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
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE:THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY "REACHING ACROSS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE" (SURADD) PROJECT AIMS TO DECREASE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY FORMING A K-12 WORKFORCE PIPELINE TO ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER CANDIDATES, CLINICAL EDUCATORS, AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS WITH INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) SPACES AND TOOLS IN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION EFFORTS AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. ACTIVITIES: THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY REACHING ACROSS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE (SURADD) PROJECT WILL CONDUCT THE FOLLOWING ACTIV
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; PUBLICATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUN
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THE STATE OF HAWAII'S DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE WILL ADMINISTER THE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT AND PROVIDE A SUBAWARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (DBEDT) TO FULFILL. DBEDT WILL ENSURE ACCESS AND ADOPTION FOR ALL POPULATIONS IN HAWAII. THE GRANT WILL
2022–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT NOVEL EXPERIMENTS THROUGH THE COMBINED ACTION OF WIND, STORM SURGE, AND WAVES ON STRUCTURES BY UNDERTAKING A MULTI-SCALE PHYSICAL TESTING IN THE SUSTAIN EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL COMPARE ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL WIND, STORM-SURGE AND WAVE LOAD MODELS; CONDUCT PHYSICAL TESTING OF SELECTED BUILDING TYPOLOGIES AT THREE RELEVANT SCALES UNDER THE UNCOUPLED AND COUPLED ACTION OF WIND, STORM-SURGE
2022–2027 · grant · MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
PURPOSE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2022 VIA THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THIS RECIPIENT WILL BE GRANTED FUNDING TO OPERATE AN MEP CENTER IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES TO THE RAPIDLY GROWING SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE 1) ACCELERATE AND INVIGORATE ITS CONVENING OF MANUFACTURERS FOR A COMMON VOICE; 2) ADOPT AND OFFER MORE RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS FOR TRAINING OFFERINGS; AND 3) FORMALIZE SUPP
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY B
2022–2023 · grant · ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE: QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING ROADMAP PURPOSE: THIS ROADMAP EFFORT WILL IDENTIFY PRE-COMPETITIVE DEVELOPMENT WORK AND SUPPLY CHAIN GAPS THAT WILL HELP MAINTAIN U.S. DOMINANCE IN QUANTUM-RELATED FIELDS, WHILE BENEFITING SEVERAL QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AREAS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND WILL CULMINATE IN A QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING ROADMAP. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE IN OUTREACH TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS VIA VIRTUAL (AND HYB
2022 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PURPOSE: LAST MILE AND MIDDLE MILE BB DEPLOY ACROSS THE STATE OF MS CONSISTING OF TEN UNIQUE PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BB TO A TOTAL OF 12,487 UNSERVED HH ACROSS TEN COUNTIES. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE MS PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF (MPUS) WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT BB PROVIDERS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT. THE BB PROVIDERS IN THE COVERED PARTNERSHIP ARE (1) BAY SPRINGS TELEPHONE, (2) BRUCE TELEPHONE, (3) C SPIRE, (4) CABLES
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY B
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO ENHANCE THE CO-SIMULATION PLATFORM, THE UNIVERSAL CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS (CPS) ENVIRONMENT FOR FEDERATION (UCEF), WITH ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR INTEGRATING SIMULATIONS PARTICULARLY NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCH PLAN INCLUDES (A) CREATING FOCUSED, DOMAIN-SPECIFICMODEL-INTEGRATED SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS, (B) USING THESE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CONDUCTING SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS LEVEL INTEGRATED EVALUATION OF NETWO
2022–2026 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE ACADIANA PLANNING COMMISSION, INC: ACADIANA REGIONAL PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF A FIBER TO THE HOME NETWORK IN THE RURAL UNDERSERVED AREAS OF ACADIANA PROJECT IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN THE ACADIANA REGION OF LOUISIANA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 22,560 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE ACADIANA PLANNING COMMISSION (APC) - MADE UP OF THE PARISH GOVERNMENTS OF ACADIA PARISH, LA, EVANGELI
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE: NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (NMHU)'S "BUILDING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUITY CONNECTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH YOUTH AND ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: THE ACEQUIA AND LAND GRANT EDUCATION" (ALGE) PROJECT WILL USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (NNM), AND CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY TO TEACHERS OF STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. ACTIVITIES: THE ALGE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT AND MAP AN ASSES
2022–2023 · grant · MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
NYMEP-ADVANCED TECH TEAMPURPOSE: THE AWARD RECIPIENT SERVES AS THE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP) CENTER IN NEW YORK. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES BY FURTHERING THE WORK OF THE MEP NATIONAL ADVANCED TECH TEAM TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR ASSISTANCE WITH MEP ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROJECTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THROUGH ITS COLLABORATIONS IN THE MEP NATIONAL NETWORK, THE MEP ADVANCED TECH TEAM ASSISTS MEP C
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE:NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY'S (NCCU) DIGITAL EQUITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (DELP) AIMS TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE LACK OF BROADBAND ACCESS, CONNECTIVITY, ADOPTION, AND EQUITY AT THE UNIVERSITY AND SURROUNDING ANCHOR COMMUNITIES. NCCU WILL DEVELOP INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THE ANCHOR COMMUNITIES WHO MAY LACK THE DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS NEEDED TO SEEK, OBTAIN, AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS TO PERFORM OTHER TASKS IN DAILY LIFE. ACTIVITIES:THE DELP PROJECT HAS FOUR CORE
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO DEVELOP A SIMULATION OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE INTEGRATING INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSUMER, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION, AND RESPONSIVE PRICING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCH PLAN INCLUDES TWO TASKS SCALABLE CO-SIMULATION AND ENERGY FAIRNESS. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF RESIDENTIAL HVAC CONTROL ALGORITHMS ON ENERGY USAGE AND CONSUMER SATISFACTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM WILL INVESTIGATE FAIRNESS OF ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH GEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND CASCADING INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES AND IDENTIFY THE BEST PRACTICES FOR PREVENT CASCADING FAILURE MODES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS EXPOSED TO WINDSTORMS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: INFRASTRUCTURE INTERDEPENDENCIES ARE POORLY UNDERSTOOD AND THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE WELL-DEVELOPED ?SAFE-TO-FAIL? DESIGN APPROACH IN A NOVEL WAY TO HARDEN INFRASTRUCTURE INTERDEPENDENCIES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MITIGATE THE LIKELI
2022–2025 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE SEVEN TRANSPORTABLE CURRICULUM MODULES WHICH CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT A NEW CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE IN SUSTAINABLE MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE MODULES SPAN RELEVANT DISCIPLINES OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, SYSTEMS THINKING, MATERIALS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FOR PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY, AND IMPROVING RECOVERED MATERIAL QUALITY. THE MODULES WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A TWO SEMESTER, LABORATORY-BASED CURRICU
2022–2023 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER TEST AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DATA THE SENSOR ROBOTS ARE UNIQUELY CAPABLE OF OBTAINING. BASED ON FIRST RESPONDER FEEDBACK FROM OUR PILOT PARTNERS, DIFFERENT COMMUNICATIONS TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT WILL ADVANCE THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF THE SQUISHY ROBOTICS STATIONARY ROBOT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FOUR COMMUNICATIONS TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION EFFORTS WILL BE PERFORMED WHICH WILL
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ALLOW GTRI TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE IEEE RAS P1872.1 (ROBOT TASKING) STANDARD WORKING GROUP AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE DRAFT STANDARD AND DEMONSTRATE ITS FLEXIBILITY AND AGILITY.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: GTRI WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1) ORGANIZE AND RUN THE WORKING GROUP?S STANDARD MEETING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT IROS 2022 IN KYOTO, JAPAN AND ICRA 2023 IN LONDON, UK. HE WILL ALSO ATTEND OTHER CO-LOCATED IEEE MEETINGS
2022–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF JILA, THE NIST-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER (UCB) JOINT RESEARCH INSTITUTE. JILA CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF QUANTUM PHYSICS THAT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR QUANTUM-ENHANCED PRECISION MEASUREMENT, QUANTUM COMPUTATION AND SIMULATION, AND QUANTUM NETWORKING, FOR APPLICATIONS IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND DIVERSE ASPECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS. UCB PERSONNEL WILL PERFORM THIS RESEARCH IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH STAFF
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF A MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM WITH ELECTRONIC MANIPULATION AND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CELL MIGRATION RATES IN CANCER CELLS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHER WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND TEST MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED METALIZED POROUS POLYESTER (PET) MEMBRANES FOR DIELECTROPHORETIC (DEP) TRAPPING AND IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS OF CELLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PET MEMBRANE. THE RESEARCHER WILL TROUBL
2022–2025 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE COUNTY OF ELKO: ELKO COUNTY'S BROADBAND PARTNERSHIP WITH CC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE SPRING CREEK AREA PROJECT IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN SPRING CREEK, NEVADA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 5,568 UNSERVED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLDS, 169 BUSINESSES, AND 21 ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH CC COMMUNICATIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT. AC
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT: HIRING A DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION MANAGER; ENGAGING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS; UTILIZING THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED BROADBANDOHIO ALLIANCE; CREATE AND IMPLEMENT ASSESSMENTS AND SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS FOR COVERED POPULATIONS AND THE OUTCOMES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPM
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT, TEST, AND MEASURE AGILITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS (PHYSICAL AND SIMULATED). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THREE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED: 1) AUGMENTING THE DEFINITION OF AGILITY AND DEVELOPING TEST METHODS AND METRICS TO MEASURE AGILITY, 2) TESTING AGILE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN SIMULATED AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS USING THE OUTPUT FROM THE PREVIOUS OBJECTIVE, AND 3) IMPLEMENTING MACHINE LEARNING-BASED APPROACHES TO GENERATE ENVIRONM
2022 · grant · SPECIAL PROJECTS
A. PURPOSE: THE UNITED STATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTE (USTTI) PROPOSES TO RECRUIT AND LEAD A YOUTH DELEGATION TO THE GENERATION CONNECT GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT ("THE SUMMIT") AT THEINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION'S (ITU) WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE(WTDC) IN KIGALI, RWANDA. SCHEDULED TO BE CONDUCTED FROM JUNE 2-4, 2022, THE SUMMIT WILL SEEK TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, CONSULTATION, COLLABORATION, EMPOWERMENT, PARTICIPATION, AND CALLS FOR ACTION. IT
2022–2024 · grant · ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE: DEVELOPING A ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE US MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN VIA THE DIGITAL THREAD PURPOSE STATEMENT: THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY OF THE US MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH THE DIGITAL THREAD. STAKEHOLDERS WILL IDENTIFY CRITICAL WEAKNESSES AND GAPS IN DIGITAL THREAD TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP A TANGIBLE, ACTIONABLE, INDUSTRY-DRIVEN DOCUMENT THAT WILL GUIDE RESEARCH AND ENABLE EFFECTIVE ADOPTION OF DIGITAL THREAD TEC
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE, PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGNS FOR STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE IN FIRE OF COMPOSITE STEEL-FRAMED BUILDINGS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GENERATING OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE DATA SETS WHICH QUANTIFY THE FIREBRAND GENERATION AND DEPOSITION. DEVELOPING LOW COST, FIELD-BASED FIREBRAND CHARACTERIZATION AS WELL AS LABORATORY-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF FIREBRANDS. IDENTIFYING LINKS BETWEEN FIREBRAND GENERATION AND DEPOSITION INCLU
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A UNIFORM APPROACH BETWEEN ASME AND ISO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS) FOR MODEL BASED ENGINEERING (MBE) OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND THE APPLICATION OF MBE TO MANUFACTURING, THROUGH HARMONIZING THE DEFINITIONS AND APPROACHES TO THE CONCEPTS BEHIND COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROPOSED HARMONIZATION ACTIVITIES FOR ISO 10303 INCLUDE UPDATING ISO 10303-1767 COMPOSITE CONSTITUENT SHAPE TO ADD LINES AND AREAS FOR LIMITED
2022–2026 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PURPOSE: NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY: LENOIR COUNTY FTTH EXPANSION, LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN THE LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 15,256 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY (NCGTP) WHO HAS ENTERED INTO A COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH AER CABLE CONSTRUCTION, INC., BVJ COMPANY, INC., INFINITYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, AND NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION COOPERATIVE
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF US PORT AND HARBOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVES AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE US ECONOMY AND CURRENTLY REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT POST-EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY VULNERABILITY IN US SEISMIC REGIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL EVALUATE THE RESIDUAL AXIAL CAPACITY OF STEEL PIPE PILES THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO CYCLIC LOADING AND EXHIBIT LOCAL BUCKLING, THROUGH PHYSICAL TESTING AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION. STEEL PIPE PILES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO T
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES IN THE CURRENT STANDARDS FOR GEOMETRY, TOPOLOGY, AND GEOMETRIC MODELLING VIA ACTIVE EFFORTS WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) STANDARDS CHANGE PROCESS. ISO 10303, INFORMALLY REFERRED TO AS "STEP" (STANDARD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT MODEL DATA), IS AN ISO STANDARD FOR THE DIGITAL EXCHANGE OF 3D OBJECTS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD), COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE), AND COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM
2022–2023 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ERIS) FROM A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) 5 TO A TRL OF 6-7 TO TEST THE SYSTEM IN A RELEVANT DEMONSTRATION TO PROVE IT IS EFFECTIVE IN OPERATIONS AND PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS, INTERFACE IT WITH EXISTING NETWORKS USED BY FIRST RESPONDERS TO MAKE IT INTEROPERABLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY CAPABILITIES. ERIS IS A MULTI-USERS AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) PLATFORM WHICH LEVERAGES REAL TIME DATA FROM EXTERNAL INTERFACED
2022–2027 · grant · MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
PURPOSE: THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RECIPIENT WAS GRANTED FUNDING TO OPERATE AN MEP CENTER IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES TO PRIMARILY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THROUGH ITS COLLABORATIONS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, THE CENTER PLANS TO ACCELERATE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN NEW MEXICO BY FOCUSING ON FIVE CRITICAL AREAS WITH MANUFACTURERS; BUSINESS GROW
2022–2024 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: DURING PHASE II, XALLENT PLANS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID METROLOGY SYSTEM TO USE FOR IMAGING AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILM MATERIALS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: DURING PHASE II, XALLENT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE AN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM) PLATFORM THAT LEVERAGES AN INNOVATIVE AFM PROBE WITH INTEGRATED 4-POINT PROBES TO ALLOW FOR ATOMIC IMAGING AND SHEET RESISTANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILMS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.E
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO: 1. ESTABLISH A REALISTIC DATA SET BASED ON LIVE EXERCISE DATA; 2. CONDUCT A PRIZE CHALLENGE ASSEMBLING THE BEST OF INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA; 3. GAIN INSIGHTS INTO DATA NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY WHILE UNLOCKING UNDERSTANDING OF SENSOR CAPABILITIES IN ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS; AND 4. PROVIDE INNOVATORS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND DEMONSTRATE USABLE SYSTEMS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND DECISION
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE:SACRAMENTO STATE SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE NTIA'S CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM TO FORM THE SACRAMENTO REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR DIGITAL EQUITY (HEREBY KNOWN AS THE CONSORTIUM) TO APPLY A DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IN THE SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY OF LEMON HILL. BY TRAINING STUDENTS AS DIGITAL NAVIGATOR INTERNS (DNIS) AND DEPLOYING THEM TO COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS, THE CONSORTIUM AIMS TO AMPLIFY OUTREACH TO AT-RISK COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH DIGITAL EXCLUSION. ACTIVITI
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS THE DEFINITION, SPECIFICATION, DESIGN, PROTOTYPINGAND PILOTING OF AN INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRAMEWORK THAT WILL SUPPORT THE INTERCONNECTIONOF DIFFERENT PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, REGARDLESS THEIR SELECTED MISSION CRITICAL DATA SOURCE (VOICE, DATA, AND/OR VIDEO) AND/OR MOBILE NETWORK PROVIDER.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1) TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF INTER-AGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 2) TO ENABLE THE RAPID CREATION AND
2022–2024 · grant · ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE: AI-ENHANCED MULTIMODAL SENSING OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR COMPLETE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE PERFORMANCE PURPOSE: THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR INTEGRATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS WITH TRADITIONAL MATERIAL SCIENCE AND PROCESS KNOWLEDGE OVER THE FULL PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FUTURE MANUFACTURING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE IN OUTREACH TO BROADEN THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP INVOLVE
2022–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: EXPAND THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES OF APPLICANTS SPECIALIZED CENTER (CGRI), WHICH WILL SERVE AS A CORE TEST FACILITY FOR GRAPHENE AND GRAPHENE-LIKE MATERIALS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ESTABLISH A UNIFIED TESTING PROGRAM WITHIN A CORE TESTING FACILITY THAT IS DEDICATED TO GRAPHENE AND SIMILAR MATERIALS. ACQUIRE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO EXPAND THESE CAPABILITIES. PARTNER WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES, SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION, A
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS