Project Grant SGG80010GR026

This federal Project Grant award of $1,929,714.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) is for the "Refinement of Very Low Leakage Non-Invasive Ventilation Mask for Infectious Patients" project. The award was made to Creare LLC, a for-profit engineering research and development company based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The project aims to refine a non-invasive ventilation mask designed to minimize air...

The federal Project Grant award R43OH012720 was provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), to Applied Design Technologies, Inc., a for-profit veteran-owned small business based in Pullman, Michigan. The $887,772 award, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will support the development and testing of the CLEARWORKS PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR, an innovative occupational safety...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) provides $714,462.00 to Minnesota Healthsolutions Corporation to develop a "Voice Amplifier to Enhance Occupational Safety and Critical Care among Masked Providers." The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The funding supports the research and development of a voice amplification technology solution to...

This Project Grant award for $174,991.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The award supports research to examine the feasibility of presentation attacks on photoplethysmography (PPG)-based continuous authentication systems used in mobile and wearable devices, and to develop practical defense mechanisms. The key components of the project include: 1) studying remote video-based acquisition of...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy a $369,344 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will support enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities facing disproportionate exposure and health...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Vuronyx Technologies LLC a $1,599,940.60 cooperative agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to develop acetylperoxyborate (APB) powders for disinfecting personal protective equipment. Vuronyx will perform efficacy testing of APB powders against viruses on test coupons and evaluate resulting byproducts and residues. It will also evaluate the structural integrity of N95 masks and...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will fund the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) to create a community awareness toolkit. The toolkit will include training curricula, videos, handouts, and other resources for law enforcement to use in educating communities on topics such as gender-based violence...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 has awarded a $159,242 Project Grant to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this grant is to support VCAPCD in updating their continuous PM2.5 air quality monitoring network, providing real-time data, and conducting public health messaging....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $275,000 to Carrtech Corp, a woman-owned small business manufacturer, to develop an integrated, single-needle filter system to remove glass shards from injectable fluids. The project aims to create a novel, disposable, inline mechanical filter that addresses the current multi-step process healthcare providers must use to filter glass ampoules prior to injection,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District a $143,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund the purchase and installation of continuous particulate matter 2.5 monitors to replace existing filter-based monitors in environmental justice and underserved communities...