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NSF program SHIP OPERATIONS (541100): 22 awards, $253.4M to 14 organizations
22 NSF awards ($253.4M) under the program element SHIP OPERATIONS (541100) to 14 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.
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- Program element code
- 541100
- Directorate
- Directorate for Geosciences
- Division
- GEO - Core Programs
Awards
22 awards in the window.
| Award | Agency | Institute or division | Fiscal year | Amount in window | Start | End | Principal investigator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Fairbanks / Sikuliaq Ship Operations - CY2025-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $47,744,873 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Stephen B Moran | nsf.gov |
| Columbia University/ R/V Marcus G. Langseth Ship Operations - CY2024-2029 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $31,200,000 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Sean M Higgins | nsf.gov |
| R/V Atlantis 5 Year Proposal 2024-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $29,976,122 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Eric M Benway | nsf.gov |
| Ship Operations: R/V ROGER REVELLE | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $28,479,901 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Terry B Appelgate | nsf.gov |
| Supporting Oceanographic Research Missions Aboard the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $23,650,870 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Gregory Higgins | nsf.gov |
| R/V Neil Armstrong 5 Year Proposal 2024-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $22,317,120 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Eric M Benway | nsf.gov |
| University of Hawaii, R/V Kilo Moana Ship Operations 2024-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $19,700,000 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Anita L Lopez | nsf.gov |
| Ship Operations for Research Vessel SALLY RIDE | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $13,900,000 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Terry B Appelgate | nsf.gov |
| Research Infrastructure: R/V Atlantic Explorer Ship Operations of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) Vessels | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $12,453,431 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Bjorn R Aune | nsf.gov |
| Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT): 2023-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $8,070,532 | August 1, 2023 | July 31, 2028 | Angelicque E White | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: The Internal Wave Spectrum and Boundary Mixing in the Sub-Tropical South Atlantic | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2022 | $3,553,342 | August 1, 2022 | July 31, 2027 | Kurt L Polzin | nsf.gov |
| Research Infrastructure: R/V HUGH R SHARP Ship Operations CY 2024-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $3,304,923 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | David Walter | nsf.gov |
| R/V Kilo Moana BOEM Research Cruise | NSF | Division Of Ocean Sciences | 2023 | $1,575,675 | January 1, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | Anita L Lopez | nsf.gov |
| Ship Operations for the Research Vessel Savannah | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $1,391,448 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Clark R Alexander | nsf.gov |
| RV Walton Smith Ship Operations 2024 - 2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $1,169,655 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Don Cucchiara | nsf.gov |
| Quantifying the effect of sediment microbial activity in facilitating silica sequestration during early diagenesis (QUALIFIED) | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $1,118,367 | January 1, 2024 | December 31, 2027 | Jeffrey W Krause | nsf.gov |
| University of Minnesota Duluth / RV Blue Heron Ship Operations - CY2024 - 2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $988,040 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Richard D Ricketts | nsf.gov |
| Ship Operations: Research Vessel ROBERT GORDON SPROUL | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $662,870 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Terry B Appelgate | nsf.gov |
| Research Infrastructure: Ship Operations for Research Vessel Pelican | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2026 | $606,599 | April 1, 2026 | March 31, 2029 | Joseph D Malbrough | nsf.gov |
| R/V Rachel Carson Ship Operations NSF 2023-2028 | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $560,000 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2028 | Gregory Higgins | nsf.gov |
| Research Infrastructure: Research Vessel Pelican- Ship Operations and Maintenance | NSF | Division Of Ocean Sciences | 2026 | $506,599 | March 15, 2026 | February 28, 2029 | Joseph D Malbrough | nsf.gov |
| REU Site: Observing the Ocean | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $420,946 | November 1, 2023 | October 31, 2027 | Jessica N Fitzsimmons | nsf.gov |
Organizations
| Organization | Place | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | 0 | $0 | 3 | $55.8 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus | Fairbanks, AK | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47.7 million |
| University of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanography | La Jolla, CA | 0 | $0 | 3 | $43 million |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | 0 | $0 | 1 | $31.2 million |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | 0 | $0 | 3 | $29.3 million |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | 0 | $0 | 2 | $24.2 million |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Inc. | St. George'S | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12.5 million |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.3 million |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | Athens, GA | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1.4 million |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium | Dauphin Island, AL | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Louisiana Board of Regents | Baton Rouge, LA | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $988,040 |
| Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | 0 | $0 | 1 | $420,946 |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $119,858,835 |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 | 18 | $119,639,852 |
| 2024 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $4,160,507 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $6,545,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,146,190 |
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 22 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 22 awards here |
| Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support | 23-525 | NSF | 47.050 | January 11, 2027 | $47.5 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 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 22 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 22 awards here |
| GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) | 24-527 | NSF | 47.050 | February 8, 2027 | $3.6 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 awards here |
| Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 | 24-598 | NSF | 47.050 | February 8, 2027 | $20 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 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 22 awards here |
| Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | 22-603 | NSF | 47.050 | March 1, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 awards here |
| EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) | 24-588 | NSF | 47.050 | June 1, 2027 | $3.2 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 awards here |
| Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | 22-586 | NSF | 47.050 | July 28, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 awards here |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | 23-601 | NSF | 47.050 | August 18, 2027 | $500,000 | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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.