The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management awarded a $951,901 Project Grant under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). This grant supports the Southern Palmetto Foundation, a non-profit organization, in Barnwell, SC. The goal of the grant is to reinvest in disadvantaged communities affected by decades of DOE's nuclear defense research and...
This $1,974,371 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Program (CFDA 81.214) will support the Allendale Barnwell Workforce Training Center (The Center) operated by the Southerncarolina Regional Development Alliance, a non-profit organization. The funding, which runs from December 2024 to December 2026, will enable The Center to build...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management awarded a $1,960,845 Project Grant to the Steelworkers Charitable & Educational Organization (doing business as the Tony Mazzocchi Center) on October 1, 2024. This grant is funded under the DOE Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). The funding will support a 3-year project to cultivate holistic...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $517,678.00 and awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports a research project titled "FROM PRECURSORS TO PARTICLES: EVALUATING CHEMICAL FORMATION AND SOURCES OF AEROSOLS IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC". The project will be carried out by the University of South Carolina from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The research aims to advance understanding of the chemical...
This Project Grant award of $112,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was made on July 1, 2025 to the University of South Carolina, a non-profit state-controlled institution of higher learning, to support workforce development and community enhancement projects. The project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2026. The funding will...
The Department of Energy awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of South Carolina for the "DYGENAI: DYNAMIC GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR COMPLEX SYSTEMS" project. The award runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to develop advanced artificial intelligence technologies to predict and control complex,...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $640,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Coastal Carolina University. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, supports research to explore the "Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics of Peroxy Radical Unimolecular Decay". The project aims to advance scientific understanding in areas such as physical sciences, energy systems, and environmental research. The research will be conducted...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $1,000,000.00 to the University of South Carolina to develop laser-induced wideband ultrasonic guided waves modeling and machine learning driven interpretation. The project period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The University of South Carolina, a state-controlled public research university, will leverage its multidisciplinary expertise in areas such as...
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 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) on September 16, 2024. The funding is provided under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). Under this Cooperative Agreement, SCDES will provide regulatory compliance inspections,...