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NSF program Polar Cyberinfrastructure (540700): 18 awards, $14M to 17 organizations

18 NSF awards ($14M) under the program element Polar Cyberinfrastructure (540700) to 17 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code
540700
Directorate
Office of the Director
Division
Office of Polar Programs

Awards

18 awards in the window.

AwardAgencyInstitute or divisionFiscal yearAmount in windowStartEndPrincipal investigatorSource
Polar Geospatial Center: Community and Facility Support for Enabling the Next Decade of Scientific Discovery and Logistics Operations in Earth's Polar RegionsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2025$4,227,726July 1, 2025June 30, 2030James L Dicksonnsf.gov
Supporting Antarctic Research with Ongoing Operations and Development of the USAP-DC Project Catalog and Data RepositoryNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$1,632,679December 1, 2022November 30, 2027Frank O Nitschensf.gov
AutoTerm: Automated outlet-glacier Terminus extraction for GreenlandNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$980,543September 1, 2026August 31, 2029Ginny A Cataniansf.gov
Arctic Data Center: Driving scientific discovery and amplifying impacts of Arctic research through open data servicesNSFOffice of Polar Programs2026$944,443May 1, 2026April 30, 2031Matthew B Jonesnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Imaging the Beginning of Time from the South Pole: Completing the BICEP Array SurveyNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$800,366September 1, 2022August 31, 2027Colin A Bischoffnsf.gov
CAREER: What's Past is Prologue: Seamless Assimilation of Past Observations into Simulations of Future Ice SheetsNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$780,880January 1, 2024December 31, 2028Alexander A Robelnsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Sustainability: A Community-Centered Approach for Supporting and Sustaining ParslNSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure2022$753,419August 1, 2022July 31, 2026Kyle Chardnsf.gov
Sustainability: Long-term Deployment Sustainability Strategy for ArgovisNSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure2023$722,547September 15, 2023August 31, 2027Donata Giglionsf.gov
CAREER: Accelerating Probabilistic Predictions of Sea-level Rise with Deep LearningNSFOffice of Polar Programs2023$665,130September 1, 2023August 31, 2028Douglas J Brinkerhoffnsf.gov
Glacier Extremes: The Role of Glacier Snow Albedo Feedbacks From Wildfires and Heatwaves in Enhancing Present and Future Mass Loss in AlaskaNSFOffice of Polar Programs2022$456,029July 15, 2022June 30, 2027David R Rouncensf.gov
Elements: A workflow for efficient and reproducible permafrost geomorphology analysisNSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure2024$394,019January 15, 2024August 31, 2027Joanmarie Del Vecchionsf.gov
Conference: 2022 Underwater Ideas LabNSFDivision of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems2022$380,899July 15, 2022June 30, 2023Alexandra Sharpensf.gov
Elements: Making Ice Penetrating Radar More Accessible: A tool for finding, downloading and visualizing georeferenced radargrams within the QGIS ecosystemNSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure2022$330,713July 15, 2022June 30, 2027Laura E Lindzeynsf.gov
Postdoctoral Fellowship: OPP-PRF: Disentangling Ice-sheet Internal and Basal Processes through Novel Ice-penetrating Radar Integration Built on Scalable, Cloud-based InfrastructureNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2023$317,795September 15, 2023August 31, 2025Benjamin H Hillsnsf.gov
BIGDATA: IA: Collaborative Research: Intelligent Solutions for Navigating Big Data from the Arctic and AntarcticNSFDivision of Information & Intelligent Systems2023$297,608October 1, 2022August 31, 2024Maryam Rahnemoonfarnsf.gov
EAGER: Community-Driven Ice Penetrating Radar Systems for Observing Complex Ice-Sheet Thermal Structure and FlowNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2023$245,046April 15, 2023March 31, 2025Dustin M Schroedernsf.gov
Elements: A workflow for efficient and reproducible permafrost geomorphology analysisNSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC)2023$51,128September 1, 2023June 30, 2024Joanmarie Del Vecchionsf.gov
Conference: Improving the Greenland Data Ecosystem for Scientific InsightNSFOffice of Polar Programs (OPP)2022$49,911July 15, 2022June 30, 2024Twila A Moonnsf.gov

Organizations

OrganizationPlaceNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN0$01$4.2 million
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY0$01$1.6 million
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX0$01$980,543
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA0$01$944,443
University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH0$01$800,366
Georgia Tech Research CorporationAtlanta, GA0$01$780,880
University of Colorado at BoulderBoulder, CO0$02$772,458
University of ChicagoChicago, IL0$01$753,419
University of MontanaMissoula, MT0$01$665,130
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA0$01$456,029
College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA0$01$394,019
American Society For Engineering EducationWashington, DC0$01$380,899
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA0$01$330,713
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO0$01$317,795
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA0$01$297,608
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA0$01$245,046
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH0$01$51,128

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
20260$03$4,154,263
20250$02$2,037,146
20240$03$443,114
20230$010$3,369,626
20220$07$3,729,124

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