Project Grant GI27149520

The SAM And Alfreda Maloof Foundation For Arts And Crafts (Foundation) was awarded a $689,500 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund roof replacement work at the Foundation's facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California from September 2021 through September 2024. The Save America's Treasures program provides matching grants administered by the Department of the Interior for preservation or...

Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $594,187 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE program, CFDA 47.070) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2029. The award supports collaborative research to develop rapid prototyping tools and software for yarn fabrication research. Specifically, the project will create an inexpensive, modifiable machinery toolkit and process-agnostic...

Cast Inc. was awarded a $646,526 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop career guidance curriculum and materials for biofabrication careers. The three-year award running from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025 will support Cast to design a dual enrollment pathway for high school students to gain awareness and skills relevant to biomanufacturing technician roles. Specifically, Cast will...

Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $725,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) to support research on the mechanics of beadwork metamaterials. The five-year project, awarded on August 1, 2025 and extending through July 31, 2030, will investigate the emergent mechanical properties of beadwork—a programmable...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program aims to establish an open-source ecosystem for educational computer-aided design (CAD) models. The University of Virginia will develop a clearinghouse and peer-reviewed journal to curate and validate CAD models for use in K-12 maker spaces. Over the one-year period, the International Technology and Engineering Education Association will integrate curated CAD models into its...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $794,346 to the Handweaving Museum and Arts Center on September 19, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to support conservation of the institution's historic handweaving collection. This physical preservation project will be completed by April 30, 2029, and represents a collections-focused preservation initiative within the broader Save America's Treasures grant framework, which is administered by...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to the Center for Metal Arts, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 27, 2022. The funding will support upgrades to three National Historic Landmark structures on the former Cambria Iron and Steel site in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Renovating these iconic buildings will allow the Center for Metal Arts to fully utilize its campus for metalworks training, workforce development,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) awarded $882,364 to Moonlighter Fablab, Inc. (Miami Beach, FL) on October 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027, to develop and deliver an experiential advanced manufacturing training program addressing workforce development gaps for adult learners. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive 9-month training curriculum that combines technical skill instruction...

This $299,946 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the "Building Community-Driven Resilience and Empowerment through Adaptive Manufacturing Technologies" (CO-DREAM TECH) project at Texas Tech University System. The project aims to address the gap in access to advanced building technologies and essential knowledge for their effective and responsible use in remote and mid-sized communities...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) received a $205,752 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop rapid prototyping tools and software for yarn fabrication research. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: HCC: Medium: Accelerating Yarn Fabrication Research Using Rapid Prototyping Tools,"...