Project Grant 20203361032483

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $878,296 Cooperative Agreement to Surfplasma Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Gainesville, FL, to develop a rapid, low-temperature plasma prototype for disinfecting personal protective equipment (PPE), medical devices, food products and other materials from pathogens like COVID-19. The project, funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to deliver a market-ready sterilization solution...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $1,998,388 Cooperative Agreement to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Health Sciences Division) on February 2, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The three-year project, scheduled for completion February 1, 2029, evaluates Far-UVC lighting (222 nanometers) as an intervention...

This $249,999 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a bioengineered nanobarrier spray to protect against SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections of the nasopharynx. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the two-year award to the University of Southern California will support computational modeling of nanobarrier delivery via nasal applicator as well as efficacy testing in a coronavirus mouse model. Specifically, the university researchers will...

This $788,406 project grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), will fund the development of a sensitive, direct reading bioaerosol detection platform to quantify airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. Aerosol Devices Inc. will integrate their gentle condensation-growth capture sampler, which concentrates intact, viable virus particles into a small liquid volume...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded Indiana University a $2,015,659 Cooperative Agreement on February 2, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to develop and validate ultraviolet-C (UVC) light technologies as a biosecurity intervention against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial egg-laying operations. The three-year project, concluding January 31, 2029, addresses...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Purdue University received a $2.26 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), awarded February 2, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 1, 2029. The award funds development and validation of an innovative plant-based aerosol therapy using hydrogenated catmint oil (HCO) to mitigate...

The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $2,156,152 Cooperative Agreement to South Dakota State University to develop surveillance tools and strategies for the rapid detection and characterization of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. The purpose of this award is to support an early warning system that can prevent or limit future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. This award is funded under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care grant...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $4,997,658 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) on June 1, 2023 for a project period ending May 31, 2025. The university will use mathematical modeling, field sampling, genomic surveillance, biochemical analysis, and immunological studies to expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2....

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports research and development efforts by Akanocure Pharmaceuticals Inc. to optimize a novel, broad-spectrum antiviral and immunomodulatory agent for oral administration against coronaviruses. The project focuses on lead optimization, including the design, synthesis, and testing of analogs with improved drug-like properties for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Michigan received a $1.94 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), awarded February 2, 2026, with completion targeted for February 1, 2029. This research initiative will advance understanding of viral aerosol decay in poultry production environments and develop enhanced...