Project Grant 2531964
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) awarded the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College a $1.0 million Project Grant (Award Date: January 1, 2026; Completion Date: December 31, 2028) to develop and deliver experiential learning pathways in emerging technology fields for rural Vermont communities. The project delivers a comprehensive gap year program targeting recent high school graduates not...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $1.64 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds the construction and deployment of ICECORE, a graphics processing unit (GPU)-focused, high-performance computing (HPC) cluster managed by the Vermont Advanced Computing Center at the University of Vermont....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Awarded on June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027, this grant supports research toward advancing dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies for renewable energy hub systems. The project addresses a critical modeling gap by...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Under the direction of Dr. Brewer, this grant supports fundamental research in synthetic organic chemistry focused on developing novel synthetic methods to generate encarbamates and nitrogen-containing compounds. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $485,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Research Facilities Act Program (CFDA 10.246), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award supports infrastructure improvements at the Miller Research and Education Center (MREC) in Burlington, Vermont to enhance biosecurity and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $299,821 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2027. This integrated research and extension project addresses gaps in farm viability and farmer wellbeing by examining experiences of early-exit farmers—a population typically...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont received a $444,871 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. This International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) award supports the delivery of nine-week international summer research experiences for groups of six undergraduate and one PhD student annually at Yamagata University in Japan. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $201,012 Project Grant award dated February 28, 2026, from the Research Development and Engineering Command (a Defense agency) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports the development of an advanced light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor system designed to enhance water resource management, snowpack monitoring, flood forecasting, and natural...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $1.11 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This research project aims to characterize the developmental, physiological, biochemical, and transcriptional mechanisms underlying chilling tolerance in C4 (carbon-4) photosynthesis...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College a $695,471 Project Grant on June 15, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate the impacts of relative humidity on organic new particle formation in the atmosphere. The research deliverables include systematic laboratory studies conducted through environmental chamber research that will measure...
The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $584,821 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) awarded on March 15, 2026, with completion by February 28, 2029. Led by the Vermont Research Open Source Program Office (VERSO), this three-year initiative delivers enhanced open-data infrastructure and capacity-building services designed to strengthen research data management practices across Vermont. Primary deliverables include expansion of UVM's institutional Dataverse repository beyond its current one-terabyte storage capacity, establishment of standardized operating procedures for data ingestion and curation, implementation of digital object identifier assignment and metadata standards, and provision of researcher outreach and individualized data management consultations to support Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) research data standards. The project further delivers annual Vermont Open Data Summit events—two-day regional convenings that advance open-data literacy and cross-sector collaboration among academic institutions, state agencies, industry, nonprofits, and civic organizations. Through strategic partnerships with state agencies, regional planning bodies, and the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, VERSO addresses critical infrastructure and skills gaps affecting researchers and rural communities, linking university technical capabilities to community needs and fostering a regional culture of open science that benefits scholars, government entities, and the public.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $584.8k | 3/13/26 |