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This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will support an international research experience program focused on perovskite-based photovoltaic (PV) technologies. The program aims to address global energy conversion needs and climate change mitigation through the development of more robust, reliable, and affordable PV devices. Key objectives include diversifying the PV research field, providing...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $394,708 awarded on April 1, 2022 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund the University of Maryland, College Park to operate the Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology program through March 31, 2025. The program will provide research experiences for eight undergraduate students and two high school science teachers related to renewable energy production and sustainable...

This three-year, $444,124 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers Division supports an interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduate students at the University of California, Irvine related to sustainable energy pathways and decarbonization. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates site will expose 10 students per year, primarily from underrepresented groups, to comprehensive decarbonization research topics through experimental and...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the planning phase of a U.S.-Africa Research Center for Clean Energy (UARCCE). The grant will enable coordination efforts to (1) establish an energy solutions network to co-develop interdisciplinary, convergent research approaches and (2) leverage the network to identify use-inspired energy knowledge gaps. Specific clean energy research hypotheses will...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate provides $600,000 to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to establish an integrated research, education, and outreach program focused on data-driven renewable energy research. The goal is to create a community of practice for middle and high school STEM teachers, researchers, and industry partners to conduct collaborative research and develop curricular modules on renewable energy and data science. Specifically,...

The University of Oklahoma will provide citizen exchange programs and services under a $775,300 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The award supports the Professional Fellows Program through May 2024. Specifically, the University of Oklahoma will administer the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415), which aims to promote mutual understanding between Americans and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $360,918 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the "PIVOTS: Energy Leadership Accelerator" project. This initiative will train a cohort of 24 rural energy practitioners from Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa on integrating emerging renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind, and battery storage into microgrid...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,622,500 Cooperative Agreement to the New Buildings Institute, Inc. under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The South-Central Energy Code Optimization Project (SC ECOP) will be a collaborative effort between New Buildings Institute and the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a...

The Council On International Educational Exchange Inc., doing business as Ciee High School Foundation, received a $530,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Special International Exchange Grant Programs (CFDA 19.451) federal grant program. The BridgeUSA Leadership Development Program will provide leadership training and exchange experiences to strengthen ties between the United States and exchange visitors. The program...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $714,658 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) for the FY 2024 Professional Fellows Program under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415). The purpose of this award is to terminate the FY 2024 Professional Fellows Program in accordance with federal regulations. The original award authorized $502,000 and...