Project Grant DENA0000718

This $487,831 National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities Project Grant supports computational astrophysics research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The university will perform large-scale, kinetic plasma particle-in-cell simulations of relativistic astrophysical jets under the NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). Through innovative modeling techniques using the Texas Advanced Computing Center's...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $1.97 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. Titled "Preeminence 2030: Academic Excellence Enhancement," this award supports institutional strengthening activities designed to enhance...

This $243,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will support a collaborative research and education partnership between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), a historically black college/university, and Boston University. The key goals are to enhance astronomy research and education at NC A&T by providing access to research-grade telescopes, raise the visibility of astronomy careers...

This National Science Foundation award under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program provides $210,372 to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to deliver culturally relevant co-requisite mathematics courses and support services aimed at improving outcomes for 1,900+ African American/Black men in entry-level math courses. The three-year project will implement and study placement strategies, advising, mentoring, and co-requisite support courses to increase...

Grant Award Summary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $496,698 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The project, titled "EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: METACROSS: Advancing Autonomous Multilane Intersection Management Through Scheduling-Based Metaheuristic Optimization," develops advanced computer algorithms and...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a USD 310,771 Project Grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for the DURIP Mass Spectrometry Facilities at NC A&T, with a period of performance from July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024. As the largest public historically black college and university in the nation, NC A&T has extensive experience...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University a $249,992 Project Grant under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) from February 15, 2021 to February 14, 2022. The grant funds research titled "MASSIVE MIMO AND MILLIMETER WAVE INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATION FOR SWARM NETWORKS: DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT." This project supports basic research related to improving Army...

Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $348,513 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students...

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) received a $499,488 project grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The award will support research from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026 to develop and investigate thermo-sensitive liposomes for applications in biosensing and downstream diagnostic applications. Specifically, NC A&T researchers will determine if...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) received a $152,000 project grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) awarded September 3, 2025, with a completion date of September 2, 2028. The three-year research initiative focuses on investigating the health impacts of toxic exposures and stress on military personnel through the application of causal and...