2423028
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Oceanographic Technical Support 2024-2028 - R/V Kilo Moana - The University of Hawaii (UH) proposes to support oceanographic technical services on R/V Kilo Moana operated as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF), which is scheduled by the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS).
As part of their basic operations, UH will provide shipboard technicians on each seagoing research project to support basic services.
Technicians will maintain, calibrate and provide for qualified users, items from their pool of shared-use research instrumentation.
Research vessels in the ARF provide support for researchers from a variety of federal and state agencies, as well as some private sponsors.
All users (or the appropriate funding agencies) share support costs for basic technical services on the vessel equally, via a day-rate, with each paying a share of the costs based on fractional usage of the vessel.
The principal impact of the present proposal is under merit review criterion 2 of the proposal guidelines (NSF 23-525).
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.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
As part of their basic operations, UH will provide shipboard technicians on each seagoing research project to support basic services.
Technicians will maintain, calibrate and provide for qualified users, items from their pool of shared-use research instrumentation.
Research vessels in the ARF provide support for researchers from a variety of federal and state agencies, as well as some private sponsors.
All users (or the appropriate funding agencies) share support costs for basic technical services on the vessel equally, via a day-rate, with each paying a share of the costs based on fractional usage of the vessel.
The principal impact of the present proposal is under merit review criterion 2 of the proposal guidelines (NSF 23-525).
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.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
Awardee
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=NSF23525
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Honolulu,
Hawaii
96817-4572
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 70% from $1,960,422 to $3,341,229.
University Of Hawaii was awarded
Oceanographic Technical Support on R/V Kilo Moana - UH Grant
Cooperative Agreement 2423028
worth $3,341,229
from the Division of Ocean Sciences in March 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Honolulu Hawaii United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.050 Geosciences.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/17/26
Period of Performance
3/1/25
Start Date
2/28/30
End Date
Funding Split
$3.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 2423028
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2423028
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
490604 DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES
Funding Office
490604 DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES
Awardee UEI
NSCKLFSSABF2
Awardee CAGE
0W411
Performance District
HI-01
Senators
Mazie Hirono
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
Modified: 7/17/26