Project Grant 2508553
- The National Science Foundation awarded James Madison University a $730,395 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support the acquisition of an advanced laser scanning confocal microscope to serve as a regional research and education resource. The microscope will enhance research and training capabilities in biology, physics, biochemistry and science education at JMU and neighboring institutions. It...
- James Madison University will receive $522,093 from the National Science Foundation over three years to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site award through 2025. The site will support 12 students annually for 10-week summer research internships focusing on chemistry. The program aims to broaden participation in STEM for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation college students. It will provide research opportunities and professional...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded James Madison University $870,218 on September 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate obscurin's role as a mechanotransducer in regulating cellular migration. The project explores how obscurin, a protein that prevents unwanted cell migration, responds to physical tension within cells and controls cell motility in relation to the cellular microenvironment. The work tests the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded James Madison University $192,103 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the DNA Observatory, a collaborative national platform for faculty development and course-based undergraduate research experiences in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics. The project develops laboratory and digital infrastructure, faculty training and mentoring, and evaluation mechanisms to enable undergraduate...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $636,312 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Southern Mississippi to acquire a state-of-the-art high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) system. This equipment will enhance the university's research, education, and outreach capabilities. The LC-MS instrument will allow graduate and undergraduate students to gain valuable skills in high-resolution mass spectrometry and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for $940,303 to the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) to acquire an ultra-high resolution TIMSTOF mass spectrometry system coupled with a nano-UHPLC liquid chromatography system. This state-of-the-art instrument will enable advanced biomolecular research into host-microbe interactions at UC Merced, which is a Hispanic-serving institution where over 75% of students are...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Massachusetts $788,409 on July 15, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a Zeiss Lattice Lightsheet 7 microscope for shared use at Amherst, Massachusetts. The instrument will enable a research community of more than 100 users across more than 20 research groups spanning 15 departments and five institutions in and around the University of Massachusetts Amherst to observe...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Toledo $984,496 on August 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a cyber-enabled RapiFlex MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer with advanced imaging capability for its multi-user instrumentation facility in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. The new instrument will replace a 16-year-old MALDI mass spectrometry system at end-of-life and enable research currently impossible at the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $401,144 to the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) will fund the acquisition of a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MALDI-TOF-MS). This high-resolution mass spectrometry instrument will support collaborative research and educational programs across multiple departments at the university. The grant will enable advanced structural analyses of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts $1,250,907 on February 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a JEOL JEM-120I transmission electron microscope with three-dimensional tomography capability for the MBL's Central Microscopy Facility. The instrument enables high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of cells and tissues and will support research and discovery...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded James Madison University $298,540 on August 1, 2026, to acquire a Refeyn TwoMP mass photometry system with microfluidics capability. The instrument will support fundamental research in plant metabolism, energy transfer, and human health by enabling molecular-size assessment of protein complexes and other biological molecules—work critical to pharmaceutical development, food production optimization, and biotechnology applications. The system will be housed at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and will serve multiple departments at JMU as well as higher education institutions across Virginia and Maryland. The instrument will also support the Enzyme Malate Dehydrogenase (MDH) CURES community, a network of community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions, and research institutions that collectively deliver course-based undergraduate research experiences to hundreds of undergraduate students annually. The TwoMP system is expected to provide annual research experience and workforce preparation to over 100 undergraduate students from across the United States. The award carries a performance period through July 31, 2029, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which funds capacity-building and infrastructure development for the nation's STEM enterprise.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $298.5k | 8/4/26 |