The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Fisk University a $604,999 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop novel lithium-based halide dual mode scintillators for neutron-gamma radiation detection and imaging. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials science and radiation detection technologies. The award period is from February...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $397,713 Project Grant under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Fisk University, a historically black college and university (HBCU) in Nashville, Tennessee. The three-year grant supports the development and implementation of a new biophysics minor program designed to increase retention and preparedness of underrepresented STEM students at Fisk. Key activities include launching two new biophysics courses, offering a biophysics seminar series with...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded $150,000 to Florida A&M University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports Florida A&M University's project "Creating a Pipeline of Underrepresented Minorities in Applied Superconductivity for High Energy Physics." The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of...
The federal Project Grant award "INITIATIVES TO GROW NEW INNOVATE TALENT TO ENABLE FUSION ENERGY (IGNITE FUSION ENERGY)" in the amount of $663,882.00 was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award was granted to Tennessee State University (TSU), a historically black college and university (HBCU), to fund research and educational initiatives aimed at growing new innovative talent to enable fusion...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Tuskegee University a $206,099.33 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on February 1, 2025. The grant, titled "INITIATIVES TO GROW NEW INNOVATE TALENT TO ENABLE FUSION ENERGY (IGNITE FUSION ENERGY)", supports fundamental scientific research and development to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative discoveries in fusion energy science. As a...
This Project Grant award, valued at $675,996.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Florida A&M University (FAMU). The funding will support the "4D-STEM NANO-CHARACTERIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES" project, which aims to develop advanced research infrastructure and capabilities at FAMU to enhance materials science research, particularly for...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) awarded a $1,437,141 Project Grant to Hampton University to develop an interdisciplinary fusion workforce hub and build the STAR_LITE system. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, supports fundamental scientific research and educational programming in areas such as quantum information science, advanced computing, and emerging technologies that...
This $969,862 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports research capacity building and diversification of nuclear science education at Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant will fund initiatives to enhance the university's research infrastructure and expand educational opportunities in nuclear science for underrepresented minority...
This $875,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports fundamental research on randomized algorithms for multiscale electromagnetics and multiphysics problems at Howard University. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas such as quantum information science, advanced computing, and emerging technologies. Spanning the...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $156,043 Project Grant to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The purpose of this grant, titled "INITIATIVES TO GROW NEW INNOVATE TALENT TO ENABLE FUSION ENERGY (IGNITE FUSION ENERGY)", is to support initiatives that will grow new innovative talent to enable fusion energy research. The award was made on February 1, 2025, with a planned...