Cooperative Agreement R43CK000444

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded Softworthy LLC a $100,000 Project Grant under the NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training program (CFDA 93.142). The goal of this 12-month project is to develop an innovative simulator called "SWIVEL-HASTE" that employs "serious gaming" techniques to provide health and safety training to emergency responders exposed to extreme ambient temperatures. The simulator will leverage open-source...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $2,000,000 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas (CSCLV). The funding will be used to acquire additional simulation mannequins, medical training equipment, and task trainers to enhance the quality of education and training for over 1,000 nursing students, as well as students in dental,...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a 7,000 square-foot nursing training laboratory at Spoon River College in Illinois. The laboratory will be equipped with high-fidelity simulation mannequins and virtual reality technology to provide immersive, hands-on training for nursing students. The project aims to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas...

This $299,861 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to develop a novel optimization-based framework for adapting mixed reality training scenarios to real-world scenes. The goal is to enhance human-AI teaming for emergency response training, particularly for first responders from the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department. The research team, led by George Mason University, will integrate concepts from mixed reality, AI,...

This $110,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities will support the development of an augmented/virtual reality nursing assistant training program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The training program aims to address staffing shortages in long-term care settings through improving certified nursing assistants' (CNAs) attitudes, perceptions and communication skills related to caring for older adult patients....

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to St. Francis College to establish a nursing simulation lab for hands-on clinical training. This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities. Through this 5-year grant,...

This $9,177,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Fairmont State University to relocate and expand its nursing simulation center. The funding will be used to move the simulation center from Colebank Hall to the Education Building, where the nursing program is located, and to renovate the first floor of the Education Building to accommodate the expanded center. This will enhance the simulation...

This $2,400,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will support Lander University's School of Nursing in implementing a simulation-based intensive nursing education program. The funding will be used to comprehensively upgrade the university's nursing simulation facilities, equipment, and technology, including providing essential instructional audio/visual systems, computers, hospital...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $4,100,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Maine Community College System, acting through its Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) campus. The funding will support the renovation of a floor in SMCC's Health Science Building to create a healthcare simulation center. This center will simulate various clinical environments, from home settings to the emergency room, to provide SMCC...

This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS (CFDA 93.067) program supports the "TOTAL CONTROL OF THE EPIDEMIC TCE KINSHASA" project implemented by Humana People To People Congo (HPP-Congo) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project aims to strengthen systematic, people-centered approaches to HIV/TB prevention, detection, and treatment, while improving clinical and community-based services...