Cooperative Agreement NR1952KYXXXXC003

The Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund, a division of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, received a $209,999.86 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. The grant funding will support hazard mitigation activities as authorized under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which makes Federal funds available to states, territories, tribes, and local...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Baylor Research Institute in Dallas, Texas. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to improve the health and function of children with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) by developing and implementing an evidence-based educational resource at Baylor Scott & White clinical sites. The key objectives are to: (1) partner with an advisory board, including...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $514,357 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a portable, liquid-helium-free 1-T/560-mm RT bore point-of-care MRI magnet prototype. The project aims to advance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, which is critical for diagnosing a...

The Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund, a division of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, received a $135,494.06 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. The award, issued on December 23, 2021 with a completion date of December 22, 2024, will support hazard mitigation activities as authorized by the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. Administered by...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $690,400 Cooperative Agreement to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), in collaboration with the National Policing Institute (NPI), to implement and evaluate an Intelligent Risk Management (IRM) system for 911 call triage. The IRM system leverages natural language processing and advanced statistical models to classify call severity in real-time, enabling more effective use of alternative response options, such as...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $287,500 Project Grant to Charmtech Labs LLC to address reading disparities for students with disabilities by building background and vocabulary knowledge. The award, which runs from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027, supports the development of innovative education technologies, including personalized text simplification tools, reading fluency technologies, and curriculum-aligned reading...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The BRIC program makes federal funds available to states and local communities for hazard mitigation activities to increase resilience to disasters. Under this award, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will support...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Middletown, Connecticut received a $148,959.62 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA #97.047) to support hazard mitigation activities. The BRIC program aims to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards by supporting communities undertaking mitigation projects prior to disaster events. The funding will support the...

The Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin (DMA), a division of the State of Wisconsin Governor's Office, was awarded a $193,125 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047). The BRIC program provides federal funding to state, local, and tribal governments for hazard mitigation activities aimed at reducing risks from natural disasters and climate change. The grant award will be used by...

This federal Project Grant award of $947,891.89 from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) will fund the "Project I-SMART: Intervention to Support Mindset and Reading Together" initiative. The award, made on September 18, 2024, will support research conducted by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) to develop and evaluate an intervention aimed at improving...