Cooperative Agreement F16AC00185

This federal Project Grant award of $141,340.00 from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will fund an international workshop on environmental stewardship of the McMurdo Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. The workshop aims to assess the efficacy of ongoing environmental practices, their influence on the environmental integrity of the region, and develop greater coordination among international Antarctic scientists and logisticians to update best practices for...

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to host a two-day conference titled "Improving the Research and Innovation Enterprise Across the Southwest Region". The conference aims to (1) enhance the collective understanding of challenges facing the research enterprise in the Southwest U.S., (2) formulate next steps for individual and collective action to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to advance accessible collaboration tools for visually impaired information workers. The $943,192 award to Northwestern University will: Develop a taxonomy of accessibility barriers and design guidelines for AI-powered collaboration tools to support ability-diverse team communication, coordination, and knowledge sharing. Create an accessible infrastructure of new...

This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports research on "MULTI-UUV COORDINATION VIA UNDERWATER WIRELESS OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS (UWOC) AND DEEP RL-BASED CONTROL TUNING" at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The award, with a performance period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, will fund research to develop innovative technologies for...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...

This $320,899 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the 2022 Underwater Ideas Lab conference organized by the American Society for Engineering Education. The conference aims to foster transformative ideas and interdisciplinary teams to advance sensing, communication, and data transmission technologies for diverse underwater environments, including marine, freshwater,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of New Mexico (UNM) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The agreement aims to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students, as well as developing a Water Science...

This $180,806 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning, organization, participation, and evaluation of the 2024 and 2025 NSF CISE REU Principal Investigator (PI) Workshops. The workshops aim to: (1) provide opportunities for new and existing NSF CISE REU PIs and co-PIs to share experiences and suggestions, (2) discuss...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to End Violence Against Women (EVAWI) International, a non-profit organization, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). This 3-year project will support the maintenance, updates, and technical assistance for EVAWI's Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum. The practicum provides medical providers and allied professionals with training and resources to improve...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) will enable Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community to deliver training and technical assistance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are grantees or potential grantees of the OVW Campus Program. Over the 24-month project period from October 2024 to September...