Project Grant 2543720
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Commonwealth University was awarded $250,000 through the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on August 1, 2025, for a five-year project period extending through July 31, 2030. The award supports Phase III operations of the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Rational Catalyst Synthesis (CERCAS) at VCU's Richmond, Virginia campus. The center conducts research to advance the fundamental chemistry and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University a $440,018 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, to develop genetically programmable protein nanofibers for mechanically tunable engineered living materials (ELMs). The research employs rational design and artificial intelligence methodologies to enable...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) grant of $639,433 on May 15, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This project grant, funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will develop machine learning-enhanced branch-and-bound algorithms for scalable global optimization...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded $702,370 to the University of Virginia, effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031, under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering). This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award supports fundamental research in electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle chemistry, specifically targeting the development of improved catalysts and electrolyte formulations for nitrate reduction and conversion. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $574,808 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research to understand and control cellular heterogeneity in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell populations through advanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Under this $665,769 CAREER Project Grant awarded on May 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the University of Vermont, under the direction of Professor David Punihaole, is developing Fast Raman Relaxation Imaging (FRREI)—a novel chemical imaging technique to directly visualize protein folding dynamics and conformational changes within living cells. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Virginia Commonwealth University received a $593,556 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and validate a novel contrastive dual-head transformer neural network architecture for protein bioinformatics applications. The award, issued July 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029, will deliver a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia State University received a $1,148,010 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The grant funds research into the molecular mechanisms of fungal bioluminescence through comparative genomic and biochemical approaches. The project will investigate two fungal species—Armillaria mellea and Panellus stipticus—that display distinct...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of Virginia received a $216,646 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), awarded on November 15, 2025, for collaborative research titled "Tailoring the Catalytic Properties of Pd Single Atoms Using Covalent Organic Frameworks." The research delivers fundamental advances in catalyst design through the synthesis and characterization of palladium (Pd) single-atom catalysts anchored...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Virginia, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, received a $325,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. Led by Professor Jason Bates at the University of Virginia and Professor Brandon Bukowski at Johns Hopkins University, this collaborative research project delivers fundamental...
Virginia Commonwealth University received a $551,083 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031. The award funds research to develop light-controlled enzymes for sustainable biomanufacturing applications. The primary deliverables include engineering light-activated protein domains that enable precise optical control over enzyme-catalyzed reactions, thereby reducing energy consumption and purification costs in chemical, fuel, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Key research outputs include creating reversible protein coupling systems, developing protein sequestration mechanisms on surfaces, and expanding the photoswitch technology to encompass green, red, and near-infrared wavelengths through incorporation into de novo protein structures. The validation methodology utilizes biomineralization approaches to enhance optoelectronic nanomaterial synthesis, with anticipated applications in improving quantum dot and nanowire production quality. Beyond research deliverables, the grant supports biotech workforce development through engagement activities with community college students and faculty, specifically through a week-long protein engineering workshop. No subawards are planned for this award, with all work to be performed at the Virginia Commonwealth University location in Richmond, Virginia.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $551.1k | 4/8/26 |