Project Grant 1108153

This federal Project Grant award of $976,496 from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the creation of a 400 gigabit per second network connection from the University of Maine to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center and the Northern Crossroads Gigapop. Intermediate add/drop support will also be provided in Keene, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine to interconnect other northern...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maine System received a $119,776 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative, titled "NSF R2I2: Identifying Community Need Based Adaptation and Resilience Priorities in the US Northeast," will develop and deliver a regionally coordinated adaptation...

This $337,363 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with an award date of April 1, 2024, supports the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst in providing a high-speed, reliable network connection between the university's computing resources and major national/international research networks. The goal is to enable UMass researchers to participate in big data and scientific computing projects that rely on...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Maine System $1,196,834 on October 1, 2025, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to deliver experiential learning in digital twin technologies for blue economy sectors. The University of Maine, performing as its Research & Sponsored Program division, will develop and deliver two internship pathways—including an 8-week summer component and professional development workshops—that provide...

The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Montana to support a planning project titled "CC* CIRA: Improving Cyberinfrastructure to Advance Research and Education (ICARE+) Addressing Montana's Digital Equity Gap." This 2-year project, running from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2025, brings together the University of Montana,...

The University of Maine System, through its University of Maine Division, was awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) with a performance period from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027. The project will synthesize information on the effects of climate change on the water cycle in the Northeastern United States, focusing on freshwater ecosystems, watershed processes, water...

The University of Maine System, University of Maine Division is receiving a $447,016 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program. The award, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FRAMEWORKS: SCALABLE PERFORMANCE AND ACCURACY ANALYSIS FOR DISTRIBUTED AND EXTREME-SCALE SYSTEMS (SPADE)," aims to enhance the PAPI performance monitoring library to create methods for assessing and improving performance and accuracy on...

The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts Lowell $1.7 million on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a secure and resilient multi-site smart grid testbed for distributed research and education. The testbed will be physically distributed across campuses at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, New York University, and West Virginia University, connected...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF), in collaboration with five other academic institutions. The "EPIIC: EMPOWERED" project aims to address the growing disconnect between STEM curricula and industry needs. The cohort of institutions will work to enhance industry partnerships, align program curricula with workforce demands, and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Connecticut a $259,898 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050, Geosciences program) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027 to establish a regionally coordinated adaptation network addressing climate resilience and coastal hazard mitigation across the Northeastern United States. The project delivers a collaborative framework spanning Connecticut, Maine, New York, and...