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 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (OT) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) - NIST COMPLIANCE TOOL (OTAI-NCT), AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES CRITICAL GAPS CONTRIBUTING TO MAJOR RISKS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN OT/INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ICS) DEVICES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL CONSIST OF ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS, EXPERIMENTATION, ASSESSMENTS,
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR THE VALIDATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF AI-POWERED ROBOTS IN MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS. THE RESEARCH WILL ENABLE THE BENCHMARKS AND STANDARDIZED EVALUATION METRICS FOR ROBOT AI MODELS TO REDUCE THE ADOPTION RISK IN REAL APPLICATIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSAL WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING THREE ACTIVITIES:1) ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING TESTBEDS VIA GENERATIVE SIMULATION ? THEY WILL DEVELOP AN AI ROBOTIC INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT INVOLVES
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE CYBERHIRE SAN DIEGO (WITH SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP):PURPOSE: CYBERHIRE ALIGNS TALENT SUPPLY CHAINS WITH DYNAMIC BUSINESS NEEDS, COLLABORATING WITH EMPLOYERS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL TALENT SHORTAGES IN CYBERSECURITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM TARGETS UNDERSERVED JOBSEEKERS, ENCOURAGING ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING PROGRAMS, SUBSIDIZING CERTIFICATION COSTS, AND LEVERAGING NIST RAMPS FUNDING TO UPSKILL WORKERS AND FOSTER INCLUSIVITY IN THE CYBERSECURITY SECTOR.ACTIVITIES
2024–2025 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW YORK CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ACCELERATOR (WITH NPOWER): PURPOSE: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) AND NPOWER'S TECH EMPLOYER PARTNERS, NPOWER WILL SPEARHEAD THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL ALLIANCE AIMED AT PRODUCING A DIVERSIFIED CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE TIES AMONG THE CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT STAKEHOLDERS IN NEW YORK BY UTILIZING NPOWER'S CURRENT IT WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS, STAFF,
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PERFORM RESEARCH INTO NEW MECHANISMS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION (CMP) PROCESS STEPS USED THROUGHOUT SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF ADVANCED EQUIPMENT, TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND TO ESTABLISH COURSES FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN CMP METHODS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS, USING THE PROCURED EQUIPMENT, TO INVESTIGATE NEW MODES FOR CMP TARGETED AT S
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE NATION'S CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE HAS A SHORTAGE OF TALENT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ABOUT 400,000 OPEN JOBS, ACCORDING TO THE CYBERSEEK.ORG WEBSITE. AMONG THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF DIVERSE TALENT. FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, A LEADING HBCU, HAS PROPOSED A COMPREHENSIVE TALENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE TO HELP CREATE THE DIVERSE, EMPLOYABLE TALENT THE NATION NEEDS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE APPLICANT INSTITUTION HAS PROPOSED A WELL-STRUCTURED PROGRAM THAT INCLUD
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INTELLIGENT, AUTOMATED, CLOSED-LOOP MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THAT WILL ENHANCE CAPABILITIES IN THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY BENEFITING THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SECTORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AVIATION RESEARCH WILL WORK WITH NIST TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE ACQUISITION, INSTALLATION, AND INTEGRATION OF T
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEVADA CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ALLIANCE (NVCWA) (WITH THE WOMEN?S SOCIETY OF CYBERJUTSU):PURPOSE: CYBERSECURITY COMPETITIONS NOT ONLY BUILD A BETTER WORKFORCE, BUT THEY ALSO SHARPEN THE CURRENT WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS. WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON WOMEN, THE NEVADA CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ALLIANCE (NVCWA) WILL DEVELOP AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL EMPOWER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPO
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOPE INFERENCE MODELS THAT ACCURATELY AND TRANSPARENTLY DETERMINE FORCE AND TEMPERATURE FROM SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM NV (NITROGEN VACANCY) SENSORS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE MAIN GOAL CAN BE SUBDIVIDED IS FIVE TOPICAL AND ACTION ITEMS, AS FOLLOWS: A) DEVELOP FEEDFORWARD MODELS: BUILD PHYSICS-INFORMED FEEDFORWARD MODELS FOR NV ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE (ESR) SPECTROSCOPY. VALIDATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE MODELS FOR INFERENCE
2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND GATHER STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK THAT WILL EVALUATE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATING MECHANISMS FOR ADDRESSING STANDARDIZATION NEEDS IN CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SECTORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW AND INTERVIEWS TO IDENTIFY EXISTING STANDARDS-FOCUSED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODELS IN FOUR TECHNOLOGY AREAS: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, BIOMETRICS, CLOUD COMPUTING, AND NANOTECHNOLOGY. THE APP
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE, HANDS-ON AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CYBERSECURITY (WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA):PURPOSE: UNDER THIS PROJECT, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, VIA CYBER FLORIDA. THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY WILL COLLABORATE WITH MULTIPLE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS IN FLORIDA TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF CYBERSECURITY TALENT ENTERING THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON 1) SOLICITING CORE CYBERSECURI
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROCURE RESEARCH EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PATHOGEN RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (UCF). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION AND AUTOMATED GENOMIC SEQUENCING VIA NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING FOR RAPID AND CONSISTENT SEQUENCING OF PATHOGENS. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE UCF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE WILL BE LEVERAGED TO OPERATE
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:1. EXPAND ANALYTICAL ABILITIES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PFAS SUPPORTING STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION.2. PROVIDE AN ONLINE TRAINING COURSE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PFASACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:1. ACQUIRE A GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY INSTRUMENT WITH A QUADRUPOLE TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER HAVE ITINSTALLED AND QUALIFIED AT URI-GSO .2. DEVELOP DR. SIMON VOJTA AS THE INSTRUMENT OPERATOR TO SUPPORT THE INSTRUMENTATION AS WELL AS DEVELOPAND VALIDATE METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PFAS3. ESTABLI
2024–2029 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE TOOLS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO PROMOTE FEDERAL TECHNOLOGIES AND RELATED RESOURCES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM GOALS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; ENABLING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LONG-TERM VISION AND MISSION OF THE FLC THROUGH DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH THE FLC EXECUTIVE BOARD, INCLUDING NIST; DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ONLINE RESOURCES THAT STAKEHOLDERS MAY AC
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE A SPACE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF STUDENTS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE, WA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEATTLE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & COMMUNITY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING LAB (SEAMCELL) AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPOSAL. 1) PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY'S 225 TERRY AVE N BUILDING WILL BE MOD
2024 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: AMAG CONSULTING, LLC PROJECT WILL BE TO INCREASE THE APPLICABILITY OF SIMUSEM TO MORE CUSTOMER'S USE CASES BY ADDITION/INTEGRATION OF MESHING, CHARGING AND ROUGH SURFACE GENERATION FEATURES. THIS WILL IMPROVE PROCESS CONTROL, HYBRID METROLOGY COMPARISONS INVOLVING SEM, SEM IMAGING CONDITION OPTIMIZATION, LIMITS/FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FAUX IMAGE GENERATION FOR AI TRAINING, CALIBRATION OF ANALYTICAL MODELS, AND FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF SIGNAL GENERATION, ALL CRITICAL FOR SUCCESSFUL METR
2024–2027 · grant · CHIPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE: PHOTON SPOT, INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ULTRA-COMPACT, ULTRA-LOW VIBRATION CRYOGENIC SYSTEM APPROPRIATE FOR LARGE-FORMAT SNSPD CAMERAS, OPTIMIZED FOR TIME-RESOLVED IMAGING APPLICATIONS SUCH AS TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION MICROSCOPY (TREM).ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARDEE INTENDS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF THEIR DESIGN AND FOUR INTERRELATED SUBCOMPONENTS AND THEN CONSTRUCT TWO PROTOTYPES.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THEIR SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURERS TO PINPOINT AND
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE SOUTHEASTERN CYBER WORKFORCE ALLIANCE (SECWA) PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. IT WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT INVOLVING 15 DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, TRANSFORMING LEARNING, AND CREATING CAREER PATHWAYS ALIGNED WITH THE NICE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION STRATEGY (NCWES).ACTIVITIES TO BE PERF
2024–2029 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE LOUISIANA DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES TO THE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CREATING OF A DIGITAL EQUITY ADVISORY PANEL, CREATING AND MAINTAINING A DIGITAL EQUITY DASHBOARD, COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE STRATEGY FOR CREATING SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO LOW-COST AND ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS.EXPECTED O
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID REEFS IN WATERS ADJACENT TO COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE CLIMATE-RESILIENT COASTAL PROTECTION TO CIVILIAN AREAS AT MINIMAL COST.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL FOCUS ON (A) DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES TO GENERATE WAVES AND ASSESS REEFS IN A LABORATORY FACILITY AND (B) DEVELOPING A FIELD EQUIPMENT PACKAGE THAT CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL SITES FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ARTIFICIAL R
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ALLOWING FOR THEDEVELOPMENT OF NEW AVENUES OF MEASUREMENT SCIENCE, MEASUREMENT STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY ATBAYLOR UNIVERSITY.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL ACQUIRE NEW MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION EQUIPMENT (X-RAY DIFFRACTION SYSTEM, AND A FLASHTHERMOGRAPHER TESTING SYSTEM) FOR INSTALLATION AT THE BAYLOR MATERIALS TESTING AND CHARACTERIZATION CORE FACILITY(MTAC). THE INSTRUMENTA
2024–2027 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP NEW LARGE-SCALE HYDROLOGIC AND ECONOMETRIC MODELS TO BETTER INFORM DECISION-MAKING ON FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK RESILIENCY AND NAVIGATION PROJECTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS PROPOSE THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL 1) CONDUCT AN ECONOMIC COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO QUANTIFY AGRICULTURAL LOSSES DUE TO FLOODING UNDER DIFFERENT HAZARD AND MITIGATION SCENARIOS; 2) DEVELOP MODELS FOR BARGE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER LEVELS FOR FLO
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROCURE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ENABLE THE PRODUCTION OF NEW EXTREME BANDGAP (EBG) MATERIALS ON LARGE SUBSTRATES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR TRANSFER TO LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING, AND TO PERFORM RESEARCH ON THE GROWTH OF EBG LAYERS ON DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: A NEW MOCVD SYSTEM WILL BE PROCURED AND PLACED WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PHOTONICS AND MICROELECTRONICS LABORATORY (PML), WHICH WILL ENABLE THE PRODUCTION OF EBG ALGAN
2024–2027 · grant · CHIPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE: LASER THERMAL ANALYSIS, INC. AIMS TO BUILD A HYBRID ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY-THERMOREFLECTANCE (AFM-TR) INSTRUMENT TO GENERATE MAPS OF THE THERMAL RESISTANCE, THERMAL BOUNDARY INTERFACE RESISTANCE, AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF MICROPROCESSORS AND WIDE BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND DEVICES WITH < 100 NM SPATIAL RESOLUTION, < 0.5 C TEMPERATURE RESOLUTION, < 10 PERCENT MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY, AND CAPABILITY OF CHARACTERIZING MATERIALS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN APPLIED TRANSDUCER COATING
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S MARINE GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES LABORATORY (MGSL) TO MODERNIZE AND EXPAND STORAGE CAPACITY FOR THE LONG-TERM, NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF MARINE SEDIMENT AND ROCK.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITIES WITHIN THE MGSL FACILITY WILL BE UPGRADED AND EXPANDED. THE EXISTING STORAGE SPACE WILL BE COMPLETELY RENOVATED, AND A NEW INTERNAL REFRIGERATION ROOM WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE EXISTI
2024–2025 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL DESCRIBE THE INITIAL WORK NECESSARY TO TEST SILICONE WRISTBANDS FOR PER- AND PERFLUORINATED SUBSTANCES (PFAS) EXPOSURE BY OPTIMIZING EXTRACTION FROM SILICONE ITSELF AND CREATING MODELS OF UPTAKE CURVES USING A VAPOR GENERATOR. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS, PERFORM STATISTICAL TESTS, AND PERFORM EXPERIMENTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD TO MEASURE PERSONALIZED PFAS EXPOSURE FROM DERMAL AND AIR THAT
2024–2027 · grant · MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
ACTIVITIES: ITAP PHASE 3 ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES: EXPAND READY OR NOT (RON) BUSINESS SIMULATION TO 2.0 AND 2.1 WHICH WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL BUSINESS SIMULATIONS FOR WORKFORCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN. RON 1.0 HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS AND HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS MULTIPLE MEPS AND NATIONAL NETWORK EVENTS. DEVELOPMENT UNDER THIS AWARD WILL CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW RON TO BE RUN BY A SINGLE, NON-TECHNICAL FACILITATOR WHICH WILL ALLOW DEEP PENETRATION THROUGHOUT THE ME
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS GRANT AIMS TO HOST A WORKSHOP AND DEVELOP RESOURCES THAT DESCRIBE THE BROAD RANGE OF AI SYSTEMS AVAILABLE AND THEIR GENERAL BENEFITS, LIMITATIONS, AND APPLICABILITY TO FORENSIC SCIENCE USE CASES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RTI INTERNATIONAL PROPOSES FOUR PHASES OF WORK: 1) DEVELOPING AN EXPERT WORKING GROUP TO GATHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CURRENT USE OF AI BY FORENSIC LABS AND ACT AS A PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR AN AI IN FORENSICS WORKSHOP, 2) HOSTING A WORKSHOP ON HARNESSING THE
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSETHIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICALLY SOUND FORENSIC SCIENCE STANDARDS IN MANY FORENSIC SCIENCE DISCIPLINES THAT WILL BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDTHE AWARD WILL ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THREE FULL TIME POSITIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON ADMINISTERING THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE MANY CONSENSUS BODIES OPERATING UNDER THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE'S ACADEMY STANDARDS BOARD. SUPPO
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 · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ATLANTIC RESILIENCY INNOVATION INSTITUTE (ARII), WHICH WILL ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY HUB AND LABORATORY TO STUDY COASTAL HAZARD EVENTS AND DEVELOP COASTAL HAZARD MITIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE REGIONAL RESILIENCY. ARII IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, THE TOWN OF MARSHFIELD, THE MARSHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND MARSHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS VIA A SIGNED MEMORANDUM
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:NATIONALLY, THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) EMITTED NATIONWIDE. A JOINT STRATEGY OF SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES IS CONCERNED WITH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR. KNOWN AS THE U.S. NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION, IT SEEKS TO: ¿ INCREASE THE CONVENIENCE OF LOW OR NO-CARBON OPTIONS THROUGH IMPROVING COMMUNITY DESIGN AND LAND USE PLANNING;¿ IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY TRAVEL OPTIONS
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROCURE EQUIPMENT AND DATA LIBRARIES IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO?S CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE DRUG DISCOVERY (CIDD). THIS CENTER SEEKS TO FIND NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR INCURABLE DISEASES, INCLUDING NONALCOHOLIC HEPATIC STEATOSIS OR FATTY LIVER DISEASE, WHICH IS EPIDEMIC IN SOUTH TEXAS AMONG ITS HISPANIC POPULATION. THE CAPABILITIES FUNDED IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT ONGOING RESEARCH EFFORTS RELATED TO THE DE
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED TO ENHANCE STEM EDUCATION QUALITY BY UPDATING AND EXPANDING EVERGREEN¿S RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE WILL PROCURE AND INSTALL STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETER, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER, INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER,
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENABLE A MORE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IGNITE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE CONDITIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE MULTI-PHYSICS, MULTI-PHASE NETWORK MODEL DEVELOPED IN THIS RESEARCH WILL BUILD ON THE OPEN SOURCE NETWORK MODEL OPENPNM, WHICH ALREADY CONTAINS THE BASIC PORE NETWORK MODELING FRAMEWORK. THE RESEARCH WILL ADD THE REQUIRED PHYSICS TO PREDICT THE REACTING, MULTI-PHASE FLOW IN AND ARO
2024–2025 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT AIMS TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF BURGEONING CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATING CAREER SUCCESS, GUIDING PARTICIPANTS TOWARDS SECURING THEIR FIRST ROLE IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING CYBERSECURITY FIELD, WHILE ASSISTING DOD CONTRACTORS AND OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET STARTED ON THE PATH TOWARDS FUTURE CMMC REQUIREMENTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPRISES
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO USE CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ENERGETICS OF DNA NANOSTRUCTURE TO EVALUATE THEIR USE AS BIOSENSORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL BUILD NEW MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS THAT WILL ITERATIVELY ALLOW 1) THE DESIGN A NEW DNA ORIGAMI STRUCTURES, 2) THE MEASUREMENT OF THEIR DYNAMIC CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES WITH FORSTER RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER (FRET) TECHNIQUES, AND 3) CORRELATED SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF THE SUBSTRATE WITH SIGNAL USING CAP
2024–2029 · grant · PUBLIC WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION FUND GRANT PROGRAM – EXPANDING TESTING AND EVALUATION
PURPOSE: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C. IS THE LEAD APPLICANT IN A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING OF DISH WIRELESS L.L.C., FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., MAVENIR SYSTEMS, INC., AND VMWARE, INC. TO CREATE THE OPEN RAN CENTER FOR INTEGRATION AND DEPLOYMENT (ORCID). THE CENTER IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS ANALOG DEVICES, ARM, CISCO, DELL, INTEL, JMA, NVIDIA, QUALCOMM, AND SAMSUNG. DISH IS THE ONLY OPERATOR IN THE U.S. THAT HAS COMMERCIALLY DEPLOYED END-TO-END MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK BASED ON OPE
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IS TO EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF CONCRETE MATERIALS MADE FROM PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CEMENT FORMULATIONS. THE DEGRADATION SIMULATIONS ARE BASED ON THE CONDITIONS CREATED IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND RECURRENT FLOODING, BOTH INDUCED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FOUR TYPES OF CONCRETE SPECIMENS WILL BE FABRICATED INCLUDING: I) PORTLAND CEMENT-BASED CONCRETE, II) PORTLAND CEMENT W
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS