Project Grant 2533134
- Federal Grant Award Summary CAREER: Hidden Allies of Enteric Viruses and Bacteria in Water The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded George Washington University $549,999 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research on the transmission mechanisms and health impacts of bacteria-associated enteric viruses in water environments. The five-year project, initiated August 1, 2025 and concluding July 31,...
- This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research into the environmental fate and infectivity of rotavirus and norovirus vesicles in wastewater and natural aquatic systems. The George Washington University will investigate the presence, persistence, and inactivation of virus clusters enclosed in fluid-filled sacs called vesicles, which have been shown to be more persistent, infectious, and resistant to disinfection than free...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $420,625 Project Grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) to the University of Massachusetts Boston, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This research project will develop an adaptive diagnostic platform using multiplexed paper-based immunoassays capable of detecting and classifying emerging flaviviruses. The primary deliverable is a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $224,921 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation on September 1, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on viral infections and sulfate-reducing microbial communities. The research will deliver fundamental scientific insights into virus-microbe interactions and their impact on biogeochemical cycling through a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $349,600 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award funds research investigating the impact of halogenating agents—specifically chlorine dioxide (Cl₂), hypochlorous acid (Cl₂O), bromine chloride (BrCl), hypobromous acid (BrOCl), and bromine...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $434,023 to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (operating as Dauphin Island Sea Lab) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for collaborative research examining viral infections in sulfate-reducing microbial communities and their impact on biogeochemical cycling in Gulf of Mexico sediments. The project, obligated January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028, employs a...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $398,481 to the University of South Carolina to quantify and predict how surface properties and airflow affect the attachment, transfer, and re-aerosolization of select enveloped and non-enveloped viruses in indoor environments. The key research objectives are to: 1) determine the significant parameters and dimensionless groups that encompass virus-surface interactions in indoor...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Washington University received a $288,428 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing novel antimicrobial nanoparticles with anisotropic surface coatings designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The primary deliverable consists of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame DU Lac received a $419,999 project grant awarded May 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), with completion expected April 30, 2028. The research addresses the characterization of viable norovirus fate during water and wastewater treatment operations. Primary deliverables include laboratory-based infectious norovirus measurements using human intestinal enteroid (HIE) cells and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $574,462 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Project Grant (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031 to develop synthetic microbiome mimics—engineered nanoparticles designed to enable controlled delivery and study of microbe-host interactions in the human gut. The synthetic mimics will be tunable nanoparticles coated with bacterial outer membrane vesicles and engineered to release specific...
The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded George Washington University $420K in Project Grant funding effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029 to investigate the environmental stability and mechanical properties of vesicle-cloaked virus clusters. The research combines scanning probe microscopy, theoretical mechanics, environmental chemistry, and virology to elucidate how the lipid membranes surrounding viral particle clusters protect viruses from environmental stressors and disinfectants. Deliverables include characterization of viral vesicle size distributions and lipid compositions from cell culture, human stool, and wastewater samples; development of synthetic liposome surrogates matched to natural vesicle specifications; and quantitative force-deformation data obtained through atomic force microscopy-based nanoindentation and force spectroscopy analyses. The project will advance understanding of vesicle viscoelastic properties and their influence on environmental survival and infectivity. The research outcomes are intended to inform the design of engineering interventions for viral transmission control and water treatment applications. Additionally, the award supports workforce development through hands-on student training in integrated experimental and computational methodologies spanning engineering, biotechnology, and environmental sciences. This NSF Engineering directorate funding reflects the program's emphasis on fundamental research bridging biological system engineering with practical applications in public health and environmental protection.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $420.0k | 5/11/26 |