The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Fisk University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to "PARTNER TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN THE FUSION WORKFORCE". This 1-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will support Fisk University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), in its efforts to increase retention and diversity in STEM fields, develop inclusive STEM curricula, and provide STEM education,...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $675,996 Project Grant to Florida A&M University (FAMU) on February 1, 2025 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will fund the "4D-STEM NANO-CHARACTERIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES" project, which aims to develop advanced materials research capabilities and support STEM education for underrepresented minority students....
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $1,365,918.97 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University on January 15, 2025. The grant will support research focused on "Utilizing Variable Metal Organic Frameworks for F-Element Separations" over a 12-month period, with a completion date of January 14, 2026. This fundamental scientific research project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $278,777 Project Grant to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to conduct research on inelastic neutrino-nucleus scattering. The grant, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research advancing U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. The project will run from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. As a historically Black university, NCCU has...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $640,000 Project Grant to Alabama State University (ASU) on February 1, 2025 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, titled "COLLABORATION TO INTRODUCE NEUTRON DIFFRACTION TO ENHANCE RESEARCH EDUCATION BY INCREASING LAB ACCESS (CINDERELA)", will support fundamental scientific research and educational initiatives at ASU, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The project aims...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee to validate detailed and reduced order neutronics capabilities for multiphysics applications to fusion reactor thermal, materials, and blanket design optimization. This award, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas like...
This $206,099.33 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) was provided to Tuskegee University to support the "INITIATIVES TO GROW NEW INNOVATE TALENT TO ENABLE FUSION ENERGY (IGNITE FUSION ENERGY)" project. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will enable Tuskegee University to conduct fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities related to...
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $490,151.50 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) on February 1, 2025. The grant, titled "INITIATIVES TO GROW NEW INNOVATE TALENT TO ENABLE FUSION ENERGY (IGNITE FUSION ENERGY)", supports fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. The grant will fund Tennessee Tech's research and development...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Alcorn State University a $619,952 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to build isotope research infrastructure and expertise to advance isotope production and basic research capabilities. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, will enable Alcorn State University, a Historically Black College and University, to develop its capacity for isotope research and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,755,500 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on February 1, 2025. The grant, titled "TN-QUMAT: TENNESSEE QUANTUM MATERIALS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, AN R2-HBCU-ORNL PARTNERSHIP", will support a collaborative effort between MTSU, Tennessee State University (TSU), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop and train a quantum...