The University of Washington was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant is part of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program and will support the Center for Biotech Innovation and Training. The Center will provide institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities in biotechnology from September 2022 through August 2025....
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a three-year, $389,826 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds UMBC's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site titled "Biochemical, Environmental, and Molecular Research in Engineering (BEMORE)" from September 2021 through August 2024. The REU Site will support undergraduate students in...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $1,443,689 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026, will support the university's research initiatives in modeling and simulation, with a focus on developing digital twins and metaverse applications. The project aims to advance capabilities in...
Frostburg State University, a public university in Maryland, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award runs from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Through this FIPSE funding, Frostburg State University will implement its Maryland Accelerates program to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies aimed at improving...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) received a $246,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, supports UMBC's research and development efforts related to new equipment and instrumentation for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). The funding will enable UMBC to provide...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) received a three-year, $399,790 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant supports UMBC's research efforts to develop new statistical and algebraic methods for effectively summarizing heterogeneous information from large datasets through the identification of homogeneous...
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The two-year award, which runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024, will support the establishment of an interdisciplinary research center on the UMES campus. As the parent organization of UMES, the University System of Maryland will oversee...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a two-year, $283,796 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds the acquisition of a high-speed digital image correlation system to support research and education activities. The system will enable UMBC researchers and students to conduct advanced experiments measuring 3D surface deformation at high resolution and frame rates. As the parent organization, the...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) received a $462,653 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MICROBIAL NECROMASS DECOMPOSITION: MOVING FROM PREDICTIONS TO PRINCIPLES." The award will fund research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) through March 31, 2024. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences and strengthen the...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a $788,625 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on February 1, 2022 to implement and examine the impact of an enhanced Transfer Scholars Program for inclusive computing and engineering education. The grant is funded through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...