Project Grant 2510361
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded a $1,272,028 Project Grant to the University of Wyoming (UW) to acquire a Stellaris8 Falcon STED super-resolution fluorescence lifetime confocal microscope. This advanced imaging system will significantly enhance UW's research capacity, enabling researchers to explore cellular and molecular processes in real-time, especially under changing environmental conditions. The microscope will promote...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,553 Project Grant to Grinnell College under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a laser scanning confocal microscope. The microscope will support research and teaching activities in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and physics at Grinnell College from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the microscope will be used to study synaptic plasticity, detect microtubule formation below the diffraction limit of...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $582,025 awarded September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund the acquisition of a laser-scanning confocal microscope for research and training at California State University, Chico. The confocal microscope will enhance undergraduate and graduate education in multiple life sciences disciplines such as cellular science, microbiology, genetics, and developmental biology by enabling in-depth...
- 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...
- 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 Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $283,481 Project Grant to Truman State University to acquire a fluorescent confocal microscope. This essential equipment will enable cutting-edge cell and developmental biology research and training for hundreds of undergraduate students in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, health and exercise science, and nursing. The grant aims to broaden participation and build capacity in STEM through this...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $848,348 provides funding to the University of Iowa to acquire a Nikon CSU W1 SORA super-resolution spinning disc confocal microscope system. This advanced imaging system will enable long-term, high-resolution live imaging to support critical biological research across multiple disciplines, including evolution, development, cell biology, neurobiology, and genetics. The SORA microscope will serve...
- This $307,754 National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate project grant will fund the acquisition of a Nikon CSU-W1-SORA super-resolution spinning disk confocal microscope for Boston University. The microscope will enable new spatially resolved transcriptomics and multi-scale connectomics research techniques to study gene expression within cells and neural connectivity in brain networks. As a shared resource housed in BU's Photonics Center, the microscope is expected to serve nine...
- This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $650,432 Project Grant to Wichita State University (WSU) to acquire a super-resolution laser scanning confocal microscope. This equipment will enhance life sciences research in south-central Kansas by building research and educational capacity at WSU and providing access to over 29 community and rural colleges within a 100-mile radius. The microscope will have a significant annual impact on the educational experiences of nearly 7,000 WSU students majoring in health, natural sciences, engineering, and education, allowing them to gain experience and conduct research with state-of-the-art microscopy tools. Additionally, the microscope will support WSU faculty, staff, and student researchers in advancing their work in areas such as cell biology, developmental biology, endocrinology, neural bioengineering, mechanobiology, and molecular and cellular biochemistry. The grant award period is from September 15, 2025, to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.4k | 8/18/25 |