$55,252,567
to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
SOLE SOURCE COLLABORATIVE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE RESEARCH BETWEEN NASA/GSFC AND UMD/ESSIC
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What the model surfaced from this award
Support university-led Earth system science research using satellite data to study climate and environmental interactions.
Large-scale investment in climate modeling and Earth observation systems critical for understanding climate change impacts.
Supports satellite technology providers and high-performance computing infrastructure serving climate research operations.
U.S. Earth observation satellite capabilities and climate science leadership compete with expanding Chinese space programs.
Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-09. Cost: $0.011904.
- 2026-05-05THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESSTII) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA.$67.0M
- —THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SATELLITE EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES (CISESS). THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE IS FORMED THROUGH A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF ACADEMIC, NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (UMCP) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (UNC) SYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR AWARD, THE RESEARCH PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THREE THEMES: I. SATELLITE SERVICES II. EARTH SYSTEM OBSERVATIONS AND SERVICES III. EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH$49.5M
- —NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TITLED: DATA DRIVEN ENGINEERING RESEARCH (DATADRIVER)$48.9M
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