Project Grant 2624468
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The primary deliverable is the development of a dual-phase redox-driven electrochemical system that simultaneously...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division a cooperative agreement worth $9 million on July 15, 2026, to develop networked research infrastructure across Puerto Rico supporting artificial intelligence-based sustainable STEM technologies and workforce development. The award, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), funds construction of a collaborative research ecosystem spanning...
- The University of Puerto Rico received a $164,338 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023. The grant funds research to understand phase-change nanodevices for cognitive-inspired computing applications. The Integrative Activities program aims to enhance STEM competitiveness through capacity building, broadening participation, and developing critical infrastructure. The University...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program, with CFDA number 47.049, provides $241,402 to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program from 2024-2027. The REU site, titled "PR-CLIMB: Puerto Rico-Chemical Learning Integrated in Materials and Biomolecular Applications", will train 10 students per summer over 3 years in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: New Mexico State University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083: Integrative Activities program) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award supports an EPSCOR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Fellows initiative in partnership with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Products and Services: The grant funds...
- This $128,607 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund collaborative research characterizing iron deposits in Puerto Rico between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2025. The research aims to elucidate metal transport and magnetite mineralization processes in skarn systems by characterizing three unstudied iron ore deposits in Puerto Rico. Field mapping, geochemistry including iron and oxygen stable isotope...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $299,364 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) will support a fellowship for an associate professor to spend 6 months at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to acquire fuel cell and electrolyzer device fabrication skills and access advanced characterization facilities. The project aims to establish new collaborations between NMSU and UCI, which are both Hispanic-serving institutions,...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $355,452 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedra Campus under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on Chemical Learning Integrated in Materials and Biomolecular Applications in Puerto Rico. Through this program, undergraduate students will gain research experience working with faculty and staff at the University of Puerto Rico on projects...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Brown University $300,000 on January 1, 2027, through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support an EPSCOR Research Fellows project on monochromated scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) characterization of intercalated two-dimensional materials bilayers. The fellowship supports an assistant professor at Brown University and provides graduate student...
- This $304,098 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of an x-ray diffraction system at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. The system will advance research and education activities in physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. It enables over nine research groups to conduct diffraction techniques and studies of nanomaterials, thin films, and low diffracting materials. The university offers training and workshops to undergraduate students using this...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division $277,886 on January 1, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for an EPSCOR Research Fellows project investigating biomass-derived carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and critical mineral recovery. The award funds a fellowship for an assistant professor and graduate student training at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez to advance electrically driven separation technologies for selective recovery of critical minerals from water. The research will establish structure-property relationships governing electrochemical recovery of critical minerals from aqueous environments, investigating how chemical functionality, pore architecture, and electrochemical properties of carbon materials influence ion selectivity, adsorption capacity, and regeneration performance. Experimental studies will integrate advanced electrochemical characterization and mechanistic analysis to guide rational design of next-generation separation materials. The work is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Lauren Valentino at Argonne National Laboratory and will provide faculty access to state-of-the-art characterization facilities at Argonne while delivering advanced technical training for graduate students. The research applies chemical engineering, electrochemistry, and materials science to advance sustainable technologies for critical mineral resource security supporting clean energy and advanced manufacturing. Period of performance runs from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2028, with place of performance at Lemont, Illinois (Argonne National Laboratory location).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $277.9k | 8/13/26 |