2218989
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Five Year Request for East Coast Winch Pool Facility (CY22-26)
Year 1 - A request is made by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to fund the operation of the East Coast Winch Pool for an additional five years. The investment in overboarding equipment is an expensive undertaking due to the high cost of purchase, maintenance, and shipping of these systems.
In an effort to not only ensure that these systems are available to researchers for their work but to also ensure that they are properly maintained and available to the entire science community with expert support, NSF created the East Coast Winch Pool. This "pool" was created to offer scientists a convenient single point of contact for all of their overboarding equipment needs as well as the expertise to provide them with creative engineering solutions for their unique requirements while at the same time reducing cost by pooling equipment for use by the scientific community.
Broader Impacts
The principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 19-602). It provides infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF).
The acquisition, maintenance, and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Year 1 - A request is made by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to fund the operation of the East Coast Winch Pool for an additional five years. The investment in overboarding equipment is an expensive undertaking due to the high cost of purchase, maintenance, and shipping of these systems.
In an effort to not only ensure that these systems are available to researchers for their work but to also ensure that they are properly maintained and available to the entire science community with expert support, NSF created the East Coast Winch Pool. This "pool" was created to offer scientists a convenient single point of contact for all of their overboarding equipment needs as well as the expertise to provide them with creative engineering solutions for their unique requirements while at the same time reducing cost by pooling equipment for use by the scientific community.
Broader Impacts
The principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 19-602). It provides infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF).
The acquisition, maintenance, and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "OCEANOGRAPHIC FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT SUPPORT", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF19602
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Woods Hole,
Massachusetts
02543-1535
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 332% from $769,204 to $3,319,204.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was awarded
NSF Grant: East Coast Winch Pool Facility (CY22-26)
Project Grant 2218989
worth $3,319,204
from the Division of Ocean Sciences in May 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Woods Hole Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.050 Geosciences.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 3/18/25
Period of Performance
5/1/22
Start Date
4/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$3.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 2218989
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2218989
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
490604 DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES
Funding Office
490604 DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES
Awardee UEI
GFKFBWG2TV98
Awardee CAGE
88846
Performance District
MA-09
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Related Activities, National Science Foundation (049-0100) | General science and basic research | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $2,469,204 | 100% |
Modified: 3/18/25