This $968,765 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will develop a flexible modeling framework to simulate the impact of various testing-based infection control strategies for respiratory pathogens like SARS-CoV-2. The project aims to improve our ability to control existing respiratory diseases and enhance preparedness for future pandemics. Key deliverables include: Developing a...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering will fund research collaboration between the United States and international partners on modeling human mobility patterns and contagion dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awarded on August 1, 2021 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, the two-year grant aims to advance scientific discovery and international partnerships through...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $440,756 to the University of Arizona from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025. The grant supports research examining the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as business closures and capacity limits, on SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns. The researchers will analyze cell phone and census data from 12 urban areas to determine if NPIs affected...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded $255,700 to Creative Biotherapeutics LLC through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on January 15, 2021 to fund the project "SBIR PHASE I: STRESS PATHWAY INHIBITION PREVENTS COVID-19 INFECTION (COVID-19)." This Project Grant will support Creative Biotherapeutics' research efforts through December 31, 2021 to develop inhibitors of stress response pathways to prevent COVID-19 infection. The NSF Engineering...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems provides $200,000 to the University of Virginia for modeling and analytics to support COVID-19 outbreak response efforts in India. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), the University of Virginia will collaborate with Princeton University and the Center for Disease...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) provides $3,659,973 to the University of South Florida to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying neurological sequelae, known as "Neuro-COVID", associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, with a focus on tau-based neurodegeneration and the impact of aging. The research aims to: 1) Assess how COVID-19 infection exacerbates age-related inflammation and tauopathy,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), provides $814,873 to conduct research on the immunogenetics of the COVID-19 immune response. The key objectives are to: Perform a large genome-wide association study to identify genetic associations with COVID-19 infection and vaccine-induced immune responses, including antibody levels. This includes replicating findings in...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) provides $148,824 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) over a 5-year period from August 2024 to July 2029. The goal of the research is to understand the clinical and social factors that impact HIV and COVID-19 outcomes among people with HIV (PWH), and to characterize how the COVID-19...
The Healthtrends.ai LLC federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provided $256,000 to develop a coronavirus API focused on COVID-19 from May 2021 through June 2022. The grant supported the awardee's SBIR Phase I project to create an application programming interface delivering COVID-19 data and insights. As the NSF's TIP program seeks technologies and solutions addressing national challenges, this award aimed to...
This $175,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will develop new computational models and forecasting approaches to predict the incidence and severity of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, and RSV for the 2024-2025 season. The project aims to combine computational modeling with human judgment to improve the accuracy and responsiveness of public health forecasting on a national scale. It will deliver weekly...