Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
(GEO)
47.050
N/A
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. Objectives include the discovery of new knowledge of the atmosphere from the sun to the Earth's surface over the entire spectrum of physical and chemical phenomena; a better understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological character of the Earth and the processes that govern its evolution; increased insight into the world's oceans, their composition, structure, behavior, and tectonics. Support is also provided for undergraduate student research, graduate and postdoctoral fellowships, facility enhancement, instrumentation, and laboratory equipment; and for research opportunities for women, minority, and disabled scientists and engineers.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In Fiscal Year 2016, approximately 5,900 proposals will be received and about 1,500 awards will be made. In Fiscal Year 2016, 4,495 proposals were received, and 1,522 awards were made.
In Fiscal Year 2017, approximately 6,300 proposals will be received and about 1,600 awards will be made.
In Fiscal Year 2021, approximately 3,310 proposals will be received, and about 1,360 awards will be made.
In Fiscal Year 2021, approximately 3,301 proposals will be received, and about 1,449 awards will be made.
In Fiscal Year 2022, approximately 2,881 proposals will be received, and about 1,178 awards will be made.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
