Project Grant NU1ROT000047

The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern University a $116,663 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to host a pandemic preparedness workshop from February 15-19, 2021. The workshop, titled "PIPP WORKSHOP: PANDEMIC READINESS FOR EMERGING PATHOGENS (PREP)," will bring together experts to discuss strategies for improving readiness for future pandemics. The Engineering program seeks to advance innovation and excellence in engineering...

This $968,765 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will develop a flexible modeling framework to simulate the impact of various testing-based infection control strategies for respiratory pathogens like SARS-CoV-2. The project aims to improve our ability to control existing respiratory diseases and enhance preparedness for future pandemics. Key deliverables include: Developing a...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $195,381 Project Grant to Washington State University under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The grant aims to fund the RAPID project "Curtailing Nosocomial Amplification of COVID-19," which seeks to develop epidemiological models to better understand and mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 in healthcare settings. As part of the grant, Research Triangle Institute will...

The University of Washington received a $2.9 million project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of the Director through the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to use COVID-19 testing and risk communication strategies to accelerate students' return to school. The grant will support the development and implementation of testing and risk communication protocols and resources to help schools reopen safely during the ongoing...

The Healthtrends.ai LLC federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provided $256,000 to develop a coronavirus API focused on COVID-19 from May 2021 through June 2022. The grant supported the awardee's SBIR Phase I project to create an application programming interface delivering COVID-19 data and insights. As the NSF's TIP program seeks technologies and solutions addressing national challenges, this award aimed to...

TLC Millimeter Wave Products Inc. received a $255,973 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation on September 1, 2021 to complete work by February 28, 2022. The grant supports the company's "SBIR PHASE I: RAPID SOLUTION TO COVID-19 AND FUTURE VIRAL PANDEMICS" project. Under this award, TLC Millimeter Wave Products will develop products and services to address the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future viral outbreaks. The work is...

This $249,999 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a bioengineered nanobarrier spray to protect against SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections of the nasopharynx. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the two-year award to the University of Southern California will support computational modeling of nanobarrier delivery via nasal applicator as well as efficacy testing in a coronavirus mouse model. Specifically, the university researchers will...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $457,778 Project Grant to Tulane University under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) on September 5, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award funds the bioengineering and development of a human microphysiological system (MPS) designed to investigate viral peripheral neurotropism of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2....

The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,961 Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Rush River Research Corp. The grant aims to develop a low-cost, automated receptacle for rapid point-of-care sterilization of personal protective equipment, such as filtering facepiece respirators, for frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the company will construct and...

The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded Arizona State University a $1,520,910 Project Grant under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to implement the "BACK TO ECE SAFELY WITH SAGE: REDUCING COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN HISPANIC AND LOW-INCOME PRESCHOOLERS" project from June 30, 2021 through June 29, 2022. The grant aims to reduce COVID-19 transmission among Hispanic and low-income preschoolers through the delivery of services including COVID-19...