Project Grant P425T220326

The purpose of this $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910) is to fund research supporting the DARPA Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0) initiative. The research effort, to be conducted by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs, will explore gate stack engineering for high-performance, back-end-of-line...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Western Pacific Region awarded a $23,994,860 Project Grant to Sacramento County Airport System under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund the construction of a 27,556 square yard cargo apron at Sacramento International Airport to meet the needs of existing airport users. This apron expansion will provide critical...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $625,068 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Kentucky Dataseam Initiative Inc., doing business as Dataseam, on December 1, 2024. The award will fund workforce training and development initiatives through November 30, 2025. Dataseam, a non-profit organization, will use the funding to expand its existing U.S. Department of Labor-approved Information Technology Support Specialist Apprenticeship program for...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Western Pacific Region awarded a $1,333,333.33 Project Grant to the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority in Guam on August 29, 2023. The grant is funded through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and will support the design phase for installing an airport operation area security gate required by Title 49 CFR Part 1542. This project was coordinated with the Transportation Security Administration and...

This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides $934,000.00 to the Sacramento County Department of Airports to replace the tower shaft window at the Federal Contract Tower located at Sacramento International Airport. The project aims to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, improving the existing federal contract tower infrastructure. The grant funds the final phase of this tower...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $10.7 million Project Grant under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) to the Northwest Seaport Alliance to support the final phase of modernizing and rehabilitating Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle. The grant funds two key infrastructure improvement projects at the terminal to enhance container handling operations and increase refrigerated container capacity. Specifically, SSA Terminals (Seattle Terminals),...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a program under the Department of Energy, has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (University of Nebraska) under CFDA Program 81.135. The grant funding will support the University of Nebraska's development of a first-of-its-kind 10 kV high-frequency press-pack (HFPP) silicon carbide MOSFET module, referred to as "METAPAK." This module is intended to enable novel high-frequency HVDC...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $279,467 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc. (SOAR), a non-profit organization based in Pikeville, Kentucky. The grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026, will support SOAR's mission to drive economic transformation and community development in the Appalachian region. Key initiatives funded by the award include workforce training...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $6,359,331.25 Project Grant to the City of San Antonio, Texas under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund the expansion of Terminal A at the San Antonio International Airport by 30,272 square feet. This includes constructing a new ground load facility with 5 additional common use gates, expanded passenger holding areas and facilities, and a new federal inspection station. The project is expected to be...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $600,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corp to conduct research and analysis on Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) adoption for securing internet routing. The key objectives are to: (i) identify organizations lagging in RPKI implementation, (ii) understand the barriers they face in adoption, and (iii) develop targeted recommendations to promote wider...