Project Grant P217A220040

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Montana State University a $272,364 Project Grant for the TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports the university's efforts to prepare participants from disadvantaged backgrounds for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. As a premier research institution and land-grant university,...

The University of Massachusetts Boston received a $333,119 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (CFDA 84.217) to prepare first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented undergraduate students for advanced academic research and doctoral-level education. The grant will fund the university's McNair Scholars Program, which provides participants with research experiences, academic counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and...

The federal Project Grant award of $449,160.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "DRAGONS REALIZING ACADEMIC AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES," will be administered by Minnesota State University Moorhead from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports activities to strengthen the university's management, fiscal operations, and academic...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,499,950 to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (operating as Bemidji State University) will support a six-year program to increase STEM degree completion rates for academically talented, low-income undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. The project aims to recruit and retain two cohorts of 55 diverse STEM scholars, graduate 80% within four years, and have at least 90% obtain...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012) provides $249,781.00 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota for the "Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails" project. The three-year award, effective May 19, 2025 through May 18, 2028, supports research and development of advanced spacecraft propulsion technologies, specifically focused on...

This $248,278.01 Project Grant awarded by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) will fund research by the Regents of the University of Minnesota into the mechanics of hypersonic materials under hypersonic flight conditions. The project aims to advance scientific understanding in this critical area of naval operations and national security. The grant will support the university's specialized research capabilities in materials science...

This National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences award, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $488,953 to Montana State University from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. Through this Project Grant, undergraduate students majoring in physics or related fields will conduct research in solar astrophysics and space physics with faculty and graduate students at Montana State University. The research aims to improve understanding of the physical...

This $334,484 federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) supports research on "SUPRATHERMAL PROPERTY SCALING AND ACCELERATION PROCESSES FROM THE NEAR SUN ENVIRONMENT TO 1AU". The prime awardee, Montana State University, will conduct this research project from May 2024 through May 2027. Montana State University has a strong track record of delivering high-quality research and services...

This federal Project Grant award of $143,645.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Montana State University. The award will support a project titled "(STEM) GEOSPATIAL SKILLS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PATHWAYS" with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The project aims to leverage geospatial technologies and skills to develop STEM education and career pathways for youth. As...

This $185,260 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The grant will fund the development and application of an advanced aerosol retrieval algorithm to improve the accuracy of retrieving aerosol and ocean properties over the Gulf of Mexico using data from the Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 (HARP2) instrument. The project aims to expand the capability of the PACE-MAPP (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud,...