This $3,141,217 Department of Energy (DOE) Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137) Project Grant award to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) supports the development of curriculum, professional development programs, and shared research initiatives to enhance participation and sustainability of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Minority-Owned Businesses (MBEs) in energy and STEM fields. The 3-year grant, which began on January 1, 2025, aims to create pathways for minority...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) has awarded a $2,131,593 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). This grant is funded under the DOE's Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137), which seeks to enhance the participation and sustainability of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and minority-owned businesses in energy and STEM sectors. Through this...
The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) awarded $5 million to Tennessee State University through September 2025 under the Minority Economic Impact federal grant program (CFDA 81.137). The funding will support two initiatives - the Technology Curriculum and Professional Development Program (CPDP) and the Environmental Management Minority Serving Institutions Shared Interest Research Program (SIRP). Through these programs, DOE-EM aims to enhance and foster a...
The University of California, Merced received a $2,884,331 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) under the Minority Economic Impact (CFDA 81.137) program. The grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, is for the DOE-EM Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP), which aims to enhance the participation and sustainability of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Minority-Owned Businesses (MBEs) in energy and STEM sectors...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management awarded a $4,827,097 Project Grant to New Mexico State University (NMSU) under the Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137) to enhance the participation and sustainability of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and minority-owned businesses in energy and STEM sectors. Through this 3-year grant, NMSU will conduct research to improve gadolinium separation methods to expand domestic critical material supplies and develop...
This $4,793,345 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) under the Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137) to Florida A&M University (FAMU). The grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, supports the DOE-EM Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) to enhance the participation and sustainability of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and minority-owned businesses in energy and STEM sectors. The grant funds a range...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,004,946 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers-Newark) on April 1, 2024 under the Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137). This grant, part of the DOE Office of Environmental Management's Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP), will fund activities to enhance the participation and sustainability of minority-serving institutions and minority-owned businesses in energy and STEM sectors aligned with...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $319,885 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Texas State University to conduct research on "Characterizing Interfacial and Bulk Transport Phenomena in Viscous Microdroplets." The project period runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Texas State University will leverage its expertise in materials science, engineering, and other...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $620,000 Project Grant to Texas State University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, which runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026, will fund research to "UNDERSTAND DEGRADATION MECHANISMS AND RATES IN ACIDIC METAL OXIDE OXYGEN EVOLUTION ELECTROCATALYSTS." As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and state-controlled university, Texas State University has extensive experience...
Claflin University and subawardee institutions will enhance STEM workforce diversity through the $20 million Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management project grant award under the Minority Economic Impact federal grant program (CFDA 81.137). Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, Claflin and subawardees will foster sustainable participation of minority-serving institutions in energy and STEM fields through the Technology Curriculum and...
The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) awarded a $3,521,137 Project Grant under the Minority Economic Impact (CFDA 81.137) program to Texas State University. The grant, titled the DOE-EM Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP), aims to enhance the participation and sustainability of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and minority-owned businesses in energy and STEM sectors. Key activities funded include curriculum development, research projects, training programs, internships, and other STEM workforce initiatives aligned with DOE's environmental management and energy missions. The grant period is from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027. Texas State University is collaborating with the University of Utah and Prairie View A&M University on sub-grants focused on computational modeling of PFAS fate and transport as well as incorporating PFAS research into undergraduate and graduate curricula and outreach activities.