Project Grant MASG1215

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Ice Floe, LLC $1,234,408 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to install a one-sided welder with material handling conveyor system and transitional magnetic bed. The project deliverables directly support the program's goal of facilitating efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction. Ice Floe, LLC will perform the work through its division, Nichols Brother Boat...

The Marine Group Boat Works, LLC received a $524,058 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on April 26, 2021 to fund a welder training program and the purchase of five air compressor systems. The grant was awarded under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), which provides capital funding to qualified shipyards to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction. The welder training program and air...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $380,707 supports fundamental research on nanotechnology-enabled arc welding of high-strength aluminum alloys. The goal is to advance understanding of nanoparticle mechanisms for improving weldability and eliminating hot cracking during arc welding of alloys such as AA7075. The University of California, Los Angeles will conduct experimental and analytical studies to examine how nanoparticles influence solidification behavior and modify...

This National Science Foundation Cooperative Agreement in the amount of $997,189 will fund the development of an all-tissue laser-based orthopedic surgery system by Spatial Surgical LLC from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024. The award was made under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Specifically, Spatial Surgical will develop an...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $215,254 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to research vibration-assisted laser keyhole welding. The university will test the hypothesis that applying vibration to the laser during keyhole welding can significantly improve joint properties by reducing porosity, refining grain structure, and reducing intermetallic compounds. In-process monitoring, post-process...

The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) received a $582,358 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the NSF Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support fundamental research at UTA from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2028 related to developing a new hybrid layerwise rolling and sealing technique for laser powder-bed fusion manufacturing of tungsten parts. The research aims to generate...

Vega Wave Systems Inc. was awarded a $206,500 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop radiation-hardened robotics for fuel inventory and inspections in nuclear reactor vessels. The grant will support Vega Wave Systems' work from June 2022 through March 2023 to create robots capable of withstanding high levels of radiation during operations to inventory used nuclear fuel and conduct safety...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources (CFDA 47.076), provides $552,031 to Mountwest Community and Technical College and the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University from August 2022 through July 2025. The award aims to revitalize the regional economy in Huntington, West Virginia by expanding the existing welding technician program at Mountwest Community and Technical College and the Robert C....

Gulf Island Shipyards LLC received a $312,802 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The award will support the purchase and installation of automated pipe spooling welding equipment. This equipment will facilitate increased efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction for commercial and government use. The period of performance is from April 2021 to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,925 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business located in Box Elder, South Dakota. The grant supports the research and development of cold spray additive manufacturing technologies for power system design and life extension. Key products and services to be delivered include innovative solutions centered on cold spray processes,...