This $963,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will fund the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to develop a nationally recognized Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Facility at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The funding will enable RFCUNY to purchase equipment, software, and supplies to create a state-of-the-art facility...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,900,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - College of Staten Island on March 1, 2025. The funding will be used to upgrade outdated lab equipment in teaching labs serving six academic departments at the college, including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering and Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enable Midwestern State University (MSU) to enhance its cyberinfrastructure and workforce training capabilities. The funding will be used to acquire forensic computing workstations, integrate a computing cluster for big data analytics and cybersecurity research, and build an IoT lab. These investments will upgrade MSU's...
The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $12,042,360 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Harris County, Texas. The funding will support the co-location and renovation of approximately 36,000 square feet of space at 1861 Old Spanish Trail to consolidate the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (HCIFS) divisions currently located separately. Key outcomes expected include enhancing the...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), provides $2,999,742.32 to Griffiss Institute Inc. to develop a smart technology lab and experimental testing environment for advancing cyber-physical systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. The key objectives are to: Implement a flexible, secure, standards-based research infrastructure with advanced communications and...
This $1,999,996 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enable the University of Dayton Research Institute to expand and upgrade its nanofabrication and materials characterization facility. The enhanced clean room facility will allow the university to provide hands-on training for 3 to 4 times more students in activities such as customized semiconductor worker training, joint...
This $962,984 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will support Northeastern University in expanding the Nubian Square Life Sciences Community Laboratory Program into the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The funding will be used to procure equipment to enable hands-on biomanufacturing training and analysis for the program, which aims to provide education and job opportunities in the...
This $963,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in expanding its Research and Innovation High Performance Computing Center. The project will unfold over three 4-month phases: (1) surveying available equipment and purchasing new equipment, (2) installing the new equipment and testing application packages, and (3) piloting and...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) provides $963,000 to Seton Hall University to enhance the research capabilities of the Advanced Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (AMSCL). The purpose is to enable research on low-temperature plasmas used in advanced manufacturing, allowing for independent control, variation, and optimization of neutral, ion, electron, and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Cincinnati. The purpose of this grant is to procure equipment upgrades for the University's Mantei Center Clean Room facility, which will enhance the quality and relevance of the university's high-impact semiconductor manufacturing workforce development programs. Specifically, the university will upgrade and expand...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), will fund the construction of a 1,200 square foot Crime Laboratory at Utica University. The flexible, open-floor design of the lab will enable faculty and students from various disciplines to develop, stage, and investigate simulated crime scenes. Expected outcomes include providing over 100 students per semester from programs such as Criminal Justice, Biology, Nursing, and Theater a hands-on learning experience in crime scene investigation, security planning, and incident response. The $709,830 grant award has a performance period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026.