diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 297784bf..6267385f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Modified the file paths in carbon, sulfate, and nitrate ExtData.yaml files to used the revised version of the CEDS anthropogenic emissions. Note the previous version has an incorrect seasonal cycle.
 
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Use 'CA' component name to identify carbonaceous contributions to PM in UFS diagnostic calculations. These contributions were missing due to changes in field names.
@@ -27,15 +28,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-- Required attributes for the 2D GOCART export fields in AERO_DP bundle have been set in subroutine append_to_bundle in Chem_AeroGeneric.F90. These export fields are imported by OBIO via Surface GC, and the missing of the attributes was causing the writing of surface import checkpoint to fail. The issue has been explained in detail on https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART/issues/258  
-
 - Additional tuning parameters for the soil moisture and drylimit calculations for application specific tuning.
+- Required attributes for the 2D GOCART export fields in AERO_DP bundle have been set in subroutine append_to_bundle in Chem_AeroGeneric.F90. These export fields are imported by OBIO via Surface GC, and the missing of the attributes was causing the writing of surface import checkpoint to fail. The issue has been explained in detail on https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART/issues/258
 
 - Added export line to GOCART2G_GridCompMod to couple allow use of GOCART
   SU sulfate production tendency elsewhere in Chemistry, specifically for 
   CARMA
 
-## [2.1.2] - 2022-10-07
+- Update ESMF CMake target to `ESMF::ESMF`
 
 - Changed SU2G_instance_SU.rc to now have separate filename inputs for explosive and degassing volcanoes
 - Moved present volcanic emission inventories to one or the other line for these new entries; set other
@@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   one or the other emission diagnostics (explosive or degassing).
   
 - Changed Chem_SettlingSimple in the process library to call Mie Query for radius and rhop inputs to the settling velocity calculation. The calls to Chem_SettlingSimple were then changed accordingly in each of the species' grid comps. Since the RH flag is no longer needed, it was removed from GA_EnvironmentMod.F90 and each of the instance RC files.
-
-
 - State Spec RC files for GOCART2G, CA, DU, NI, SU, and SS were updated such that the long names for AOD are more intuitive
-
 - Modified ExtData.yaml files to persist as climatological anthropogenic emissions after the end of the CEDS dataset in 2019. Analogous rc files removed as this capability is only available with ExtData2G
-
 - Update `components.yaml` to match that of GEOSgcm v11.6.1
   - ESMA_env v4.29.0 (Baselibs 7.24.0, Updates for SLES15 at NCCS, various fixes)
   - ESMA_cmake v3.48.0 (Fixes for NAS, debug flags, Updates for SLES15 at NCCS, MPI detection, ESMF and MPI CMake fixes for Spack)
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Correct soil moisture parameterization in FENGSHA
 - Add `soil_moisture_factor` to the DU2G_instance_DU.rc (same name used in the K14 scheme) and DU2G_GridCompMod.F90 files for FENGSHA
 - Add `soil_drylimit_factor` to the DU2G_instance_DU.rc and DU2G_GridCompMod.F90 files for FENGSHA
-
 - Moved process library macros to header file.
 
 ## [v2.2.1] - 2023-05-30
diff --git a/ESMF/Aerosol_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/Aerosol_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 99628ce9..2c3f31b0 100644
--- a/ESMF/Aerosol_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/Aerosol_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Aerosol_GridComp.F90)
 
     esma_add_library (${this}
             SRCS Aerosol_GridComp.F90
-            DEPENDENCIES GOCART2G_GridComp MAPL esmf)
+            DEPENDENCIES GOCART2G_GridComp MAPL ESMF::ESMF)
 
     mapl_acg (${this} Aerosol_StateSpecs.rc
             IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
diff --git a/ESMF/Apps/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/Apps/CMakeLists.txt
index a2f3c10d..7a26c151 100644
--- a/ESMF/Apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/Apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 esma_set_this ()
 
 set (srcs
-  GOCART2G_SimpleBundleMod.F90 
+  GOCART2G_SimpleBundleMod.F90
   aop_calculator.F90
   GOCART2G_AopMod.F90
   )
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ endforeach ()
 set (resource_files
    aop_calculator.rc
    )
-install( FILES ${resource_files} 
+install( FILES ${resource_files}
    DESTINATION etc
    )
-esma_add_library(${this} 
-  SRCS ${srcs} 
-  DEPENDENCIES MAPL Process_Library esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran
+esma_add_library(${this}
+  SRCS ${srcs}
+  DEPENDENCIES MAPL Process_Library ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran
   )
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CA2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CA2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cee19b7..7b97c2dc 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CA2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CA2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES MAPL GA_Environment Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES MAPL GA_Environment Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
-mapl_acg (${this}   CA2G_StateSpecs.rc 
-          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS 
+mapl_acg (${this}   CA2G_StateSpecs.rc
+          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
           GET_POINTERS DECLARE_POINTERS)
 
 file (GLOB_RECURSE rc_files CONFIGURE_DEPENDS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.rc *.yaml)
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 0df44f66..c6a06179 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ set (srcs
 
 set (resource_files
    GOCART2G_GridComp.rc
-   ) 
+   )
 
-install( FILES ${resource_files} 
+install( FILES ${resource_files}
    DESTINATION etc
    )
 
-set (dependencies MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf)
+set (dependencies MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF)
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${srcs}
   SUBCOMPONENTS ${alldirs}
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/DU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/DU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index f3662b33..ac8e86f5 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/DU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/DU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
-mapl_acg (${this}   DU2G_StateSpecs.rc 
-          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS 
+mapl_acg (${this}   DU2G_StateSpecs.rc
+          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
           GET_POINTERS DECLARE_POINTERS)
 
 file (GLOB_RECURSE rc_files CONFIGURE_DEPENDS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.rc *.yaml)
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GA_Environment/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GA_Environment/CMakeLists.txt
index c95604f2..c63aea96 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GA_Environment/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GA_Environment/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf
+  DEPENDENCIES MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF
   )
 
 # CMake has an OpenMP issue with NAG Fortran: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/21280
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/NI2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/NI2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 233b1ae5..bbacc0de 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/NI2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/NI2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
-mapl_acg (${this}   NI2G_StateSpecs.rc 
-          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS 
+mapl_acg (${this}   NI2G_StateSpecs.rc
+          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
           GET_POINTERS DECLARE_POINTERS)
 
 file (GLOB_RECURSE rc_files CONFIGURE_DEPENDS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.rc *.yaml)
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SS2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SS2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 06c1f146..306eea65 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SS2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SS2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES MAPL GA_Environment Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES MAPL GA_Environment Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
-mapl_acg (${this}   SS2G_StateSpecs.rc 
-          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS 
+mapl_acg (${this}   SS2G_StateSpecs.rc
+          IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
           GET_POINTERS DECLARE_POINTERS)
 
 file (GLOB_RECURSE rc_files CONFIGURE_DEPENDS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.rc *.yaml)
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index eba7571e..323b2392 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/SU2G_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library esmf)
+  DEPENDENCIES GA_Environment MAPL Chem_Shared2G Process_Library ESMF::ESMF)
 
 mapl_acg (${this}   SU2G_StateSpecs.rc
           IMPORT_SPECS EXPORT_SPECS INTERNAL_SPECS
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CFC_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CFC_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 927e7449..20aecab7 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CFC_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CFC_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 esma_generate_gocart_code (${this} "-B\;-C\;-N\;GOCART")
 
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index cce3ec13..5e017637 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ install( FILES ${resource_files}
    DESTINATION etc
    )
 
-set (dependencies Chem_Base Chem_Shared MAPL GMAO_mpeu esmf)
+set (dependencies Chem_Base Chem_Shared MAPL GMAO_mpeu ESMF::ESMF)
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${srcs}
   SUBCOMPONENTS ${alldirs}
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO2_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO2_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index 927e7449..20aecab7 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO2_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO2_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 esma_generate_gocart_code (${this} "-B\;-C\;-N\;GOCART")
 
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index ef32201f..1a17c597 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/CO_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 esma_generate_gocart_code (${this} "-B\;-E\;-F\;-N\;GOCART")
 
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/Rn_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/Rn_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
index ef32201f..1a17c597 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/Rn_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART_GridComp/Rn_GridComp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ esma_set_this ()
 
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${this}Mod.F90
-  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
+  DEPENDENCIES Chem_Shared Chem_Base GMAO_mpeu MAPL_cfio_r4 ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 esma_generate_gocart_code (${this} "-B\;-E\;-F\;-N\;GOCART")
 
diff --git a/ESMF/Shared/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/Shared/CMakeLists.txt
index 4763e354..139f88ae 100644
--- a/ESMF/Shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/Shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set (srcs
 
 esma_add_library(${this}
   SRCS ${srcs}
-  DEPENDENCIES MAPL esmf)
+  DEPENDENCIES MAPL ESMF::ESMF)
 
 if( EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/@GSW )
     set (gsw_ECBUILD_SYSTEM_INCLUDED TRUE)
diff --git a/ESMF/UFS/CMakeLists.txt b/ESMF/UFS/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a0b501e..0b79aa6b 100644
--- a/ESMF/UFS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ESMF/UFS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set (srcs
   Aerosol_Tracer_Mod.F90
   )
 
-set (dependencies Aerosol_GridComp MAPL esmf)
+set (dependencies Aerosol_GridComp MAPL ESMF::ESMF)
 esma_add_library (${this}
   SRCS ${srcs}
   DEPENDENCIES ${dependencies})
diff --git a/Process_Library/CMakeLists.txt b/Process_Library/CMakeLists.txt
index d4d9ff1c..76fe00ef 100644
--- a/Process_Library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Process_Library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ set (srcs
   GOCART2G_Process.F90
   )
 
-esma_add_library(${this} 
-  SRCS ${srcs} 
-  DEPENDENCIES esmf NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran
+esma_add_library(${this}
+  SRCS ${srcs}
+  DEPENDENCIES ESMF::ESMF NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran
   )
 
 # CMake has an OpenMP issue with NAG Fortran: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/21280