Project Grant DEEE0010785
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $499,941.78 Project Grant to Southern Oregon University on September 1, 2024 through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant will fund the "Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Statewide Inventory" over a 3-year period ending on August 31, 2027. The project aims to support innovative educational strategies, enhance the quality and accessibility of postsecondary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $335,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded March 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 14, 2029. The project characterizes and optimizes two open-source wave energy converters (WECs)—LUPA and FOSWEC—through co-design informed methodologies to improve power capture and reduce levelized...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $598,328 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Oregon State University (OSU) to support the development of point-supported mass timber structures and advance their commercial viability. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. OSU, as a prominent public land-grant research...
- This $424,851 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Portland State University (PSU) aims to identify sustainable design principles and strategies for emerging photovoltaic (EPV) technologies to make them more environmentally and economically viable for the solar energy market. The key objectives are to: 1) develop sustainable EOL (end-of-life) management approaches for EPVs; 2) analyze the environmental impacts and costs of EPV...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2028. The award funds technology development and end-to-end laboratory testing of integrated wave energy converter (WEC) and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems. Key deliverables...
- The University of Oregon received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on March 25, 2021 under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) federal grant program. REAP provides grants of up to 25% of project costs and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy development. Under this award, the University of Oregon will provide energy audits and renewable energy...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded Oregon State University a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program. The grant, titled "Forestry Research Infrastructure Phase I", will fund the university's forestry research activities from July 19, 2023 through May 31, 2028. As a leading 1862 Land Grant institution, Oregon State University will leverage its expertise in...
- The University of Arizona was awarded a $207,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the establishment of a Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory focused on engaging K-12 students and the public in hands-on citizen science activities related to solar energy technology development. Through this collaboration research RET site, the University aims to...
- Arizona State University was awarded a $393,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. The grant funds the "RET SITE: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SONORAN PHOTOVOLTAICS LABORATORY: ENERGIZING THE STEM PIPELINE THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE" project. This project will deliver citizen science programs focused on renewable energy research through ASU's Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Parrott Creek Child & Family Services, Inc. received a $1.8 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The grant funds the installation of a 146-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array and battery storage system at the organization's 80-acre...
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A REGIONALLY ENGAGED LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO BEING THE EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR LEARNERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON STUDENT'S SUCCESS, PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY'S ASHLAND CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON 175 ACRES, NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS IN ASHLAND, 14 MILES NORTH OF OREGON'S BORDER WITH CALIFORNIA. THE CAMPUS FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORIES, LECTURE HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS, SPORT FACILITIES, FOOD COURTS AND MORE. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF FOREST TREE (FORGING OREGON'S RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TRANSITIONS THROUGH REIMAGINING EDUCATION + ENERGY) PHASE 2 ARE: -CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY'S GOAL OF GENERATING 100% OF ITS DAYTIME ELECTRICITY USE ON CAMPUS VIA SOLAR GENERATION. THIS WILL BE 391 KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ROOFTOP PANELS AND AN ESTIMATED 330 KW SOLAR PV ARRAY ON CANOPY STRUCTURES IN A PARKING LOT. -FURTHER ROOFTOP PV AND PV ON CANOPY STRUCTURES FOLLOWING MID PROJECT BUDGET EVALUATION -INCREASE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ON CAMPUS BY AT LEAST 8 CHARGING PORTS -INSTALLATION 125 KWH BATTERY STORAGE AS PART OF COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/27/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/16/24 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 5/1/24 |