Project Grant 2600225
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,691 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to establish the "BEGINNINGS: DIVERSIFYING TALENT IN ADVANCED BIOLOGICS MANUFACTURING" program. The program will deliver hands-on training in a simulated current good manufacturing practice (cGMP), pilot-scale biomanufacturing facility to build a skilled...
- This $650,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of new curricula and hands-on learning experiences focused on Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing technologies. Led by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the project aims to prepare students and incumbent workers for careers in manufacturing technician roles in sectors such as agriculture, food and beverage processing, and oil and gas. Key deliverables...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote awareness and hands-on experience in biotechnology and biomanufacturing career pathways for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. The $649,986 award to MiraCosta Community College District will fund the BIOSCOPE (Bioscience Supply Chain Operations Projects for Education) model, which provides students with project-based activities to learn...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded South Texas College $499,392 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to expand course-based undergraduate research experiences in biotechnology to rural community college students. South Texas College will expand the SEA-PHAGES course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) to its rural branch campus and embed a multi-week CRISPR curriculum module across institutional sites. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Texas Woman's University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the SCHOLARSHIPS AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LEADING TO EXCELLENCE IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE project from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2027. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise by sponsoring...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Texas A&M University $4,999,990 on September 15, 2025, under the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program (CFDA 47.076) to support low-income engineering students through a co-enrollment model linking community college and four-year degree pathways. The project will fund scholarships up to $15,000 per year for up to five years to 75 scholars pursuing associate and bachelor's degrees in engineering at Texas A&M...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded William Marsh Rice University $521,194 on July 1, 2026, for research under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop CRISPR-based control systems that modulate cellular stress responses in mammalian protein-manufacturing cells. The research addresses a fundamental challenge in biomanufacturing: high-productivity protein-producing cells experience metabolic stress from protein...
- The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on January 15, 2022 to complete the project by December 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research to decipher complex phenotypes in bacteria aided by continuous genome shuffling and high throughput analytical technologies. This aligns with the goals of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA...
- This $468,832 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Southeast Community College Bioindustrial Manufacturing Education (SCC-BIOME) project. The project aims to strengthen partnerships between industry and educators, cultivate interest in bioindustrial manufacturing career pathways, and build capacity for the growing bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem in the Midwest. Key activities include developing and implementing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $479,982 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) beginning August 1, 2025 and concluding July 31, 2028. The grant supports the development of a "white-box" data-driven design framework for two-dimensional (2D) material-based biosensors that integrates interpretable machine...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $999,674 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program to develop and deliver biomanufacturing technician training coordinated across multiple Texas community colleges and sites. The award funds the Texas Regional Industrial Biomanufacturing Education Certification (TRIBEC) project, which creates a centralized talent pipeline connecting biomanufacturing technician training programs, employers, and regional stakeholders. The project deploys a short-term training program with current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) capstone components delivered in a simulated pilot-scale facility at the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, providing hands-on experience in upstream and downstream processing, aseptic technique, quality control, and documentation. By running concurrently at multiple community colleges throughout the state, the program achieves higher capacity than individual institutions could deliver independently. The project also establishes a centralized database to connect trained participants to regional companies and convenes annual meetings of academic partners, industry representatives, economic development organizations, and government stakeholders to assess opportunities for expanding the biomanufacturing ecosystem in Texas. Performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with work performed in College Station, Texas. The assistance type is a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $999.7k | 8/3/26 |