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$640,746,599

National Science Foundation·National Science Foundation

to TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION

researchactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2014 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2014-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_1326927_049
Award description

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE JOIDES RESOLUTION AS A FACILITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM (IODP)

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In plain English

Funds management and operations of the JOIDES Resolution research vessel for international ocean discovery and climate research.

Sub-sectors
ocean-scienceinternational-facility-operationsm&o-contract
Why this matters

The IODP is a multinational scientific collaboration studying ocean geology, paleoclimate, and subsurface processes critical to understanding Earth's climate history and future.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains a specialized research vessel and international scientific infrastructure; supports marine technology, drilling equipment, and scientific instrumentation suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Ocean science and paleoclimate research underpin climate modeling and resource exploration; U.S. participation in IODP maintains scientific leadership in marine discovery.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002958.

Period of performance
Start
2014-07-01
End
2027-03-31
Status
activein 274 days
Sources

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