The National Science Foundation awarded a $270,540 project grant to the University of Oregon from July 2021 through June 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research into modular representation theory and categorification with applications. The University of Oregon will conduct theoretical and applied work in these areas over the three year period. Representation theory and categorification are mathematical tools with uses across physics, engineering, computer science and other fields. The funding will advance understanding of major problems in these scientific domains as outlined under the NSF program.