This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) provides $249,313 to Lawrence Technological University to enhance dynamic population-level epidemiological models by incorporating wastewater surveillance data. The project aims to improve the estimation of true disease prevalence, enhance forecasting of future COVID-19 cases, and monitor the emergence and evolution of viral variants. Key activities include...
This Project Grant award of $114,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research to integrate wastewater surveillance and human behavior data to enhance epidemiological modeling and outbreak response. The key objectives are to: 1) Develop an early-warning system using wastewater and digital/social behavior data; 2) Create a socio-immuno-epidemiological framework to examine pharmaceutical...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $250,000 to Utah State University (USU) to demonstrate the use of wastewater monitoring as a tool for assessing air pollution exposure and associated non-communicable diseases in underserved communities. The project aims to link air pollution, urine biomarkers, and wastewater data to develop community-based disease surveillance methods utilizing wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $649,998 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to The Washington University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The goal of the project is to develop a new passive water quality monitoring tool based on point-of-use water filters to address inequities in drinking water quality monitoring for under-resourced and minority populations. The Washington University will lead the...
The National Science Foundation, through its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded a $152,838 grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to establish a wastewater-based epidemiology training program at CUNY. The project aims to improve undergraduate STEM education and increase participation of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields, which is crucial for addressing workforce development needs and enhancing U.S. competitiveness in emerging...
This National Science Foundation project grant award of $1,000,000 supports the establishment of the Center for Ecosystems Data Integration and Pandemic Early Warning Systems in Western New York. Funded under the NSF Engineering Directorate's Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I program, the award will support the development of an integrated early warning system to monitor and track emerging pathogens through wastewater surveillance and clinical sampling analysis....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $208,277 Project Grant titled "NSF-BSF: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOLIDS AND REACTIVE TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN SEWER SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE: MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION" under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to investigate the characteristics of solid waste entering sewer systems, the factors impacting its movement and accumulation,...
Fluidion US, Inc. was awarded a $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The grant will fund the company's development of an automated, in-situ system for high-resolution COVID-19 wastewater-based epidemiology from April 2021 through March 2023. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to advance science, engineering, and technology solutions to national challenges. This award will support...
Arizona State University was awarded a three-year, $499,592 project grant from the National Science Foundation to improve the privacy and security of data for wastewater-based epidemiology. The grant is part of NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. Under this award, ASU will advance the development and use of research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $250,000 in funding to the University of Utah to demonstrate the link between air pollution, urine markers of pollution exposure, and wastewater monitoring in underserved communities. The project aims to develop community non-communicable disease surveillance tools utilizing wastewater-based epidemiology methods. The key products and services to be delivered include: Validating...