Cooperative Agreement DTSA2003H01012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $50 million project grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service on September 15, 2022 under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). Through this award, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, doing business as Teex, will provide national domestic preparedness training and services to state and local entities. As part of the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security National...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $25 million project grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, doing business as Teex, for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding supports the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program, officially titled the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium under CFDA number 97.005. Through this award, Teex will provide national domestic preparedness training and education to state...

The United States Bomb Technician Association Corp. (USBTA) was awarded a $963,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to develop methodologies for characterizing homemade explosives (HME). The grant, running from September 2024 to August 2025, focuses on creating comprehensive training and awareness programs for public safety bomb squads, explosive ordnance disposal operators, and first responders. Key...

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex) was awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) on September 11, 2023. The funding will enable Teex to develop and deliver specialized training curricula, exercises, technical assistance, and educational resources focused on emergency preparedness, hazard response, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity across the...

The Kansas Highway Patrol was awarded a $7.7 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 23, 2022 under the Non-Profit Security Program. The grant will fund physical security enhancements and other security-related activities for nonprofit organizations in Topeka, Kansas that face high risks of terrorist or other extremist attacks. Administered by FEMA, the Non-Profit Security Program (CFDA #97.008) aims to support at-risk nonprofits through measures that...

Mississippi State University was awarded a $4 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 21, 2022 under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA #97.005). Through this award and associated subawards, Mississippi State and partner universities will provide specialized training to first responders on the use of unmanned aircraft systems. Kansas State University, New Mexico State University, the University of North Dakota, the...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $20,840,000 Project Grant under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex). This grant, with a performance period from August 28, 2024 to August 27, 2026, supports Teex in developing and delivering specialized training to enhance national preparedness capabilities across emergency responder, homeland security, and public safety domains. Key...

This $150,000 Project Grant award under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) from the National Institutes of Health aims to develop an Internet of Things system for synchronous physiological monitoring of humans and animals involved in animal-assisted interventions (AAIs). The project, led by North Carolina State University, will create wearable sensors to gather real-time physiological data from both patients and therapy dogs during AAI sessions. This will enable the research...

The District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) was awarded a $7.38 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Non-Profit Security Program (CFDA 97.008) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund physical security enhancements and other security-related activities for nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C. that are at high risk of terrorist or other extremist attacks. As the grantee, DCEMA will oversee the delivery of products and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to The Washington University Office of Sponsored Research Services Division. The project aims to develop a novel, insect-inspired, nanoparticle-based chemical sensor for detecting explosive volatile organic compounds using artificial intelligence (AI). The short-term goal is to fabricate and demonstrate a proof-of-concept, portable AI-enabled...