Research funder · United States
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Measurement standards laboratory in the United States
- Grants since 2016
- 2 953
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- $44.4B
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 6 641
- Funded works, all time
- 39.5k
Grants
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO STUDY, DEVELOP AND EXPERIMENTALLY DEMONSTRATE INTEGRATED PHOTONIC STRUCTURES FOR VERSATILE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE COUPLING OF LIGHT BETWEEN FREE SPACE AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PHOTONIC STRUCTURES FOR FREE-SPACE COUPLING, AND THEIR DESIGN, MICROFABRICATION AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION. MICROFABRICATION MAY BE DONE AT THE NIST NANOFA
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
INTRODUCTION:THIS PROPOSAL WILL INNOVATE NEW MODELS FOR ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORS WHICH COULD BE USED FOR BEYOND 5G COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. THE RADIO FREQUENCY RESEARCH TEAM AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM OF MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO INNOVATE NEW MODELS FOR ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORSWHICH COULD BE USED FOR BEYOND 5G COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.ACTIVITIES TO
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROCURE EQUIPMENT TO HELP BUILD THE NUBIAN SQUARE LIFE SCIENCES COMMUNITY LABORATORY PROGRAM AND ENABLE THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM INTO THE ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON, WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY. THE EQUIPMENT THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT WILL PROVIDE A HANDS-ON DIMENSION TO THE HANDLING AND ANALYSIS OF CELLS GROWN DURING THE BIOMANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 1. EQUIPMENT WILL BE ORDERE
2024–2027 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO TRANSITION AND MODERNIZE EXISTING PROGRAMS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, COSMETIC SCIENCE AND FORMULATION SCIENCE TO INCLUDE CONCEPTS OF POLYMER CIRCULARITY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT HAS TWO PARTS: (1) INTEGRATING PLASTICS CIRCULARITY INTO EXISTING LAB COURSES AND (2) CONNECTING THE EXISTING CO-OP AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO WITH THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (CE). THIS IS THE ONLY GRANT SUBMITTED TO DATE THAT INCLUDES A COSME
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT WITH APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC (ARA) IS TO DEVELOP MAPS OF FUTURE CONDITION DESIGN WIND SPEEDS FOR BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR INCORPORATION INTO BUILDING STANDARDS AND CODES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUTURE WIND CONDITIONS UNDER A CHANGING CLIMATE WILL BE ASSESSED FOR HURRICANE AND NON-HURRICANE (I.E., THUNDERSTORM AND EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE) EXTREME WINDS. HURRICANE WINDS WILL BE ESTIMATED USING EXISTING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES BUT REPLACING MODE
2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK IS TO CONDUCT A CONFERENCE ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART PRACTICES IN THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES TO MATERIALS R&D AND MANUFACTURING.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE TMS SPECIAL TOPICS CONFERENCES ARE INTENSIVE SESSIONS OF TALKS, POSTERS, AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS IN SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES (IN THIS CASE AI APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS R&D), TO ENABLE DEEP EXPLORATION OF THE CUTTING EDGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF MATERIALS SYSTEMS. EXPECTED OUT
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: MATERIAL POINT METHODS (MPM) HAVE EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TECHNIQUES WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MODELING THE HIGHLY DYNAMIC PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT OCCUR DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM) AND PROVIDING HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATIONS OF THESE PROCESSES. HOWEVER, THESE TECHNIQUES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE COMPUTATIONALLY. THIS PROPOSAL IS TO REFACTOR AN EXISTING MPM CODE AS AN ASYNCHRONOUS DATAFLOW GRAPH THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH-END COMPUTE (HEC) NODES WITH HIGH CORE-COUNT CPUS AND MU
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST THE LIMITS OF SEVERAL SCHEMES FOR DETERMINING SINGLE-MOLECULE ORIENTATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHER WILL CONSTRUCT A METROLOGICAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE TEST STAND AND WILL IMPLEMENT EXISTING AND NOVEL METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF SINGLE MOLECULES. HE WILL DETERMINE BOTH THE THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STATISTICAL LIMITS OF ORIENTATION PRECISION AND ACCURACY FOR THE VARIOUS METHODS, AND USE THE KNOWLEDGE GA
2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS GRANT AIMS TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT AND EMERGING LANDSCAPE OF AI SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON 1) DESCRIBING THE CURRENT USE OF AI-ENABLED TOOLS BY FORENSIC SERVICE PROVIDERS OR FORENSIC SCIENCE RESEARCHERS; 2) CATALOGING AT- OR NEAR-MARKET TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BEING MARKETED AS AI-ENABLED TOOLS FOR USE BY FORENSIC SERVICE PROVIDERS OR FORENSIC SCIENCE RESEARCHERS, AND 3) CATALOGING AT- OR NEAR-MARKET AI-ENABLED TOOLS THAT ADDRESS USE CASES SIMILAR THOSE IN FORENSIC S
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT TO LEVITATE MICROPARTICLES IN VACUUM AND TO USE THE INSTRUMENT TO INVESTIGATE APPROACHES TO CONTROLLING THE QUANTUM STATE OF LEVITATED PARTICLES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:A VACUUM CHAMBER AND INSTRUMENTATION WILL BE DEVELOPED TO LAUNCH MICROPARTICLES AND TRAP THEM IN VACUUM USING A LASER AT 1064 NM WAVELENGTH. THE CAPACITY TO MEASURE THE PARTICLE MOTION WILL BE INCLUDED BY ADDING A LASER BEAM AT VISIBLE WAVELENGTH (633 NM) WITH MU
2024–2027 · grant · CHIPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE: PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORPORATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP, VALIDATE, AND COMMERCIALIZE GIGAHERTZ OPTICAL PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED, A NEW INSTRUMENT FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY FOR HIGH-SPEED THERMAL PROPERTIES ANALYSIS AND SIMULTANEOUS CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WITH SUB-MICRON SPATIAL RESOLUTION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: UTILIZING THE NEW INSTRUMENT, THE AWARDEE WILL CREATE A PLATFORM FOR SIMULTANEOUS CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND THERMAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT; MEASURE THERMAL TRANSIENTS IN
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IS REQUESTING $5,000,000 TO PURCHASE LABORATORY AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING BUILDING (IEB). THE IEB IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE FACILITY WAS STARTED IN 2020 AND HAS ENCOUNTERED UNPRECEDENTED COST ESCALATION DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SUPPLY CHAIN AND LABOR ISSUES. THE RESULTING FUNDING GAP BETWEEN AN INITIAL $75.07M PROJECT TO NOW $104.3M FOR FULL BUILD OUT THREATENS TO DELAY STUDENT USAGE OF KEY SP
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED ENDOTHELIAL/CARDIAC ORGAN-ON-CHIP MODEL CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME, MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BOTH ENDOTHELIAL BARRIER INTEGRITY AND CARDIAC FUNCTION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROPOSAL WILL FOCUS ON NEW MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES BY FABRICATING ELECTRODES DIRECTLY ON BOTH SIDES OF A POROUS MEMBRANE AND INTEGRATE THIS NEW SENSOR INTO A HEART-ON-A-CHIP DEVICE. THE NEW DEVICE WILL BE OPTIMIZED, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE I
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROCURE INDUSTRIAL METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL PROCURE INDUSTRIAL METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM) MACHINES TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG, VA CAMPUS. THE RESEARCHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO CANDIDATE SYSTEMS: A MELD L3 ADDITIVE FRICTION STIR DEPOSITION (AFSD) SYSTEM, AND MELTIO M450 WIRE-LASER DIRECT ENERGY DEPOSITION (DED) S
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
15 U.S.C. 272(B)(1) AND (C)(12)PURPOSE - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO TAKE RESEARCH RESULTS DEVELOPED THROUGH PRIOR WORK WITH NIST AND DEPLOY THEM ON TWO FRONTS: 1) PROVIDE MAJOR UPDATES TO ISO 10303 STANDARD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT MODEL DATA (STEP) GEOMETRIC MODELING DOCUMENTATION AND CAPABILITIES, AND 2) DEPLOY AND TEST A FULLY MODEL-BASED PUBLICATION STACK WITH CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION CAPABILITY FOR THE ISO 10303 STANDARD. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED - THE GRANTEE WILL WORK WI
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF STAFF FROM NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTES, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE PROCESSES THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES BETWEEN COUNTRIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RECIPIENT WILL ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING EVENT FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE SISTEMA INTERAMERICANO DE METROLOGIA, THE REGIONAL METROLOGY ORGANIZATION OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THIS TRAINING EVENT WILL INCL
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO INCREASE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE WITH A PRIMARY GOAL OF ADVANCING THE NATION'S ONE HEALTH AGENDA, WHICH ADDRESSES THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF HUMAN HEALTH, ANIMAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO EXPANSION OF RESEARCH CAPABILITIES, THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE KEY RESEARCH EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO EXPAND TRAINING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKFORCE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIE
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP STANDARD TEST METHODS RELATING TO ROBOTIC GRASPING, CONTACT-SAFETY, AND CONTACT-RICH ROBOT SIMULATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RECIPIENT WILL DEVELOP FINAL DRAFTS FOR SEVERAL GRASP-TYPE END-EFFECTOR PERFORMANCE TESTS, INCLUDING TESTS FOR GRASP STRENGTH, IN-HAND MANIPULATION, AND SLIP RESISTANCE. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO PERFORM A LITERATURE REVIEW AND DEVELOP A WORKSHOP COVERING CONTACT-RICH SIMULATION RESEARCH. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO PARTI
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ADVANCE STANDARDIZATION OF METHODS AND METRICS FOR FORECASTING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND IMPROVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANNING. OVER THREE YEARS, THE CLIMATE MEASUREMENTS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WILL CREATE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO ADVANCE NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION OF METHODS AND METRICS FOR FORECASTING CLIMATE TREND IMPACTS AND IMPROVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANNING BY FOCUSING ON THREE OBJECTIVES: (1) CREATE AN ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDIZED TOOLKITS
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP INDICATORS THAT ENABLE DECISION-MAKERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR CHOICES IMPACT PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE, AIMING TO PROMOTE THE CLOSURE OF PRODUCT/MATERIAL LOOPS WITHIN THESE CYCLES. THESE INDICATORS WILL SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHT THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CHOOSING BETWEEN VIRGIN AND RECYCLED MATERIALS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT TYPES OF INTERES
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: VETS-CYBER AIMS TO BUILD A STRONG CYBERSECURITY ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS IN GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA. BY LEVERAGING THE NICE FRAMEWORK AND COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO PREPARE VETERANS FOR ROLES IN CYBERSECURITY AND HARDWARE SECURITY. THE INITIATIVE COMBINES TRAINING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND SUPPORT VETERANS' TRANSIT
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE THE CURRENT STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PORTFOLIO FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER, AND TO FOSTER FUTURE COLLABORATIONS WITH IUPAC ON SRD DEVELOPMENTS. IN ADDITION, FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT INTEROPERABILITY SERVICE (UMIS) AND SRD 106 (IUPAC NIST SOLUBILITY DATABASE) WILL BE UNDERTAKEN.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 1) ENGAGE WITH SRD USERS AND NIST SRD STAFF TO RECOMMEND UPDATES TO THE SRD PORTFOLIO THAT WOULD BENE
2024–2027 · grant · CHIPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE: TIPTEK LLC SEEKS TO CREATE NEW AND CRITICALLY-NEEDED GIGAHERTZ NANOPROBES. CURRENT NANOPROBE TECHNOLOGY IS LIMITED TO DC OR MEGAHERTZ FREQUENCY PROBING, WHICH IS ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE SLOWER THAN THE CURRENT CHIP CLOCK SPEEDS OF ABOUT SIX GIGAHERTZ AND LIMITS THE ABILITY OF SEMICONDUCTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS ENGINEERS TO LOCATE AND ANALYZE HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL FAULTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARDEE WILL BUILD ULTRA HIGH-SPEED NANOPROBE PROTOTYPES CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT GIGAHERT
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SMART MOBILITY LAB THAT IS AIMED AT INTEGRATING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO 1) DEPLOY SMART MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES, 2) FOSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND SKILL SETS OF THE CITY'S PERSONNEL, AND 3) PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND FOSTERING INNOVATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THE FOLLOWING MAIN ACTIVITIES: SMART MOBILITY LAB (SML
2024–2027 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROTOTYPE A SMART AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE (SRI) TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT MAXIMIZE RESILIENCE IN UNDERSERVED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL CREATE HOUSEHOLD- AND NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECT DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE IMPACTS OF CHRONIC DISINVESTMENT AND NATURAL HAZARDS, COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE RESEARC
2024–2027 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: WSU HAS AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR FUNDING THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT DOMESTIC NEEDS RELATED TO ISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND APPLIED RESEARCH, WITH EXPECTATION FOR FURTHER GROWTH ONCE A HOT CELL FACILITY IS COMPLETED. COMPLETION OF A HOT CELL FACILITY ADDITION, THIS PROJECT, WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE ENHANCEMENTS OF CURRENT REACTOR OPERATIONS, RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES, AND CATALYZE FUTURE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT WSU. ADDITION OF THIS HOT CELL FACILITY WILL ALLOW FOR
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES THAT ENABLE THE EFFICIENT AND PRACTICAL RESILIENCE-BASED DESIGN OF BUILDING SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE REUSABLE FORCE-LIMITING DEFORMABLE CONNECTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP AN EFFICIENT AND PRACTICAL DESIGN METHOD TO INTEGRATE RESILIENCE AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INCLUDE (1) ANALYSIS, (2) VALIDATION, AND (3) PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE FOR REUSABLE CONNECTIONS. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON DEVELOPIN
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE WORKFORCE THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNER COLLABORATION. THE PROJECTS INTEND TO CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN IMPROVE THEIR CYBERSECURITY SKILLS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON. THE PROJECT WILL BE PERFORMED AND EXECUTED IN THREE PHASES AND LED BY NYU/CUNY, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. EACH PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE EVALUATED AND THE ASSESSED BY MILESTONE AND STUDENTS WILL R
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROCURE ADVANCED EQUIPMENT TO BE PLACED WITHIN THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MICROELECTRONICS (CENTER) TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLEMENT RECENT VLSI DEVICE DESIGN COURSES, AND TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH INTO NEW ELECTRONICS MATERIALS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:SEVERAL CRITICAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROCURED FOR THE CLEAN ROOM IN THE CENTER INCLUDING A LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM, SEVERAL PLASMA DEPOSITION,
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT HAS FOUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES: PFAS BIOREMEDIATION, HERBICIDE BIOREMEDIATION, MICROPLASTIC BIOREMEDIATION AND STUDENT TRAINING.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:PFAS BIOREMEDIATION: THE PROPOSED STUDY AIMS TO COMBINE ABIOTIC (PHOTOCATALYTIC) AND BIOTIC (FUNGAL) TREATMENT AFTER A PRECONCENTRATION STEP, WHERE LOW CONCENTRATIONS PFAS ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE WATER USING A NOVEL PLANT DERIVED SORBENT.HERBICIDE BIOREMEDIATION: THE STUDY AIMS TO DECIPHER THE SOIL MICROBIOMES THAT ARE ACTIVAT
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO DEVELOP PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND REPLICABLE CURRICULUM ON EMERGENCY, DISASTER, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT (EDCM) STANDARDS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE CURRICULUM WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A THREE-WEEK MODULE FOR A CORE SAFETY ENGINEERING COURSE, ADVANCED SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEERING, AND A FULL SEMESTER SAFETY ENGINEERING ELECTIVE, EDCM STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIR SOURCES ARE A CRUCIAL RESOURCE IN QUANTUM COMMUNICATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE IMPORTANT E91 PROTOCOL FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY DISTRIBUTION USES AN ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIR SOURCE TO DELIVER SECURE INFORMATION. AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, A PAIR OF ENTANGLED PHOTONS IS NEEDED IN QUANTUM TELEPORTATION SCHEMES TO TELEPORT THE STATE OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTUM BIT (QUBIT). ENTANGLEMENT DISTRIBUTION IS AT THE HEART OF QUANTUM NETWORKING APPLICATIONS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, ENTANGLED PHO
2024–2029 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE ALASKA DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES TO THE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABILITY STRATEGIES THAT ARE INCLUSIVE OF EVERY ALASKAN THAT IS A MEMBER OF A COVERED POPULATION, LAUNCHING STATEWIDE DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMS WITH IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, CREATING A DEVICE REFURBISHMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATING INST
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROCURE EQUIPMENT UPGRADES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MANTEI CENTER CLEAN ROOM FACILITY WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF RECENT HIGH-IMPACT SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI WILL UPGRADE AND EXPAND EXISTING BASELINE EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIAL DEPOSITION AND METROLOGY SUCH AS A DENTON SPUTTERING SYSTEM AND A AUTOMATIC WAFER MAPPING ELLIPSOMETER (J.A. WOOLLAM
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: AS LOCAL, REGION, AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SEEK TO MITIGATE GHG EMISSIONS, URBAN CENTERS ARE CENTRAL TO REDUCTION STRATEGIES AS CITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 60% TO 80% OF EMISSIONS. TO ACCELERATE 5 GHG REDUCTION EFFORTS, THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY RELEASED THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO ADVANCE AN INTEGRATED U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS MEASUREMENT, MONITORING, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (GHGMMIS). QUANTIFICATION OF URBAN EMISSIONS IS ONE OF THE CENTRAL FEATURES OF THIS STRATEGY AS IS THE COMBINATION OF P
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO ESTABLISH A STANDING COMMITTEE ON AI TECHNOLOGIES AND EMERGING IMPLICATIONS (SCAITEI) TO TRACK AND ANALYZE ADVANCES IN AI AND THEIR BROADER IMPACTS. THIS COMMITTEE WILL EXPLORE TECHNICAL, SOCIETAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO AI, FOCUSING ON NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, SECURITY, AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE AI RESEARCH COMMUNITY. IT WILL FACILITATE STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS TO INFORM RESEARCH AND POLICY, WHILE ALSO COORDINATING WITH
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO HELP THE MEASUREMENT SCIENCE FOR MANUFACTURING ROBOTICS (MSMR) PROGRAM IN DEVELOPING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MACHINE LEARNING (ML) LANDSCAPE AND OTHER ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ROBOT PROGRAMMING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE GRANTEE WILL GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT RELEVANT ML TOOLS AND EXAMINE WORK AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (CMU) THAT IS DEVELOPING ML METHODS FOR GRASPING AND MANIPULATION USING VISION AND TOUCH SENSING
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE BUILDING FUTURE-READY PROFESSIONALS IN CYBERSECURITY (BFP CYBER) (WITH BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY):PURPOSE: THE PROJECT'S OVERARCHING MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE A PROFICIENT AND DIVERSE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE EQUIPPED WITH CUTTING-EDGE SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY SAFEGUARD OUR DIGITAL LANDSCAPE. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, THE BFP CYBER PROJECT ADOPTS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH, INTEGRATING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE OHIO GOVERNME
2024–2029 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE MINNESOTA DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE OFFICE OF BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT (OBD) WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DEED) PROPOSES THREE PROJECTS TO ACHIEVE THIS: (1A) PILOT A DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY (DO) LEADERS NETWORK TO COMBINE LOCAL ENERGY, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND STATEWIDE CONTINUITY; (1B) CONVENE AN INTERAGENCY DO WORKGROU
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH