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No. 25-510 · U.S. National Science Foundation

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Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$100,000 – $750,000
Expected awards
~15
Application deadline
Mar 3, 2027
Posted
Nov 14, 2024
Last verified
5 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The CEDAR program funds research on the upper atmosphere, including dynamics and energetics, coupling among atmospheric regions, impacts from the lower atmosphere, magnetosphere, and solar radiation, and the use of AI, machine learning, open data, and open science methods. Eligible applicants include U.S. two- and four-year colleges and universities, certain U.S. nonprofit research and educational organizations, U.S.-based for-profit organizations, and federally recognized Tribal Nations. NSF expects to make 10 to 15 awards, with typical awards of about $150,000 per year and a total annual funding amount of $3,000,000, subject to available funds. Awards are normally for three years, but proposers may request one to five years if justified, and there are no cost-share requirements stated. There are no geographic restrictions beyond the eligibility limits, but proposals involving international branch campuses must justify the need for work there, and each investigator may be on only two research proposals per target date.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • AI, Computing & Cybersecurity
  • Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Official description from grants.gov

The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program supports research to increase our understanding of the behavior of atmospheric regions from the middle atmosphere upward through the thermosphere and ionosphere into the exosphere. Projects explore coupling, energetics, chemistry, and dynamics on regional and global scales. The research topics include investigations of upper atmosphere responses due to a) processes driven by the lower atmospheric perturbations and (b) solar radiation and particle inputs from above. The activities supported by this program include observations from ground-based and space-based platforms, as well as theory and modeling of the upper atmosphere of the Earth and other planets in our solar systems. Novel approaches that include AI and ML tools and open data and open science practices are encouraged.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 47.050 · Geosciences

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.050), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 286 $384,889 $140,548 – $582,302
FY 2025 920 $382,104 $189,831 – $608,490
FY 2024 1,251 — —
FY 2023 1,285 — —
FY 2022 1,314 — —
FY 2021 1,504 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $100,000 – $750,000.

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,560 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Higher education (5,801), Business (430), Individuals (137) of 6,560 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (124) · MA (88) · NY (70) · TX (62) · CO (36)
Largest recent awards
  1. EARTHSCOPE CONSORTIUM INC. $55,190,331 · FY 2025
  2. TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION $17,635,793 · FY 2025
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $6,000,000 · FY 2025
  4. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,406,902 · FY 2025
  5. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE $4,893,936 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 5, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Jul 25, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced