Project Grant NRC2710515

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was awarded a $118,022 Project Grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Central Office under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP). The MSIP aims to fund nuclear and STEM-related minority serving programs, activities, projects, symposiums and training for the exchange and transfer of knowledge and skills relevant to nuclear safety, security, and regulatory policy and practices. Under this award, VCU...

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas received a $100,000 two-year Project Grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fund its Training a Diverse Nuclear Workforce: UNLV Scholarship Program. The grant was awarded on March 31, 2023 under the U.S. NRC's Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP), which provides funding to nuclear and STEM-related minority serving programs and activities relevant to nuclear safety, security, and research. Through this funding, UNLV will provide scholarships...

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded Texas Southern University $964,003 on January 9, 2026, under the NNSA Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (CFDA 81.123) to conduct research and workforce development through the Consortium for Research and Education for Advanced Manufacturing of Alloys for Extreme Conditions (REAM). The award funds research to overcome challenges in additive manufacturing of high-performance tungsten alloys, enhance...

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded Jackson State University $4.676 million on August 1, 2026, under the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (CFDA 81.123) to establish the Mississippi Consortium for Research and Education in Integrated Nanomaterials. The award funds curriculum development and student recruitment and retention in STEM fields across the consortium's member institutions. Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, and Alcorn...

The Northwest Indian College (NWIC) was awarded a $5 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management under the Minority Economic Impact federal grant program (CFDA 81.137). Through this three-year award expiring in September 2025, NWIC will enhance and foster a sustainable and diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Specifically, NWIC will promote the development of a nationally engaged scientific and engineering...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $200,000 project grant award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enable the strong growth of its Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The award was provided under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. This program provides funding for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, and trade school and community college scholarships...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $399,900 to Florida Memorial University, Inc. to improve the retention and graduation rates of minority students in STEM and nuclear science disciplines. The project aims to accomplish this by: Improving the STEM and nuclear laboratory infrastructure and teaching competencies at the university; Creating a professor and student-led learning community; and Providing academic year...

Auburn University was awarded a $499,999 project grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Central Office under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The grant will support Auburn University's development of a soil-structure interaction framework to enhance regulatory oversight for small modular reactors from September 2021 through September 2024. As part of this effort, $499,999 in sub-award funding was provided to Purdue University to...

The Minority Business Development Agency awarded New Mexico State University $600,000 under the MBDA Business Center - American Indian and Alaska Native federal grant program to provide strategic business consulting services and deal making assistance to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned firms through August 31, 2023. The focus of this MBDA Project Grant is on job creation, economic impact, and retention for tribal communities and businesses through innovative outreach...

This Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding will support UNM's efforts to share its nuclear research reactor resources and capabilities with other educational institutions, including those without research reactors, to increase awareness and education in nuclear science,...