0003 ASSISTING JAXA WITH THE CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF THE AMSR-3 STANDARD PRODUCTS
Environmental Protection Agency
$480.8K
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $480,822 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INCORPORATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT TO EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE BOTH EPISODIC EVENTS AND SEASONAL CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY AT 11 RESTORATION SITES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COLLECT AND ANALYZE WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS SUCH AS NITRATE, NITRITE, AMMONIA, PHOSPHATE, SILICA, TOTAL NITROGEN, DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN, TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON, DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON, TOTAL ORGANIC NITROGEN, TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, CHLOROPHYLL A, TURBIDITY, LIGHT, AND CURRENT DIRECTION AND SPEED AT SURFACE AND BOTTOM AND INTEGRATE THIS DATA INTO ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION SITES AS WELL AS COMPARISONS OF NEAR- TO OFFSHORE SITES TO CAPTURE CROSS-SHELF TRANSECTS OF DOMINANT HABITATS. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PERFORMANCE AND FINAL REPORTS, QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, AND ANALYZATION OF WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE MEASURING WATER QUALITY AND CARBONATE CHEMISTRY PARAMETERS AT 6 CORAL RESTORATION SITES IN THE LOWER KEYS AND A PROPOSAL FOR WORK IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE OF FLORIDA CITIZENS.ACTIVITIES:-SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:-
Department of Defense
$474.5K
INTEGRATION OF TEMPUS IC FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER PATIENT ENCOUNTER DATA CAPTURE (FRDATCAP) PROJECT
Department of Commerce
$462.6K
THE PREVAILING HYPOTHESIS FOR KARENIA BREVIS BLOOM INITIATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON INITIATION IN OFFSHORE OLIGOTROPHIC SHELF WATERS, FOLLOWED BY TRANSPORT SHOREWARD TO NUTRIENTENRICHED, COASTAL WATERS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE STAGES, AND ENDING WITH TERMINATION AND/OR DISSIPATION NEARSHORE. HOWEVER, MANY UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS REMAIN AND KEY ASPECTS OF BLOOM DYNAMICS ARE POORLY UNDERSTOOD. ONE OF THE PRIMARY UNRESOLVED ASPECTS OF K. BREVIS BLOOM DYNAMICS IS THE LOCATION AND NATURE OF A SOURCE POPULATION. THE CURRENT PARADIGM OF OFFSHORE INITIATION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE ORIGIN/LOCATION OF THE SOURCE POPULATION (INOCULUM) THAT MIGHT FUEL A DEVELOPING BLOOM, THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS THAT ACTIVATE A SOURCE/SEED POPULATION, OR HOW THE POPULATION BECOMES REPLENISHED WHEN BLOOMS TERMINATE IN THE NEARSHORE REGION. FURTHER, THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF K. BREVIS SOURCE POPULATIONS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS COULD INDICATE MORE THAN ONE INITIATION SCENARIO, POSSIBLY EXPLAINING THE OCCASIONAL DE-COUPLING OF BLOOM EVENTS FROM WFS CIRCULATION PATTERNS. SOURCE POPULATIONS FOR DINOFLAGELLATE BLOOMS CAN TAKE SEVERAL POTENTIAL FORMS, INCLUDING; VEGETATIVE CELLS IN OR NEAR THE BOTTOM SEDIMENT LAYERS, AS DIFFUSE POPULATIONS IN THE WATER COLUMN, OR AS AGGREGATIONS IN THIN LAYERS OF THE WATER COLUMN, OR POPULATIONS COULD CONSIST OF BENTHIC CYSTS. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED ECOHAB PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE THE FORM AND POSSIBLE LOCATIONS OF K. BREVIS SOURCE, OR SEED, POPULATIONS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL UTILIZE MULTIPLE CUTTING EDGE MOLECULAR APPROACHES INCLUDING; FLUORESCENT IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH) USING NOVEL MOLECULAR PROBES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF LOW ABUNDANCE POPULATIONS (CYSTS OR VEGETATIVE CELLS), SINGLE CELL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) TO VALIDATE THE IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUAL ISOLATED CYSTS, AND QUANTITATIVE (QPCR) TO ESTIMATE ABUNDANCES OF K. BREVIS CYSTS OR VEGETATIVE CELLS IN SEDIMENT AND IN WATER COLUMN. TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS OF SEED POPULATIONS, HOW EMERGING (AWAKENING) SEED POPULATIONS MIGHT BE TRANSPORTED, AND WHERE DEVELOPING SEED POPULATION DERIVED FROM BLOOM TERMINATION SITES MIGHT BE DEPOSITED, WE WILL USE EXISTING AND MODIFIED WFCOM MODELS DEVELOPED AND OPERATIONALIZED BY THE USF OCEAN CIRCULATION LABORATORY. LABORATORY STUDIES WILL EVALUATE THE TRIGGERS AND CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CYSTS. THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING K. BREVIS SOURCE POPULATIONS OBFUSCATES OUR THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE AND WHEN BLOOMS MAY OCCUR. IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING THESE POPULATIONS COULD PROVIDE A PARADIGM SHIFT IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BLOOM DYNAMICS OF THIS SPECIES.
Department of Commerce
$454.9K
THE INCREASING FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF GULF OF MEXICO FARM CLOSURES DUE TO TOXIC RED TIDE BLOOMS HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S SHELLFISH INDUSTRY AND REDUCED THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE SHELLFISH FOR CONSUMERS. SHELLFISH GROWERS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE NEED FOR RAPID, IMPROVED, END-PRODUCT TESTING TECHNOLOGY FOR MEASURING NSPS WHICH CORRELATES WELL WITH ESTABLISHED REGULATORY PROTOCOLS. FASTER, COST-EFFECTIVE BIOTOXIN DETECTION METHODS CAN HELP MITIGATE THE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS ON THE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY AND REDUCE THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN BORNE BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TASKED WITH MANAGING SHELLFISH HARVESTING AND DISTRIBUTION DURING RED TIDE BLOOMS. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE PCMBHAB REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS THAT ADVANCE NEW METHODS FOR HAB TOXIN MEASUREMENT IN SEAFOOD. THE RESEARCHERS INTEND TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A FLUORESCENCE APTAMER ASSAY, AND AN ENZYME-LINKED APTASORBENT ASSAY, THAT CAN DETECT BOTH A-AND B-TYPE BREVETO
Department of Commerce
$450.8K
LOWER TROPOSPHERIC CLIMATE DATA RECORDS BASED ON AMSU CHANNEL 4
Department of the Interior
$439.4K
NEW AWARD - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY: PROJECT TITLE: ASSESSING THE STATUS OF THE THREATENED CORAL ACROPORA PALMATA AND MITIGATING DISEASE TRANSMISSION AT BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT (BIRNM)AWARD PURPOSE: THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IDEAL CORAL-RECOVERY LOCATIONS BASED ON CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CORAL GROWTH AND VARIOUS ABIOTIC CONDITIONS ON THE REEF.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: GOAL 1. QUANTIFY THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION- ABUNDANCE- AND HEALTH STATUS OF ACROPORA PALMATA COLONIES IN THE REEF CREST AND SHALLOW FORE-REEF ZONES OF BIRNM AND OBTAIN SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE CORALS WITHIN EACH ZONE. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO AID MANAGERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FEDERALLY THREATENED A.PALMATA AT BIRNM AND ASSESS THE ON-GOING THREAT OF DISEASE TO CORAL RECOVERY.
National Science Foundation
$433.3K
REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES
National Science Foundation
$411.5K
REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES -MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (MML) WILL HOST A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN OCEAN SCIENCES. THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT MML?S MAIN CAMPUS IN SARASOTA, FL AND WILL PROVIDE A 10-WEEK SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO 10 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EACH SUMMER. REU PARTICIPANTS WILL BE HOUSED NEARBY AND WILL CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A MENTOR. RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUS ON MANY AREAS WITHIN MARINE SCIENCE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RESTORING OCEAN HEALTH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DURING THIS INTERNSHIP, STUDENTS WILL GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING RESEARCH SKILLSETS AND IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS WILL PREPARE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL, CONDUCT A RESEARCH PROJECT, AND REPORT THEIR FINDINGS IN A SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATION. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PROVIDED IN THE AREAS OF WRITING GRANTS, PREPARING ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS, UNDERSTANDING REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO USING VERTEBRATE ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, USING EXCEL SPREADSHEETS, RESUME BUILDING, AND PREPARING TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDIES. THE MML REU PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROMOTING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE OCEAN SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH DIRECT, ?HANDS-ON? RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN DIVERSE OCEAN SCIENCE TOPICS AND DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND OCEAN SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY REU STUDENTS ARE PAIRED WITH MML RESEARCHERS FROM TWENTY-FIVE PROGRAMS AND CONDUCT MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS ON ONE OF SEVERAL MAJOR THREATS TO COASTAL HABITATS: AQUATIC POLLUTION, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, NATURAL TOXINS, HABITAT ALTERATION, CORAL REEF DECLINE, NEW AND EMERGING MARINE DISEASES, DETERIORATING WATER QUALITY, AND IMPACTS OF OVERFISHING ON FISHERIES ECOLOGY. THEY ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO SEA TURTLE AND MARINE MAMMAL BIOLOGY, AND NOVEL PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM THE SEA. STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO A BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS IN COASTAL AND ESTUARINE SCIENCES BY ATTENDING RESEARCH SEMINARS PRESENTED BY MOTE SCIENTIFIC STAFF, VISITING SCIENTISTS, AND MOTE NSF REU PROGRAM ALUMNI. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PEER-REVIEWED LITERATURE AND/OR AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AS APPROPRIATE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$407.4K
DECISION MAKING AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: RED TIDES
Environmental Protection Agency
$400K
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN AN AMOUNT OF $399,998 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY AND CLIMATE MONITORING TO INFORM LOWER KEYS REEF RESTORATION. THIS PROPOSED WORK WILL ADDRESS THE PRIORITY ACTION ITEM OF FLORIDA REEF TRACT CORAL HEALTH TO DEVELOP A WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM AT CORAL REEF RESTORATION SITES AND TO EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE BOTH EPISODIC EVENTS AND SEASONAL CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY AT THESE RESTORATION SITES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES TO TREAT OR MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CORAL DISEASES IMPACTING THE CORAL SPECIES ON FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF, MAY INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND PROPAGATING CORAL SPECIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED RESISTANCE TO CORAL DISEASE, AND DEVELOPING INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES AND GROUND CORAL RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, MONTHLY DATA REPORTS, DATA UPLOADED TO EPA WATER QUALITY EXCHANGE AND THE FLORIDA WATERSHED INFORMATION NETWORK, SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND A FINAL REPORT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SUBAWARDS INCLUDEACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:FL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISOUTCOMES:.
National Science Foundation
$399.9K
PREPARING UNDERGRADUATES FOR MARINE SCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY DEVELOPING A PRE-RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MARINE SCIENCE TO HELP PREPARE THEM TO APPLY FOR AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN FUTURE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES ARE A HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICE FOR STEM STUDENTS, IMPACTING THEIR PERSISTENCE IN STEM, THE KINDS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM, THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND SELF-EFFICACY. HOWEVER, NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, OR TO THE PREPARATION NECESSARY TO FIND AND SUCCESSFULLY APPLY TO THEM. PARTICULARLY IN MARINE SCIENCES, STUDENTS' INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSONAL DEMOGRAPHICS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE EXPERIENCES. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES INTERESTED IN MARINE SCIENCES WHO ENCOUNTER BARRIERS TO FULLY ACCESS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THROUGH MENTORED PROJECTS WITH PRACTICING MARINE SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND NETWORKING TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MARINE SCIENCE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO SERVE THREE COHORTS OF STUDENTS WITH HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IDENTITIES IN MARINE SCIENCE IN AN INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MARINE SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF MOTE MARINE LABORATORY TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH MENTORS AND PROJECTS IN MARINE SCIENCE, AND TO LEVERAGE EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND MENTORSHIP TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING SELF-EFFICACY AND NETWORKING SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO FIND AND APPLY FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL COLLECT RICH QUALITATIVE DATA TO DISCOVER THE IMPACT OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES ON PARTICIPANTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES IN SUPPORTING MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN MARINE SCIENCE. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
National Science Foundation
$397.9K
GEOPATHS: INFORMAL NETWORKS VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN MARINE SCIENCE (GP-IN:VERT) -GEOPATHS INFORMAL NETWORK VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN MARINE SCIENCE (GP-IN:VERT) IS A PROJECT DESIGNED TO INCREASE PRE-COLLEGE STUDENT EXPOSURE TO AND PARTICIPATION IN MARINE STEM ACTIVITIES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING A DEGREE IN MARINE STEM. MARINE STEM REMAINS ONE OF THE LEAST RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE FIELDS DESPITE INCREASED EMPHASIS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION FROM GROUPS WHO HAVE BEEN STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED IN STEM. GP-IN:VERT AIMS TO INCREASE THE PURSUIT OF MARINE STEM DEGREES BY: ENGAGING STUDENTS PRIMARILY FROM STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN AUTHENTIC, MARINE GEOSCIENCE CAREER-RELEVANT EXPERIENCES; PROVIDING ACCESS TO STUDENTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT ENCOUNTER GEOSCIENCE BEFORE DECIDING ON A MAJOR; AND CREATING MECHANISMS TO ENGAGE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXPERIENCES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE GEOSCIENCES AS A VIABLE CAREER PATH. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH A SCHOOL-YEAR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY A TWO-WEEK IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OVER THE SUMMER. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE WITH MARINE STEM CONTENT, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS VARIOUS MARINE STEM PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BROAD LANDSCAPE OF THE FIELD AS WELL AS PATHWAYS INTO CAREERS. GP-IN:VERT AIMS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN MEANINGFUL MARINE STEM ACTIVITIES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: AWARENESS OF MARINE STEM CAREER OPPORTUNITIES; UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE STEM CAREER PATHWAYS; SELF-EFFICACY, SENSE OF BELONGING, AND SCIENCE IDENTITY IN MARINE STEM SETTINGS, FEELINGS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A LEARNING ECOSYSTEM-BASED PROGRAM; AND CONFIDENCE IN PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS IN MARINE STEM. A SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY APPROACH WILL BE UTILIZED IN WHICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS ARE INFLUENCED BY THEIR PRIOR EXPERIENCES, PREDISPOSITIONS, AND/OR CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES, WHICH ALL IMPACT THE COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF CAREER CHOICE. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED STAFF MENTORS AND RETURNING STUDENT PEER MENTORS, STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A SCAFFOLDED LEARNING FRAMEWORK TO BUILD THEIR KNOWLEDGE BASE OF MARINE STEM CONCEPTS AND TOPICS AS WELL AS CAREER RELEVANT INFORMATION LIKE CAREERS AVAILABLE AND PATHWAYS INTO THOSE CAREERS. THIS PROGRAM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS LOOKING TO CREATE A CAREER EXPOSURE AND EXPLORATION PROGRAM, BOTH IN MARINE STEM AND IN OTHER STEM FIELDS. ULTIMATELY THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DIVERSIFY THE MARINE STEM LANDSCAPE IN ORDER TO PRODUCE PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$395.8K
EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENC
Environmental Protection Agency
$388.8K
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $388,777 TO SUPPORT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S PROJECT TO USE NATURAL-BASED PRODUCTS TO TREAT COMMON ENDEMIC CORAL DISEASES IN FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES DETERMINING WHETHER THE CURRENT FORMULATIONS CAN EFFECTIVELY STOP THE PROGRESSION OF BLACK BAND DISEASE ON CORALS WITHIN FLORIDA CORAL REEF (FCR). THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE DEPLOYING THERAPIES AGAINST BLACK BAND DISEASE (BBD) AND STONEY CORAL TISSUE LOSE DISEASE (SCTLD) WITH METHODS SHARED OPEN SOURCE. ONCE DEPLOYED, SUCCESSFUL THERAPIES WILL IDEALLY SAVE TREATED CORALS AND PREVENT ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION TO NEIGHBORING CORALS AND REEFS, THUS REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF A MAJOR THREAT TO REEFS OF THE WORLD. USING THE DOCUMENTED DISEASE ETIOLOGY (WHEN AND WHERE DISEASE OCCURS), MANAGERS CAN TARGET TREATMENT ACTIONS SEASONALLY TO REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF DISEASE, WITHIN AND AMONG COLONIES, DURING VULNERABLE TIMES OF YEAR. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES CAN ALSO BE USED IN RESTORATION EFFORTS TO MITIGATE DISEASE IMPACTS ON KEY REEFS BEING ACTIVELY RESTORED. FOR BOTH DISEASES, INITIAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEYS WILL BE COMPLETED TO LOCATE BBD OR SCTLD IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS AND DETERMINE TARGET SPECIES. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE OBTAINING PERMITS, APPLYING OINTMENTS, AND SEMI-ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE CREATION OF TOPICAL OINTMENTS THAT CAN REDUCE THE SPREAD OF BBD AND SCTLD. A PROTOCOL ON APPLICATION METHODS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND SHARED VIA OPEN ACCESS OPTIONS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE SHARED VIA THE DISEASE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ONE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE EXPECTED OUTPUTS INCLUDE REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CORAL DISEASE IN THE FL CORAL REEFS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE CITIZENS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.ACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:.
Department of Commerce
$386.9K
CONTINUED MONITORING OF ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE USIND DATA FROM MICROWAVE SOUNDING INSTRUMENTS
National Science Foundation
$378.4K
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN S
National Science Foundation
$377.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRACKING THE INTERACTING ROLES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HOST GENOTYPE, AND A NOVEL RICKETTSIALES IN CORAL DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY
Department of Agriculture
$374K
FOOD SECURITY IS THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT, SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS THAT MEET THEIR DIETARY NEEDS AND THEIR PREFERENCES. SHELLFISH CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH DIRECT CONSUMPTION, TRADE AND EXPORTS. THREATS TO FISH/SHELLFISH PRODUCTION, A MAJOR SOURCE OF DIETARY PROTEIN, COME FROM HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS. RED TIDE IS A HARMFUL ALGAE, THAT PRODUCES BREVETOXINS WHICH ACCUMULATE IN SHELLFISH POSING RISK TO CONSUMER HEALTH. TOXINS IN SHELLFISH TISSUE CAN REMAIN LONG AFTER THE BLOOM HAS DECLINED. SOCIO-ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS OF RED TIDE BLOOMS ARE CRIPPLING SHELLFISH FARMERS, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, AND RETAILING, MAKING THE U.S. LESS COMPETITIVE ON A DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL SCALE, LIMITING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY. WITH ECONOMIC AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS, THERE IS A PROFOUND NEED TO DEVELOP MORE ANALYTICAL TOOLS, LOWERING THE HUMAN HEALTH RISK AND IMPROVING THE BOTTOM LINE OF FARMERS. IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITHFLORIDA SHELLFISH GROWERS, THE FLORIDA SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, THIS PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL INDUSTRY NEED WHICH IS THE GENERATION OF A RELIABLE RAPID RED TIDE TOXIN BIOSENSOR FOR MONITORING SHELLFISH FOR POTENTIAL CLOSURES AND SUBSEQUENT RE-OPENINGS DURING AND AFTER RED TIDE BLOOMS,THERE IS A DEMONSTRATED DIRECT NEED FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING RAPID AND ACCURATE IN-SITU RED TIDE TOXIN TESTING THAT CAN BE USED BY SHELLFISH COMMUNITIES, CONNECTING ALL SEGMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY, FROM GROWING AND HARVESTING TO PROCESSING AND MARKETING.THIS STUDY EXPLORES TECHNOLOGY THAT PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE U.S. SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND HARVESTING, THEREBY STRENGTHENING EXISTING MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHELLFISH COMMUNITIES. BY DEVELOPING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE SHELLFISH FARMERS IN RED TIDE IMPACTED REGIONS, THESE ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE COMMUNITIES HAVE THE CHANCE TO REGAIN, AND POTENTIALLY EXCEED, THEIR PREVIOUS PROMINENCE IN SHELLFISH PRODUCTION.
National Science Foundation
$372.7K
REU SITE: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Protection Agency
$358.5K
DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED GRANT TO PROTECT PT IS TO CONDUCT AMBIENT AIR MONITORING OF POLLUTANTS OF GREATEST CONCERN IN COMMUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES STEMMING FROM POLLUTION AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FOSSIL FUEL AIR EMISSIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EPA'S 2022-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN, AS IT'S DESIGNED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF OZONE-FORMING POLLUTANTS, PARTICULATE MATTER, AND AIR TOXICS AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES FACING SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND PROTECT PT'S AIR MONITORING EFFORTS IN THREE LOCATIONS: THE WESTMORELAND SANITARY LANDFILL (WSL) AT 901 TYROL BLVD BELLE VERNON, PA 15012, MONESSEN COKE PLANT AT 345 DONNER AVE, MONESSEN, PA 15062, AND THE PENNECO SEDAT 3A WASTEWATER INJECTION WELL (PLUM INJECTION WELL) AT 1815 OLD LEECHBURG RD, NEW KENSINGTON, PA 15068. ACTIVITIES:THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO MONITOR THEIR OWN AIR QUALITY AND TO PROMOTE AIR QUALITY MONITORING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT: LEVERAGE EXISTING AIR QUALITY EXPERTISE, EXPAND USE OF COMMUNITY MONITORING GROUPS AND OTHER APPROACHES THAT GIVE THE COMMUNITY A VOICE IN THE MONITORING OF THE AIR QUALITY, AND BUILD A FOUNDATION OF TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING FROM WHICH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. SPECIFICALLY, THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE RECIPIENT WILL PERFORM INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF POLLUTION SOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, REPORTING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE RECIPIENT WILL DO THIS IN MULTIPLE WAYS INCLUDING EVALUATING THE POLLUTION SOURCES AND CURRENT LOCATIONS OF AIR MONITORS. THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO TEACH RESIDENTS ABOUT MONITORING AND REPORTING OF POLLUTION ON THE PROTECT PT APP. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL SOME RESIDENTS WILL ALSO BE TRAINED IN ACQUIRING AIR QUALITY SAMPLES. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO HOST FREE WORKSHOPS ON AIR POLLUTION.SUBRECIPIENT:EHP'S AIRVIEW COLLECTS DATA FROM DEPLOYED COMMUNITY MONITORS TO PROVIDE: THE MONITOR FEED VISUALIZATION ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO SEE THE OUTPUT OF THEIR MONITORS IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY. THIS VISUALIZATION ADDS ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, INCLUDING HOW WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT POPULATION DISPERSION ON AN HOURLY BASIS AND THE OPERATING STATUS OF A LOCAL POLLUTION EMITTER OF CONCERN, WHERE APPLICABLE; EXPOSURE MEASURE GENERATES MEASURES OF THE POLLUTION EXPOSURES, COMPARES THEM TO OTHER EHP MONITORING LOCATIONS AND APPLICABLE EPA STANDARDS TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE CONCERNED; IMPACT ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES THE LIKELY SOURCE OF POLLUTION. THIS TOOL USES WEATHER DATA FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO SHOW RECORDED POLLUTION LEVELS AT THE MONITOR LOCATION, BASED ON DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. CREATE LAB WILL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING DATA REPOSITORY (ESDR) INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE FOR AGGREGATION OF AIR MONITOR DATA INCLUDING THE EHP'S AIRVIEW ANALYSIS. CREATE LAB WILL ALSO MAINTAIN THE WEBSITES, VOC.CREATELAB.ORG AND ENVIRONMENTALDATA.ORG AS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATA ACCESS POINTS. LAB STAFF WILL ADD NEW SENSORS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE GRANT INTO THESE PLATFORMS, AND ITERATE ON PLATFORMS BASED ON COMMUNITY, PARTNER, AND GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. LASTLY, CREATE LAB WILL ENGAGE PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT AND CREATE TAILORED ANALYSES AND VISUALIZATIONS THAT CAN ENHANCE REPORTS AND ANALYSIS, SUCH AS FORWARD DISPERSION AND BACK TRAJECTORY MODELING. THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS TO ITS PARTNERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA'S SUBAWARD POLICY.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLE
National Science Foundation
$318.7K
CNH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS HUMAN COMMUNITIES AND POLICY CHOICES ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST
Department of Commerce
$306.9K
INTEGRATION OF ACOUSTIC METHODS FOR MONITORING FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS USING GOLIATH GROUPER AS A MODEL SPECIES.
Department of Health and Human Services
$301.3K
PREVENTING ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS BY REDUCING VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Department of Commerce
$300K
NOVEL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE IN SITU POINT OF USE FIELD-TESTER FOR RED TIDE TOXINS IN SHELLFISH
Department of Agriculture
$300K
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** STURGEON CAVIAR IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AQUACULTURE PRODUCT IN THE WORLD. ABOUT 25% OF ADULT FEMALE STURGEON'S WEIGHT IS FROM EGGS AT HARVEST. A LARGE SPECIES MAY PRODUCE 22KG OF CAVIAR WITH A VALUE OF BETWEEN $70K-$175K, SUGGESTING THAT RELATIVELY SMALL FARMS CAN BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. SO WHY IS CAVIAR PRODUCTION NOT A MORE SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE AMERICAN AQUACULTURE ECONOMY? EACH YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF CAVIAR PRODUCED IN THE US FAILS TO MEET THE TOTAL CONSUMER DEMAND; THUS, OUR ECONOMY IS A NET IMPORTER OF CAVIAR. US STURGEON AQUACULTURE SUFFERS FROM INEFFICIENCIES ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN. THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR VALUE CHAIN R&D TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON GROWING THE AMERICAN CAVIAR INDUSTRY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PROFIT YIELDS. THE BARRIER TO FARMERS GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS HIGHLY PROFITABLE FISHERY, WHERE DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY, IS THE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT NEEDED BEFORE STURGEON ON THE FARM MATURE ENOUGH TO BE PROFITABLE. FEMALES TAKE A DECADE OR MORE TO REACH SEXUAL MATURITY AND PRODUCE VALUABLE EGGS. HOWEVER, JUVENILE STURGEON CAN TAKE 5-6 YEARS TO BE SEXUALLY DIFFERENTIABLE. SO, PRODUCERS PAY TO FEED AND HOUSE THE NON-PRODUCTIVE MALES, 50% OF EACH COHORT, FOR 5-6 YEARS WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL REWARD. WHO WOULD INVEST IN SUCH A VENTURE OR TRUST SOMEONE WITH THEIR PASSIONS AND PROMISES TO TURN PROFITS?1 THE EARLIER THE MALES CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE GREATER THE PROFITS FOR THIS INDUSTRY. URGENTLY NEEDED BY THIS ARTISAN FISHERY IS A RAPID SEX IDENTIFICATION TOOL, RESULTING IN DOUBLING CAVIAR CAPACITY, DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES, INCREASING PROFITABILITY, AND STIMULATING GROWTH. WHEN THE START-UP COSTS CAN BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED BECAUSE THE REARING POPULATION WILL COMPRISE ONLY VALUABLE FEMALES, THE DOOR WILL OPEN FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS TO VENTURE INTO THE CAVIAR PRODUCTION MARKET. A FIELD-BASED SEX DETERMINATION BIOSENSOR FOR STURGEON AQUACULTURE, WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL FISH FARMS AND STURGEON CONSERVATION RESEARCH, CAN BE A GAME-CHANGER.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$275.4K
SUPPORTING EUMETSAT IN CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF METOP-SG MWI
Department of Commerce
$256.8K
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORING NOVEL SUBMARINE SPRINGS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Department of Energy
$256.5K
UNATTENDED ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Department of Commerce
$255.8K
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PUERTO RICO'S HMS FISHERIES: A FISHERIES-DEPENDENT AND FISHERIES-INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$255.8K
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TESTING FACILITY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Department of Commerce
$249.9K
BRINGING LARGE SAMPLE SIZES TO THE STUDY OF POST-RELEASE MORTALITY IN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$246K
RUPUNUNI PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH: EXPANDING HIV/AIDS SERVICES TO INTERIOR COMMUNI
National Science Foundation
$244.8K
REU SITE: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
Department of Commerce
$235.8K
NOVEL TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS MORTALITY FROM BYCATCH IN LARGE COASTAL SHARKS.
Department of Commerce
$235.8K
DISCARD MORTALITY OF CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA COMMERCIAL SHARK FISHERY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$235K
CHELLE L. GENTEMANN/REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMSMULTISENSOR IMPROVED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (MISST)THE PROPOSED FUTURE WORK OF MISST FOCUSES ON CONT
Department of Commerce
$234.8K
THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO ENGAGE THE SHARK FISHING COMMUNITY OF PUERTO RICO TO: (1) OBTAIN POST-REGULATION SPECIES- AND SIZE COMPOSITION SHARK CATCH DATA THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSESS THIS FISHERY AND DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REGULATIONS, (2) MAP COASTAL SHARK HABITATS AND DETERMINE SPECIES-SPECIFIC OVERLAP WITH FISHERS, AND (3) CONDUCT WORKSHOPS TO FURTHER IMPROVE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SOCIALIZE THE NEW REGULATIONS, FACILITATE FISHERS GETTING HMS CCSB PERMITS, AND IDENTIFY PRACTICAL WAYS FOR THEM TO AVOID AREAS FREQUENTED BY PROHIBITED SPECIES, ESPECIALLY SCALLOPED HAMMERHEADS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$231.3K
BOOSTING THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF THE LUNGS TO PREVENT AND TREAT RESPIRATORY V
National Science Foundation
$230K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ORCC: THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN CORAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE -CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS POPULATIONS BECAUSE AN ORGANISM?S PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, OR PHENOTYPE, MAY BE ILL-SUITED TO NEW CONDITIONS. ULTIMATELY, WHETHER ORGANISMS PERSIST OR GO EXTINCT WILL DEPEND ON THEIR ABILITY TO SHIFT THEIR PHENOTYPES IN AN ADAPTIVE DIRECTION. FOR LONG-LIVED, BROADLY DISPERSING ORGANISMS THAT EXPERIENCE PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS, LIKE CORAL, PLASTICITY, OR PHENOTYPIC CHANGES PRODUCED WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL?S LIFETIME, IS PREDICTED TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS KEY QUESTIONS ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN A FOUNDATIONAL CARIBBEAN CORAL SPECIES, ACROPORA CERVICORNIS. KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROLE OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN DRIVING THE SUCCESS OF CORAL TRANSPLANTS IS ALSO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR REEF PRACTITIONERS AND MANAGERS WORKING TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE REEFS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE RESTORATION OF REEF ECOSYSTEMS IN US JURISDICTIONAL WATERS AND THE BROADER CARIBBEAN RELIES HEAVILY ON CLONAL OR ?VEGETATIVE? PROPAGATION OF SELECT CORAL GENOTYPES, OR GENETICALLY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, WHICH ARE THEN TRANSPLANTED TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS. THROUGH DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH ONE OF THE LEADING REEF RESTORATION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE APPLIED TO ONGOING RESTORATION OF REEFS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, USA. FINDINGS WILL ALSO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE BROADER STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PIS' ROLES IN VARIOUS ADVISORY GROUPS. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY INVOLVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION AND TRANSLATION OF THIS WORK, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH CORAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO GENERATE QUANTITATIVE EMPIRICAL DATA ON THE ROLE OF MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY IN THE ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF A FOUNDATION SPECIES IN NATURE. CLONAL REPLICATES OF A. CERVICORNIS GENOTYPES THAT ARE KNOWN TO EXHIBIT VARIATION IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR PLASTICITY WILL BE USED TO: (1) INVESTIGATE THE MECHANISTIC BASIS OF ADAPTIVE MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY THROUGH A LAB-BASED WATER FLOW MANIPULATION EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT VARIATION IN MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY IS DRIVEN BY UNDERLYING CHANGES IN CALCIFICATION AND FINE-SCALE STRUCTURAL VARIATION IN SKELETAL DEPOSITION; (2) QUANTIFY COSTS AND/OR TRADE-OFFS THAT MAY LIMIT THE EVOLUTION OF MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FIELD AND LAB-BASED EXPERIMENTS TESTING FOR CONTEXT-DEPENDENT TRADE-OFFS IN THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE STRESSORS (TEMPERATURE AND ACIDIFICATION) AND REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; AND (3) EVALUATE THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PLASTICITY AT THE COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM LEVELS BY CREATING A. CERVICORNIS REEFS THAT DIFFER IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY AND QUANTIFYING CHANGES IN THE RESULTING COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY OF FISH AND INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE FUNCTION OF THE REEFS IN TERMS OF THEIR PRODUCTION AND CALCIFICATION. TAKEN TOGETHER, THIS WORK WILL FILL AN EMPIRICAL GAP IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PLASTICITY AND ITS ROLE IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION THROUGH INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION ACROSS LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
National Science Foundation
$225K
SBIR PHASE I: DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT, AND ALGORITHMIC OPTIMIZATION OF ZOOMORPHIC, INTERACTIVE ROBOT COMPANIONS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$224.7K
THIS PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT SWOT AND AIRSWOT IN THE AREAS OF COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH ESTUARY WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HIGH RE
Department of Health and Human Services
$221.7K
RAPIDLY BOOSTING INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE LUNGS TO PROTECT AGAINST PNEUMONIA
Department of Commerce
$220.4K
FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY, PHASE II:TACTICAL ASSESSMENT OF BYCATCH, DISCARDS, AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE INCLUDING HIGHLY MIGRATORY AND DATA LIMITED SPECIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$220.4K
THE V-NEEDLE: A FAILSAFE PROTECTION AGAINST NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING DIALYSIS
Department of Health and Human Services
$212.6K
SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY RECORDED FROM THE SKIN AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Department of the Interior
$209.2K
TESTING CORAL DISEASE TREATMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE SPECIES AT SEVERAL HIGHLY- INFECTED VIRGIN ISLAND CORAL REEF NATIONAL PARKS
National Science Foundation
$207.6K
CEDAR: THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELING OF THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF METER SCALE IONOSPHERIC STRUCTURES
Department of Commerce
$202.9K
LEVERAGING ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY FOR AN INNOVATIVE MINIMAL HUMAN-CONTACT COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FROM DATA-POOR SPECIES
Department of Commerce
$196.8K
MONITORING STRATOSPHERIC CLIMATE CHANGE USING AMSU
Department of Health and Human Services
$194.6K
THE EMOTION BUILDER: AN INTERVENTION FOR EMOTIONAL DEFICITS AFTER BRAIN INJURY
Department of Commerce
$192.3K
FINE-SCALE BEHAVIOR AND MORTALITY IN POST-RELEASE CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA RECREATIONAL SHARK FISHERY
Department of Commerce
$192.3K
DISCARD MORTALITY OF CARCHARHINID SHARKS IN THE FLORIDA COMMERCIAL SHARK FISHERY
Department of Education
$191.6K
FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS
Department of Commerce
$190K
PROJECT GOAL IS TO ASSIST THE MANUFACTURER IN OPTIMIZING AN ELECTRICAL PULSE DEVICE, EPD, WHICH COULD MEANINGFULLY MITIGATE SHARK BYCATCH AND DEPREDATION AND ENSURE THAT U.S. STAKEHOLDERS ARE POISED TO ENGAGE IT. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) VALIDATE THAT EPDS REPEL A RANGE OF SHARK SPECIES OF INTEREST, (2) VALIDATE THAT THEY DO NOT REPEL TARGETED FISH SUCH AS TUNA, SNAPPERS, AND GROUPER, AND (3) PROVIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP THE MANUFACTURER ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PRODUCT EFFECTIVENESS.
Department of Commerce
$189K
RESEARCHERS WILL COMPARE CATCH RATES AND THE PROPORTION OF REGULATORY DISCARDS FOR RED GROUPER AND RED SNAPPER BETWEEN 13/0 AND 15/0 HOOK SIZES, INCORPORATE HOOK COUNT AND HOOK LOCATION INFORMATION INTO THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING REVIEW PROCESS AND QUANTIFY HOOK LOCATION AMONG SPECIES, AND CONTINUE THE APPLICATION OF EM SYSTEM INTEGRATED STERN MOUNTED CAMERAS TO RECORD AND ASSESS SHORT-TERM RELEASE SURVIVAL STATUS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF HOOK SIZE ON TARGET SPECIES CATCH IN THE GOM BLL REEF FISH FISHERY. IF THESE EXPECTED IMPACTS ARE CONFIRMED, OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL PROMOTE GEAR MODIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GOM BLL FISHERY.
National Science Foundation
$186.1K
CEDAR POSTDOC: DETERMINATION OF CHARGED DUST CHARACTERISTICS IN THE EARTH'S MESOSPHERE UTILIZING RADIO WAVE MODIFICATION
National Science Foundation
$182.6K
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN EESTUARINE SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN SCIENCES.
Department of Commerce
$180K
REDUCING POST-RELEASE MORTALITY FROM COMMERCIAL FISHERIES BYCATCH IN LARGE COASTAL SHARKS.
National Science Foundation
$179.9K
SBIR PHASE I: COMPACT ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION 360 DEGREE IMAGING SYSTEM
National Science Foundation
$179.6K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MULTISENSORY GUIDANCE OF MARINE ANIMAL NAVIGATION AND PREY CAPTURE
Environmental Protection Agency
$176.9K
THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,924 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, INC. TO SUPPORT A SOUTH FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON TAGGING AND SAMPLING 12 HEALTHY CORALS AT EACH OF FOUR SITES (TWO IN THE LOWER KEYS, TWO IN DRY TORTUGAS) AND MONITORING FOR DISEASE DEVELOPMENT.
Department of Commerce
$176.5K
BEST FISHING PRACTICES FOR BYCATCH REDUCTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH FISHERY: EMPLOYING INNOVATIVE UNDERWATER CAMERAS AND REFINED MODELING TO FURTHER THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Department of Commerce
$175.4K
APPLICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM) IN SUPPORT OF BEST FISHING PRACTICES FOR THE COMMERCIAL GULF OF MEXICO (GOM) SNAPPER-GROUPER FISHERY-PHASE II
Department of Agriculture
$175K
MOTE SACRAMENTO CARBON NEGATIVE HYDROGEN PROJECT ONE
National Science Foundation
$174.4K
REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN ESTUARINE SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY: DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OCEAN SCI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$172.8K
22-TWSC22-0081 40TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT (ISRSE40)
Department of the Interior
$156.5K
YELLOW BAND DISEASE
Department of Commerce
$153K
DETECTING ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES IN MICROWAVE SOUNDER MEASUREMENTS USING MULTI MODEL FINGERPRINT TECHNIQUES
Department of State
$152.6K
IN-TURN PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF DISADVANTAGED, ULTRA-ORTHODOX WOMEN THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING THAT LEAD TO JOB PLACEMENTS IN
Department of Commerce
$150.8K
GENERATING CONSISTENT RADIANCE SDRS AND DEEP-LAYER ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TCDRS FROM THE MSU/AMSU/SSU TEMPERATURE-SOUNDING CHANNELS
Department of the Interior
$150K
THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND LESSEN THE BURDEN ON OUR PARTNERS BY PROVIDING ANOTHER MANATEE TRANSPORT TRUCK TO THE FLEET IN FLORIDA. WE AIM TO REACH THIS GOAL THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR TRANSPORTING LARGE MANATEES TO AND FROM THE FIELD AND BETWEEN REHABILITATION PARTNERS IN FLORIDA AND EXPAND MMLS ROLE IN THE MANATEE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PARTNERSHIP (MRP) BY OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT OPTION FOR MANATEES IN FLORIDA. THE TRANSPORT TRUCK IS BEING MODELED AFTER THE CUSTOM BUILDS MADE FOR THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION S MANATEE TRANSPORT TRUCKS CURRENTLY USED IN THEIR FLEET.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$149.9K
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF NASA-SPONSORED DATASETS FOR CLIMATE MODELING THROUGH THE OBS4MIPS PROJECT. OBS4MIPS AIMS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONAL DATA MORE AVAILABLE AND USEFUL FOR CLIMATE MODEL EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH BY ALIGNING THESE DATASETS WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT (CMIP). THIS ALIGNMENT INVOLVES UPDATING DATA FORMATS METADATA AND RE-GRIDDING TO MATCH CMIP STANDARDS AND ENSURING THESE DATASETS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE ALONGSIDE VAST AMOUNTS OF MODEL SIMULATION OUTPUTS.
Department of State
$149.4K
TEMECH WILL IMPLEMENT TECH-UP INITIATIVE, A PROJECT THAT WILL HELP 555 HAREDI WOMEN TO PURSUE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY.
Department of Commerce
$148.7K
THROUGH THIS 12-MONTH PILOT PROJECT, THE CFEMM WILL ENGAGE TWO COMMERCIAL VERTICAL LINE (VL) REEF FISH VESSELS TARGETING THE SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. THE VESSEL CAPTAINS, INVOLVED AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, WILL APPLY VESSEL ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM) SYSTEMS TO GENERATE SUITABLE IMAGERY. THE RESULTING EM FOOTAGE WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA ON CATCH COMPOSITION, EFFORT METRICS, CATCH CONDITION, AND RELEASE ATTRIBUTES. THIS INFORMATION WILL ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF FISHING PRACTICES, SUPPORT ACCURATE STOCK ASSESSMENTS, AND AID IN BYCATCH MANAGEMENT. TO IMPROVE THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND SCALABILITY OF EM IN THIS FISHERY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ALGORITHMS GENERATED FROM THE GULF LONGLINE FISHERY WILL BE TESTED. THESE AI TOOLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AUTOMATE DATA ANALYSIS, STREAMLINING THE REVIEW PROCESS AND REDUCING TIME AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MANUAL REVIEW.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$145.7K
ONE OF THE SWOT DATA PRODUCTS WILL BE A DYNAMIC WATER MASK OVER LAND, WHICH WILL IN TURN BE UTILIZED TO DERIVE OTHER HYDROLOGICALLY IMPORTANT PRODUCT
Department of Commerce
$143.1K
BREVETOXIN METABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY - A FRESHWATER MODEL OF MORBIDITY IN ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES
Department of Agriculture
$136.8K
SEC. 9007 REAP-ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Commerce
$130.5K
VALIDATION AND PROCESSING TOOLS FOR THE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND 53RD WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON WC-130J MULTI-AIRCRAFT SFMR SYSTEMS
Department of Agriculture
$130K
INFLUENCE OF COMMERCIAL DIETS & FEEDING REGIMEN OF FLORIDA POMPANO AQUACULTURED IN INLAND RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS
National Science Foundation
$127.5K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: METEOR PLASMAS - DYNAMICS AND RADIOWAVE SCATTERING
Department of Health and Human Services
$126.9K
GH11-1192, HAITI: STRENGTHENING HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT REFERRAL SERVICES
Department of Commerce
$119.8K
IMPROVING COST-EFFICIENCY AND MONITORING DURATION IN THE STUDY OF POST-RELEASE MORTALITY IN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES.
National Science Foundation
$119.7K
EAGER: INVESTIGATION OF HIGH PRECISION SPACED GPS MEASUREMENT OF IONOSPHERIC DRIFT AT POLAR LATITUDES
Department of Defense
$117.6K
BIOMARKERS TO ASSESS POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL, IMMUNE FUNCTION, AND ENERGETIC FITNESS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS EXPOSED TO
Environmental Protection Agency
$112.8K
THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,830 TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY TO ADDRESS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS IN WATER QUALITY AND CORA
National Science Foundation
$112.7K
RAPID: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNPRECEDENTED HURRICANE IAN NUTRIENT AND ORGANIC MATTER INPUTS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS -MANY COASTAL SYSTEMS ARE FACING THE THREATS OF CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING AN INCREASED INTENSITY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES. SUCH STORMS ARE NOW WETTER THAN IN PRIOR YEARS BECAUSE WARMER ATMOSPHERES HOLD MORE MOISTURE. THUS, THEY RELEASE MORE RAINFALL AND DELIVER MORE NUTRIENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER TO COASTAL AREAS. THIS, IN TURN, LEADS TO PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR REGIONAL ?DEAD ZONES? OR AREAS WITH LITTLE OR NO DISSOLVED OXYGEN. HURRICANE IAN, A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE WHICH HIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2022, RESULTED IN IMMENSE NUTRIENT AND ORGANIC CARBON INPUTS TO THE COASTAL ESTUARIES AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHELF WATERS AND PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF A MAJOR STORM DISTURBANCE ON A COASTAL SYSTEM THAT IS UNDER INCREASING COASTAL NUTRIENT STRESS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RAPID PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLING ALONG A GRADIENT OF STATIONS FROM THE ESTUARY TO LOW-NUTRIENT SHELF WATERS TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF CHANGE AND RECOVERY IN THIS SYSTEM AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF LARGE HURRICANE INPUTS TO HYPOXIA, ANOXIA, AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. THESE DATA ARE BEING USED TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE IMPACT OF FUTURE HURRICANES ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS, AND LOCAL HYPOXIA AND ANOXIA. THIS STUDY LEVERAGES ONGOING MONITORING PROGRAMS FUNDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS NSF-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IT PROVIDES PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING OF POSTDOCTORAL INVESTIGATORS AND A GRADUATE STUDENT. OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS TO ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EXPERIENCED A DIRECT HIT FROM CATEGORY-4 HURRICANE IAN, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE WATERSHED FLOODING AND NUTRIENT- AND DISSOLVED-ORGANIC-MATTER-LADEN ESTUARINE PLUMES EXTENDING MORE THAN 50 MILES ONTO THE SHALLOW OLIGOTROPHIC WEST FLORIDA SHELF (WFS). THE MASSIVE TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC CARBON AND NUTRIENT INPUTS TO THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AND SHELF REGION MAY BE PRIMING THIS OLIGOTROPHIC SYSTEM FOR EXTENSIVE PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CARBON CHEMISTRY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING THAT COULD LEAD TO LONGER-TERM REGIONAL HYPOXIA AND ANOXIA. IN THIS RAPID PROJECT, THE INVESTIGATORS ARE MEASURING A SUITE OF CARBON AND NUTRIENT PARAMETERS, AS WELL AS CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLING, AT STATIONS IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND THE ADJACENT INNER WFS SYSTEM IN DECEMBER 2022, FEBRUARY 2023, AND SEPTEMBER 2023. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO ASSESS: 1) A TIMESCALE OF SYSTEM RESPONSES FROM SHORTER (WEEKS TO MONTHS) TO 1-YEAR IMPACTS POST-HURRICANE; 2) HOW NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY AND FORMS INFLUENCE HYPOXIA; AND 3) HOW HURRICANE-DRIVEN INPUTS INFLUENCE CARBONATE CHEMISTRY IN THIS SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ACIDIFICATION AND HYPOXIA. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE USING NEW DATA COLLECTED IN THIS STUDY AND MONITORING DATA FROM REGIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN A COUPLED HYDRODYNAMIC-BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODEL TO UNDERSTAND CONDITIONS ON THE WFS. HINDCAST SIMULATIONS AND MODELING EXPERIMENTS ARE ASSESSING HOW LARGE INPUTS OF NUTRIENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER AFFECT PHYTOPLANKTON, OXYGEN CONDITIONS, AND CARBON CHEMISTRY. MODELING EXPERIMENTS ARE EXPLORING HOW STORMS OF VARYING WIND AND PRECIPITATION INTENSITY AFFECT THE WFS AND ESTUARIES, IDENTIFYING THE TIPPING POINT AT WHICH THE WFS SWITCHES FROM EPISODIC TO PERSISTENT HYPOXIA. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
National Science Foundation
$103.9K
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-USER MOLECULAR FACILITY AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S TROPICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Department of Agriculture
$102K
REAP IRA EEI GRANT UNRESTRICTED (FY 25)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$100.5K
REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS A VIRTUAL MISSION TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A FUTURE SURFACE WATER S
National Science Foundation
$100.1K
ACQUISITION OF A BIO-PLEX 3D SYSTEM TO HELP ASSESS EFFECTS OF SUBLETHAL OIL EXPOSURE ON CRITICAL BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$100K
SPURS) FIELD CAMPAIGN IN 2012, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A MULTI-SCALE (OR NESTED) MODELING, DATA ASSIMILATION AND FORECASTING SYSTEM. THE OBJECTIVES ARE
Department of Commerce
$100K
MONITORING NATURAL AND HUMAN-RELATED MORTALITY OF CETACEANS ALONG THE CENTRAL WEST COAST OF FLORIDA AND POST-RELEASE TRACKING OF REHABILITATED ANIMAL
Department of Commerce
$100K
FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENT AT THE DOLPHIN AND WHALE HOSPITAL
Department of Commerce
$99.6K
RAPID DETECTION, RESPONSE, UPGRADED RADIOGRAPH CAPABILITIES, AND DISENTANGLEMENT EFFORTS FOR STRANDED CETACEANS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA
Department of Commerce
$99.6K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN STRANDINGS AND SMALL CETACEAN DISENTANGLEMENTS IN CENTRAL WESTERN FLORIDA AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LARGE WHALE RECOVERY, NECROPSY AND DISPOSAL FOR GREATER FL.
Department of Agriculture
$99.4K
DRONE-BASED MICROWAVE OBSERVATORY OF SUBCANOPY AND SUBSURFACE
Department of Commerce
$98.9K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND COLLABORATIVE LIFE HISTORY SAMPLE ANALYSES
Department of Commerce
$98.7K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LARGE WHALE RESPONSE, AND POST-RELEASE MONITORING FOR REHABILITATED ANIMA
Department of Commerce
$96.9K
ENHANCED CAPACITY FOR LIVE ANIMAL RESPONSE AND TRANSPORT, AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWES
Department of the Interior
$96.6K
PROJECT TITLE INCREASING SECONDARY HOLDING CAPACITY FOR MANATEES IN FLORIDAPROJECT DURATION ONE YEAR, 1 JULY 2022 30 JUNE 2023MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUMPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR EVAN BARNISKIS MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL EVAN MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR RANDY GRAMS, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL RANDYGRAMS MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR LYNNE BYRD, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL BYRD MOTE ORGCO INVESTIGATOR GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY, SARASOTA, FL 34236 TELEPHONE 941 388 4441, EMAIL BYRD MOTE ORGPRESCOTT GRANT PROGRAM CATEGORY B SPECIES FLORIDA SUB SPECIES OF WEST INDIAN MANATEESFUNDING PRIORITIES FOR WEST INDIAN MANATEES FLORIDA SUB SPECIES IN THE SOUTHEAST UPGRADE EXISTING FACILITIES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION AND OR NECROPSIES INCLUDING BUILD OUTS, ALTERATIONS, AND RENOVATIONS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MANATEES RESCUED OR RECOVERED FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM OF A NEW SECONDARY HOLDING POOL FOR STRANDED MANATEES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA ONCE OPERATIONAL, MML EXPECTS TO ROUTINELY TAKE TWO NON CRITICAL MANATEES FOR SECONDARY HOLDING PRIOR TO RELEASE
Department of Commerce
$94.9K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
Department of Commerce
$92K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN MORTALITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND POST-RELEASE TRACKING OF REHABILITATED CETACEANS
Department of Agriculture
$88.3K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Commerce
$88.1K
PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORYS HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF, SUPPLIES, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. 2. TO RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO ENTANGLED SMALL CETACEANS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Department of Agriculture
$82.1K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Commerce
$80.4K
MASS STRANDING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING, AND RAPID DETECTION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Department of Commerce
$76.9K
CETACEAN STRANDING RESPONSE, AND INTERVENTION TRAINING AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT ALONG FLORIDA'S CENTRAL WEST COAST
National Science Foundation
$75.3K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES TO REVEAL THE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL MECHANISMS OF SHARK SKIN
Department of Commerce
$70.5K
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WILL BE AWARDED $70,552 OVER 3 YEARS TO MONITOR THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ALLIGATOR CREEK URBAN STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL COLLECT VALUABLE DATA ON USE OF HABITATS BY MANAGED SPECIES AND THEIR PREY, AND WILL BE USED TO INFORM, AND MAXIMIZE BENEFITS OF, FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS IN THIS AREA. THIS WORK IS BEING FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM.
National Science Foundation
$69.5K
COMPREHENSIVE PLASMA LINE STUDIES AT ARECIBO OBSERVATORY
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$62.6K
MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA
Department of Agriculture
$62.5K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$61.5K
OUR PROPOSED WORK WOULD RESULT IN AN OPEN ACCESS GLOBAL FLOOD ING SYSTEM IN WHICH FLOOD SEVERITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO THE USGS PAGER SYSTEM FOR EARTHQUAKES AND VERIFIED USING DATA.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$60K
EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF EO DATA AND FLOOD MODELING FOR RAPID DISASTER RESPONSE: THE TEXAS 2015 CASE SEVERE STORMS IN TEXAS AT THE END OF MAY CAUSED
Department of Agriculture
$59.6K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Agriculture
$59.5K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Commerce
$58.5K
ENHANCED CAPACITY FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Department of Commerce
$57.9K
OBJECTIVE: THIS PROPOSAL HAS TWO OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF AND SUPPLIES. 2. ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE STRANDED CETACEANS FOR INJURIES THROUGH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE LIGHT IMAGERY (ALI).
Department of Commerce
$54.5K
COLLABORATIVE TRAINING, SMALL CETACEAN DISENTANGLEMENT, AND CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND ANALYSES OF STRANDED CETACEANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
National Science Foundation
$53.5K
RAPID: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PREDICTING THE SPREAD OF MULTI-SPECIES CORAL DISEASE USING SPECIES IMMUNE TRAITS
Department of the Interior
$51.3K
THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME FOR THE STRANDING INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM (SIP) AND TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF SIP AND REHABILITATION STAFF IN ASSISTING WITH RESCUES, RECOVERIES, AND TRANSPORTS OF STRANDED MANATEES AND TRAINING AT PARTNER FACILITIES. CURRENTLY, THE AVAILABLE STAFF FOR MANATEE RESPONSE IS MOST LIMITED ON THE WEEKENDS, WHEN MML AND FWCS SOUTHWEST FIELD LABORATORY (SWFL) AND MARINE MAMMAL PATHOBIOLOGY LABORATORY (MMPL) STATIONS HAVE THE FEWEST AND OFTEN MOST INEXPERIENCED STAFF. BY ADDING A SECOND DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER TO THE MML TEAM ON THE WEEKENDS, WE WILL BE BETTER SUITED TO FLEX OUT OF OUR TYPICAL RESPONSE REGION TO ASSIST, ESPECIALLY IN CASES WHEN THE CURRENT DEDICATED FWC AND OR MML STAFF MEMBERS ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH OTHER STRANDING CALLS. ADDITIONAL STAFF WILL ALLOW OTHER PARTNERS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF OFF-DUTY STAFF THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CALLED IN FOR WEEKEND RESCUES OR RECOVERIES. THE SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS WILL ALLOW US TO BE BETTER SUITED TO TRANSPORT ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND NOT JUST OUR PRIMARY RESPONSE AREA. BY PROVIDING THE SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL, MML WILL ALSO BE BETTER SUITED TO SEND STAFF FOR TRAINING WITH OTHER NETWORK PARTNERS, OR ASSIST OTHER FACILITIES WHEN NEEDED WITH CARE OR TRANSPORT OR MANATEES RECEIVING CARE.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$50K
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING (ASPRS) IS REQUESTING A NASA GRANT TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING PECORA 21 / ISRSE 38: EARTH OBSERVATION AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF OUR CHANGING PLANET: FROM SENSORS TO DECISIONS. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN BALTIMORE MD FROM OCTOBER 6 - 11 2019.
National Science Foundation
$50K
EAGER: ACCELEROMETRY AS A TOOL FOR QUANTIFYING CRYPTIC BEHAVIOR AND ACTIVITY-SPECIFIC ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN LARGE MARINE ANIMALS
Department of Agriculture
$49.6K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Agriculture
$49.6K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$49.5K
NASA FLOOD RESPONSE WORKSHOPFLOODING IS ONE OF THE COSTLIEST NATURAL DISASTERS AND BY 2050 COSTS OF FLOODS IN COASTAL CITIES ALONE ARE PREDICTED TO R
Department of Commerce
$49.1K
CHARACTERIZING THE MICROBIOME OF CORALS RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN ST. JOHN, US VIRGIN ISLANDS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$49K
CURRENTLY MANY RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIA INDUSTRY (R&D) AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE US AND ELSEWHERE ARE INVESTIGATING AND ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY FLOOD RISK AREAS AND PREDICT CHANGES IN FLOOD RISK AT LARGE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES. BOTH WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS GLOBALLY THERE IS A RECOGNIZED NEED TO IDENTIFY FLOOD RISK AND EXPOSURE AT HIGHER RESOLUTION AND WITH GREATER PRECISION THAN CURRENTLY DONE. AT PRESENT APPLIED RESEARCH STUDIES EITHER USE SATELLITE DATA TO MAP HAZARD AND EXPOSURE TO FLOODING AT LARGE SCALES OR USE MODELS THAT ARE TYPICALLY RUN WITH STOCHASTIC DATA OR FLOW RETURN PERIODS WITH LARGE UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT EXTREME EVENTS- LIKE FLOODS- IN THE DISTRIBUTION TAILS. FURTHERMORE EXPOSURE AND DERIVED VULNERABILITY DATA ARE OFTEN LICENSED OR OF RESTRICTED ACCESS. NEW TECHNOLOGIES (SMALL AND CUBE-SATELLITES DRONES) ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IMPROVED USE OF CROWDSOURCES SOCIAL MEDIA AND AVAILABLE CENSUS AND OTHER DATA AND INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS HOWEVER PROMISE SIGNIFICANT EVEN GAME-CHANGING PROGRESS IN THIS FIELD FOR THE COMING YEARS. FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS OF BOTH EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY SHOULD LEVERAGE THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA- BUT OFTEN THOSE PRODUCING OR USING SUCH ASSESSMENTS ARE UNAWARE OF ALL THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE EXCHANGE AND VALUE OF REQUIRED DATA AND MODELS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES MUST BE ESTABLISHED. THERE IS THUS A CLEAR NEED TO BRING TOGETHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS INSURANCE AND RE-INSURANCE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND FLOW OF INFORMATION AROUND FLOOD RISK. TO FULFILL THIS NEED WE PROPOSE A FLOOD RISK WORKSHOP TO: A) IDENTIFY MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MAPPING GLOBAL FLOOD RISK THAT MEETS USER NEEDS B) START NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING ONES C) IDENTIFY ACHIEVABLE SHORT-TERM GOALS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING AND D) DETERMINE A MULTI-YEAR PLAN ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THE WORKSHOP GOALS. THE RECENT HISTORY AND GROWING IMPACT OF FLOOD DISASTERS WORLDWIDE CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES THAT CURRENT FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT METHODS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY. THIS WORKSHOP RESPONDS TO A TIMELY NEED TO BRING TOGETHER THE MAIN ACTORS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS AND COMMUNITIES TO REASSESS AND RETHINK THE STATE OF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS SO THEY CAN BETTER MEET DECISION MAKING NEEDS.
National Science Foundation
$44.7K
IMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY: CAN QUANTIFYING IMMUNE TRAITS INFORM REEF COMMUNITY STRUCTURE?
Department of Agriculture
$43.4K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Commerce
$41.6K
RAPID DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CETACEAN STRANDINGS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE TOOLS FOR SMALL CETACEAN INTERVENTIONS AND FORENSICS
Department of Commerce
$41.1K
THIS PROPOSAL HAS THREE OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUSTAIN MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S HIGH LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO LIVE AND DEAD STRANDINGS THROUGH PARTIAL SUPPORT OF STAFF AND SUPPLIES. 2. TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO DISENTANGLE SMALL CETACEANS IN OUR RESPONSE AREA THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM. 3. PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TOWING AND TRANSPORTING CARCASSES TO NECROPSY SITE FOR NETWORK PARTNERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$40K
AS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE IMAGERY AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION COMMUNITY, ASPRS OFFERS JACIE TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PROFESSIO
Department of the Interior
$40K
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SHARK CONSERVATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
National Science Foundation
$40K
WORKING GROUP ON THE EFFECTS OF SOUND ON FISH AND TURTLES
Department of Commerce
$39.5K
BUSSE ET AL. PROPOSE INCREASING OCEAN LITERACY THROUGH A TWO-YEAR PROJECT TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, EVALUATE AND PROVIDE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TOOLKITS TARGETING NON-COASTAL TITLE I HIGH SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA. THE TOOLKITS WILL INCLUDE VIRTUAL EDUCATION RESOURCES SUCH AS LESSON PLANS, DATASETS, VIDEOS, TEACHER GUIDES, BACKGROUND GUIDES, EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND HANDS-ON SIMULATIONS FOR REACHING UP TO 1000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS THAT CHANGE SEAWATER PH AND THE SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ON THE BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY OF CORALS AND STONE CRAB AS TWO MODEL SPECIES. STUDENTS ALSO PRACTICE STEWARDSHIP SKILLS AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE LESSONS ON STONE CRABS AND CORAL POPULATIONS AND REPLICATE THE PROCESSES SCIENTISTS USE TO GATHER DATA.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$37.9K
REFORMA RECEIVED A LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY NATIONAL FORUM GRANT FOR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EXAMINE AND EXPLORE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LATINX TOPICS TO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION. LATINX IS AN INCLUSIVE WORD USED AS A GENDER-NEUTRAL OR NON-BINARY ALTERNATIVE TO LATINO AND LATINA. NEW APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT LATINX POPULATIONS TO CHOOSE LIBRARIANSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER CHOICE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A VIRTUAL DISCUSSION FORUM LED BY SIX EXPERTS AND LIS EDUCATORS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS CURRENT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS; TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 20 PEOPLE TO THE 6TH REFORMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (RNCVI); AN OPEN FORUM SESSION ABOUT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND LEADERSHIP; WEBINARS ON BEST PRACTICES IN SERVING LATINX AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES; AND A FORUM AT ALA ANNUAL IN NEW ORLEANS TO PRESENT AND SUMMARIZE THE YEAR-LONG ACTIVITIES AND OFFER NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE AREA OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF A DIVERSE LIBRARY WORKFORCE.
National Science Foundation
$35.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A NEW 50 MHZ RADAR FOR METEOR AND AERONOMICAL SCIENCE
Department of the Interior
$35K
2019 PECORA 21 SYMPOSIUM
Department of Agriculture
$33.7K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Agriculture
$31.9K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of the Interior
$30K
COMPETITIVE AWARD AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTSFUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: P23AS00173FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUTE 66 TO AMERICAS HERITAGE, CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT IN 1999 TO CREATE THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM. ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC HIGHWAY.FIRST FUNDED IN 2001, THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND ADDRESS PRIORITY PRESERVATION NEEDS OF ROUTE 66. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE BUILDING, STRUCTURES, ROAD SEGMENTS, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, COVERING ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA. COST-SHARE GRANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66. THE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS AND LEVERAGES THE PUBLIC TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THIS IMPORTANT ERA OF AMERICAN HISTORY.TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS TO HELP PRESERVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE HISTORIC SITES RELATED TO THE ROUTES PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE (1926-1985). IT ALSO ASSISTS PRESERVATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR PRESERVATION INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE CURVED, OAK SIDING OF THE HISTORIC ROUND BARN IN ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF OF THE HISTORIC ROMNEY MOTEL IN SELIGMAN, ARIZONA.THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE A HISTORIC MOTEL ON ROUTE 66 AS PART OF A LARGER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MISSION TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, EDUCATIONAL, LOCAL STATE FEDERAL TRIBAL AGENCIES TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SIGNIFICANT SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66 FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INTERSTATE, INTRASTATE, STATE, LOCAL, SPONSORED ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, INDIVIDUAL FAMILY, SMALL BUSINESS, PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$30K
THE PECORA 19 SYMPOSIUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOINT SYMPOSIUM OF ISPRS TECHNICAL COMMISSION I AND IAG COMMISSION 4 MULTI- DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE TE
Department of the Interior
$30K
2017 PECORA 20 SYMPOSIUM
Department of the Interior
$30K
19TH WILLIAM T. PECORA REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$30K
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING IS ASKING THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR A $30 000 GRANT TO SUPPORT OUR UPCOMING PECORA 20 CONFERENCE: OBSERVING A CHANGING EARTH FROM NOVEMBER 14 - 16 2017 IN SIOUX FALLS SD. THE TOTAL COST TO ASPRS FOR THIS CONFERENCE IS APPROXIMATELY $200 000. THE GRANT MONEY WOULD BE APPLIED TOWARD THE SPECIFIC COST OF FACILITY RENTAL AUDIO VISUAL AND INTERNET COST FOR ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TECHNICAL SESSION PRESENTATIONS AND PLENARY SPEAKER ADDRESSES. THE TOTAL FACILITY RENTAL AUDIO-VISUAL AND INTERNET COST ESTIMATE FOR PECORA 20 IS $75 000. ATTENDANCE FOR PECORA IS ANTICIPATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 350 PROFESSIONALS IN THE GEOSPATIAL AND REMOTE SENSING INDUSTRY INCLUDING FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL SECTOR SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THERE WILL BE OVER 10 CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND 100 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS OVER THE 3-DAY CONFERENCE. THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING IS TO PROMOTE THE ETHICAL APPLICATION OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENSORS THE DISCIPLINES OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY REMOTE SENSING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER SUPPORTING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES; TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOSPATIAL AND RELATED SCIENCES; TO EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PROFESSION; AND TO PROMOTE BALANCED REPRESENTATION OF THE INTERESTS OF GOVERNMENT ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
Department of Agriculture
$28.8K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Agriculture
$28.7K
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$27.7K
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING ENVIRONMENT (ISRSE) IS THE OLDEST SYMPOSIUM OF ITS KIND (SEE APPENDIX 1). IT IS SANCTIONED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING (ISPRS). THE 37TH ISRSE WILL BE CONVENED IN MAY 2017 IN TSHWANE SOUTH AFRICA HOSTED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR) AND THE RECENTLY-LAUNCHED SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA). WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL FROM THE US AND A SUBAWARD FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IS SOUTH AFRICA.
Department of State
$24.9K
TO SUPPORT AN ALUMNI PROJECT DECODING UN RESOLUTION 1325: PROMOTING SAFETY AT HOME THROUGH GREATER LEADERSHIP.
Department of Agriculture
$24.4K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Agriculture
$20K
SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)
Department of the Interior
$20K
HILL TOP MOTEL HVAC MODERNIZATION
Department of Agriculture
$20K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT $20K AND LESS
Department of Agriculture
$20K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Agriculture
$17.4K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Agriculture
$16.5K
SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)
Department of Agriculture
$15.8K
SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (DISC)
Department of the Interior
$15K
Y7700088022 - PARK HILLS MOTEL, LLC
Department of State
$15K
TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG 2000 ADOLESCENTS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (AGYW) IN KYEGEGWA DISTRICT
Department of the Interior
$13.9K
ASPEN INN BANK RESTORATION
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
No officer or director compensation data available for this organization.
This data is sourced from IRS Form 990, Part VII. It may not be available if the organization files Form 990-N (e-Postcard) or has not yet been enriched.
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $216.9K | $216.9K | $207.5K | $20.1K | $20.1K |
| 2022 | $226.5K | $226.5K | $227.3K | $10.7K | $10.7K |
| 2021 | $220.9K | $220.9K | $214.3K | $11.6K | $11.6K |
| 2020 | $198.2K | — | $203.9K | $5,045 |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (Tax Year 2023)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File · ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
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| 2019 | $193.6K | — | $192.8K | $5,379 | — |
| 2018 | $167.4K | — | $166.4K | $4,627 | — |
| 2017 | $154.7K | — | $153.2K | $3,094 | — |
| 2016 | $170.9K | — | $178.7K | $1,668 | — |
| 2015 | $178.3K | — | $172.2K | $6,119 | — |
| 2014 | $155.5K | — | $154.9K | $6,871 | — |
| 2013 | $177.3K | — | $181.2K | $6,311 | — |
| 2012 | $135.9K | — | $125.6K | $10.2K | — |
| 2011 | $196.4K | — | $190.7K | $16.2K | — |
PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2019 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2018 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2017 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2016 | 990-EZ | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2015 | 990-EZ | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2014 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2013 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2012 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2011 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2010 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2009 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2008 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2000 | 990-EZ | — |