Project Grant ED19DEN3030001

The Bioscience and Technology Business Center, Inc. (BTBC) will receive $3 million under a Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. BTBC will strengthen its economic development coalition model and enhance its mission through the creation of the KU Innovation Park, a university-affiliated research park on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. Through its new Innovation-to-Industry Cluster Accelerator program,...

This $21,780,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) program will support the construction and operation of the Kansas National Security Innovation Center (KNSIC) at the University of Kansas (KU) Innovation Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The KNSIC facility will be a 120,000 square-foot building comprising 60% high-security research space and 40% wet and "light" laboratory space. The...

This $285,504 EAGER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a two-year research project to measure the impact of university innovation facilities on real estate markets and R&D space supply and demand across the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas. The project aims to collect and analyze data on four key outcome variables: R&D space demand, R&D space supply, business establishment clustering, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $295,591 to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation will develop a deep graph neural network-based foundation model to quantify and predict place-based innovation (PBI) factors. The key products and services to be delivered include: Modeling the time and capital requirements for PBI product development and commercialization. Assessing the impacts of...

This $293,957 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a framework for evaluating community needs and readiness for sustainable economic and social development. The project will integrate social, psychological, and economic considerations into a Lab-to-Market (L2M) framework to guide the creation of innovation-based economic growth and equitable workforce development in...

This $5,000,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enhance the STEM ecosystem at Pittsburg State University (PSU) in Kansas. The grant funding will support personnel for STEM research and education, including an Analytical Science Manager, Research Scientist, Lab Manager, and Student Manager. Importantly, the majority of the funding, $4,481,413, will be used to procure new...

The Point Park University project will transform integrative makerspace education for STEM pre-service teachers through a $281,830 National Science Foundation grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). Over a three-year period from October 2021 through September 2024, Point Park University will develop new approaches for incorporating makerspace experiences into teacher preparation coursework and field experiences. The NSF STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the...

This $162,889 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Kansas State University (KSU). The grant supports the development of an undergraduate engineering course focused on cultivating technical knowledge and professional skills for students in the emerging field of point-of-care additive manufacturing (POC-AM) for healthcare applications. The project features a project-based learning plan to develop students'...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a collaborative planning effort to establish STEM pathways and increase degree completion for low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students at four institutions in northeastern and south-central Pennsylvania. The planning project aims to develop educational and career pathways in high-demand STEM fields like engineering, computer science, and information technology....

This $700,013 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program will fund Nxtus, Inc.'s efforts to diversify Kansas' risk capital ecosystem through September 2024. Nxtus will expand its Accelerate Venture Partners program membership and engage additional entrepreneurs, some requiring broader financing support. Activities will include founder capital education sessions, investor education programs, Kansas company...