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NSF program ANT Earth Sciences (511200): 63 awards, $23.8M to 44 organizations

63 NSF awards ($23.8M) under the program element ANT Earth Sciences (511200) to 44 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code
511200
Directorate
Office of the Director
Division
Office of Polar Programs

Awards

63 awards in the window.

AwardAgencyInstitute or divisionFiscal yearAmount in windowStartEndPrincipal investigatorSource
Polar Rock Repository Continuing Operations Proposal: Expanding Research Opportunities Through Legacy CollectionsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$2,823,761June 1, 2025May 31, 2030Anne M Grunownsf.gov
Continued Curation of the Antarctic Core Collection in the OSU/CEOAS Marine and Geology RepositoryNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$2,488,955July 1, 2023June 30, 2028Joseph S Stonernsf.gov
Continuing Operations Proposal: the Polar Rock Repository - a Sample and Data Resource for the Earth SciencesNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$1,934,000June 1, 2022May 31, 2026Anne M Grunownsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Heat Source and Flux Distributions in the Western Ross Sea SeafloorNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$895,843October 1, 2023September 30, 2027Masako Tominagansf.gov
Mind the Gap: Fluid Flow Along the Ice-Bed InterfaceNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$780,179September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Marianne Haseloffnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Circum-Antarctic Processes from Archived Marine Sediment Cores (ANTS)NSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$776,963February 1, 2023January 31, 2027Lauren E Millernsf.gov
CAREER: Bridging the Gap: AI-Driven Antarctic Basal Temperature Mapping for Advancing Ice Sheet Modeling and Polar EducationNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$770,209September 1, 2025August 31, 2030Winnie Chunsf.gov
Understanding the geodynamic evolution of the Antarctic mantle and crust since ice sheet inceptionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$703,638July 1, 2025June 30, 2028Jacqueline Austermannnsf.gov
CAREER: A Comprehensive Seismic Investigation to the Crust and Uppermost Mantle Beneath the South Pole, East AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$681,551July 1, 2023December 31, 2028Weisen Shennsf.gov
Probing the Western Antarctic Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with New Approaches to Imaging Seismic Wave Attenuation and VelocityNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$567,421June 1, 2022May 31, 2026Karen M Fischernsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Circum-Antarctic Processes from Archived Marine Sediment Cores (ANTS)NSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$560,876February 1, 2023January 31, 2027Ryan A Venturellinsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Searching for the Origin of ULVZs beneath AntarcticaNSFGEO - Core Programs2024$560,319September 1, 2024August 31, 2027Edward J Garneronsf.gov
Reconstructing Plio-Pleistocene to recent ocean temperatures along the Sabrina and Knox Coasts, Wilkes Land, East AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$549,921September 1, 2026August 31, 2029Amelia Shevenellnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Circum-Antarctic Processes from Archived Marine Sediment Cores (ANTS)NSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$532,649February 1, 2023January 31, 2027Lindsay O Prothronsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Coring Seymour Island (CSI) Antarctica: Evaluating Causes and Effects of the End Cretaceous Mass ExtinctionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$527,667September 1, 2022August 31, 2027Thomas S Tobinnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Imaging the 3D Viscosity Structure of the Antarctic Mantle with Existing Observations from GPS and Relative Sea LevelNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$506,129February 15, 2022January 31, 2026Andrew J Lloydnsf.gov
NSF-NERC: Geological History Constraints on the Magnitude of Grounding Line Retreat in the Thwaites Glacier SystemNSFDivision Of Earth Sciences2023$449,180March 1, 2023January 31, 2026Ryan A Venturellinsf.gov
Targeted Basic Research to Enable Antarctic Science Applications of Cosmogenic-Nuclide GeochemistryNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$399,064March 15, 2022August 31, 2027Gregory A Balconsf.gov
Dark Data from the White Continent: New Light on Five Decades of Vertebrate Paleontology Collections from the Triassic Fremouw Formation of AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$390,879January 1, 2024December 31, 2027Christian A Sidornsf.gov
Investigating Effects of Transient and Non-Newtonian Mantle Viscosity on Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Process and their Implications for GPS Observations in AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$377,603January 1, 2024June 30, 2027Shijie Zhongnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Heat Source and Flux Distributions in the Western Ross Sea SeafloorNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$359,717October 1, 2023September 30, 2027Kurt S Panternsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Investigating Southern Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and Freshening during the Late Pliocene and Pleistocene along the Antarctic MarginNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$345,558March 1, 2024February 28, 2027Melissa A Berkensf.gov
Antarctica within Rodinia: Testing the Laurentia ConnectionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$343,298March 1, 2024February 28, 2027Staci Loewynsf.gov
Erosional landscapes of the Transantarctic Mountains produced by East Antarctic subglacial water?NSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$325,757September 1, 2024August 31, 2027Brenda L Hallnsf.gov
The Transition from Back Arc to Slab Window to Continental Rifting, Evidence from the Subcontinental Lithospheric Mantle of West AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$322,106March 15, 2022February 28, 2027Alberto E Saalnsf.gov
Postdoctoral Fellowship: OPP-PRF: Tracing Polar Sediments with Short-lived Radioisotopes in 75 years of Arctic and Antarctic Sediment CoresNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$300,642November 15, 2023April 30, 2027Molly E Keoghnsf.gov
Integrated Models of Sea Level, Glacial Dynamics, and Isostatic Adjustment accounting for non-Newtonian Mantle Convection: Solid Earth-Cryosphere Interactions in AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$299,263September 1, 2026August 31, 2029Thorsten W Beckernsf.gov
EAGER: Pedogenic Carbonates Record Insolation Driven Surface Melting in AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$299,055October 1, 2024September 30, 2026Terrence Blackburnnsf.gov
Beyond quartz - Revisiting whole-rock in situ cosmogenic C-14NSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$294,737June 1, 2027May 31, 2029Nathaniel A Liftonnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Searching for the Origin of ULVZs beneath AntarcticaNSFGEO - Core Programs2024$276,999September 1, 2024August 31, 2027Samantha E Hansennsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Straight to the Source- Mineral Weathering in Snowbanks and Supraglacial Ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$260,444August 1, 2022July 31, 2027Anna Bergstromnsf.gov
Discovering the Magmatic Plumbing System Beneath Mount Erebus with its Seismic ActivityNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$237,804April 1, 2024March 31, 2027Andres F Peña Castronsf.gov
Collaborative Research: RUI: Molecular Sentinels: Secondary Metabolites as Indicators of Environmental Change in an Antarctic Polar DesertNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$210,495September 15, 2022August 31, 2025Jill A Mikuckinsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2° Celsius (SWAIS 2C)NSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$196,552August 1, 2026January 31, 2028Justin P Doddnsf.gov
Thermal and Compositional Structure of Antarctica from Probabilistic Joint Inversion of Seismic, Gravity, and Topography Data and Petrological ModellingNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$191,601July 1, 2022June 30, 2026Walid Ben Mansournsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Conference: Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Science Conference & Deep-Field Planning WorkshopNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$184,750September 15, 2022August 31, 2027Nathan D Smithnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Imaging the 3D Viscosity Structure of the Antarctic Mantle with Existing Observations from GPS and Relative Sea LevelNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$172,378February 15, 2022January 31, 2027Jerry Mitrovicansf.gov
Collaborative Research: Straight to the Source- Mineral Weathering in Snowbanks and Supraglacial Ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$165,342August 1, 2022December 31, 2024Melisa A Diaznsf.gov
RAPID: Is Biomass Mobilization at Ice-covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica reaching a Critical Threshold?NSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2023$159,765September 1, 2023February 28, 2025Marisol Juarez Riveransf.gov
RAPID: Seizing the Opportunity for Acquisition of Heat Flow and Sedimentological Data to Study Post-Glacial Gas Hydrate Dissociation in the Ross Sea, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$159,734August 15, 2024July 31, 2027Ingo A Pechernsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Straight to the Source- Mineral Weathering in Snowbanks and Supraglacial Ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$149,262August 1, 2022July 31, 2027Melisa A Diaznsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Linking Marine and Terrestrial Sedimentary Evidence for Plio-pleistocene Variability of Weddell Embayment and Antarctic Peninsula GlaciationNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2023$132,303October 15, 2022August 31, 2025Brendan T Reillynsf.gov
The Nimrod Complex, an Ancient Window into East Antarctic Crustal EvolutionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$99,957January 1, 2025December 31, 2027John W Goodgensf.gov
Collaborative Research: RUI: Molecular Sentinels: Secondary Metabolites as Indicators of Environmental Change in an Antarctic Polar DesertNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$89,000September 15, 2022August 31, 2025Lesley-Ann Giddingsnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Catalyzing a Joint US-NZ Spectral Repository of Antarctic Photoautotrophs in the Face of Ongoing Environmental ShiftsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$81,443April 1, 2026March 31, 2027Mark R Salvatorensf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Antarctic Groundwater-Ecosystem Connectivity Across Ice-Ocean-Land Critical ZonesNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$75,957May 15, 2026April 30, 2027Evan A Solomonnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Straight to the Source- Mineral Weathering in Snowbanks and Supraglacial Ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$75,627October 1, 2024July 31, 2027Melisa A Diaznsf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Antarctic Groundwater-Ecosystem Connectivity Across Ice-Ocean-Land Critical ZonesNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$75,000May 15, 2026April 30, 2027Peter T Dorannsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Coring Seymour Island (CSI) Antarctica: Evaluating Causes and Effects of the End Cretaceous Mass ExtinctionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$74,035September 1, 2022August 31, 2027David M Harwoodnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Catalyzing a Joint US-NZ Spectral Repository of Antarctic Photoautotrophs in the Face of Ongoing Environmental ShiftsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$63,416April 1, 2026March 31, 2027Joseph S Levynsf.gov
New constraints on 14C reservoirs around the Antarctic Peninsula and the Southern Ocean based on historically-harvested whale bonesNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$58,915August 1, 2022July 31, 2024Alexander R Simmsnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Straight to the Source- Mineral Weathering in Snowbanks and Supraglacial Ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$57,573August 1, 2022July 31, 2026Ruth C Heindelnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Catalyzing a Joint US-NZ Spectral Repository of Antarctic Photoautotrophs in the Face of Ongoing Environmental ShiftsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$54,741April 1, 2026March 31, 2027Eric R Sokolnsf.gov
Conference: 2024 Rock Deformation Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research SeminarNSFDivision Of Earth Sciences2024$49,900June 1, 2024May 31, 2025Heather M Savagensf.gov
Collaborative Research: Conference: Conference support for the 2nd RAID Science Planning WorkshopNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2024$49,153April 1, 2024March 31, 2025John W Goodgensf.gov
Collaborative Research: RAPID: Antarctic Groundwater-Ecosystem Connectivity Across Ice-Ocean-Land Critical ZonesNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$48,942May 15, 2026April 30, 2027Jill A Mikuckinsf.gov
Travel Support for Early Career Researchers to the 2025 Glacial Isostatic Adjustment WorkshopNSFGEO - Core Programs2025$44,844February 1, 2025December 31, 2026Jeffrey T Freymuellernsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Conference: Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Science Conference & Deep-Field Planning WorkshopNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$42,954September 15, 2022August 31, 2027Kirsteen J Tintonsf.gov
Conference: An International Workshop on the Future of Geodetic-geophysical Observational Networks in AntarcticaNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$32,557September 1, 2022August 31, 2025Weisen Shennsf.gov
RAPID: GPS Data from East Antarctica for Solid Earth, Ice, Ocean, and Atmosphere DiscoveryNSFOffice of Polar Programs2024$25,362October 1, 2024September 30, 2026Terry J Wilsonnsf.gov
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Site Survey for Subglacial Bedrock Exposure Dating at the Margin of the Wilkes Basin in Northern Victoria LandNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$24,057October 1, 2021October 31, 2025Claire Toddnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Coring Seymour Island (CSI) Antarctica: Evaluating Causes and Effects of the End Cretaceous Mass ExtinctionNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$22,707September 1, 2022August 31, 2027Brian T Hubernsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Conference: Conference support for the 2nd RAID Science Planning WorkshopNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2024$19,302April 1, 2024March 31, 2025Sarah Shackletonnsf.gov

Organizations

OrganizationPlaceNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH0$05$5 million
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR0$02$2.8 million
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY0$04$1.4 million
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO0$02$1 million
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA0$02$915,145
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI0$02$889,527
University of Alabama TuscaloosaTuscaloosa, AL0$02$804,666
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI0$01$780,179
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA0$01$776,963
Georgia Tech Research CorporationAtlanta, GA0$01$770,209
SUNY at Stony BrookStony Brook, NY0$02$714,108
Texas A&M University Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX0$02$692,383
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX0$02$642,561
Arizona State UniversityScottsdale, AZ0$01$560,319
University of South FloridaTampa, FL0$01$549,921
University of Colorado at BoulderBoulder, CO0$02$542,945
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA0$02$466,836
Berkeley Geochronology CenterBerkeley, CA0$01$399,064
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM0$02$397,569
Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH0$01$359,717
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN0$01$345,558
University of MaineOrono, ME0$01$325,757
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA0$01$299,055
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN0$01$294,737
Boise State UniversityBoise, ID0$01$260,444
University of Tennessee KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN0$02$259,437
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX0$01$196,552
Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO0$01$191,601
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History FoundationLos Angeles, CA0$01$184,750
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA0$01$172,378
University of Minnesota DuluthDuluth, MN0$01$99,957
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA0$01$89,000
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ0$01$81,443
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA0$01$75,000
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE0$01$74,035
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY0$01$63,416
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA0$01$58,915
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH0$01$57,573
Battelle Memorial InstituteColumbus, OH0$01$54,741
Gordon Research ConferencesEast Greenwich, RI0$01$49,900
Planetary Science InstituteTucson, AZ0$01$49,153
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI0$01$44,844
University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSBSan Bernardino, CA0$01$24,057
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC0$01$22,707

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
20260$012$3,891,222
20250$08$4,533,116
20240$015$3,279,422
20230$012$5,469,477
20220$021$5,878,539

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 opportunityNumberAgencyListingClosesAward ceilingWhy it matches
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)25-540NSF47.078November 17, 2026$2 millionSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)24-573NSF47.078January 26, 2027$1.5 millionSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)25-533NSF47.078April 14, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)23-601NSF47.078August 18, 2027$500,000Same assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)23-598NSF47.078October 19, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program25-549NSF47.078October 6, 2076Not listedSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)14-579NSF47.078October 14, 2076Not listedSame assistance listing 47.078 as 58 awards here
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)26-512NSF47.050November 4, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support23-525NSF47.050January 11, 2027$47.5 millionSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure23-520NSF47.050January 21, 2027$1 millionSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)24-527NSF47.050February 8, 2027$3.6 millionSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-124-598NSF47.050February 8, 2027$20 millionSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)22-615NSF47.050February 16, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)22-603NSF47.050March 1, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)26-506NSF47.050March 2, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows24-528NSF47.050April 13, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)24-588NSF47.050June 1, 2027$3.2 millionSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)22-586NSF47.050July 28, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)22-639NSF47.050October 7, 2076Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 awards here
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)26-516NSF47.050October 27, 2076Not listedSame assistance listing 47.050 as 5 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.