Project Grant 2508806
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center $783,491 on March 15, 2026, to acquire a Zeiss LSM 990 Airyscan confocal microscope for plant research. The award funds equipment under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The microscope will be integrated into the Center's Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory and will support more than twenty federally and privately funded research initiatives led by thirteen principal...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded West Virginia University Research Corporation $229,490 on August 15, 2026, to acquire an LSM 900 confocal microscope system with Airyscan 2 technology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The microscope system includes an environmental control chamber for imaging living biological samples over time and delivers gentle, fast, and super-resolution imaging capabilities. The platform extends research capacity...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Wyoming $1,272,028 on September 15, 2025, to acquire a Stellaris8 Falcon STED super-resolution fluorescence lifetime confocal microscope for molecular imaging research and education. The microscope will enable real-time exploration of cellular and molecular processes in living organisms, particularly under changing environmental conditions. The instrument supports research in plant biology, microbiology, and environmental sciences, with...
- This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
- This $573,147 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan for Queens College of the City University of New York's Core Facility for Imaging, Cell, and Molecular Biology. The microscope will enhance multidisciplinary research and training at the minority-serving institution by enabling new microscopy courses and outreach activities promoting STEM access for...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Central Michigan University $723,992 on February 1, 2026, to acquire an advanced confocal microscope for multidisciplinary research and training. The confocal microscope is a high-resolution imaging tool enabling three-dimensional visualization of living tissues at cellular and subcellular scales. Research applications include investigation of cell membrane dynamics, intracellular protein movement and reorganization, cell...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation provides $554,499 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey through September 2024. The funding supports the acquisition of a Zeiss LSM980 laser scanning confocal microscope with Airyscan 2 for the university's microscopy core facility. The microscope will advance research supported by the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) by enhancing researchers' ability to study major problems in the biological sciences through advanced...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $466,187 to the University of Portland (UP) to acquire a spinning-disk confocal microscope. The microscope will enable enhanced cell and molecular biology research and undergraduate teaching and training at UP and Lewis & Clark College. The award supports research programs investigating biological mechanisms such as developmental asymmetry, cardiac development, and the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee $538,699 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) on October 1, 2022 to acquire a Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris mass spectrometer. This new mass spectrometry instrumentation will enhance UWM's analytical infrastructure and create new research and learning experiences at all levels. It will provide opportunities for underrepresented and first-generation STEM students, outreach programs for...
- 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 Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded the University of Wisconsin System, doing business as University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, $1,035,626 on August 1, 2026, to acquire a ZEISS LSM laser scanning confocal microscope with super-resolution and advanced acquisition capabilities for research and education. The microscope enables visualization of living cells and tissues with lateral resolution up to 90 nanometers through an Airyscan 2 detector and provides high-speed multiplex imaging via a 32-channel GAASP detector and tunable emission settings. The system supports simultaneous imaging across multiple fluorophores, rapid Z-stack acquisition, live-cell compatibility, and integrated automation with environmental control and advanced analysis software for three-dimensional and four-dimensional quantitative imaging. The instrument transforms how researchers visualize biological processes in real time and enables precise tracking of dynamic subcellular processes over time. UW–Milwaukee and the broader Milwaukee metropolitan area gain advanced imaging capabilities to support fundamental research on organism growth, development, and environmental response. The award also funds education and workforce development: the microscope trains undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers in advanced imaging methods and engages middle and high school students in STEM through hands-on outreach programs. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. Work is performed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This award supports the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which promotes progress in biological sciences and strengthens the Nation's scientific enterprise through research and enhanced understanding of major problems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.0m | 8/3/26 |