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 expansion of the Bio+Tech Research Park in Richmond, Virginia. The funding will be used to procure laboratory equipment during the construction of a new Life Sciences Innovation Center, enabling the center to be fully outfitted with the necessary equipment to operationalize its laboratories. This effort is expected to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to perform renovations and improvements to the RIT Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory. The grant funds will be used to: 1) Identify and acquire new equipment, and 2) Install the new equipment in the facility. Approximately half the budget will be spent on core infrastructure upgrades to the...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,900,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - College of Staten Island. The funding will be used to upgrade outdated lab equipment in teaching labs serving six academic departments at the college, including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering and Environmental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 and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $7,425,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Maine System (UMS) to establish the Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center. The purpose of this new facility is to enable researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry to demonstrate at scale forest-based innovations to support sustainable products in support of a national circular economy. The activities to be conducted...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $1,980,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Wright State University to renovate and expand collaboration and R&D facilities. The project will transform a historic office building in Dayton, Ohio into a 13,700 SF prototyping and research facility, including up to 2,000 SF of dedicated classified space for Department of Defense (DoD) projects. This will enable Wright State to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) program to The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, doing business as Tulane University. The grant will provide equipment for a new state-of-the-art micro/nanofabrication cleanroom facility at Tulane University's new Steven & Jann Paul Science and Engineering Research Building. The equipment will enable hands-on training for...
The University of Dayton Research Institute was awarded a $1,999,996 Project Grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to procure updated equipment and expand their nanofabrication and materials characterization facility. The enhanced facility will enable the university to provide hands-on training for 3-4 times more students in activities such as customized semiconductor manufacturing training and...
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...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Louisiana Tech University. The purpose of this 2-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to update and enhance the capabilities of Louisiana Tech's Institute for Micromanufacturing (IFM) to provide relevant experiential training for students in semiconductor technology. Key activities...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,800,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Washington (UW) to acquire an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) instrument and a focused ion beam (FIB) instrument. These new tools will be integrated into UW's Molecular Analysis Facility (MAF), a fee-for-service analytical facility, to support research in quantum computing, clean energy, semiconductor...