Project Grant 2553086
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California at Riverside received a $420,000 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. The project, titled "ERASE-PFAS: Understanding and Application of a New Photocatalytic Mechanism for PFAS Degradation," develops a novel photochemical treatment system to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Alabama received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) awarded August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026. The grant supports a three-day workshop titled "Bridging the Gaps: Tackling Microplastics and Nanoplastics Challenges in Coastal Ecosystems," scheduled for March 9-11, 2026, at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Marriott Hotel in Mobile, Alabama. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama in Huntsville received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded on September 1, 2025, to lead a tri-state collaborative research initiative addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) defluorination. The award funds a multi-disciplinary research consortium spanning Delaware, Alabama, and South Carolina, involving seven institutions including Delaware...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California at Riverside received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded May 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. This GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) project, conducted in partnership with the Orange County Water District, will develop and investigate the Short-wavelength UV-driven water photolysis (SHARP) process for destruction of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Michigan Technological University received a $200,000 project grant awarded July 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award supports an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project focused on developing optimal demand response strategies for wastewater treatment plants utilizing biogas from anaerobic digestion. The project deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of Delaware a $3.6 million Project Grant on September 1, 2025, to lead a tri-state collaborative research initiative addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) defluorination. Spanning Delaware, Alabama, and South Carolina, this four-year project (completion date: August 31, 2029) delivers integrated research, technology development, and workforce...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $500,000 on August 15, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support the ERASE-PFAS project, which focuses on mechanistic study of the electrochemical oxidation of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) to guide electrode design. The primary products and services delivered through this award include scientific...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $271,826 Project Grant award 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 collaborative research project will develop innovative vanadium oxide layered materials and electrochemical pretreatment technologies designed to selectively remove magnesium ions...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $240,146 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This collaborative research initiative will develop specialized microfluidic devices designed to investigate how physical deformation affects cellular proliferation and motility in individual cells and cell...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $383,116 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award supports research investigating the long-term ecological impacts of treated wastewater discharge on the Rio Grande River near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary deliverables include...
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 (API EDCs)—specifically estrogens and progestins—in wastewater streams. Key deliverables include experimental degradation studies conducted under various head gas conditions, mechanistic and thermodynamic analysis using analytical spectroscopic techniques (mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and vibrational circular dichroism), and quantum chemical computational modeling with artificial intelligence applications to advance absolute configuration analysis and radical-based transition state energy barrier calculations. The research generates additional products through comprehensive toxicological assessment of degradation byproducts using zebrafish models and educational outreach components. The project supports workforce development through engagement of high school and undergraduate student researchers, while also providing elementary school students with pharmaceutical disposal and household waste management instruction. Collectively, these outputs aim to advance water quality improvement technologies and inform strategies for mitigating pharmaceutical pollution in environmental and drinking water systems.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 6/1/26 |