Cooperative Agreement SNEAIR09CA126

This Project Grant award for $393,800 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research to improve the effectiveness of engineering ethics education. The project aims to develop new educational strategies and teaching tools that can better equip future engineers to act ethically and understand the societal implications of their work. Through a series of tasks, the research will explore how undergraduate research, classroom instruction, and variation in...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources (CFDA #47.076), provides $114,724 to the University of Pittsburgh to improve engineering ethics education. The award aims to develop and test interactive collaborative and competitive scenarios to teach ethical reasoning skills to undergraduate engineering students, compared to traditional instructional methods. Specifically, the University of Pittsburgh will assess...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA #66.202) to provide management training and technical assistance to rural water and sanitation utilities in Alaska from July 2021 through September 2022. The recipient will deliver on-site job training, classroom workshops in areas such as budgeting, accounting and revenue...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) provides $545,811 to investigate how individuals can make choices that better align with their personal values and goals. The research project, led by Princeton University, aims to develop innovative methods to measure people's awareness of their own decision-making processes and examine how this awareness enables them to make choices more consistent with their stated values....

This $290,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform cultures of responsible research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting research on ethics expertise, self-efficacy, and research climates among STEM faculty at Virginia Tech. Based on this research, the project will develop educational interventions to empower...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides funding to Grambling State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to implement a transformational Department of Research Ethics and Integrity Program. The program aims to foster a culture of research integrity and ethical conduct through comprehensive training and professional development activities for faculty and students. Key...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will fund a $300,000 study on ethical practices for research conducted in armed conflict zones. The project aims to map existing knowledge on research ethics in conflict settings, document current practices around research data collection, storage, and security, and develop best practices and guidelines to protect researchers, subjects, and affected communities. Outputs...

This $4,614,334 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, supports the implementation of environmental programs by the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department (ADEC). The key activities under this award include: air pollution control and monitoring programs to maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards; public outreach and education on radon risk reduction to increase testing...

This $114,414 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) aims to provide targeted mental health treatments and workshops for both inmates and staff at correctional facilities in Puerto Rico. The goal is to foster awareness, prevention, and recovery from sexual abuse and trauma, which has significant implications for the overall safety and rehabilitation environment within these...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), is intended to fund the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division's efforts to improve their financial management and auditing processes. The $250,000 grant, awarded on August 21, 2025, will be used to hire staff with financial and accounting...