Project Grant 2053620
- This $757,974 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, to develop a systems modeling framework for designing climate-resilient levee infrastructure that supports equitable, resilient, and sustainable floodplain communities. The project aims to address interactions between levee network performance, future climates, natural infrastructure, and behavioral...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $364,032 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. The aim of this 3-year award is to derive a rigorous and highly effective discrete structural optimization framework by converging structural optimization principles and sequential decision-making algorithms. The research will explore how to define Markov decision process actions to accommodate discrete design variables representing...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a three-year, $259,899 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will fund collaborative research to develop multi-objective optimization methods for designing resilient structural systems. Specifically, the research aims to converge design methodology approaches to optimize structural spines for withstanding loads in a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026. This Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) Track A award funds the Resilient Arctic Innovations for Sustainable Communities in Extreme Environments...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded on July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, funded by the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, investigates how extreme weather conditions—including freeze-thaw cycles and heat-moisture swings—degrade building envelope...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $193,006 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative, the Alaska Innovation Incubator for Resilient and Smart Infrastructure in Extreme and Changing Environments (NSF R2I2), aims to develop resilience solutions and technologies addressing critical...
- This Project Grant award of $316,623 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Penn State University from August 2021 through July 2024 to characterize expert behavior during interactive parametric building design. The goal of the NSF Directorate for Engineering is to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering research and education. This award will further those goals by exploring expert interactions and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Lehigh University received a $458,784 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This Partnerships for Innovation—Mid Career Advancement (PFI-MCA) project delivers advanced disaster response and recovery capabilities by integrating machine learning, autonomous systems, and physics-informed numerical models...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a two-year, $259,112 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will support the collaborative research project "Community-Driven Innovation for Resilient Bridges in Remote Communities" through September 2023. As indicated in the project title and consistent with the goals of the SBE...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $440,888 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This award supports research on optimization, risk management, and adaptation frameworks for integrated infrastructure systems—including energy, transportation, water, and telecommunications—that account for...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation provides $1,997,980 to The Pennsylvania State University from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2025. The award supports the project "LEAP-HI: OPTIMAL DESIGN AND LIFE-LONG ADAPTATION OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN A CHANGING AND UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE" under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to advance optimal design and lifelong adaptation of civil infrastructure to better withstand changing and uncertain environmental conditions for sustainability. A sub-award of $199,798 is provided to the University of Pittsburgh for collaboration on this project. The funding will support research and development of innovative engineering solutions to improve civil infrastructure resilience.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.0m | 8/20/21 |