2420015
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
R/V ATLANTIS 5 Year Proposal 2024-2028
The research programs supported by R/V ATLANTIS will provide new insights and invaluable discoveries that will continue to enhance the understanding of our global ocean and address a broad range of significant scientific questions in the next decade.
The goal of this proposal is to provide funding support to continue to operate and maintain R/V ATLANTIS to support its planned life cycle safely and productively.
An increased awareness of our responsibility to provide access to science from the classroom and to the public has resulted in the development of new avenues to share these scientific findings.
Educational and outreach programs will continue to be an integral part of future expeditions on the R/V ATLANTIS.
These efforts include ship access for MIT-WHOI graduate students, WHOI postdocs, and early career science programs.
Telepresence capabilities on the ship, expedition websites and social media, allow for effective interaction with classrooms, providing real-time images and video, data and two-way communication between scientists and students in national and international schools, and outreach to the public through the WHOI website.
In addition to WHOI's impact in the classroom and bringing research to the public, WHOI and R/V ATLANTIS was also instrumental in two rescue missions in 2023.
These missions resulted in saving 14 lives, further displaying our dedication to the public’s safety, and providing aid at sea.
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.
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.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
The research programs supported by R/V ATLANTIS will provide new insights and invaluable discoveries that will continue to enhance the understanding of our global ocean and address a broad range of significant scientific questions in the next decade.
The goal of this proposal is to provide funding support to continue to operate and maintain R/V ATLANTIS to support its planned life cycle safely and productively.
An increased awareness of our responsibility to provide access to science from the classroom and to the public has resulted in the development of new avenues to share these scientific findings.
Educational and outreach programs will continue to be an integral part of future expeditions on the R/V ATLANTIS.
These efforts include ship access for MIT-WHOI graduate students, WHOI postdocs, and early career science programs.
Telepresence capabilities on the ship, expedition websites and social media, allow for effective interaction with classrooms, providing real-time images and video, data and two-way communication between scientists and students in national and international schools, and outreach to the public through the WHOI website.
In addition to WHOI's impact in the classroom and bringing research to the public, WHOI and R/V ATLANTIS was also instrumental in two rescue missions in 2023.
These missions resulted in saving 14 lives, further displaying our dedication to the public’s safety, and providing aid at sea.
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.
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.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "SHIP OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. ACADEMIC RESEARCH FLEET (ARF) VESSELS", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF23599
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 257% from $3,800,000 to $13,550,000.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was awarded
Enhancing Global Ocean Understanding: R/V Atlantis 5-Year Proposal 2024-2028
Cooperative Agreement 2420015
worth $13,550,000
from the Division of Ocean Sciences in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Woods Hole Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.050 Geosciences.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Ship Operations of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) Vessels.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/12/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/28
End Date
Funding Split
$13.6M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$13.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 2420015
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2420015
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
Modified: 8/12/25