This $251,937 federal Project Grant awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) supports research and technological development at Southern University and A&M College, a historically black land-grant institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grant, with a performance period from September 9, 2024 to September 8, 2025, will enable the university's Office of Sponsored...
This federal Project Grant award of $739,699.40 from the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense is for the acquisition of a multi-material laser powder bed fusion equipment to support advanced manufacturing research and education at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grant is funded under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which supports scientific research and...
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $247,406 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), for the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant supports scientific research and technological development initiatives across multiple disciplines, including environmental sciences, engineering, materials science,...
The Department of Defense awarded Louisiana State University (LSU) a $531,678 Project Grant under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to study the electronic and mechanical properties of incommensurate multi-walled nanotubes. The research, which will be conducted from June 2024 through May 2027, aims to advance fundamental knowledge in materials science with potential military applications. This grant supports LSU's expertise in areas such as physics, chemistry, and...
The Department of Defense awarded a $522,654 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant, titled "Instrumentation for the Investigation of Photonic Nanocomposite Films," will fund research and development activities from September 16, 2024 to September 15, 2025. As a historically Black private university, Dillard University has a proven track record of executing...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $6,265,585.67 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grant, titled "SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (RDI) INITIATIVE," will fund institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand...
This federal Project Grant award of $151,169.00 was provided by the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award was made to Tuskegee University, a historically Black, private 1890 land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. Through this grant, Tuskegee University will conduct a range of scientific research and technology development initiatives that contribute to national...
This $696,570 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award was granted to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a historically Black, 1890 land-grant university, to conduct research and educational initiatives across multiple scientific and technical domains that support national defense missions while maintaining civilian...
This $1,100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an advanced laser powder bed fusion 3D printer at Southern University and A&M College (SUBR) in Scotlandville, Louisiana. The multi-material 3D printing system enables concurrent fabrication of parts from up to three different materials, advancing research and education in additive manufacturing. The project aims to deepen understanding of...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Tennessee State University a $799,994 project grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant will fund research entitled "Mathematically Inspired Deep Representation Learning of Unlabeled Heterogeneous Data" from May 15, 2023 to May 14, 2027. The research aims to apply machine learning techniques to unlabeled data sets to support Department of Defense missions through...