NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
Initial Amendment Date:	September 20, 2024
Latest Amendment Date:	February 19, 2025
Award Number:	2419196
Award Instrument:	Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager:	Rose Dufour rdufour@nsf.gov  (703)292-8811 OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	January 1, 2025
End Date:	December 31, 2028 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$2,900,608.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$475,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2024 = $100,000.00 FY 2025 = $375,000.00
History of Investigator:	Terry Appelgate (Principal Investigator) bappelgate@ucsd.edu Joost van der Zwaag (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanography 8622 DISCOVERY WAY # 116 LA JOLLA CA  US  92093-1500 (858)534-1293
Sponsor Congressional District:	50
Primary Place of Performance:	University of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanography 8622 DISCOVERY WAY RM 116 LA JOLLA CA  US  92093-1500
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	50
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	QJ8HMDK7MRM3
Parent UEI:	QJ8HMDK7MRM3
NSF Program(s):	SHIP OPERATIONS
Primary Program Source:	01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002627DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002728DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002829DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	5411
Program Element Code(s):	541100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This cooperative agreement renewal continues NSF support of R/V Robert G. Sproul, a local class vessel, owned and operated by the University of California, San Diego, as a member of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The vessel will continue to carry out NSF peer-reviewed sea-going science. SIO's ship operations supports NSF core values of scientific excellence, organizational excellence, learning, inclusiveness and accountability. The vessel management and operations proposed here enable transformative scientific research in physical and biological processes in the natural environment upon which human well-being depends.


SIO's management of Robert Gordon Sproul enables research, education and training that advance discovery and understanding, and supports strongly collaborative, multi-disciplinary and multiinstitutional use of the vessel. Through UNOLS, SIO coordinates the shared use of Robert Gordon Sproul with scientists and sponsors so shipboard capabilities meet the needs of the community. SIO is committed to promoting a climate of fairness, cooperation, and professionalism on board that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential ingredients of discovery, technical development, and learning. SIO's operation of Robert Gordon Sproul leverages institutional programs that complement NSF?s mission to promote achievement and progress in science, engineering and education for the benefit of the nation. The vessel is also integral to undergraduate teaching, as exemplified by more than a dozen Scripps classes that use shipboard experiential learning as a gateway to geoscience careers for diverse students. As a broadly subscribed shared-use facility, Robert Gordon Sproul similarly contributes to the education, training and outreach missions of scientists from institutions across America who conduct their research and educational programs on board.

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.

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