# Geosciences (47.050)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/47-050-geosciences/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Geosciences is run by National Science Foundation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $5.4 billion in 7,605 grants, about $710,829 per award.

## Objectives

To strengthen and enhance the national scientific enterprise through the expansion of fundamental knowledge and increased understanding of the integrated Earth system through the support of basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.1 billion | 2,418 |
| 2022 | $1.1 billion | 2,198 |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | 2,211 |
| 2024 | $1.0 billion | 2,073 |
| 2025 | $1.0 billion | 1,673 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Colorado | $725 million |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Massachusetts | $627 million |
| Texas a & M Research Foundation | Texas | $287 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | $223 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $193 million |
| Earthscope Consortium Inc. | District of Columbia | $169 million |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $140 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $135 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $113 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | $104 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | $81.9 million |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | California | $69.7 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $45.5 million |
| University of Delaware | Delaware | $45.4 million |
| University of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | $45.3 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $44.9 million |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | $43.7 million |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | California | $42.1 million |
| University of Miami | Florida | $41.4 million |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (Bios) Inc. |  | $40.5 million |

## Open opportunities

- [National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-540-national-science-foundation-translation-to-practice-nsf-ttp/), closes November 17, 2026
- [Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-525-oceanographic-facilities-and-equipment-support/), closes January 11, 2027
- [Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-520-training-based-workforce-development-for-advanced/), closes January 21, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-573-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-focused/), closes January 26, 2027
- [Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/27-500-major-research-instrumentation-program-mri/), closes January 29, 2027
- [GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-527-growing-convergence-research-gcr/), closes February 8, 2027
- [Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-598-mid-scale-research-infrastructure-1/), closes February 8, 2027
- [NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-615-nsf-dynamic-language-infrastructure-neh-documenting/), closes February 16, 2027
- [Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-603-mid-career-advancement-mca/), closes March 1, 2027
- [Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-506-pathways-to-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystems-pesose/), closes March 2, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-528-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-rii-epscor/), closes April 13, 2027
- [Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-533-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-open-science/), closes April 14, 2027
- [EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-588-epscor-graduate-fellowship-program-egfp/), closes June 1, 2027
- [Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-586-faculty-early-career-development-program-career/), closes July 28, 2027
- [Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-601-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-reu/), closes August 18, 2027
- [Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-598-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-excellence-in/), closes October 19, 2027
- [Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-512-unlocking-dataset-value-for-ai-enabled-scientific-discovery/), closes November 3, 2027
- [National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-549-national-science-foundation-national-innovation-corps-teams/), closes October 6, 2076
- [Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-639-atmospheric-and-geospace-sciences-postdoctoral-research/), closes October 7, 2076
- [Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/14-579-facilitating-research-at-primarily-undergraduate/), closes October 14, 2076
- [Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-516-geosciences-core-research-atmospheric-geospace-earth-and/), closes October 27, 2076
- [Ocean Drilling Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-14-5720-ocean-drilling-program/), closes not stated
- [Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-540-established-program-to-stimulate-competitive-research/), closes not stated
- [Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-24-7414-cyberinfrastructure-for-public-access-and-open-science/), closes not stated