Project Grant 80NSSC25K0025

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Academy of Sciences received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded on April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2027. The award supports the development of "On Being a Scientist: An Updated and Online Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Research." This project delivers an updated digital resource designed to educate and guide researchers on best practices and ethical...

This federal Project Grant award of $430,257 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a project to examine the current state of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) and its application to improving undergraduate STEM education. The project aims to convene a planning committee and host a public workshop in Washington, D.C. to systematically review progress in DBER since a previous National Academies report in 2012, identify gaps in research and...

This $399,994 National Science Foundation project grant through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at the University of California Santa Cruz from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The research aims to evaluate past efforts integrating initiatives focused on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues into science and engineering research projects in genomics, neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Through content...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,599,898 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This 5-year award (08/15/2024 - 07/31/2029) will support NAS's leadership in advancing science education from pre-K through adulthood across formal and informal settings. The project aims to improve the knowledge base for science education, identify critical policy and practice issues, translate research into evidence-based guidelines,...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $306,449 Cooperative Agreement to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) on November 1, 2022 for development of a research security training module focused on risk management and mitigation. The module will be developed in consultation with experts from NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD and FBI, and will provide standardized content while allowing institutions flexibility to incorporate local practices....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, awarded through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Tulane University, funds a five-year research initiative spanning June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031 with $504,681 in obligated federal funding. The project will develop a quantitative biophysical framework linking intramolecular energy flow to enzyme function, with the central research objective of understanding how energy redistribution following ligand binding regulates...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Arizona State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (Orspa) received a $249,903 Cooperative Agreement from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The award supports the advancement of NASA's vision for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning by strengthening the capacity of the Science Activation (SciAct) program to purposefully and...

The University of California, San Diego will receive $1.5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct a project titled "CHEMOENZYMATIC CONSTRUCTION OF A PROGRAMMABLE SYNTHETIC ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM." From August 2021 through July 2026, UCSD researchers will work to develop new techniques for engineering the endoplasmic reticulum, a cellular organelle, using enzymatic and chemical methods. The Biological...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $187,214 to the National Academy of Sciences under a Project Grant to support the "RAPID: Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field and Laboratory Science – A Conversation Series" effort from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. This funding supports the Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050), which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanding fundamental knowledge and...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Arizona State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (Orspa) received a $100,000 Project Grant from the NASA Shared Services Center under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) program, awarded on December 22, 2025, with a completion date of December 21, 2028. This grant supports the execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences,...