Project Grant 23F60SH000015

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $160,000 Targeted Topic Training grant under the Susan Harwood Training Grants program (CFDA 17.502) to Education & Training Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization, for the period of September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The grant supports the Institute's development and delivery of occupational safety and health training programs focused on recognizing, avoiding, and preventing workplace...

The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs, on Sep 22, 2023. Through this funding, the awardee will develop and deliver specialized training on a range of homeland security and emergency management topics, including cybersecurity, counterterrorism,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will develop a suite of national training tools to support more effective and scalable implementation of scenario-based training (SBT) for law enforcement. The $491,864 award to Arizona State University, doing business as Orspa, will focus on enhancing instructor capabilities...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds $299,861 in research led by George Mason University (GMU) to develop novel mixed reality training tools for first responders. The goal is to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with mixed reality headsets to provide interactive, scenario-based training that simulates real-world emergency response challenges. The research team will collaborate...

The Trident-Pathfinder Initiative is a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The purpose of this 2-year initiative is to train 40-60 participants, prioritizing transitioning veterans, in cybersecurity skills to address talent shortages in national security, maritime infrastructure, and the defense industrial base in the Hampton Roads, Virginia...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $20,840,000 Project Grant under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex). This grant, with a performance period from August 28, 2024 to August 27, 2026, supports Teex in developing and delivering specialized training to enhance national preparedness capabilities across emergency responder, homeland security, and public safety domains. Key...

This $434,642 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the State, Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.258) will fund the migration of the Advanced Roadside Operations Training Curriculum (AOTC) from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) to the AASHTO Technical Training Solutions (TTS) platform. The project will update the four core AOTC courses to reflect recent changes in federal regulations governing state transportation department...

This $277,772 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703). The grant funds will be used by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) to deliver improved first responder training, with a focus on enhancing safety in the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. The...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) to the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), a prominent non-profit emergency services organization. The grant funds will be used by IAFC to develop and deliver a web-based hazardous materials training curriculum, including a "Hazmat Basic Monitors and Meters" course...

The Health and Safety Training Copilot project, funded by a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training program (CFDA 93.142), aims to develop an AI-driven pre-training platform to enhance safety training for low-literacy and limited-English proficiency workers. The cloud-based system will leverage a curated database of OSHA and NIOSH guidelines to generate personalized, multilingual training...