Project Grant 80NSSC26K0812

This $103,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research to improve science communication via results-blind selection of studies. Over a three-year period from May 2023 to April 2026, the University of Alabama will test whether selecting scientific studies for journalism coverage based on research methods rather than results can enhance trust in science reporting and the research itself. In three related studies, the University...

This $154,173 National Science Foundation project grant through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund Arizona State University to assess the impact of different biomedical research funder strategies on innovation. Over an 18-month period ending in February 2024, ASU will build an extensive scientist-level database merging individual researcher data with sponsored research proposals, awards, and scientific outcomes including publications and technology transfer...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will provide $100,000 to Nova Southeastern University in Florida to host a series of conferences focused on supporting early-career faculty and enhancing research infrastructure at emerging research institutions and minority-serving institutions. The conferences will bring together research development professionals, university administrators, and early-career faculty to capture...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $348,161 to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) will fund a study examining the impact of non-science isolation practices on scientific production and collaboration. The research aims to provide empirical evidence on how geopolitical shifts and restrictive measures affect international scientific cooperation, researcher mobility, and resource exchange. Employing...

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This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $240,000 provides funding for a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on modeling gene drive with selfish germline stem cells in the Drosophila testis. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include: Identification of Chinmo protein binding sites on chromatin and Chinmo transcriptional targets in germline stem cells (GSCs) using CUT&RUN and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,967 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to plan and facilitate a workshop on the benefits and risks of publishing studies involving in silico modeling and computational approaches to understand and design biological systems. The workshop aims to: (1) define critical issues associated with publishing studies that may fall under the purview of the U.S. Government's policy on...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will fund a $300,000 study on ethical practices for research conducted in armed conflict zones. The project aims to map existing knowledge on research ethics in conflict settings, document current practices around research data collection, storage, and security, and develop best practices and guidelines to protect researchers, subjects, and affected communities. Outputs...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded The Regents of the University of California, operating as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a Project Grant of $430,109 beginning June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030. This award supports fundamental biomedical research focused on developing deeply subwavelength near infrared imaging technology using...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $134,067 Project Grant under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to Asociación Benéfica Prisma (Prisma), a Peruvian non-profit organization, effective September 11, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The award supports research investigating the effect of mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD) on the survival, viability, and infectivity of...