This $4.96 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities supports the development of a knowledge network infrastructure and applications related to COVID-19 science and economics from May 2021 through August 2022. Funded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which aims to enhance STEM competitiveness through capacity building and broadening participation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will create a knowledge...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Boise State University a $184,078 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to conduct a conference and workshops from March 2023 to February 2025. The university will lead two virtual pre-workshop micro labs and an in-person workshop for 120 participants to develop recommendations on strengthening partnerships between academic, private, and government communities. This will help translate basic...
The University of California, San Diego received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to evaluate COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools using a spatially-explicit agent-based model of infection dynamics. The award, issued on October 1, 2021, will support research through September 30, 2023 to develop a computational model to simulate the spread of COVID-19...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $135,177 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the Workshop on Leadership: Increasing Leaders from Historically Under-Represented Groups project to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's STEM enterprise and broaden participation in research and...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $118,904 to the Georgia TECH Research Corporation under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021. The funding supported the KICKSTARTING ADVANCES IN ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE TECHNOLOGIES project. As part of its mission to enhance STEM competitiveness and broaden participation in research and education, the Integrative Activities program aims to develop...
The National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to President And Fellows Of Harvard College under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to support the Future of Work for Strength and Movement Training Professionals project. This September 2021 award will fund the development of training and professional development resources for strength and movement professionals through August 2022. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) provides $115,189 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to host annual three-day peer-mentorship workshops for junior women scholars in international relations. The project aims to promote high-quality scholarship and increase the success of mentored women in academia by fostering professional networks, providing feedback and support, disseminating information, and encouraging...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,002,436 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a national consensus study examining workplace barriers, solutions, and policies for STEM and STEM education professionals and postsecondary students with disabilities. The goal of this project is to create, publish, and disseminate a comprehensive study report that includes evidence-based recommendations for changes needed...
This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to address challenges in broadening participation in open science practices. The award will fund a multi-day workshop, known as an "Ideas Lab", that brings together representatives from a diverse array of research institutions. The goal is to ensure that the evolving infrastructure, norms, and rewards promoting open science equally benefit the entire research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $750,167 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan (UM) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support a longitudinal, mixed-methods study examining the impact of academic climate factors, such as authorship climate and the COVID-19 pandemic, on career outcomes and professional pathways for early-career STEM scholars, particularly those from marginalized groups. The study will build on prior survey...