Project Grant P382A210023

Arizona State University was awarded a $102,734 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The grant will support educational exchanges between southern borderlands from July 2021 through July 2023. The Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program aims to contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and area studies in the U.S....

Arizona State University was awarded a $393,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. The grant funds the "RET SITE: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SONORAN PHOTOVOLTAICS LABORATORY: ENERGIZING THE STEM PIPELINE THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE" project. This project will deliver citizen science programs focused on renewable energy research through ASU's Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory....

Arizona State University will receive $876,361 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to establish the Community Archivist Fellowship Program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color currently attending community and tribal colleges. The project will develop curriculum and recruit two cohorts of fellows who will receive community-based archives training and complete one-year service learning projects. Fellows will share their...

Arizona State University was awarded a $171,235 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: EXTENDING ANTHOPHILA RESEARCH THROUGH IMAGE AND TRAIT DIGITIZATION (BIG-BEE)" project being conducted from September 2021 through August 2024 in Tempe, Arizona. The project aims to advance biological sciences...

The Delta Regional Authority awarded Gfpb, Inc., doing business as Go Forward Pine Bluff, a $1,575,000 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to construct an $8.5 million food and retail business incubator in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This incubator will support the establishment and growth of startup businesses by providing them with technical assistance and access to necessary facilities and resources. The funding supports the Authority's mission to create...

The Alabama State University was awarded a $5,999,390.74 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support expanding broadband internet access and digital literacy programs on the ASU campus and in the surrounding Paterson Court anchor community in Montgomery, Alabama through February 2025. Specifically, ASU will use the funding to expand its...

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) received a $175,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to develop a disaster recovery plan and upgrade critical infrastructure systems. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program, the July 2022 award will support two phases. The first phase involves establishing off-site data backup capabilities to address audit findings regarding ASCC's ability to prevent and...

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). The funding will support ASCC's Computer Science Department (CSD) in substantially upgrading its computer labs and learning centers through September 2025. Specifically, the grant will replace outdated desktop computers and instructional equipment,...

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) was awarded a $498,135 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support GPEC's proposal to capitalize on the shift toward community-based and home healthcare by making risk capital more available to early-stage Arizona bioscience firms and further developing research infrastructure at state universities. The project...

The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) was awarded a $529,258 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The funding will be used to upgrade the laboratory's genetic analyzers and implement new, more efficient equipment to increase forensic DNA casework capacity. The ASCL plans to add an Assistant Technical Leader position to oversee the validation and implementation of the new equipment, which is...