Project Grant 2535181
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $442,106.00 to Florida International University (FIU) to develop a new sensing mechanism and approach for a nanopore sensor that will enable ultrasensitive and selective detection of various small molecules under physiological conditions. The project aims to create a portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use sensor applicable to areas such as protein analysis, pharmaceutical research,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $449,999.00 to develop a new class of wireless, free-floating biosensors that integrate electronic and biological sensing elements. The goal is to enable in situ, real-time monitoring of microbial dynamics within industrial fermentation environments. The sensors combine engineered microbes that emit bioluminescent signals in response to cellular stress and metabolite levels, with...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant for $425,118 will develop a new portable biosensor to detect known and emerging environmental toxins, including potential biowarfare agents, nanotechnology pollutants, and chemical poisons. The biosensor will use living microbial reporter cells to identify toxins in real-time through surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis, with artificial intelligence and machine learning models...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded a $1,999,999 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.041 Engineering program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on October 15, 2023. The objective of this 4-year project is to develop a biosensing platform that uses engineered living materials to continuously monitor for the presence of various airborne pathogens, including those that could be used as bioterrorism agents. The technology,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $331,189 Project Grant under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees. The 4-year grant, effective April 1, 2025, is focused on developing an affordable, portable platform for rapid virus detection. The innovation combines protein engineering to create stable enzymes for isothermal virus amplification, with electrochemical biosensors and microfluidics, enabling virus...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $568,480 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado, to conduct research on a novel biosensing concept for high-sensitivity measurement of cell mechanical biomarkers. The 3-year award, effective May 1, 2024, will investigate how biological cells with different mechanical properties interact with acoustic waves propagating along a substrate, and...
- The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research received a $440,196 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a novel photothermal recycling (PTR) biosensing technology for continuous monitoring of immune markers. The 5-year project aims to create an ultra-sensitive PTR assay, establish a high-throughput screening pipeline, and produce a prototype device for automated in-line immunomodulator analysis. This innovative...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.041 Engineering to North Carolina State University for a 3-year period from March 1, 2025 to February 29, 2028. The project, titled "BIOCENSORS: PARSING OUT THE GENETIC PAYLOAD OF VIRUSES BY DIFFERENTIAL BIORECOGNITION OF CAPSID FEATURES", aims to develop a biosensing technology to detect defective viral particles in gene therapy applications. The project has three key objectives: 1) studying ligand...
- This $1,016,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development and application of a low-cost, portable biosensing platform for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens in aquaculture and coastal environments. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, as the prime awardee, will lead the effort to adapt its patented biosensing technology to enable real-time pathogen detection and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) has awarded a $550,000 project grant to the University of California, Berkeley to develop a miniaturized, sensitive, and user-friendly biosensing platform for rapid bacterial infection diagnostics. The award, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030, aims to create an integrated circuit (IC) chip and microfluidic system that combines physics-based dielectric spectroscopy and biochemistry-based magnetic nanoparticle...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $2,999,724.00 to the University of Florida to develop versatile, portable, and sensitive biosensing devices that use living cells as biosensors. The project aims to overcome limitations of current detection methods for pathogens, toxins, and biological/chemical threats by harnessing fundamental physical principles underlying modern electronic devices. Key goals include broadening participation in STEM fields through mentoring, training, and public outreach activities. The project runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028 and is focused on transforming biosensing capabilities to support public health, environmental monitoring, and national security applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.0m | 8/20/25 |