WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$35M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $401.9B in tracked grants
4separate grants, trailing 12 months
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION has received $35M across 4 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of August 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | CINAR WILL SERVE A CRITICAL FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTURE OF THE INTERDEPENDENT GLOBAL AND REGIONAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THOSE OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. SHELF LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM (NEUS LME). IN SO DOING, THE INSTITUTE WILL LINK BASIN SCALE CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS TO ECOSYSTEM-SCALE MONITORING, ASSESSMENTS, AND DECISION MAKING. BROAD SCALE CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO BE INTEGRATED INTO TO THE GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM. CINAR WILL EXPAND AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO COLLECT, DELIVER, AND USE OCEAN INFORMATION TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON VARIOUS SPATIAL SCALES INCLUDING REGIONS, LMES, AND THE NATION. | $25,156,535 |
| Department of Commerce | THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) SEA GRANT (SG) PROGRAM PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADVANCING MARINE AND COASTAL RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION IN THE COASTAL REGIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS (MA). AS PART OF THE BROADER SEA GRANT NETWORK, WHOI SEA GRANT LEVERAGES ITS AFFILIATION WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING MA COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND DEIJA (DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, JUSTICE, AND ACCESSIBILITY), WHOI SEA GRANT IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS WHILE SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH ITS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, WHOI SEA GRANT STRIVES TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OCEANS, DRIVE INNOVATION IN MARINE SCIENCE, AND EMPOWER COASTAL STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. | $4,573,447 |
| Department of Commerce | HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SHELLFISHERIES IN THE NORTHEAST US HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE EMERGENCE OF AMNESIC SHELLFISH POISONING (ASP), A SYNDROME CAUSED BY PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA DIATOMS THAT PRODUCE THE NEUROTOXIN DOMOIC ACID (DA). ENHANCED MONITORING HAS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED ASP WITH THE SPECIES P. AUSTRALIS THOUGH SEVERAL OTHER TOXIGENIC PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA TAXA ALSO COMMONLY OCCUR. MONITORING CHALLENGES ARE COMPLEX AND DISTINCT FROM OTHER US REGIONS BECAUSE AMBIENT DA LEVELS THAT CAUSE ASP ACTION LEVELS TO BE EXCEEDED ELSEWHERE HAVE FAILED TO CONTAMINATE NORTHEAST SHELLFISH TO DETECTABLE LEVELS. MANAGEMENT IS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY A GENERAL ASP MONITORING PROBLEM, THAT TOXICITY BETWEEN AND WITHIN PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA SPECIES CAN VARY GREATLY OVER TIME AND SPACE. AS A RESULT, PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA CELL ABUNDANCE BY ITSELF IS A POOR PREDICTOR OF SHELLFISH TOXICITY AND SIGNIFICANT WORK IS NEEDED TO CHARACTERIZE FACTORS REGULATING DA LEVELS AND SHELLFISH UPTAKE. RECENT OCEANOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS I | $2,536,297 |
| Department of Commerce | PCMHAB20: APPLICATION OF CLAY FLOCCULATION FOR REMOVAL OF KARENIA BREVIS CELLS AND TOXINS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS | $2,249,321 |