Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
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- Posted
- December 22, 2024
- Closes
- June 1, 2027
- Program funding
- $60,000,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.050
- Archives
- July 1, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.050 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $373.8M
- Awards in window
- 4,687
Top recipients: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Earthscope Consortium Inc., University of California San Diego, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
- Improves understanding of interactions among the Antarctic region and global systems.
- Improves understanding of the dynamic linkages among processes operating in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean and linkages to global Earth systems, which helps inform decision making regarding environmental change.
- Advances fundamental understanding of Earth systems and the biological, geochemical, and physical processes in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean as drivers and responders to changes on a global scale.
- Expands fundamental knowledge of Antarctic systems, biota, and processes.
- Utilizes the unique characteristics of the Antarctic region as a science observing platform.
- Builds capacity and enhances the US workforce for polar-related science.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. - Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.
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