Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009465

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,996 Project Grant to SVV Technology Innovations' Lucent Optics division to develop a high-performance volumetric LED troffer with reduced material intensity and enhanced aesthetics. This grant, funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the company's research and development of advanced LED lighting technologies that prioritize energy efficiency, material optimization, and innovative...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $500,000 to San Diego State University Research Foundation under Project Grant CAREER: OPTOFLUIDIC SOLAR INDOOR LIGHTING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS. The five-year award beginning March 1, 2021 will support development of optofluidic solar indoor lighting technologies to advance sustainable buildings under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The Engineering program seeks to improve quality...

Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Division VPI Technology, received a $199,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop inflatable low-cost exterior window attachments. The funding supports work under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) through the completion date of May 26, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and...

This $499,989 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at Norfolk State University to develop a hybrid electro-thermo chromic solar modulator coating for smart windows. The coating aims to control solar transmission in response to electric or thermal stimuli, allowing selective modulation of light in the visible and infrared regions simultaneously or independently. Graduate and undergraduate students will gain...

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $420,998 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on July 15, 2021 to develop high performance, regenerative windows for building energy reduction and clean energy production under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships seeks to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well as solutions to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $256,000 Project Grant to Nextglass LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The purpose of this SBIR Phase I grant is to develop a low-cost, high-performance vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window technology that can dramatically improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce carbon emissions. Nextglass will scale up its novel flexible seal VIG manufacturing process, which uses a low-temperature...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a $373,588 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075) to support research titled "Excellence in Research: Predicting Computations that Lead to a Stable Perception of Object Lightness under Spectral Variabilities of the Visual Scene." The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will fund...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) under the Carbon Reduction Program (CFDA 20.265) on May 27, 2026, for LED lighting replacement on US 421 (Salem Parkway) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The project encompasses the replacement of existing conventional lighting infrastructure with energy-efficient LED lighting along the Salem Parkway corridor...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) awarded $312,836 to The Adler Planetarium for the Adler Collections Lighting Upgrade project, with performance period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The project involves replacement of all existing aging lighting systems in the Adler Planetarium's gallery and collections storage spaces with a new Ketra/Lutron branded, networked, fully...

The University of Colorado Boulder was awarded a two-year, $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop energy-efficient smart-privacy windows made of dynamic crystals under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University aims to foster innovation in engineering research and education through this funding by supporting the development of windows that use dynamic crystals to automatically adjust transparency based on lighting conditions for energy...