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NSF program Upper Atmospheric Facilities (420200): 31 awards, $34.7M to 21 organizations

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31 NSF awards ($34.7M) under the program element Upper Atmospheric Facilities (420200) to 21 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code: 420200
Directorate: Directorate for Geosciences
Division: GEO - Core Programs

Awards

31 awards in the window.

Award	Agency	Institute or division	Fiscal year	Amount in window	Start	End	Principal investigator	Source
Frontier Research at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2022	$8,695,780	February 1, 2023	January 31, 2028	David L Hysell	nsf.gov
Frontier Space Physics Research at the Millstone Hill Geospace Facility	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$5,340,900	May 1, 2025	April 30, 2030	Larisa P Goncharenko	nsf.gov
High Resolution Observations and Studies of Solar Eruptions Using the 1.6-meter Telescope in Big Bear	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2023	$3,239,659	June 1, 2023	May 31, 2028	Wenda Cao	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment 4 (AMPERE-4)	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$2,280,000	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2028	Brian J Anderson	nsf.gov
Observing Solar Activity with the Owens Valley Solar Arrays	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$1,547,849	March 15, 2025	February 28, 2030	Bin Chen	nsf.gov
DASI Track 1: Student-Led Development of an Advanced yet Low-cost Multi-Constellation, Triple Frequency Ionospheric Scintillation and Electron Content Monitor	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$1,427,188	November 15, 2024	October 31, 2028	Fabiano da Silveira Rodrigues	nsf.gov
Upgrading the Jicamarca Radio Observatory	NSF	Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences	2022	$1,265,342	February 1, 2023	January 31, 2026	David L Hysell	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Facility Research and Operations--Imaging Convection at Small Scales Globally	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$1,112,084	August 15, 2025	July 31, 2028	Joseph B Baker	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 1--AUtonomous Remote geospace Observation and Research Array (AURORA)	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$1,027,756	April 15, 2026	August 31, 2028	Zhonghua Xu	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 1--AUtonomous Remote geospace Observation and Research Array (AURORA)	NSF	Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences	2024	$971,367	September 1, 2024	May 31, 2026	Zhonghua Xu	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2--A Distributed Meteor Radar and Optical Network in South America	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$838,070	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Alan Z Liu	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Facility Research and Operations--Imaging Convection at Small Scales Globally	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$700,693	August 15, 2025	July 31, 2028	William A Bristow	nsf.gov
Research Infrastructure: SuperMAG--New Science Capabilities and Continued Operation	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$673,286	July 1, 2024	June 30, 2029	Rafael Luiz Araujo de Mesquita	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Facility Research and Operations--Imaging Convection at Small Scales Globally	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$624,967	August 15, 2025	July 31, 2028	Simon G Shepherd	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2: Deployment and Operations of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$621,455	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Travis Atkison	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2--A Distributed Meteor Radar and Optical Network in South America	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$592,999	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Asti Bhatt	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2: Deployment and Operations of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$485,309	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Nathaniel A Frissell	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: CEDAR: Measuring Photoelectron Distributions and Fluxes in the Ionosphere	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$398,524	November 1, 2024	October 31, 2027	Philip J Erickson	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Facility Research and Operations--Imaging Convection at Small Scales Globally	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2025	$377,316	August 15, 2025	July 31, 2028	Alex T Chartier	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: The Simpson Neutron Monitor Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$376,241	June 15, 2026	May 31, 2029	John M Clem	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2: Deployment and Operations of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$351,855	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Hyomin Kim	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2--A Distributed Meteor Radar and Optical Network in South America	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$337,005	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Jonathan J Makela	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: The Simpson Neutron Monitor Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$335,795	June 15, 2026	May 31, 2029	James M Ryan	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: The Simpson Neutron Monitor Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$298,350	June 15, 2026	May 31, 2029	Veronica Bindi	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2: Deployment and Operations of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$250,925	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2028	Christian A Zorman	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: DASI Track 1--AUtonomous Remote geospace Observation and Research Array (AURORA)	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$237,873	September 1, 2024	August 31, 2028	Michelle Salzano	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment 4 (AMPERE-4)	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$119,864	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2028	Sarah K Vines	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: The Simpson Neutron Monitor Network	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$59,725	June 15, 2026	May 31, 2029	Surujhdeo Seunarine	nsf.gov
Conference Support for the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network Workshop 2025; Roanoke, Virginia; June 2025	NSF	Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences	2025	$39,750	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2025	Bharat Kunduri	nsf.gov
Conference Support for the 60th Anniversary Workshop at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory; Lima, Peru; July 25-27, 2022	NSF	Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences	2022	$34,846	June 1, 2022	May 31, 2023	David L Hysell	nsf.gov
The Incoherent Scatter Radar Community and Research Workshop; San Diego, California; June 2024	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2024	$34,300	April 15, 2024	March 31, 2027	Lindsay V Goodwin	nsf.gov

Organizations

Organization	Place	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	$0	3	$10 million
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	$0	2	$5.7 million
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	$0	4	$5.2 million
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$0	3	$3.3 million
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	$0	3	$2.1 million
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	$0	1	$1.4 million
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	$0	1	$1 million
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach, FL	$0	1	$838,070
Pennsylvania State Univ University Park	University Park, PA	$0	1	$700,693
Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	$0	1	$624,967
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa, AL	$0	1	$621,455
Sri International	Menlo Park, CA	$0	1	$592,999
University of Scranton	Scranton, PA	$0	1	$485,309
University of Delaware	Newark, DE	$0	1	$376,241
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, IL	$0	1	$337,005
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	$0	1	$335,795
University of Hawaii	Honolulu, HI	$0	1	$298,350
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	$0	1	$250,925
Space Science Institute	Boulder, CO	$0	1	$237,873
Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	$0	1	$119,864
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls, WI	$0	1	$59,725

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal year	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
2026	$0	17	$6,912,383
2025	$0	17	$14,962,188
2024	$0	16	$7,208,869
2023	$0	2	$2,569,877
2022	$0	3	$3,043,756

Open federal funding opportunities

From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.

Open opportunity	Number	Agency	Listing	Closes	Award ceiling	Why it matches
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)	26-512	NSF	47.050	November 4, 2026	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)	25-540	NSF	47.050	November 17, 2026	$2 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support	23-525	NSF	47.050	January 11, 2027	$47.5 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure	23-520	NSF	47.050	January 21, 2027	$1 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)	24-573	NSF	47.050	January 26, 2027	$1.5 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)	24-527	NSF	47.050	February 8, 2027	$3.6 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1	24-598	NSF	47.050	February 8, 2027	$20 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)	22-615	NSF	47.050	February 16, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)	22-603	NSF	47.050	March 1, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)	26-506	NSF	47.050	March 2, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows	24-528	NSF	47.050	April 13, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)	25-533	NSF	47.050	April 14, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)	24-588	NSF	47.050	June 1, 2027	$3.2 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)	22-586	NSF	47.050	July 28, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)	23-601	NSF	47.050	August 18, 2027	$500,000	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)	23-598	NSF	47.050	October 19, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program	25-549	NSF	47.050	October 6, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)	22-639	NSF	47.050	October 7, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)	14-579	NSF	47.050	October 14, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)	26-516	NSF	47.050	October 27, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 31 awards here

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.