Funding for LTER sites is renewed every six years. The 28 sites are divided into three cohorts to spread out the process of review and renewal. At the mid-point of each funding period, each site undergoes an external review organized by NSF. The schedule below was updated in July 2018.
LTER Renewal Cohorts
- 2018: BES, CDR, CAP, FCE, GCE, HFR, JRN*, KBS, LUQ, SBC, VCR
- 2020: AND, FCE, JRN, KNZ, NTL, PAL*, MSP (new in 2020)
- 2022: ARC, BNZ, CCE, CAP, HBR, KBS, LUQ, MCM, MCR, NWT, PIE
- 2023: BLE, NES, NGA
- 2024: CDR, GCE, HFR, LUQ, SBC, VCR
- 2026: AND, FCE, JRN, KNZ, NTL, PAL
- 2028: ARC, BLE, BNZ, CCE, CAP, HBR, KBS, MCM, MCR, NES, NGA, NWT, PIE
LTER Review Cohorts
- 2019: ARC, BNZ, CCE, CAP, HBR, KBS, MCM, MCR, NWT, PIE
- 2021: BLE, CDR, FCE, GCE, HFR, JRN, LUQ, NES, NGA, SBC, SEV, VCR
- 2023: AND, FCE, JRN, KNZ, NTL, PAL
- 2025: ARC, BLE, BNZ, CCE, CAP, HBR, KBS, MCM, MCR, NES, NGA, NWT, PIE
- 2027: CDR, GCE, HFR, LUQ, SBC, VCR
- 2029: AND, FCE, JRN, KNZ, NTL, PAL
