Project Grant 2541327
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded The Johns Hopkins University a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant totaling $608,871 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. This project grant supports research and development of a bioelectrochemical process to produce nitrogen-based fertilizers at the farm level, reducing the energy...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Houston System received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. This research project will develop and deliver protein nanocompartment (PNC)-based cargo encapsulation technology to improve the efficiency of biodegradation...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER grant totaling $574,462 to the University of Washington, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops synthetic microbiome mimics—tunable nanoparticles engineered to deliver bacterial products and outer membrane vesicles—enabling controlled, cause-and-effect...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $575,765 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This CAREER award funds research to enhance the metabolic capabilities of acetogenic bacteria for sustainable production of biochemicals and biofuels from single-carbon (C1) feedstocks such as carbon monoxide and methanol. The project delivers two primary technical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $500,000 to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on June 1, 2026, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project extending through May 31, 2031. The award funds research investigating how subcritical and supercritical carbon dioxide conditions can improve the catalytic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER grant totaling $509,627 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2029, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant supports fundamental research into the predictive design and control of electrode/electrolyte interfaces to advance...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports research to engineer stable biofilms in drinking water systems that promote beneficial bacterial communities capable of outcompeting pathogenic microorganisms. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Johns Hopkins University received a $325,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) for collaborative research focused on controlling encapsulated site microenvironments of metal nanocluster catalysts for nitrogen-based hydrogen carrier chemistries. The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, will deliver computational...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $695,630 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant to The Johns Hopkins University on April 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This five-year project, concluding March 31, 2031, will develop fundamental research and design principles connecting electrolyte additive chemistry to zinc anode structure and interfacial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $549,476 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. This five-year project grant will produce fundamental research outputs and educational deliverables focused on understanding and controlling bacterial upstream...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $550,000 CAREER Project Grant effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. This award funds research and engineering tools to design robust synthetic microbial consortia—specialized groups of microorganisms—that efficiently convert dairy and brewery waste into caproate, a medium-chain carboxylic acid with applications in fuels, animal feed, cosmetics, and other industries. The project addresses critical technical challenges in waste valorization by developing computational modeling tools and microbial selection strategies to optimize interspecies metabolic interactions, improve product yields and selectivity, and maintain long-term consortium stability in non-sterile waste environments. Beyond research deliverables, the CAREER award integrates significant educational and outreach components, including workforce development at multiple academic levels, public awareness campaigns regarding waste upcycling, and strengthened partnerships among universities, industry, and local communities. As a CAREER award—which emphasizes faculty early-career development—this funding supports both fundamental research innovation and the establishment of a sustainable research program that advances the domestic chemical supply chain through biotechnological solutions for resource recovery.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 4/30/26 |