Project Grant H9746077

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) provides $963,000 to Southern Methodist University (SMU) to prototype a Smart and Resilient Infrastructure (SRI) toolkit. The key activities include developing household- and neighborhood-scale infrastructure and resilience assessments, creating machine learning and statistical models on neighborhood infrastructure networks and resilience...

This $449,999 federal Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CFDA 93.226 - Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes) aims to improve long-term care (LTC) quality and safety, particularly for persons living with dementia, by implementing evidence-based decision support technologies (DS Tech). The key objectives are to: 1) characterize LTC contexts to identify implementation requirements for effective DS Tech, 2) implement and evaluate two DS Tech...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $4,970,166 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the New Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative. The funding will support a 4-year project to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in rural and remote communities. The project aims to demonstrate and scale innovative clean energy technologies and infrastructure, with a...

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 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) provides $1,250,000 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to purchase two pieces of capital equipment for the university's Battery Prototyping Center (BPC). The first item is a Delta Modtech roll-to-roll slot die coater, and the second is a high-precision roll-to-roll slitting unit. These purchases will enhance RIT's BPC, one of...

This $372,294 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a three-year REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on sustainable construction research and empowering students with learning disabilities. Hosted by the University of New Haven, the program will recruit 10 undergraduates annually to engage in impactful research on developing innovative technologies for rapidly constructing sustainable net-zero homes and...

The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project's objectives are to streamline the siting and permitting process for hydrogen fueling stations and support the clean hydrogen economy. This will be accomplished by developing a more standardized approach to...

This $2,500,000 Project Grant award, issued on September 1, 2023, was provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI). The purpose of this grant is to enhance DRI's Ecologically Controlled Enclosed Lysimeter Laboratory (EcoCell) facility to improve measurement capabilities for greenhouse gas fluxes from soils and agroecosystems....

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Northeast Community College to serve as an i-Hub that promotes STEM education and workforce development with a focus on advanced manufacturing and smart technologies. The project involves creating and operating a fabrication lab to support local manufacturers in prototyping and enhancing automation, as well...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,993 Project Grant to the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc. under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop innovative educational programs that engage community college and high school students in Hawaii to learn the knowledge and skills needed to address the renewable energy challenge. The project, titled "A Solar and Wind Innovation and Technology Collaborative for Hawaii (SWITCH)", aims to cultivate the next generation...