Project Grant 2440915
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $435,387 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award supports the establishment of the "Textiles of Tomorrow" program at NC State's Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $599,999 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion by August 31, 2028. The award supports the BRITE PIVOT project, which develops next-generation smart fabrics constructed from liquid crystal elastomer (LCE)-based architected fibers. The research delivers fundamental discoveries and manufacturing methodologies for creating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $649,274 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. The award supports research to characterize the structural, dynamic, and packaging parameters governing multiple fold propagation behaviors in deployable shell structures....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $268,397 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research on the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)—renewable nanomaterials derived from wood and crops—on solid substrates to enable controlled design of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $549,353 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2031. Under this CAREER award, the university will develop a dynamical-systems framework to analyze and optimize global optimization algorithms used across engineering applications, from chemical plant design to molecular drug development. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $343,340 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026. This project grant supports the development of foundational research and technologies in learning-based, task-oriented sensing systems. The primary deliverables encompass three interconnected research objectives: (1) developing physics-aware, learning-based multi-dimensional...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $294,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion expected July 31, 2027. The grant funds the design, construction, and demonstration of a patent-pending composting technology at demo-scale (25,000-liter bioreactor) that processes...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $539,052 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This BRITE (Broadening Research on Inclusive and Technology-based Engineering) Relaunch award supports fundamental research to elucidate the multiscale mechanisms of adhesion, friction, and delamination on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a CAREER grant to San Diego State University Research Foundation on April 1, 2025, in the amount of $637,665 to support faculty early-career research through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds a five-year research initiative (completion date: March 31, 2030) focused on developing an innovative layered cooling crystallization additive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Georgia TECH Research Corp a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant totaling $599,972 on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2030. Under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering), this project grant supports the development of multifidelity scientific machine learning methods that integrate high- and low-fidelity simulation data to generate accurate predictive...
North Carolina State University received a $500,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 – Engineering) awarded March 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 28, 2030. The award funds research to advance sustainable textile manufacturing by developing a modified fiber spinning process for hemp yarns and textiles. The primary deliverables include a comprehensive technical framework documenting the relationships between structural, mechanical, and environmental properties of hemp fibers and yarns, along with innovations in spinning technology including wetting techniques and spinning triangle adjustments that enhance fiber cohesion and yarn quality. The research will also employ automated analysis methods utilizing transparent rollers and deep learning algorithms to optimize the spinning process. The award integrates research outcomes with education and workforce development across multiple levels, from middle school through doctoral programs. Deliverables in this educational component include curriculum development materials, outreach events, and hands-on research experiences that communicate sustainable textile manufacturing principles and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) content. These combined research and educational products directly support NSF's strategic objectives of advancing environmental sustainability, contributing to scientific progress, and developing a technically skilled workforce capable of advancing sustainable manufacturing practices as an alternative to traditional synthetic and cotton-based textile production.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 6/5/25 |