Project Grant 2521393
- This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research project on circular waste resource recovery and water reuse systems in the Great Plains region. The project team from Kansas State University, Seward County Community College, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will develop an economically viable, socially accepted, and efficient resource recovery platform...
- This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports collaborative research to develop circular waste resource recovery and water reuse systems in the Great Plains region. The interdisciplinary research team from Kansas State University, Seward County Community College, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln aims to build regional research capacity and create an economically viable,...
- This $127,687 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), is funding research at West Virginia University to develop a data-driven framework for promoting sustainable resource recovery from organic waste in rural agricultural regions. The overarching goal is to leverage data science, life cycle modeling, and policy analysis to enable the implementation of resource recovery technologies that can convert organic waste streams like animal manure...
- This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 15, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will fund the development of a new class of Adaptive Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure Solutions (ADWIS) for island communities. The project, titled "NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR FUTURE WATER SYSTEMS: HONU - ADAPTIVE DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR ISLAND COMMUNITIES", aims to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a scalable plan for a circular approach to wastewater management through source separation. The project, titled "Advancing Equitable and Circular Water Solutions Through Source Separation," aims to create a system to capture valuable nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $487,827 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program to Kansas State University from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2027. The project grant will fund research and education activities to quantify and advance the understanding of nitrous oxide emissions from forage conservation processes. Specifically, the university will conduct integrated laboratory and field experiments to measure and study the mechanisms of nitrous oxide produced by microorganisms...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research effort to address the challenge of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) removal and conversion. Led by the University of Delaware, in partnership with several Southeastern universities, the project aims to build regional research capacity and infrastructure to enable PFAS mitigation within a circular economy framework. The key...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $268,516 to Kansas State University, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a collaborative research project to study the impacts of changes in land cover and climate on grassland water and carbon cycles. The project aims to: 1) Quantify how woody encroachment alters soil properties and water fluxes; 2) Measure the impact of woody encroachment on groundwater residence times and water sources...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,596,980 project grant to the University of Oklahoma under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support research titled "Conservation Incentives and the Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Water Sustainability." The university will conduct research from January 15, 2022 to December 31, 2026 to strengthen understanding of integrated earth systems through basic research on water sustainability. As part of the award, the University of...
- This $152,012 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering (ENG) program (CFDA 47.041) to Kansas State University (KSU) for the "CAS-CLIMATE: MULTISCALE DATA AND MODEL SYNTHESIS INFORMED APPROACH FOR ASSESSING CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS" project. The goal is to develop a comprehensive modeling framework to analyze the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on crop production systems, with a focus on...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research initiative to develop circular waste resource recovery and water reuse systems for livestock waste management in the Great Plains region. The project team from Kansas State University, Seward County Community College, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will work to enable adoption of these technologies in rural communities, enhancing economic resiliency, environmental sustainability, and quality of life. Key activities include capacity building for use-inspired research, workforce development programs, and technology demonstration for livestock operations in southwestern Kansas. The project aims to leverage the region's abundant livestock waste resources to recover water and drive sustainability in the Great Plains over the award period from August 2025 to July 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.0m | 8/7/25 |