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Name: CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES, INC.
Jurisdiction: New York
Legal type: DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
Status: Active
Date of registration: 19 Feb 1993 (32 years ago)
Entity Number: 1704008
ZIP code: 12545
County: Dutchess
Place of Formation: New York
Address: BOX AB, MILLBROOK, NY, United States, 12545

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Name Role Address
THE CORPORATION DOS Process Agent BOX AB, MILLBROOK, NY, United States, 12545

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Headquarter of
Company Number:
20151557302
State:
COLORADO

Unique Entity ID

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Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

Unique Entity ID:
ZFCRKN45MMD6
CAGE Code:
3RFD5
UEI Expiration Date:
2025-09-24

Business Information

Doing Business As:
CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM ST
Activation Date:
2024-09-26
Initial Registration Date:
2004-02-23

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Note: A CAGE Code enables a company to contract with the U.S. government, allowing bid on government contracts and to receive government payments. Also for business this means that it's a Verified business entity and Has a validated physical address.

CAGE number:
3RFD5
Status:
Active
Type:
Non-Manufacturer
CAGE Update Date:
2024-09-26
CAGE Expiration:
2029-09-26
SAM Expiration:
2025-09-24

Contact Information

POC:
AMANDA JOHNSON
Corporate URL:
http://www.caryinstitute.org

Form 5500 Series

Employer Identification Number (EIN):
223232968
Plan Year:
2023
Number Of Participants:
119
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2022
Number Of Participants:
109
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2021
Number Of Participants:
108
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2020
Number Of Participants:
115
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2019
Number Of Participants:
111
Sponsors Telephone Number:

History

Start date End date Type Value
2007-09-05 2008-01-28 Address BOX AB, MILLBROOK, NY, 12545, 0129, USA (Type of address: Service of Process)
2005-08-24 2007-09-05 Address BOX AB, MILLBROOK, NY, 12545, 0129, USA (Type of address: Service of Process)
1993-02-19 2005-08-24 Address BOX AB, MILLBROOK, NY, 12545, 0129, USA (Type of address: Service of Process)

Filings

Filing Number Date Filed Type Effective Date
080128001332 2008-01-28 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 2008-01-28
070905000235 2007-09-05 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 2007-09-05
070905000240 2007-09-05 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 2007-09-05
050824000417 2005-08-24 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 2005-08-24
050824000421 2005-08-24 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 2005-08-24

USAspending Awards / Contracts

Procurement Instrument Identifier:
1333MJ21PNRMA0079
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Action Obligation:
10000.00
Base And Exercised Options Value:
10000.00
Base And All Options Value:
10000.00
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Commerce
Performance Start Date:
2021-09-01
Description:
EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 2 DE-OB UNUSED FUNDS ON BASE YEAR
Naics Code:
541690: OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Product Or Service Code:
AH21: NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT; BASIC RESEARCH
Procurement Instrument Identifier:
1333MJ20PNRMA0175
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Action Obligation:
10000.00
Base And Exercised Options Value:
10000.00
Base And All Options Value:
10000.00
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Commerce
Performance Start Date:
2020-09-14
Description:
NADP NTN SITE SUPPORT NY67
Naics Code:
541690: OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Product Or Service Code:
AJ31: R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)
Procurement Instrument Identifier:
1263PX20P0073
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Action Obligation:
3539.25
Base And Exercised Options Value:
3539.25
Base And All Options Value:
3539.25
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Agriculture
Performance Start Date:
2020-07-22
Description:
PROVIDE DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS OF INFESTED TREE DATABASES FOR THE OHIO AND MASSACHUSETTS ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE ERADICATION PROGRAMS.
Naics Code:
541690: OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Product Or Service Code:
AJ91: R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Date:
2024-07-30
Awarding Agency Name:
National Science Foundation
Transaction Description:
LTREB RENEWAL: RESOURCE PULSES AND THE DYNAMICS OF RODENTS, TICKS, AND LYME-DISEASE RISK IN OAK FORESTS -LYME DISEASE IS ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH ROUGHLY 500,000 NEW CASES EACH YEAR. RISK OF EXPOSURE TO LYME DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED TICK-BORNE DISEASES VARIES DRAMATICALLY FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND FROM YEAR TO YEAR. RESEARCH THAT DETERMINES WHAT CAUSES THIS VARIATION IS CRITICAL IN PREVENTING AND MANAGING THESE DISEASES. THE TICKS THAT TRANSMIT THESE DISEASES TO PEOPLE FEED ON MANY DIFFERENT ANIMAL SPECIES, BUT RODENTS LIKE WHITE-FOOTED MICE AND CHIPMUNKS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN BOOSTING TICK NUMBERS AND TICK INFECTION. NUMBERS OF THESE RODENTS, IN TURN, DEPEND ON THE SUPPLY OF ACORNS AND OTHER TREE SEEDS. WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT THE TREES, THE RODENTS, AND THE TICKS DIRECTLY. THIS RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO PREDICT LYME DISEASE RISK, WHICH CAN HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH. IT ASKS HOW EACH STAGE IN THE COMPLEX LIFE CYCLE OF THE TICK RESPONDS TO RODENT NUMBERS AND TO CLIMATE, HOW THE RODENTS ARE AFFECTED BY THEIR PREDATORS, AND HOW LONG-TERM CHANGES IN THE FOREST, INCLUDING THE SPECIES AND AGES OF THE TREES, AFFECT THE FOOD SUPPLY FOR RODENTS AND DEER. THE RESEARCH WILL COLLECT NEW DATA ON NUMBERS AND SURVIVAL OF BOTH ON-HOST AND OFF-HOST TICKS IN THE LARVAL, NYMPHAL, AND ADULT STAGES AND INTEGRATE THESE INTO FULL MODELS OF TICK POPULATION CHANGES THROUGH TIME. IT WILL ASK HOW TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ON THE FOREST FLOOR AFFECTS SURVIVAL OF THESE LIFE STAGES. IT WILL CONTINUE ADDING TO A 30-YEAR DATA SET ASKING HOW THE PRODUCTION OF SEEDS BY FOREST TREES CHANGES AS THE CLIMATE AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF TREE SPECIES CHANGE OVER TIME. THE OCCURRENCE OF PREDATORS SUCH AS BOBCATS, FOXES, AND COYOTES WILL BE MONITORED USING CAMERA TRAPS TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON RODENTS, TICKS, PATHOGEN PREVALENCE, AND LYME DISEASE RISK. THE DATA WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE FORECASTS FOR LYME DISEASE RISK FROM THE COMPONENT PARTS. 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.
Obligated Amount:
471214.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2025-02-25
Awarding Agency Name:
National Science Foundation
Transaction Description:
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: OPUS: ADVANCING THEORY AND CONCEPT OF ECOSYSTEM HETEROGENEITY: A FIVE-DECADE SYNTHESIS -THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY IS DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH HOW ?PATCHINESS? ? THE SPATIAL PATTERNS OF PLANTS, ANIMALS, MICROBES, AND LARGER ECOSYSTEMS ? CONTROLS THE COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONING, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF MANY ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ON WHICH SOCIETY DEPENDS. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS OFTEN USE THE CONCEPT OF SPATIAL PATCHINESS AS A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MODELING. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISCOVER HOW THE IDEAS AND DATA ABOUT SPATIAL PATCHINESS DEVELOP TO HELP GUIDE FUTURE RESEARCH, SHAPE THE GROWTH OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE, AND FACILITATE THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE RESULTING ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION. THIS PROJECT INTEGRATES ECOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS INTO A BROAD SYNTHESIS. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SYNTHESIS HAS HELPED TRANSLATE ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. ADDITIONAL BROADER IMPACTS OF THE PRODUCTS FOCUS ON: 1) THE RELEVANCE OF APPLYING SCIENCE TO URBAN DESIGN, URBAN PLANNING, AND CONSERVATION; 2) AN IMPROVED ABILITY TO ASSESS DISTURBANCE IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL-TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS GIVEN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS AND CHANGING HUMAN VULNERABILITY; AND 3) SUPPORT OF ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND MENTORING EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS. PRODUCTS WILL BE BROADLY USEFUL FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION, AND WILL INCLUDE A MULTI-MEDIA COLLECTION OF RESOURCES THAT WILL MAKE THE RESULTS OF THE SYNTHESIS AS WIDELY ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO STUDY HOW SUCH A FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT AS PATCHINESS HAS PROGRESSED BY SYNTHESIZING INSIGHTS FROM AN EXEMPLARY SCIENTIFIC CAREER. THE RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON HOW KEY CONCEPTS FROM COMMUNITY ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY, AND URBAN ECOLOGY CAN BE INTEGRATED USING THE THEORY OF PATCHINESS, OR HETEROGENEITY, INTO A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE OF SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE. THE APPROACH IS JOURNALISTIC AND INTERVIEW-BASED, WHERE THE LEAD PI WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY THE CO-PI. THE SYNTHESIS IS ORGANIZED AROUND FIVE THEMATIC MODULES EXTRACTED FROM THE PI?S PUBLISHED RECORD, WITH EACH MODULE BUILDING ON THE PREVIOUS ONES WHILE HIGHLIGHTING HOW NEW INSIGHTS AND UNDERSTANDING HAVE EMERGED. THIS MULTI-DECADAL AND MULTI-THEMATIC EXPLORATION OF THE CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LEAD PI WILL REVEAL CROSS-CUTTING APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE NOT APPARENT IN THE COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS. IN SHORT, THIS PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE DEEP INTELLECTUAL VALUE OF EMERGENT SYNTHESIS. 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.
Obligated Amount:
102864.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2024-11-20
Awarding Agency Name:
National Science Foundation
Transaction Description:
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NSFDEB-NERC: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRADEOFFS IN CO2 AND CH4 EMISSIONS IN TROPICAL WETLANDS -WETLANDS ARE A CRITICAL HABITAT FOR CARBON STORAGE, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS (CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE) EMISSIONS. LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW WETLANDS FUNCTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE TROPICS. WITH CHANGING CLIMATE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT TROPICAL WETLANDS, ESPECIALLY SEASONAL ONES, MAY SHIFT BETWEEN CARBON CONSUMPTION AND RELEASE OF CARBON. METHANE, WHICH IS A MORE POWERFUL GREENHOUSE GAS THAN CARBON DIOXIDE, IS TYPICALLY PRODUCED UNDER FLOODED CONDITIONS, ALTHOUGH SOME EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT SHIFTS BETWEEN WET AND DRY CONDITIONS ALSO LEAD TO ITS RELEASE. SAVANNAS (CERRADO) IN BRAZIL HAVE A RANGE OF GRASSLAND TYPES INCLUDING EVER-WET PEATLANDS, SEASONALLY WET GRASSLANDS, AND DRY GRASSLANDS THAT ARE NEVER FLOODED, WITH THE SEASONAL WETLANDS SHIFTING IN WATER LEVELS BETWEEN DRY AND WET SEASONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE ECOSYSTEMS WILL BECOME HOTTER AND DRIER IN THE FUTURE. BRAZILIAN SAVANNAS HAVE BEEN UNDERSTUDIED AND UNDER PROTECTED; THEY ARE ALSO AT RISK OF CONVERSION FOR EXAMPLE TO AGRIBUSINESS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE THE SOURCE OF THE HEADWATERS FOR RIVER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE AMAZON, MEANING THEY ARE IMPORTANT FOR PROVIDING CLEAN WATER AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE AND OTHER ORGANISMS DEPENDENT ON THEM. UNDERSTANDING BRAZILIAN SAVANNA CARBON DYNAMICS NOW AND UNDER FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IS CRITICAL FOR THE REGION. THEY CAN ALSO BE USED AS MODELS TO UNDERSTAND TROPICAL SAVANNAS AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS PROPOSAL MAKES USE OF THE NATURAL GRADIENT, FROM EVER-WET PEATLANDS TO DRY GRASSLANDS, AND SEASONAL SHIFTS THROUGH TIME TO COLLECT DATA ON THE AMOUNT AND FREQUENCY OF GREENHOUSE GASES EMITTED TODAY AND THE CHANGING EXTENTS OF WETLANDS SEASONALLY. RESEARCHERS WILL USE THESE DATA TO PREDICT HOW SAVANNAS MAY STORE AND RELEASE CARBON UNDER FUTURE WARMING AND DRYING CLIMATES. AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, STUDENT BIOLOGISTS WILL BE TRAINED, INCLUDING IN CLASSES ON SAVANNA FIELD ECOLOGY AND WORKSHOPS ON USING FIELD DATA TO PREDICT CHANGES IN GREENHOUSE GAS RELEASE IN THE FUTURE. BIOLOGISTS AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WILL ALSO COLLABORATE ON ARTWORK TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVANNA SYSTEMS FOR AND TO PUBLIC AUDIENCES. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS: Q1. WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HETEROGENEITY IN CARBON STORAGE AND FLUX ACROSS SATURATION GRADIENTS? Q2. HOW DO SATURATION EXTENTS (AREAS AND PERIMETERS) IN TROPICAL GRASSLANDS CHANGE OVER SEASONAL AND DECADAL SCALES? Q3. HOW WILL RATES AND FORMS OF CARBON EMISSIONS FROM TROPICAL GRASSLANDS CHANGE UNDER FUTURE CLIMATES? TO TEST Q1, SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENTS WILL BE COUPLED WITH HIGH-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS TO UNDERSTAND GREENHOUSE GAS, SOIL, AND VEGETATION CARBON DYNAMICS ACROSS THE SATURATION GRADIENT. GREENHOUSE GAS VARIABILITY WILL BE MEASURED SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY WITH CHAMBERS. SITE CHANGES THROUGH TIME WILL BE DETERMINED BY INITIAL SOIL CHARACTERIZATION, COMBINED WITH SEASONAL MEASUREMENTS OF PLANT PHENOLOGY, STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE, POREWATER CHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GROUNDWATER MEASURES. TO TEST Q2, HIGH RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING AND FIELD REFERENCE DATA WILL BE COMBINED TO MAP WETLAND EXTENT SEASONALLY. CARBON AND LEAD ISOTOPE DATING WILL BE USED TO UNDERSTAND WETLANDS EXTENT CHANGES AT DECADAL SCALES. TO TEST Q3, DATA FROM Q1 AND Q2 WILL BE UTILIZED IN EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. ESTIMATES OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION PATTERNS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WILL BE SPATIALLY SIMULATED WITH PROJECTIONS OF CARBON BALANCE CHANGES AND GREENHOUSE GAS WITH EXPECTED SHIFTS IN REGIONAL CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGY. 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.
Obligated Amount:
402536.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2024-09-25
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of the Interior
Transaction Description:
THE BOREAL BIOME IS RAPIDLY WARMING, CAUSING INCREASED FOREST FIRE ACTIVITY. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE30% OF ALL TERRESTRIAL CARBON STOCKS ARE STORED IN BOREAL FORESTS, MOST OF IT IN DEEP SURFACE ORGANIC SOILS.FIRES THREATEN TO EMIT VAST AMOUNTS OF THIS CARBON TO THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH WOULD SET BACK GLOBALCLIMATE-MITIGATION EFFORTS. UNLIKE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON RESTORING HEALTHYFIRE REGIMES AFTER A CENTURY OF SUPPRESSION, MOMENTUM IS RAPIDLY GROWING TO PROTECT BOREAL CARBON BYSTRATEGICALLY SUPPRESSING FIRES. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS POORLY RESOLVED WHETHER AND WHERE THIS STRATEGY WILLREDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS RELATIVE TO OTHER APPROACHES. WE WILL ADDRESS THIS KNOWLEDGE GAP IN INTERIORALASKA BY SYNTHESIZING GEOSPATIAL DATASETS WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND BY USING A PROCESS-BASED FORESTLANDSCAPE MODEL TO TEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ACROSS SPATIALLY HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES.2. OBJECTIVESTHE OBJECTIVE IS TO EQUIP OUR AGENCY PARTNERS AT THE UNITED STATES (US) FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, BROADERSTAKEHOLDERS, SUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (EDF), AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS HOLDERS WITH INSIGHTSTO UNDERPIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT MAXIMIZE CARBON STORAGE. WE WILL ASK: 1) HOW IS FOREST CARBONDISTRIBUTED ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA, WHERE AND WHY IS FOREST CARBON MOST AT RISK OF BURNING TODAY, AND HOWWILL THAT RISK CHANGE IN THE NEAR FUTURE? 2.) HOW MIGHT CARBON STOCKS RECOVER AFTER FIRE OVER THE NEXTCENTURY AND WHAT FACTORS WILL SHAPE TRAJECTORIES WITHIN AND ACROSS LANDSCAPES? AND 3) HOW DO MULTIPLEMANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOLLOWING THE RESIST, ACCEPT, DIRECT FRAMEWORK COMPARE IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROTECTCARBON UNDER CURRENT AND FUTURE CLIMATE? MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES WILL BE CO-DEVELOPED WITH STAKEHOLDERSAND INCLUDE FIRE SUPPRESSION (RESIST), NO MANAGEMENT (ACCEPT), AND ASSISTED TRANSITION (DIRECT). WE WILLPRODUCE CARBON-LOSS RISK MAPS AND 21ST-CENTURY LANDSCAPE PROJECTIONS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS.WE WILL PRESENT RESULTS ONLINE AND IN PERSON AT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE ALASKA FIRE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM,EDF, AND CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES TO REACH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. WEWILL ALSO PRESENT AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AND PUBLISH IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS.
Obligated Amount:
499463.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2024-07-31
Awarding Agency Name:
National Science Foundation
Transaction Description:
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: USING THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF FORESTS TO TEST TRADEOFFS AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ECOLOGY -GLOBAL CHANGES ARE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE BY INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS. SPECIES THAT CAN WITHSTAND THESE CHANGES ARE LIKELY TO THRIVE, WHILE THOSE LESS ADAPTABLE MAY DECLINE. HOWEVER, IT IS CHALLENGING TO LINK STRATEGIES OF INDIVIDUAL SPECIES TO COMMUNITY-LEVEL RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGES. THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE VERTICAL LAYERS OF FORESTS TO TEST THE ROLE OF COMPETITION AND TOLERANCE IN COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY. ABIOTIC STRESSORS INCLUDING TEMPERATURE (3-6?C HIGHER IN THE CANOPY), DRYNESS, AND MICROCLIMATE VARIABILITY INCREASE FROM THE FOREST FLOOR TO THE CANOPY, ALL WITHIN JUST 20-30 METERS OF HEIGHT. THIS PROJECT EVALUATES HOW DIFFERENCES IN LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES, SUCH AS TOLERANCE TO STRESS, INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER SPECIES, AND THE CAPACITY TO COLONIZE NEW HABITATS, PLAY A ROLE IN COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY AND RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A CURRICULUM MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT AIMS TO FOSTER STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SCIENCE INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE VALUE OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN NATURE. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL MOLECULAR TOOL AND DATABASE FOR CHARACTERIZING MICROBIAL TAXA AND TRAITS ACROSS THE LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES, WHICH WILL BE MADE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE TO SCIENTISTS AND PRACTITIONERS. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DOCTORAL STUDENT, A RESEARCH TECHNICIAN, AND THREE SEASONAL FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANTS. THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP A MODEL SYSTEM ? THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF FORESTS ? TO SYSTEMATICALLY TEST COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY AND LIFE HISTORY TRADEOFFS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE VERTICAL GRADIENT IN A PANAMANIAN TROPICAL RAINFOREST. THIS WILL INCLUDE (1) A MULTI-OMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL AND TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY OF SOIL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE VERTICAL GRADIENT, (2) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES DISPERSING VIA AIR, WATER, AND DETRITUS ACROSS THE GRADIENT, (3) A RECIPROCAL TRANSPLANT EXPERIMENT TO TEST ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC CONTROLS OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY, AND (4) A LAB-BASED INCUBATION TO SPECIFICALLY EVALUATE THE ROLES OF HEAT AND WATER STRESS IN SHAPING COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL (5) SYNTHESIZE THE RESULTS USING A CAUSAL INFERENCE MODELING APPROACH TO EXPLICITLY TEST THE ROLE OF THE COMPETITIVENESS-TO-TOLERANCE TRADEOFF IN SHAPING COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY IN RESPONSE TO ABIOTIC STRESS. THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ABIOTIC STRESS INFLUENCES COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS WORK WILL TEST WHETHER A TRADEOFF BETWEEN TOLERANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS DETERMINES THE OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY ACROSS A GRADIENT OF ABIOTIC STRESS. BEYOND TOLERANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS, THE RESULTS FROM THIS WORK WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT TRENDS IN DISPERSAL ALONG THE VERTICAL GRADIENT AND HOW THEY VARY AMONG DIFFERENT PATHWAYS OF DISPERSAL. THIS STUDY WILL CHARACTERIZE THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN FOREST SOILS FOR THE FIRST TIME, PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THIS MAJOR UNDERSTUDIED DIMENSION OF GLOBAL DIVERSITY AND ESTABLISHING A MODEL SYSTEM FOR TESTING PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY. 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.
Obligated Amount:
771664.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00

Trademarks Section

Serial Number:
88200754
Mark:
SCIENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Status:
ABANDONED-FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2018-11-20
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
SCIENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Goods And Services

For:
Recreational park services; day camp services; educational services, namely, providing live and online classes, seminars, and workshops at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level in the field of ecological studies
First Use:
2018-01-30
International Classes:
041 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Promoting public awareness of the importance of ecological relationships to human welfare
First Use:
2018-01-30
International Classes:
035 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Ecological research services
First Use:
2018-01-30
International Classes:
042 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
Serial Number:
77499463
Mark:
THE SCIENCE BEHIND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Status:
CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2008-06-16
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
THE SCIENCE BEHIND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Goods And Services

For:
recreational park services, day camp services, educational services, namely, providing live and online classes, seminars, and workshops at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level in the field of ecological studies
First Use:
2008-02-05
International Classes:
041 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Sec. 8 – Entire Registration
For:
Promoting public awareness of the importance of ecological relationships to human welfare
First Use:
2008-02-05
International Classes:
035 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Sec. 8 – Entire Registration
For:
Ecological research services
First Use:
2008-02-05
International Classes:
042 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Sec. 8 – Entire Registration
Serial Number:
77410933
Mark:
CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES
Status:
REGISTERED AND RENEWED
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2008-03-03
Mark Drawing Type:
Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/letter(s)/number(s)
Mark Literal Elements:
CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES

Goods And Services

For:
Recreational park services; day camp services; educational services, namely, providing live and online classes, seminars, and workshops at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level in the field of ecological studies
First Use:
2008-02-01
International Classes:
041 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Promoting public awareness of the importance of ecological relationships to human welfare
First Use:
2008-02-01
International Classes:
035 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Ecological research services
First Use:
2008-02-01
International Classes:
042 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :
22-3232968
In Care Of Name:
% HOLLY TALBOT
Classification:
Educational Organization, Local Association of Employees, Horticultural Organization, Business League, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Cemetery Company, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc.
Ruling Date:
1993-06
Deductibility:
Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Motor Carrier Census

Carrier Operation:
Intrastate Non-Hazmat
Fax:
(845) 677-5976
Add Date:
2011-09-20
Operation Classification:
Exempt For Hire
power Units:
2
Drivers:
2
Inspections:
0
FMCSA Link:

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Date of last update: 15 Mar 2025

Sources: New York Secretary of State