Cooperative Agreement 692M1520T00035

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $407,128.50 formula grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on February 1, 2024. This funding will support two projects focused on maintenance and improvements to the M-153 over the Rouge River bridges in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. The first project, B04-82081, will involve deck patching, steel repair, painting, pin and hanger replacement, abutment...

This $629,920.50 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports a milling and two-course asphalt resurfacing project on 52nd Street in Michigan, from Breezefield Drive to East Paris Avenue. The project, which has a performance period starting on January 14, 2025, will improve the transportation infrastructure in this area by resurfacing the roadway and enhancing the overall condition of the 52nd Street corridor. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $542,315 to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation provides funding for the "CAREER: Guided Exploration of Multiphysics Design Space for Electric Machines Using Tensorial Analysis (Geometry)" project. The overarching goal is to pioneer a new "multiphysics synthesis" design paradigm that uses tensorial analysis to enable guided exploration of the multiphysics design space for electric machines....

This $246,500 R35 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) supports research to investigate the molecular mechanisms and regulation of two key mRNA methyltransferase enzymes, RNMT and the METTL3/METTL14 complex. The goal is to unravel how post-translational modifications impact the function of these RNA-modifying enzymes, which play critical roles in mRNA processing, stability,...

This $45,306,144 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) will be utilized to help small and medium-sized automotive facilities currently producing internal combustion engine vehicle components modernize their capabilities to manufacture electric vehicle equipment. The grant will support the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, doing business as the Talent...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $19,974,887 Cooperative Agreement to Corepower Magnetics Inc. under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The objective of the project is to establish 10,000 tons per year of soft magnetic amorphous metal production capacity capable of meeting distribution transformer standards for the electric grid and electric vehicle applications. This funding will support building an advanced...

This NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award of $261,670 to the University of New Haven supports the development of a predictive framework for manufacturing multi-principal element alloy (MPEA) coatings through laser deposition. The project will establish an integrated computational model to correlate atomistic properties of MPEA melts to system-scale processing parameters, enabling optimization of laser cladding conditions to produce homogenous and...

This $456,433,065 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) will fund Volvo Technology of America, LLC's efforts to upgrade and re-equip three Mack manufacturing facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina. The project aims to significantly accelerate the production capacity transition of these facilities from fossil fuel-powered to battery electric vehicle (BEV) and fuel...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $150,105,063 Cooperative Agreement to Metox International, Inc. under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.253). The purpose of this project is to expand domestic manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire by establishing a new advanced energy manufacturing facility, specifically in a coal community. The funding aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and energy...

This $3,489,664.06 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program supports a transportation infrastructure project in Michigan. The grant will fund the widening of paved shoulders from 3 to 8 feet on the M-35 highway from Dunkas Road northerly to the Menominee/Delta County line. This project aims to enhance transportation safety and mobility in the region. The award was provided to the Michigan Department of...