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 · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE AWARDEES WILL DEVELOP A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSE ON PLASTICS CIRCULARITY, INCLUDING A TEXTBOOK, AND ROBUST DISSEMINATION PLAN.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COURSE AND TEXTBOOK TO BE DEVELOPED WILL INCORPORATE PERSPECTIVES FROM FOUR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: CIVIL, COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. THE CONTENT WILL BE ASSISTED BY A DEDICATED EDUCATOR FROM THEIR INNOVATION IN LEARNING CENTER, AND AN INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOA
2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
HUDSONALPHA INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY SECURING DNA WITH A MODULAR GENOMIC CYBERSECURITY LAB.PURPOSE: TO UNDERSTAND THE CYBERSECURITY LABORATORY OF PROCESSING GENOMIC DATA. THERE IS A NEED FOR FUTURE CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH, TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT TO IDENTIFY THE PROCESSING OF GENOMIC DATA. THE APPLICANT WILL BUILD A CYBERSECURITY LABORATORY OUTLINING GENOMIC USE CASES AND TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS THE HUDSONALPHA'S BIOTECHNOLOGY CAMPUS DOCUMENTING RESULTS FROM THEIR SECURITY ASSESSMENTS, TABLETOP EX
2024–2029 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOCAL WEATHER SYSTEMS IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE, ENABLING THE SAFE INTEGRATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY AIRCRAFT INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL CREATE A METHOD TO STANDARDIZE AND TRACE COMMERCIAL UAS AND ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (AAM) ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS FOR THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT METEOROLOGICAL
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (WVU) RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES TO ACQUIRE A SUITE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR ITS ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FACILITY (EMF) COMPRISING TWELVE MAJOR TOOLS TO PREPARE SAMPLES FOR CUTTING-EDGE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, AND GENERAL MATERIAL SCIENCE. THESE TOOLS, REPLACING ONES REACHING OBSOLESCENCE, AND BECOMING PART OF WVU?S SHARED RESEARCH FACILITIES (SRF) WILL ACCELERATE THE GOAL OF RESEARCH
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO CREATE URBAN AGRICULTURE SITES (UFARM) TO EXPLORE HOW PRECISION AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. ROOFTOP FARMS ON FACTORIES AND OTHER BUILDINGS WITH FLAT ROOFS WILL BE USED AS POSSIBLE SITES. TECHNIQUES SUCH AS PRECISIONS SENSORS, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AUTOMATIC FERTIGATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT, WILL BE EXPLORE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH YIELD AT THE SITE. THE PROPOSED WOR
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE PARTIAL FUNDING TO SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) WHICH INCLUDES CRYOGENIC IMAGING CAPABILITIES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) WILL PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) TO REPLACE A CURRENT INSTRUMENT WHICH IS AT THE END OF ITS FUNCTIONAL LIFETIME. THE NEW TEM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF IMAGING SPECIMENS (INCLUDING VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND MACROMOLECUES)
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ADVANCE THE BOUNDARIES OF POST-EARTHQUAKE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK RESTORATION DECISION-MAKING THROUGH ADVANCED AI TECHNIQUES, MARKING A MAJOR DEPARTURE FROM EXISTING STUDIES THAT LARGELY RELIED ON RANKING-BASED PRIORITIZATION OR DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS RESEARCH WILL (1) DEVELOP A NOVEL DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENT FOR ADAPTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK RESTORATION DECISION-MAKING; (2) DEVELOP A HIERARCHICAL DEEP REIN
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE GREATER ST. LOUIS FIRST IN CYBERSECURITY:PURPOSE: CYBERUP IS DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING SUSTAINABLE CYBERSECURITY CAREER PATHWAYS, AIMING TO ADDRESS THE TALENT NEEDS OF THE NATION?S CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DEMAND. TO ENSURE SUCCESS, CYBERUP WILL PLACE ITS FOCUS ON THE KEY OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS, AND PRIORITIES, ALL IN LINE WITH THE NICE STRATEGIC PLAN. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES COMMUNITY EVENTS, CREATE APPRENTICESHIPS AND INTERNSHIP
2024–2029 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE DELAWARE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES TO THE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WHERE DIGITAL NAVIGATORS AND ASSISTANTS WILL HELP LIBRARY PATRONS BUILD THEIR DIGITAL SKILLS AND LOCATE NEEDED SERVICES. THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL OFFER TRAINING TO THE IT INDUSTRY IN WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE CLIENTS AND WILL MARKET THE PROGRA
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO QUANTIFY THE FIRE HAZARD AND SPREAD CHARACTERISTICS FROM ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS) IN PARKING STRUCTURES TO INFORM FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS EFFORT ADDRESSES THE TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF FIRE TEST DATA, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE USE OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AS THE PRIMARY FIRE PROTECTION APPROACH. FIRE TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FOUR FULL-SCALE EVS IN SIMULATED PARKING STRUCTURES. TWO BASELINE EXPERIMENTS WITHOUT SPRINKLE
2024–2027 · grant · MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT PURSUES KEY PRIORITIES AND THEMES IDENTIFIED BY NIST, SPECIFICALLY THE EFFORT TO ?REVITALIZE MANUFACTURING, SECURE U.S. SUPPLY CHAINS, INVEST IN R&D, AND TRAIN AMERICANS FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE ? TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST, DIVERSE MINDS IN AMERICA ARE PUT TO WORK CREATING THE INNOVATIONS OF THE FUTURE.? 1 BY CONNECTING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS (SMMS) TO RESOURCES AT MANUFACTURING USA AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, THE MEP ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TEAM CAN ANCHOR MEP?S
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD A SEAMLESS, SMART INTEGRATION FRAMEWORK TO BRING WILDFIRE RELATED DATA, MODELS AND INTERFACES TOGETHER IN ONE COMMON FRAMEWORK AND CREATE A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND A TECHNOLOGY COMMONS PLATFORM AROUND OPEN DATA, SCIENCE, AI, AND SHARED KNOWLEDGE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE WILDFIRE TECHNOLOGY COMMONS (WTC) WILL EXPAND ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE FIRE PLANNING MODELS AND TOOLS TO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS IN 1) DATA SCIENCE, COM
2024–2027 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE LEVEL CURRICULUM, OR A CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING FOR THE EXISTING WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT BROADER IMPLEMENTATION OF CRITICAL UNDERPINNING STANDARDS IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COURSES FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE STANDARDS WITH AN EMBEDDED PRINCIPLE OF "START WITH THE END IN MIND" TO FACILITATE SMOOTH TRANSLATION OF METHODS TOWARDS SCALABLE M
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO FUND THE ACQUISITION OF HIGH PRECISION MICROSCOPES TO IMAGE CELLS DEEP WITHIN THE TUMOR MODELS. THESE MICROSCOPES WILL ALLOW US TO DETECT AND MEASURE MILLIONS OF CELLS WITHIN A SINGLE TUMOR PROVIDING DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DIFFERENT CELL-TYPES AND THE 3D ARCHITECTURE OF THE CANCER ECOSYSTEM. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL USE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DIRECTLY IMAGE 3D PATIENT TUMOR MODELS USING A COMPLEMENTARY SUITE OF HIGH-PRECISION
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT FUNDS ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS LARGE UAS AND AAM AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS RELATED SIMULATORS AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING MOBILE GROUND CONTROL STATIONS, NECESSARY FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE AND SAFE USE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT IS TO ALLOW SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ACQUIRE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT LARGE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) AND ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (AAM) AIRCRAFT TO ENABLE FUTURE TRAINING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL INCLUDE
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND PROTOTYPE COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS (COBOTS) TARGETED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING IN PLACE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:CONFIGURE VARIOUS EXISTING COBOTS THAT COULD WORK WITHIN ELDERLY LIVING AND ACTIVITY PARAMETERS AS SIMULATED BY HOME LIVING CONFIGURATIONS (E.G., KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, BATHROOM, AND BEDROOM) STAGED INSIDE THE INSTITUTE, AND EVALUATE ALGORITHMS AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS. CODE AND ASSESS THE LEVEL OF AUT
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PROPOSAL OUTLINES A SET OF ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS IN DIVERSIFYING DIGITAL TALENT AND CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT PLANS TO BUILD ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND TO DEVELOP NEW PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PHASE II OF THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPAND THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING ENHANCED CONSULTING AND DIGITAL UPSKILLING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PURCHASE, INSTALL, AND IMPLEMENT NEW INSTRUMENTS INSIDE THE EXISTING UNIQUE WIND TUNNEL AT UB THAT IS DESIGNED TO REPRODUCE THE COMPLEX WIND FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREME WIND EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURSTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THIS GRANT HAS THREE PLANNED ACTIVITIES: (1) TO ADD PASSIVE TURBULENCE GENERATORS TO GENERATE ACCURATELY AND EFFICIENTLY THE CONVENTIONAL ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER WIND FIELD IN THE WIND TUNNEL, (2) TO
2024–2027 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP SILICON CHIP-INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICES OPERATING AT TELECOMMUNICATIONS WAVELENGTHS FOR BASIC QUANTUM SCIENCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS IN QUANTUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS QUANTUM COMPUTING AND QUANTUM NETWORKS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF CHIP-BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICES FOR THE GENERATION OF QUANTUM LIGHT BASED ON MATERIAL DEFECTS PURPOSELY INDUCED IN SILICON CHIPS.
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: FORENSIC FACIAL EXAMINERS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN COMPARING IMAGES OF TWOFACES. WHEN COMPARING FACE IMAGES, FACIAL EXAMINERS DECIDE HOW LIKELY THE FACES IN THEPHOTOS ARE THE SAME PERSON. THE RESULTS OF EXAMINERS? COMPARISONS CAN BE USED IN LEGALPROCEEDINGS. A RECENT PAPER PUBLISHED RESULTS SHOWING THAT EXAMINERS ARE HIGHLY ACCURATEAND PERFORM BETTER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. FOR MOST OF THE COMPARISONS IN THE PAPER,THE RACE OF THE EXAMINER AND FACE WERE THE SAME. A PRIOR PROJEC
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENABLE THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE (SPM) RESEARCH INSTRUMENT TO SUPPORT MATERIALS SCIENCE AND LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN NANOPHOTONICS AND NANOLITHOGRAPHY.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL INSTALL, MANAGE AND USE THE NEW SPM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOR RESEARCH AND STUDENT TRAINING. RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE NOVEL PLASMONIC AND NANOPHOTONIC MATERIALS, SPASERS, NONLINEAR PLASMONIC METAMATERIALS, AN
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO OFFER IT CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING. ACTIVITIES IN THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE CYBERSECURITY FIELD. THE PROJECT WILL OFFER TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE TRAINING TARGETING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN PURSUING CYBERSECURITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RAGING FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ADVANCE DEGREES. THROUGH THE PROJECT, PARTNERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A SKILLED AND DIVERSE
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR THUNDERSTORM/DOWNBURST WINDS BASED ON A WEB-ENABLED ENHANCED GUST EFFECTS FACTOR FRAMEWORK. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE MODIFICATION IN WIND LOADING DUE TO DOWNBURSTS AND THEIR TRANSIENT FEATURES WILL BE CAPTURED BY A SYSTEMATIC EXPERIMENTAL EXPLORATION OVER A RANGE OF TRANSIENT GUST FRONT PROFILES PRODUCED IN A UNIQUE WIND TUNNEL FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. THIS DATA WILL BE US
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - RIVERSIDE (UCR) SEEKS TO BUILD A SHARED USER FACILITY FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF QUANTUM DEVICES. THIS FACILITY WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRAINING OF STUDENTS ON QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS GOAL IS TO HELP ESTABLISH A WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM IN QUANTUM ENGINEERING AND MICROELECTRONICS TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE STUDENTS IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA THAT IS IN CRITICAL NEED OF US-BASED WORKERS.ACTIVITIES TO B
2024–2029 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM.ACTIVITIES TO THE PERFORMED: IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL NAVIGATOR NETWORK TO SERVE AS THE VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN MEETING THE DIRECT NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BASED ON SPECIFIC NEEDS.INTENDED B
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONSIDERING CLIMATE CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS BY MEASURING HOW LOADS THAT CONSIDER CLIMATE CHANGE ALTER STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESE DESIGN LOADS REDUCE RISKS OF FAILURE AND DISRUPTION IN EXTREME EVENTS. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO DEVELOP METRICS OF THE IMPACT OF PROPOSED DESIGN LOADS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BUILDING CODE COMMITTEES CONSIDERING ADOPTING THESE LOADS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCH
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PROPOSAL OUTLINES EXPANDING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (UTD) RESEARCH AND INNOVATION HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTER TO INCLUDE CPU-ONLY COMPUTE NODES AS WELL AS COMPUTE NODES WITH NVIDIA GPUS, AND THE NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONNECT THESE COMPUTE NODES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL UNFOLD IN 3 4-MONTH PHASES: (1) SURVEY AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT AND PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT, (2) INSTALL THE PURCHASED EQUIPMENT AND TEST SPECIFIC APPLICATION PACKAGES, (3) PILOT T
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (UMAINE) ANALYTICAL LABORATORY AND SOIL TESTING SERVICE (MAINE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY) IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, TEACHING, AND SERVICES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. IT PROVIDES FACULTY, CONSULTING FIRMS, LABORATORIES, STATE AGENCIES, AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES, AND HOMEOWNERS RELIABLE DATA ON THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL, MANURE, COMPOST, PLANT TISSUE, AND RELATED MATERIALS ON WHICH TO BASE DECISIONS RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCES. IT
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO FOR THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE (AAFS) TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH UNDERSTANDING, ADOPTION AND USE OF STANDARDS ON THE OSAC REGISTRY. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE FORENSIC COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED BY THE AAFS MEMBERSHIP AND WILL ALSO ENGAGE THOSE OUTSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP AND REPRESENTED BY PROFESSIONAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS, FORENSIC SERVICE PROVIDERS, CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION BODIES, AMONG OTHERS.ACTIVITI
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CONDUCT GENETIC HEMP RESEARCH WHILE HELPING PROVIDE THE HEMP INDUSTRY WITH MOREIN-DEPTH EXPERTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THREE NEW STRAINS OF HEMP SEED WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BETTER PREPARE THE HEMP INDUSTRY IN THEIR REGION THROUGH INDEPTHRESEARCH. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE PRODUCTION OF NEW INDUSTRIAL MATERIALSUSING THE DEVELOPED HEMP STRAINS AND A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THE SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE THREE NEW HEMP STRAINS ARE
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO INTEGRATE STANDARDS AND STANDARDIZATION CONTENT INTO THE CURRICULUM OF A NEW MAJOR IN CERAMIC ENGINEERING AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARDEE WILL DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE THREE MODULES INTO THE CERAMIC ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: INTRODUCTORY STANDARDS FOR SOPHOMORES; STANDARDS IN SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS; AND STANDARDS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF CERAMICS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOU
2024–2029 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENHANCE THE WINDSTORM RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING (WRITE) CAPABILITIES AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) BY (1) EXPANDING THE EXISTING WALL OF WIND (WOW) CAPACITY FOR FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIO SIMULATION AND TESTING, PARTICULARLY FOR EXTREME CATEGORY 5 STORMS, THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUMENTATION UPGRADE AND INTEGRATION PROGRAM USING A COMPLEMENTARY WIND ONLY PHYSICAL DESIGN TESTBED (WOPDT) WITH 200 MPH WIND SPEED GENERATION AND TRANSIEN
2024–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO FUND THE ACQUISITION OF FOUR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THE SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS ARE 1)SEAHORSE XF24 AND OROBOROS OXYGRAPH 2K, 2) FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE, 3) NANOSTRING N COUNTER AND PREP STATION,AND 4) COSMX DIGITAL SPATIAL PROFILER. THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE USED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES ANDMETHODOLOGIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED MODELS TO IDENTIFY GENETIC MARKERS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITHENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS THAT CAN LEAD TO NEWER AND MORE
2024 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: ICARUS QUANTUM, INC.S PROJECT IS DEVELOPING EFFICIENT AND NOISE-FREE EXCITATION QUANTUM DOTS (QDS) FOR ON-DEMAND QUANTUM LIGHT GENERATION. QDS ARE USED AS MEDIATORS BETWEEN MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL PHOTONS, AS WELL AS ON-DEMAND SOURCES OF SINGLE PHOTONS FOR QUANTUM NETWORKING APPLICATIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: DURING PHASE I, A METHOD WILL BE DEVELOPED THAT WILL RESULT IN EFFICIENT AND NOISE-FREE EXCITATION OF THE QUANTUM DOTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A COMPACT AND TURNKEY ON-DEMAND SING
2024–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO MEASURE AND ASSESS THE BIAS OF MULTI-MODAL, MULTI-SOURCED DATASETS THAT ARE USED IN THE WILDFIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLATFORM., SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE DECISION-MAKING IN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: COMPARE MULTI-SOURCED DATASETS USED FOR WILDFIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOST A SYMPOSIUM TO REVIEW RESULTS. THEN DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY, ANALYZE AND CHARACTERIZE BIASES. NEXT, COMPARE EXISTING
2024–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP CHIP-BASED DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED QUANTUM DOTS FOR BASIC QUANTUM SCIENCE RESEARCH AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS IN QUANTUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS QUANTUM COMPUTING AND QUANTUM NETWORKS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF CHIP-BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICES FOR THE GENERATION OF QUANTUM LIGHT BASED ON SINGLE QUANTUM DOTS. CHIP-INTEGRATED PHOTONIC COMPONENTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO ALLO
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE BIOFABRICATION STANDARDS RELATED TEST LAB IS TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO APPLY A QUALITY-BY-DESIGN APPROACH IN THE BIOFABRICATION INDUSTRY FOR THE STANDARDIZATION OF ASSAY DEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE SPLIT INTO THE ASSAY DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARD DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS, USING THE GLUCOSE STIMULATED INSULIN SECRETION (GSIS) ASSAY AS THEIR MODEL. UNDER ASSAY DEVELOPMENT, ARMI WILL SIMPLIFY THE GSIS ASSAY, MAKI
2024–2026 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (WITH WEREACH):PURPOSE: THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AIMED AT EMPOWERING UNDERSERVED MINORITY INDIVIDUALS IN THE GATEWAY CITIES OF MASSACHUSETTS WITH THE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO THRIVE IN THE DYNAMIC FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY. ROOTED IN PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY, THE PROJECT ALIGNS SEAMLESSLY WITH THE NICE STRATEGIC PLAN, REFLECTING A COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2024–2027 · grant · CHIPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE: STEAM INSTRUMENTS WILL IMPLEMENT A RAPID AND ACCURATE HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROSCOPY TECHNOLOGY ON A PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT AND APPLY IT TO MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION CHALLENGES OF DIRECT INTEREST TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY, SUCH AS INACCURATE DOPANT CONCENTRATION DETERMINATIONS, INCORRECT SPATIAL POSITIONING OF DOPANTS, COMPOSITIONAL IDENTIFICATION AMBIGUITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARDEE WILL DEVELOP A HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROSCOPE PRODUCT TO ENABLE RAPID AND ACCURATE NA
2024–2026 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS