Project Grant 2552624
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, received a $253,589 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific understanding and advanced material development for converting greenhouse gases into valuable chemical products...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of South Alabama received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The project delivers research outputs focused on developing optimized gamma-irradiation methodologies for degrading endocrine-disrupting active pharmaceutical ingredients...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Arkansas State University received a $719.8K Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on September 15, 2025, to acquire advanced analytical instrumentation consisting of a liquid chromatograph-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) and desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) imaging system. The primary products and services delivered through this grant include enhanced research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Angelo State University received a $197,763 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The project delivers fundamental research and development services focused on evaluating passive solar distillation as a treatment technology for produced water...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Mississippi State University a $329,129 Project Grant on September 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), funded jointly by the Division of Chemistry and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award supports the training and mentorship of 10 undergraduate students annually for 10-week summer research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $340,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering Program, CFDA 47.041) commencing September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to deconvolute the competing effects of amorphous metal catalysts for carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction. The primary deliverable is scientific...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $471,477 to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop sustainable nanoporous aerogels from agricultural and food industry waste. This CAREER award, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031, will deliver research products and methodologies demonstrating the conversion of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Missouri University of Science & Technology received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded November 1, 2025, with a completion date of October 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research to discover and engineer enzymatic pathways capable of degrading per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), specifically targeting carbon-fluorine bond destruction in perfluorinated carboxylic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects received a $468,590 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. This research project will deliver fundamental scientific knowledge and operational strategies for optimizing pure oxygen aerated activated sludge systems in municipal wastewater...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Mississippi State University received a $299,697 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development of machine-learned interatomic potentials (ML-IAPs) that accurately predict atomic interactions within zeolite nanopores while maintaining computational efficiency...
Arkansas State University received a $177,108 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. The project develops and validates an alkaline thermal pretreatment technology utilizing calcium oxide (CAO) and heat to mitigate volatile sulfur compound formation during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and other sulfur-rich organic waste. Primary deliverables include controlled batch and semi-continuous reactor performance data quantifying biomethane production, volatile sulfur compound emissions, sulfur speciation, enzyme activities, and microbial community responses under multiple operating conditions. Through integrated chemical analyses, molecular biotechnology tools, kinetic modeling, and statistical analysis, the project identifies the mechanisms by which CAO-assisted alkaline thermal pretreatment modifies sulfur transformation pathways and microbial activity to enhance energy recovery from organic waste. Research outcomes are being translated to real-world applications through collaboration with local wastewater treatment facilities, while also delivering workforce development products through graduate and undergraduate student training in engineering and biotechnology. The research supports broader NSF Engineering program objectives of advancing innovation in environmental engineering and developing a skilled engineering workforce.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $177.1k | 6/2/26 |