University System Of New Hampshire

The University System of New Hampshire (USNH), doing business as Wunh, is a non-profit, state-controlled institution of higher learning and an 1862 land grant college that serves as the primary higher education system for New Hampshire. As a registered federal contractor and grant recipient, USNH leverages its academic expertise and research capabilities to support federal agencies through both contract and grant mechanisms, providing specialized scientific services and assistive technology initiatives that advance federal research and public health objectives.

Through federal prime contracts, USNH has demonstrated specialized expertise in cosmogenic isotope analysis and clean laboratory operations. The entity received two purchase order contracts from the Department of the Interior between February and May 2023, both without set-aside designations, totaling approximately $18,950 in ceiling value. The first contract, awarded by the US Geological Survey Hawaii Volcano Observatory on May 19, 2023, valued at $3,969.00, supported the operation of the UNH Cosmogenic Isotope Clean Lab with a completion date of September 30, 2023. The second contract, issued by the Department of the Interior's Office of Acquisitions and Grants on February 22, 2023, valued at $14,981.00, contracted USNH to provide cosmogenic isotope analysis services with performance extending through March 31, 2024. Additionally, USNH has received federal contract sub-awards as a subcontractor, including work related to detailed design activities and support of integration awarded on May 13, 2022, through Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, demonstrating its capacity to support larger federal research initiatives in technical roles.

USNH's federal grant portfolio reflects a sustained commitment to assistive technology accessibility for individuals with disabilities in New Hampshire, supported through multiple awards from the Administration for Community Living's Center for Integrated Programs. The university has received consecutive annual formula grants under the AT ACT State Grants for Assistive Technology program (CFDA 93.464) spanning from October 2021 through September 2027, including awards dated October 1, 2021; October 1, 2022; October 1, 2023; October 1, 2024; and most recently October 1, 2025, with the FY2026 award valued at $161,424 covering a two-year period through September 30, 2027. These grants enable USNH to provide technology demonstrations, device loans, training, technical assistance, and public information resources to improve assistive technology access. Additionally, USNH received a block grant (ATPH-2022) awarded January 1, 2022, with performance through September 30, 2024. As a sub-grantee, USNH has supported state-level health initiatives under the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, including the "Money Follows the Person" project and drug overdose fatality review work, both sub-awards dated January 18, 2023, demonstrating collaboration with state partners to address critical health and disability services needs.