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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2023
Total Revenue
▼$3.6M
Program Spending
84%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$3.5M
Total Expenses
▼$3.6M
Total Assets
$3.6M
Total Liabilities
▼$638.6K
Net Assets
$2.9M
Officer Compensation
→$218.9K
Other Salaries
$1M
Investment Income
$67K
Fundraising
▼N/A
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VA/DoD Awards
$54.4M
VA/DoD Award Count
6
Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or Department of Defense.
Total Federal Funding (partial)
$740.9M
Awards Found
200+
Additional awards may exist. View all on USAspending.gov →
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | RUS IRA NEW ERA GRANT | $225.2M | FY2025 | Dec 2024 – Dec 2026 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | COMMS AND NETWORK COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE | $38.5M | FY2002 | Dec 2001 – Apr 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CANCER RESEARCH CONSORTIUM OF WEST MICHIGAN (CRCWM) | $26.9M | FY2014 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER | $20.5M | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – Feb 2030 |
| Department of Energy | BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - ADVANCED METALS AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO BOOST DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY OF TRANSFORMERS AND MOTORS FOR GRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH =10,000 TONS PER YEAR OF SOFT MAGNETIC AMORPHOUS METAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY CAPABLE OF MEETING DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER STANDARDS. | $20M | FY2025 | Mar 2025 – Mar 2027 |
| Small Business Administration | THE SCORE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESS AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS. | $17M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER, EXPERT BUSINESS MENTORS, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 250 LOCAL CHAPTERS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS. | $17M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Energy | NEW AWARD TO CONSOL ENERGY. AWARD NUMBER: DE-FE0031998. PROJECT ENTITLED: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDY FOR AN ADVANCED PRESSURIZED FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION POWER PLANT WITH CARBON CAPTURE. | $15M | FY2021 | Jan 2021 – Dec 2025 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $15M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 |
| Small Business Administration | THE SCORE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESS AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS. | $14M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER | $12.2M | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – Feb 2019 |
| Small Business Administration | FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR DAILY OPERATIONAL FOR SCORE GRANT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. | $12.2M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $11.6M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $11.5M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Feb 2021 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $10.5M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | EXPANDING CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY: TRANSITIONING A SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENT CENTER INTO A REGIONAL EMERGING SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENT CENTER - AS THE FEDERAL SPECIAL PATHOGEN FRAMEWORK EVOLVED, AND THE STATE TIERING STRUCTURE WAS ANNOUNCED, SPECTRUM HEALTH WILLINGLY BECAME ONE OF TWO TIER 1 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ONLY PROGRAM INCLUDING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THIS TIER 1 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES SPECTRUM HEALTH HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO CARE FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN PATIENTS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR ILLNESS. DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION OFFERED AT BOTH EMORY AND NEBRASKA. UNIT AND CARE FLOW DESIGNS WERE DEVELOPED FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES MINIMIZING TEAM MEMBER/VISITOR EXPOSURE TO ANY SERIOUSLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL UTILIZE THEIR TIER 1 STRUCTURE EXPERTISE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES WITHIN THIS ONE YEAR GRANT PERIOD: 1. STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL UTILIZE NSPS STANDARDS FOR TRAINING/EDUCATION TO PARTNER HOSPITALS AND EMS AGENCIES; DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS; AND DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A TRAINING TEAM OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) TO GUIDE TRAINING/EDUCATION TO PARTNERING AGENCIES. 2. BUILDING RESEARCH CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH SPECTRUM HEALTH OFFICE OF RESEARCH, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS, AND NSPS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENTS. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BUILD CLINICAL PATHWAYS FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE; AND WORK TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. 3. WORKFORCE AND TRAINING: THE CURRENT SPECTRUM HEALTH SPECIAL PATHOGEN SPECIALIST AND CARE TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN A TEAM ROSTER OF SMES TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO SPECIAL PATHOGEN NEEDS THROUGHOUT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THIS TEAM WILL DESIGN AND TEST CARE MODELS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE ACCORDING TO THE IMPACTED PATIENT POPULATION AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL NSPS PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICES ARE IMPLEMENTED INTO PROTOCOLS, TRAININGS, AND EXERCISES WHILE EVALUATING FOR EFFECTIVENESS. 4. SUPPORT FOR SAFE PATIENT CARE DELIVERY: SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL PERFORM SPECIAL PATHOGEN TEAM TRAININGS AND/OR DRILLS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT AND CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL PATHOGENS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS PARTICIPATES IN THE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF OUTSIDE TRANSPORTS WITH REGIONAL/STATE PARTNERS. 5. COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WILL BE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT. SPECTRUM HEALTH HAS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, EMS AGENCIES, LOCAL, STATE, AND HPP REGIONAL PARTNERS ENSURING EFFECTIVE COLLABORAT ION. THIS TEAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND NSPS PARTNERS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE AND STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PLANS FACILITATING EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE STRENGTHENING THE SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE. 6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT RESPTC’S PERFORMANCE METRICS ONCE DEFINED WILL BE KEY. SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL INCORPORATE THIS DATA RETRIEVAL INTO CURRENT PRACTICES THROUGH EITHER THE BUSINESS ASSURANCE OR THE DATA AND ANALYTICS TEAMS. THESE TEAMS HAVE PROVEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC THEY ARE NIMBLE AND ADAPT TO THE DEFINED DATA REPOSITORIES AND DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY SPECTRUM HEALTH AS ONE OF 13 RESPTCS WITHIN THE U.S. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL SPECIAL PATHOGEN SYSTEM OF CARE STRATEGY (NSPS). SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL ENHANCE THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM TO FUNCTION IN A REGIONAL CAPACITY TO SAFELY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH EXPOSURE TO OR A CONFIRMED SPECIAL PATHOGEN. THIS PROJECT WILL BE COORDINATED BY SPECTRUM HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT RESPTC PARTNERS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE LOCATED IN FEMA REGION V. | $9.8M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2027 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | A WEAR-AND-FORGET PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SENSOR SYSTEM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE | $9.4M | FY2005 | Feb 2005 – Mar 2009 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES | $9.2M | FY2004 | Aug 2004 – Mar 2019 |
| Agency for International Development | SHELTER AND SETTLEMENTS AND WASH ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO THE 2021 HAITI EARTHQUAKE | $8.8M | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Nov 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES | $8.7M | FY2004 | Aug 2004 – Mar 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | GRAND RAPIDS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM | $8.2M | FY1987 | Jun 1987 – Jul 2014 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER, EXPERT MENTORS, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 250 LOCAL CHAPTERS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. | $7.6M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $7.3M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 |
| Agency for International Development | CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH NETWORK PROGRAM | $7.1M | FY2005 | Feb 2005 – Feb 2010 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $7M | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of the Treasury | PURPOSE: TO ATTRACT FINANCING FOR AND INCREASE INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND FOR CERTAIN RELATED ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS, THE CAPITAL MAGNET FUND (CMF) PROVIDES CAPITAL TO FINANCE AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. END GOALS: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, REHABILITATION, AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; PRIVATE NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION. LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS SET FORTH IN 12 C.F.R. PART 1807, AS AMENDED. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. | $6M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – — |
| Department of Energy | DE-FE0032181 - NEW AWARD, COMBINED CARBON CAPTURE SOLUTION ON AIR LIQUIDE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STEAM METHANE REFORMER (SMR), ELECTRICORE, INC. | $5.9M | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Oct 2025 |
| Agency for International Development | THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CORE FOR A PROGRAM ENTITLED, “FOOD, WASH, AND AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY OUTCOMES AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA IN NIPPES DEPARTMENT” IN HAITI. THE GOAL IS TO RESPOND TO THE URGENT FOOD SECURITY AND WATER NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS FIVE COMMUNES IN NIPPES, HAITI THROUGH FOOD ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY, LABOR OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING MITIGATION OF CHOLERA, AND IMPROVING INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRAVEL BETWEEN GRAND’ANSE AND SUD DEPARTMENTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS AWARD IS 156,241 INDIVIDUALS. | $5.4M | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $5.3M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Mar 2021 |
| Department of Energy | INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – DISTRIBUTED METHANE ABATEMENT, AT LOW-PRODUCING WELLS, WITH NO ACCESS TO POWER THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS FIELD DEPLOYMENT OF THREE DEMONSTRATION UNITS, OPERATING AT SEPARATE, LOW-PRODUCING WELL SITES, FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS, DEMONSTRATING FULL-SCALE VALIDATION OF METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION CAPACITY WITH ECONOMICS ENABLING COMMERCIALIZATION. | $5M | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Aug 2027 |
| Department of Energy | SCALED IN-LINE PROCESSING FACILITY FOR PERMEABILITY ENGINEERED NANOCRYSTALLINE MAGNETICS | $4.6M | FY2023 | Mar 2023 – Mar 2026 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $4.2M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Dec 2019 |
| Department of Energy | DE-FE0031732, ELECTRICORE, INC., ADVANCED STRUCTURED ADSORBENT ARCHITECTURES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE PERFORMANCE | $3.7M | FY2019 | May 2019 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY EXPANSION | $3.5M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of the Treasury | PURPOSE: TO ATTRACT FINANCING FOR AND INCREASE INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND FOR CERTAIN RELATED ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS, THE CAPITAL MAGNET FUND (CMF) PROVIDES CAPITAL TO FINANCE AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. END GOALS: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, REHABILITATION, AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; PRIVATE NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION. LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS SET FORTH IN 12 C.F.R. PART 1807, AS AMENDED. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. | $3.4M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – — |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | FY04 DUAL USE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (DUS&T) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA-AFRL-03-10) | $3.3M | FY2004 | Feb 2004 – Dec 2013 |
| Department of Transportation | CONSOLIDATED PROJECT FULL SCALE TESTING OF INTERACTIVE FEATURES FOR IMPROVED MODELS | $3.3M | FY2014 | Dec 2013 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Energy | DE-FE0031959 TITLED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE USING NOVEL STRUCTURED ADSORBENTS ELECTRICORE INC. | $3.1M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | INTEGRATED IMAGE-GUIDED TARGETED THERAPY FOR REFRACTORY OVARIAN CANCER | $2.9M | FY2011 | Apr 2011 – Dec 2016 |
| Department of Energy | AN ISOGEOMETRIC APPROACH TO STREAMLINING SIMULATION-BASED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING | $2.9M | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – Jun 2023 |
| Department of Energy | RADIATION HARD HIGH SPEED CAMERA SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATOR BEAM DIAGNOSTICS | $2.7M | FY2015 | Feb 2015 – Nov 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS | $2.6M | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Energy | ENABLING SOLUTION VERIFICATION AND EFFICIENT, HIGH-ACCURACY SIMULATIONS THROUGH SPLINE-BASED ADAPTIVITY IN MOOSE | $2.5M | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Energy | ENABLING THE BROADER USE OF MOOSE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OTHER SIMULATION | $2.5M | FY2020 | Jun 2020 – Aug 2025 |
| Department of Energy | VIDEO CAMERA FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS IN NUCLEAR | $2.5M | FY2019 | Jul 2019 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Energy | HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH FLOW RATE DISPENSER AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES | $2.5M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Nov 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $2.2M | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Jan 2026 |
| Agency for International Development | HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE | $2M | FY2017 | Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE | $2M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Dec 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DEVELOPMENT OF S-PCT3010 TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE | $2M | FY2020 | Aug 2020 – Feb 2022 |
| Department of the Treasury | PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. | $1.9M | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Dec 2028 |
| Department of Energy | HPC-ENABLED GEOMETRY-COMPLIANT LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR 3D PRINTING AND STRUCTURAL SIMULATION | $1.9M | FY2021 | Feb 2021 – Apr 2024 |
| Department of Energy | INTEGRATING MFEM FOR COMMERCIAL IGA SIMULATION ACCELERATION | $1.9M | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Energy | FEASIBILITY OF MOLECULAR MEMORY STORAGE FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTED BY ZETTACOR, INC | $1.9M | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Jul 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | DISASTER RLF AND TA | $1.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of the Treasury | CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD | $1.8M | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Dec 2023 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION AND USE OF FROZEN-DRIED RED BLOOD CELLS (FDRBC) | $1.8M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Oct 2012 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.7M | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Jan 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.7M | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Jan 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.7M | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Jan 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.7M | FY2021 | Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $1.7M | FY2024 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2032 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | IL-18 MEDIATES OBSTRUCTION-INDUCED RENAL INJURY VIA TLR4 SIGNALING | $1.6M | FY2010 | Apr 2010 – Mar 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THERAPEUTIC NEUTRALIZATION OF THE INFLAMMASOME AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY | $1.5M | FY2014 | Apr 2014 – Jul 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CORE LINKAGE TO LIFE PROGRAM | $1.5M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2014 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.5M | FY2020 | Feb 2020 – Jan 2021 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT - CORE TREATMENT SERVICES HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHILE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF COMMUNITIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE. IN MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN WE HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TREATMENT BY ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES SUCH AS PEER SUPPORT SOBER LIVING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH SPECIFIC TARGETS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND LANDLORDS AND REALTORS TO HELP CLIENTS SECURE STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE USING CORE FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT RELOCATING TO MANITOWOC DUE TO THE LACK OF LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN THEIR HOMETOWNS. DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023, CORE INTRODUCED ITS CUTTING-EDGE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION BUT RATHER A RESILIENCY ECHO SYSTEM THAT IS CUSTOMIZED UNIQUELY FOR EACH COMMUNITY. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS GRAPPLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND OTHER CO-OCCURRING PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM'S WRAP-AROUND SERVICE MODEL INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM EXPANDS PEER SERVICES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, ALL WITH THE AIM OF FOSTERING CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE LIVES OF THOSE FACING THESE CHALLENGES. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. IN ADDITION, CORE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO DEVELOP A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT WILL ENABLE THESE SERVICES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR AIM WITH THE RCORP-IMPACT SERVICE GRANT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN WISCONSIN BY TARGETING FIVE RURAL COUNTIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING THE MOST WITH THIS ISSUE, NAMELY SHAWANO, WAUPACA, MANITOWOC, WAUSHARA, AND GREEN LAKE. IN ADDITION CORE HAS SECURED A VERBAL AGREEMENT TO SERVE THE MENOMINEE TRIBAL NATION, WHICH PRESENTLY HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN WISCONSIN. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, AND A SYNERGISTIC APPROACH WILL BE DEVELOPED TO LEVERAGE THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO SERVE THE LOCAL AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE AND EXPAND MORE NATIVE AMERICAN SERVICES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CULTURAL NUANCES AND ADEQUATELY MEET THE PRESSING NEEDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN WISCONSIN. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT NATIVE AMERICANS IN WISCONSIN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OVERDOSE ON OPIOIDS AS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. WE WILL CREATE RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION BLUEPRINTS WITH THE SERVICE AND SUSTAINABILITY MODELS BUILT WITH THIS GRANT, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ASSIST MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WISCONSIN AND BEYOND FOR YEARS TO COME. | $1.5M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2028 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HSP27: A MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET OF SPARC-INDUCED GLIOMA INVASION. | $1.5M | FY2011 | Jan 2011 – Dec 2015 |
| Department of Agriculture | COVID RELIEF FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCERS GRANTS | $1.5M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Energy | DE-FE0031942 NEW AWARD TO ELECTRICORE PROJECT TITLED: LH CO2MENT COLORADO PROJECT | $1.4M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Commerce | CARES ACT RLF | $1.4M | — | — – — |
| Department of Energy | PROJECT TITLE: NET-ZERO LIME KILN AND CARBON REMOVAL FACILITY | $1.4M | FY2023 | Jul 2023 – Jan 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.4M | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 |
| Department of Energy | ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | $1.4M | FY2023 | Jul 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Energy | ADVANCED TIRE TREAD SIMULATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS | $1.4M | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Mar 2026 |
| Department of Energy | PARAMETRIC SPLINE “MESH” GENERATION FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | $1.4M | FY2019 | Jul 2019 – Aug 2022 |
| Department of Energy | RADIATION HARDENED INTELLIGENT READOUT ASIC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS | $1.4M | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Apr 2026 |
| Department of Energy | ULTRA-RAD-HARD FULL-HD IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAM FACILITIES | $1.3M | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Mar 2026 |
| Department of Energy | IN-SENSOR ANALOG NEURAL NETWORK FRAMEWORK FOR ANALOG TO INFORMATION CONVERSION | $1.3M | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Energy | INNOVATIVE ADVANCED HYDROGEN MOBILE FUELER | $1.3M | FY2016 | Jul 2016 – Jun 2023 |
| Department of Energy | ACCURATE AND PERFORMANT FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF GIGA-CAST PARTS | $1.3M | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Apr 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM | $1.3M | FY2009 | Mar 2009 – Feb 2011 |
| Agency for International Development | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: FACILITATING AID, RECOVERY AND EMERGENCY SHELTER | $1.3M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Feb 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | TREATMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH RECOMBINANT LCAT INFUSION | $1.3M | FY2008 | Mar 2008 – May 2012 |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | TAS::57 3600::TAS "APPLICATIONS TO NETWORK DYNAMICS OF POSITIVE MEASURES AND PRODUCT FORMALISMS: ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS VISUALIZATION AND MISSING DATA" | $1.2M | FY2010 | Aug 2010 – Aug 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PINEYWOODS HEALTH HOME | $1.2M | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Sep 2019 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: RAPID AND SCALABLE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE 3-DIMENSIONAL FOAM CORES -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT IS TO DEMOCRATIZE THE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES ACROSS INDUSTRIES, ESPECIALLY WITHIN ALL SEGMENTS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR. WHEN PRODUCED ON A LARGE SCALE, A WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF COMPOSITES WILL REVOLUTIONIZE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING, UNLOCKING THE CREATION OF ULTRA-LIGHT AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT VEHICLES. TRANSPORTATION IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION. CURRENTLY, AN ESTIMATED 150 MILLION AMERICANS AND 9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS WORLDWIDE, LIVE IN AREAS THAT DON'T MEET FEDERAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION HAS THEREFORE BECOME A CRUCIAL SOCIAL AND TECHNO-ECONOMICAL CHALLENGE. AS PER THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, EXTENSIVE INTEGRATION OF COMPOSITES IN LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES - 300 KG PER VEHICLE - COULD RESULT IN OEMS PRODUCING UP TO 50% HIGHER EFFICIENCY GAS POWERED VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES REQUIRING ONLY HALF THE CURRENT BATTERY CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE A TARGET RANGE. SUCH A SHIFT WOULD DECREASE THE U.S. RELIANCE ON RARE MINERALS SUCH AS LITHIUM, COBALT, AND NICKEL. CONSEQUENTLY, GENCORES? SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR AIMS TO BOLSTER U.S. INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE, FORTIFY THE NATION'S ADVANCED ENERGY SECTOR, ENHANCE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT AIMS AT DEMONSTRATING TRANSITIONING A NICHE HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER FOAM INTO AN ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE, WIDELY AVAILABLE LOW-COST COMMODITY MATERIAL, UNLOCKING SIGNIFICANT PROCESSING INNOVATION AND MASS MANUFACTURING OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES THROUGH EXISTING AND MATURE HIGH-VOLUME MOLDING TECHNOLOGY. IN DETAIL, THIS AWARD WILL DEMONSTRATE GENCORES PROPRIETARY SYNTHETIC ROUTE AND MATERIAL STRUCTURATION PROCESS ENABLE THE COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF FOAMS FEATURING TAILORED AND OUTSTANDING THERMAL PROPERTIES AT LOW WEIGHT. THESE FOAMS WILL WITHSTAND THE PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED DURING HIGH VOLUME COMPOSITE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF THE FINAL 3D COMPOSITE COMPONENTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION IN A 90 SECOND CYCLE TIME. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THESE HIGHLY STRUCTURED MATERIALS WILL BE OPTIMIZED USING A SET OF PROPRIETARY NUMERICAL DESIGN AND SIMULATION TOOLS. MANY POLYMERS ARE CURRENTLY CONFINED TO HIGH-VALUE MARKETS BECAUSE OF THEIR UNCONVENTIONAL PRODUCTION METHODS, LEADING TO EITHER HIGH MANUFACTURING COSTS OR LIMITED PRODUCTION VOLUMES. GENCORES GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS IN SYNTHESIZING HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMERS OFFER THE POTENTIAL TO EXTEND TO OTHER AEROSPACE-GRADE POLYMER VARIETIES, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO COMMODITIES. THIS ENDEAVOR IS CRUCIAL, AS MATERIAL PERFORMANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ADVANCEMENTS ACROSS ALL DOMAINS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $1.2M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Feb 2027 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: LARGE-SCALE SYNTHESIS OF HOLLOW METAL NANOSPHERES: CONVERSION OF BATCH SYNTHESIS TO CONTINUOUS FLOW | $1.2M | FY2022 | Jan 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $1.2M | FY2018 | Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 |
| Department of Energy | PICOSECOND TIMING MEASUREMENT IC FOR PARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS | $1.2M | FY2017 | Jun 2017 – Aug 2020 |
| Department of Energy | MULTI-CHANNEL READOUT IC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS | $1.2M | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – May 2020 |
| Department of Energy | RADIATION HARD DC-DC CONVERTER | $1.2M | FY2016 | Jun 2016 – May 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SOUTH ORANGETOWN COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION | $1.1M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Energy | BRO AT SCALE: A NETWORK MONITORING SOLUTION FOR NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE | $1.1M | FY2016 | Feb 2016 – Aug 2018 |
| Department of Justice | AMERICA SCORES GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM | $1M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANT: CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR KENT COUNTY, MI | $1000K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Sep 2014 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: IMPROVED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES VIA SOLUTION-DEPOSITED NANOLAYERS ON THE SURFACE OF FORMED ELECTRODES | $984.2K | FY2021 | May 2021 – Oct 2022 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE | $932.5K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Feb 2010 |
| Department of Energy | FEASIBILITY OF MOLECULAR MEMORY STORAGE FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTED BY ZETTACORE, INC | $924.9K | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Jul 2010 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS FOR CELL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION | $899.8K | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Aug 2023 |
| Department of Transportation | CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH PROGRAM, | $814.9K | FY2011 | Mar 2011 – Feb 2014 |
| Department of Education | CORE’S PATH FROM SHORT-STAFFED TO SUCCESS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS | $787.4K | FY2024 | Jan 2024 – Dec 2026 |
| Department of Transportation | INO TECHNOLOGIES ASSESMENT OF LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES | $784.4K | FY2013 | Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: FIBER OPTIC BASED NITROGEN OXIDES SENSOR | $760K | FY2017 | Apr 2017 – Mar 2019 |
| Department of Commerce | THE INVESTMENT WILL PURCHASE NECESSARY APPLE SORTING AND PACKING EQUIPMENT FOR A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED APPLE SORTING FACILITY THAT IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN MARTIN COUNTY TO SUPPORT APPLE PRODUCTION THAT IS THRIVING ON PREVIOUSLY MINED PROPERTIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE APPLE SORTING AND PACKING FACILITY WILL ENABLE MORE LANDOWNERS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO EFFICIENTLY RECEIVE TRAINING AND SHIP THEIR PRODUCT TO MARKET. THE GRANTEE ESTIMATES THIS PROJECT WILL RETAIN 100 JOBS, CREATE 150 JOBS AND GENERATE PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $70 MILLION. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS LED BY THE BIG SANDY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. BIG SANDY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS FUNDED BY EDA TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS. | $752K | FY2024 | Apr 2024 – Apr 2025 |
| Agency for International Development | HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE | $750K | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – Jun 2017 |
| Department of the Treasury | CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD | $750K | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Jun 2023 |
| Small Business Administration | OPERATION OF NATIONAL OFFICE, COUNSELOR REIMBURSEMENTS, CHAPTER OPERATIONS, CLERICAL AND TRAINING | $742K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING | $699.7K | FY2020 | Apr 2020 – Jan 2021 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $640.7K | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – Jan 2018 |
| Department of State | INDIA INTERFAITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | $639K | FY2011 | Jan 2011 – Dec 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT | $600.7K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - HRSA GRANT NUMBER: H80-CS12854 HEALTHCORE CLINIC INC. KANSAS WAS PLACED LAST FOR PERFORMING WORSE ON KEY MEASURES OF MENTAL HEALTH THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE U.S. ACCORDING TO A 2023 STUDY BY MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA—THE NATION’S LEADING NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS PREVENTION. THE STUDY ALSO INDICATED THAT KANSAS YOUTH HAD HIGHER RATES OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COMPARED TO ALL OTHER STATES, AND THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE SURPASSED THE NATIONAL AVERAGES. OTHER REPORTS AGREE WITH THESE FINDINGS. A 2023 KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION STUDY REVEALED AN INCREASE OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN KANSAS FROM 10.1 PER 100,000 IN 2011 TO 24.3 PER 100,000 IN 2021 FOR WHICH 75% WERE ATTRIBUTED TO OPIOID OVERDOSE. A WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT INDICATES THAT LONG BEFORE THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC, MENTAL ILLNESSES WERE ON THE RISE IN WICHITA, THE STATE’S MOST POPULOUS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE LOCAL MEDIA, AND THE SEDGWICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALL REPORT HIGH OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE WICHITA COMMUNITY. UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT PEOPLE OF COLOR, UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AND THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. THE MAJORITY (54%), OF HEALTHCORE’S PATIENT POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES WHILE 79% ARE LIVING AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS, ACCORDING TO THE CLINIC’S 2023 UDS REPORT. THE CLINIC IS LOCATED IN WICHITA’S MOST IMPOVERISHED ZIP CODE 67214 WHERE 42% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW POVERTY LINE WITH AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $ 27,000, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS. THE CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH RATES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND INADEQUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. WHILE THE NATIONAL RATE IS ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 350 PEOPLE, KANSAS RA TE IS ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 470 PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA STUDY MENTIONED EARLIER. OTHER BARRIERS INCLUDE HIGH RATES OF UNINSURED ADULT POPULATION, POVERTY, HOUSING INSTABILITIES, UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD INSECURITY, AND LACK OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT CARE. HEALTHCORE CLINIC IS A NONPROFIT 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION THAT HAS OPERATED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CLINIC IN WICHITA-KS SINCE 2009, PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. THE CLINIC IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY SERVING 200 NEW MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS, 50 NEW SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PATIENTS, AND 50 NEW MOUD PATIENTS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025. THE CLINIC WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES BY INCREASING ITS NUMBER OF PROVIDERS, TRAINING ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF ITS MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO BE QUALIFIED TO TREAT OPIOID USE DISORDERS WITH MEDICATIONS, INCREASING ACCESS TO VOUCHERS FOR FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS, AND INCREASING CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT PATIENTS RECOVERY THROUGH COORDINATION OF CARE AND ASSISTING PATIENTS IN ACCESSING SOCIAL SERVICES SUCH AS STABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHCORE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SITE FOR PRACTICUMS, INTERNSHIPS, AND RESIDENCY TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE. THE REQUESTED $1,100,000 FOR THE PROJECT’S PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2026 WILL SUPPORT NEW 1FTE ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER, NEW 0.5 FTE CONTRACTED FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN SPECIALIZED IN MOUD, NEW 0.2 FTE CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRIST, NEW 1 FTE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, NEW 1FTE LICENSED SPECIALIST CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, BONUSES TO INCENTIVIZE PROVIDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, PAY TO TRAIN THREE-QUARTERS OF THE CLINIC’S MEDICAL PROVIDERS ON MOUD TO INCREASE CAPACITY, BUY MEDICATIONS TO ASSIST UNINSURED OPIOID USE DISORDER PATIENTS, AND NEW 1FTE CASE MANAGER TO SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE S CARE COORDINATION. | $600K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 |
| Department of Transportation | STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE | $501.8K | FY2008 | May 2008 – May 2010 |
| Department of the Treasury | PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. | $500K | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Mar 2029 |
| Department of the Treasury | PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. | $500K | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Jun 2028 |
| Department of Energy | GENCORES INC. NEW TINA SEED AWARD CONTROL #: 1954-1976 PROJECT TITLE: DIGITAL AND COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF HYBRID POLYMETHACRYLIMIDE FOAM CORES FOR RADICAL LIGHTWEIGHTING OF LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE HYBRID PMI FOAM MATERIAL SOLUTION AND A PMI EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY IN A 2-PHASE APPROACH. PHASE I, SYNTHESIZE, STUDY CURING KINETICS, SELF-ADHESION, AND SKINNING PROPERTIES OF PMI FOAMS, PRODUCE AND CHARACTERIZE HOMOGENEOUS AND HYBRID SPECIMEN WITH ASTM TESTS AND BUILD A PRELIMINARY NUMERICAL MATERIAL MODEL. PHASE II, DEVELOP A NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY (TRL 4) TO TUNE PMI FOAM MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE FLY AND SWITCH FROM ONE PMI FORMULATION TO THE OTHER SEAMLESSLY. | $494K | FY2022 | Aug 2022 – Nov 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | WELLCORE?S YMHFA PROJECT FOR THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS - THE INCREASE IN YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING SMI AND SED, IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS HAS BEEN DRAMATIC. RECOGNIZING THE RISE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CALLS FOR THE NEED FOR MORE ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITIES. THE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED BY WELLCORE AND ITS COMMITTED PARTNERS FOR THE MHAT PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES IMPACTING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SED TO CONNECT THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES TO NEEDED SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1: WELLCORE WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE BY 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING COMMUNITY MH/SA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. OBJECTIVE 2: INCREASE THE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADULTS WHO INTERACT WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE OF 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE BY 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. WELLCORE WILL USE A TRAINING LOG THAT DETAILS 630 UNDUPLICATED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINEES IN EACH TRAINING CLASS, THE TRAINEES’ ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION, AND THE INSTRUCTORS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE BEING TRAINED ARE ADULTS WHO ARE IN CONTACT WITH ADOLESCENTS. IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN, WELLCORE WILL TRAIN EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND OTHER RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS; ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH MH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS FOR APPROPRIATE SERVICES; TRAIN OTHERS TO UTILIZE CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES; AND EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS OF THE COMMUNITY'S AVAILABLE RESOURCES. WELLCORE PREVIOUSLY IMPLEMENTED AN MHAT-FUNDED PROGRAM AND IS WELL-EQUIPPED TO NOT ONLY EXPAND LOCAL CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO ISSUES IMPACTING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SED BUT ALSO ASSESS AND REPORT ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE. | $491.6K | FY2023 | Dec 2022 – Sep 2026 |
| Agency for International Development | WASH | $483.4K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Aug 2018 |
| Department of Justice | CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL - SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT - BUTTE COUNTY, CA CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED A VULNERABILITY STUDY IN THE SPRING OF 2023 TO DETERMINE AREAS OF RISK AND NEED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE SCHOOL MAY BE SUBJECT TO A HIGH RISK EVENT. TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDED THE SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, OPERATIONS OFFICER AND FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS. AS PART OF THE STUDY, THE TEAM PARTNERED WITH OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY, THE TEAM DETERMINED IMMEDIATE NEEDS. THE OUTCOME OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SHOWED MAJOR AREAS OF NEED IN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS PROPER COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES. TO RESOLVE THESE NEEDS, THE SCHOOL IS SEEKING TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND DETER ACTIVITY WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND LIGHTING INSTALLATION. EFFORTS TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION WILL BE MADE WITH CELL-COVERAGE BOOST, PORTABLE DIGITAL RADIOS, AND SEEKING NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT PHONE AND INTERCOM SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO GET EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO ALIGN WITH NEW ALERT LOCKDOWN BUTTONS LOCATED AT THE FRONT DESKS OF THE SCHOOLS BUILDINGS AND IN THE OFFICES OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS. THE CURRENT PHONE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INTERCOM CAPABILITIES AND THE UPGRADED PHONE SYSTEM WOULD ALLOW THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO HEAR THE NOTICES AT THE SAME TIME. WITH DISTANCES ACROSS THE CAMPUS AND NOISY CLASSROOMS, VITAL COMMUNICATION COULD BE MISSED. HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO HAVE A SCHOOL WIDE INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR IMPORTANT SAFETY ALERTS IS IMPERATIVE. EQUIPMENT NEEDS WOULD INCLUDE, CONTROLLER, IP PAGING ADAPTER AND SCHEDULER, EMERGENCY PUSH BUTTONS, HORN AND CEILING SPEAKERS, VISUAL ALERTER, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WIRING AND HARDWARE. IN ADDITION, LARGE SECTIONS OF OUR INDOOR FACILITIES HAVE CELLULAR DEAD ZONES WITH LIMITED TO NO CELLULAR SIGNAL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR STAFF, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS TO UTILIZE THEIR MOBILE PHONES IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CELLULAR BOOSTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL CELLULAR COVERAGE. THE SCHOOLS FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH LIGHTING. MUCH OF THE REAR SECTION OF THE SCHOOLS FACILITIES ARE WITHOUT ANY PROPER LIGHTING ON THE PATHWAYS, FIELD, HIGH SCHOOL QUAD AREA AND MAIN WALKWAYS. MUCH OF THE CURRENT LIGHTING IS OLD AND NOT VERY BRIGHT AND THE SCHOOL WOULD UPGRADE THE LIGHTING TO BE BRIGHTER AND MORE BROAD. THE SCHOOL WOULD INCREASE SAFETY AND USAGE OF THE FACILITIES SHOULD THE LIGHTING BE ADDED TO THESE AREAS. THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED ON A HIGH TRAFFIC BIKE PATH, AND PARALLEL TO THE FREEWAY, MAKING IT AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR OUR AREAS TRANSIENT POPULATION. CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL RELOCATED TO OUR CURRENT FACILITY IN 2019. WHILE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NEEDS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE REMODEL AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, WE WERE NOT FISCALLY ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL NECESSARY DETERRENT MEASURES AND COMMUNICATION UPGRADES AT THAT TIME. THESE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD ALLOW US TO FULLY IMPLEMENT OUR SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES. | $477.4K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY 2022 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICPLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT(SHORT TITLE: CCBHC-PDI) - CORE HEALTH, A 501©3 NON-PROFIT SINCE 2017, PROPOSES TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) SERVING COWLITZ AND LEWIS COUNTY. CORE WILL INCREASE THE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, BOTH PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL, TO LOW-INCOME MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE AND UNINSURED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS AND MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. OUR TARGETED FOCUS IS ON (1) ADULTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), (2) CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), (3) LOCAL VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (4) INDIVIDUALS WITH A DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, (5) ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, (6) INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND (7) LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS. THE NEED FOR OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, SUPPORTED HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT HAS GROWN ASTRONOMICALLY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. CORE HEALTH PROVIDED OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO 1,574 IN 2021 AND 2,216 IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2022 EQUATING TO AN 322% INCREASE FROM THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2021 TO THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2022. OVER THE 4-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED SERVICES TO 4,000 NEW UNDUPLICATED LIVES. THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) HAS DESIGNATED COWLITZ COUNTY A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR BOTH PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIFIC TO THE ‘LOW-INCOME POPULATION.’ FOR LEWIS COUNTY, HRSA HAS DESIGNATED A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR THE ‘LOW-INCOME HOMELESS MIGRANT FARMWORKER POPULATION’ IN REGARD TO PRIMARY CARE AND FOR MENTAL HEALTH THEY HAVE DESIGNATED ALL OF LEWIS COUNTY AS A ‘HIGH NEEDS GEOGRAPHIC.’ GOAL 1: HIRE AN ADDICTION PSYCHIATRIST, LICSW, LMHC, MASTER LEVEL THERAPISTS, MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND/OR REGISTERED NURSE TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. GOAL 2: ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE CARE COORDINATION FOR PRIMARY CARE, JUDICIAL, FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, FACT, WISE, WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT, CRISIS STABILIZATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION. GOAL 3: DECREASE YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SED, AND ANXIETY BY IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS WITHIN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT. GOAL 4: IMPLEMENT HEALTH SCREENINGS AS PART OF EACH CLIENT’S EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT AND MONITOR PROGRESS. GOAL 5: CREATE A MAT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION/OPIOID USE DISORDER/OVERDOSES. GOAL 6: ENHANCE TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAININGS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR OUR TARGETED POPULATION. GOAL 7: INCREASE DATA COLLECTION AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES VIA SOFTWARE WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCURATE DATA ON CLIENT OUTCOMES, GAPS IN CARE, IDENTIFY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SO THAT WE DELIVER VALUE-BASED CARE. EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE SERVE DESERVES TO HAVE TREATMENT BARRIERS REMOVED (INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES) AND TO ENGAGE IN ALL FACETS OF CARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. | $471.2K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Dec 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT | $452K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN | $423.3K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2012 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $418.8K | FY2016 | Sep 2016 – Aug 2017 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $417.7K | FY2025 | Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Department of Commerce | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH MULTIPLEXED SENSORS ARRAYS | $401.2K | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Aug 2021 |
| Department of Commerce | 3CORE NON-COMPETITIVE CARES ACT PLANNING GRANT SUPPLEMENTAL | $400K | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Jun 2022 |
| Agency for International Development | INCREASING GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR COORDINATING, INTEGRATING AND TRANSITIONING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN RESPONSE TO PROTRACTED CRISIS AND IN THE TRANSITION TO RECOVERY. | $400K | FY2018 | Jul 2018 – Dec 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PINEY WOODS COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS | $398.8K | FY2004 | Sep 2004 – Sep 2009 |
| Department of Energy | SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DISTRIBUTED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CONSORTIA (SWUSA-DTTC) | $396.3K | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Commerce | THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STRATEGIES THAT WILL FOSTER JOB CREATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ECONO | $375K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Jun 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | WELLCORES NIIT PROJECT AWARE-C FOR ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY | $374.7K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | HOMELESS ASSISTANCE | $374.6K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE ENCORE-TLP - THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) (CX) PROVIDES SAFE, STABLE, AND APPROPRIATE SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 TO UNDER 22 FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS AND, UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BE EXTENDED TO 21 MONTHS. TLPS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES (E.G., BASIC LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL AND JOB ATTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COUNSELING) THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABLE, INDEPENDENT LIVING. | $350K | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Sep 2028 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE (FIEEV) TECHNOLOGY FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF RNA THERAPEUTICS TO TREAT CMT1A DISEASES - SUMMARY CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE 1A (CMT1A) IS A GENETIC NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER THAT AFFECTS AROUND 1 IN 5,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE DISORDER IS CAUSED BY THE DUPLICATION OF THE PERIPHERAL MYELIN PROTEIN 22 (PMP22) IN SCHWANN CELLS (SCS). THE OVEREXPRESSION OF PMP22 PROTEIN LEADS TO SCS APOPTOSIS, DYS- AND DE-MYELINATION AND AXONAL DEGENERATION, ULTIMATELY CAUSING NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES. VIRAL-BASED APPROACHES SUCH AS ADENO- ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) GENE THERAPY HOLD THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS WITH CMT1A. HOWEVER, AAV VECTORS HAVE NUMEROUS LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING IMMUNOGENICITY, WHICH LIMITS THE CAPABILITY TO RE-DOSE PATIENTS, LIMITED CARGO CAPACITY, AND INSUFFICIENT TISSUE OR CELL TYPE SPECIFICITY, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO OFF-TARGET EFFECTS. TO OVERCOME THESE LIMITATIONS, EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EVS) HAVE EMERGED AS A PROMISING METHOD FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC MOLECULAR CARGO SUCH AS RNA, DNA AND PROTEINS. EVS ARE NANOPARTICLES NATURALLY RELEASED BY CELLS THAT FACILITATED INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION AND MOLECULAR CARGO TRANSFER. EVS CAN PACKAGE LARGE MOLECULAR CARGOS, ARE BIOCOMPATIBLE, SHOW LOW IMMUNOGENICITY ALLOWING RE-DOSE PATIENTS, AND CAN PASS THROUGH BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS, MAKING THEM MORE VERSATILE THAN MOST OTHER CARRIER SYSTEMS, BOTH VIRAL AND SYNTHETIC SUCH AS LIPID NANOPARTICLES (LPNS). WHILE INTEREST IN THE USE OF EVS FOR DRUG DELIVERY HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WE ARE NOT AWARE OF EXAMPLES PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EV-BASED GENE THERAPY TO TREAT CMT1A. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REFINE OUR FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (FIEEV) PLATFORM FOR RNA-BASED THERAPEUTICS AS A NOVEL NON-VIRAL DELIVERY METHODS TO ADDRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF RNA THERAPEUTICS FOR CMT1A. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE WILL EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIEEV IN DELIVERY MICRORNA (MIRNA) MIR381 OR MIR871 TO SCS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO AND OPTIMIZE EEVS DOSE ADMINISTRATION FOR FUTURE ANALYSIS. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT A PHASE II APPLICATION. DURING THIS PHASE, WE WILL CONDUCT IN VIVO DOSE OPTIMIZATION, ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY AND DURABILITY TO VALIDATE OUR EV-BASED RNA TECHNOLOGIES. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BRING THE FIEEV THERAPY TO THE FDA FOR THE FIRST RNA EV-BASED CLINICAL TRIALS FOR USE IN PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS) DISORDERS. | $350K | FY2025 | Aug 2025 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $334.5K | FY2024 | Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $325.6K | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Mar 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $325.6K | FY2022 | Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $325.6K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 |
| National Science Foundation | STTR PHASE I: FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EEVS) AS NEW NUCLEIC ACID THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS) GENETIC DISORDERS -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO ADVANCE GENE THERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS BY DEVELOPING A SCALABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE (EV)-BASED THERAPEUTICS. THIS INNOVATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE TREATMENT SAFETY, PRECISION, AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 (NF1), ADDRESSING A CRITICAL UNMET MEDICAL NEED. BY STREAMLINING PRODUCTION METHODS, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO LOWER THE COST OF EV-BASED THERAPIES, MAKING THEM MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE GROWTH IN THE U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR, FOSTERING JOB CREATION AND REINFORCING THE NATION'S LEADERSHIP IN GENE THERAPY INNOVATION. THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IS SIGNIFICANT, AS THIS APPROACH MAY ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, NON-VIRAL GENE THERAPIES WITH BROAD APPLICATIONS IN PRECISION MEDICINE. THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS KEY TECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN THE SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF EV-BASED GENE THERAPIES. THE RESEARCH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING METHODS FOR EV ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CARGO LOADING TO ENHANCE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE OPTIMIZING CULTURE CONDITIONS, REFINING CHEMICAL TRANSFECTION PROTOCOLS, AND DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR LOADING EXOGENOUS DNA INTO EVS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EVALUATE BIODISTRIBUTION, DOSING, AND THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES IN PRECLINICAL MODELS TO SUPPORT FUTURE CLINICAL TRANSLATION. ANTICIPATED TECHNICAL RESULTS INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REPRODUCIBLE, SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROTOCOLS AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF IN VITRO EFFICACY. THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER FIELD OF PRECISION MEDICINE BY PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO VIRAL VECTORS FOR GENE DELIVERY, ADDRESSING CURRENT LIMITATIONS IN SAFETY, SCALABILITY, AND IMMUNE RESPONSE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $305K | FY2025 | Jun 2025 – May 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANISMS DRIVING DISEASES AT THE MOLECULAR NETWORK LEVEL TO DEVELOP DISRUPTIVE DRUG CANDIDATES -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLATFORM OF DRUGS WITH THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED OTHERWISE, SUCH AS DISEASE MODIFYING EFFECTS FOR NEURODEGENERATION OR UNIVERSAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER. THE PROJECT AIMS TO DETERMINE THE BIOLOGICAL LAWS OF MOLECULAR NETWORKS DRIVING DISEASES AND PROGRAMING THESE INTO AN EFFICIENT, SCALABLE ALGORITHM FOR DRUG TARGET DISCOVERY. THE UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK BIOLOGY MAY ENABLE THE RAPID DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH NUMBER OF THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS AND THEIR COMMERCIALIZATION WITH HIGH PREDICTABILITY. IT MAY ALSO INFORM THE FIELD ON HOW MOLECULAR NETWORKS OPERATE AND INITIATE A NEW RESEARCH FIELD. THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF THE INNOVATION IS TO ADDRESS HIGH UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS, SUCH AS STOPPING THE PROGRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OR PROVIDING UNIVERSAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER. THE PLATFORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR BROAD IMPACT AS IT CAN EXPAND TO MOST CANCERS, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING FIBROSIS OR CARDIAC DISORDERS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT OF IDENTIFYING HOW OF MOLECULAR NETWORKS DRIVE DISEASES AND PROGRAMING THEIR LAWS INTO A DRUG TARGET DISCOVERY ALGORITHM REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP TO DEVELOP REVOLUTIONARY THERAPIES. CURRENT TREATMENTS FOCUS ON SINGLE TARGETS, PROVIDING VARIABLE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS. WHAT IS ADVANCED HERE IS THE OPPOSITE APPROACH: REPROGRAMMING MOLECULAR NETWORKS TO PRODUCE SAFE, PROFOUND AND CONSISTENT THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS. SPECIFICALLY, TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS (TFS) ARE DOMINANT PROTEINS CONTROLLING ALL GENE EXPRESSION AND CELL FATE. BECAUSE TFS ACT IN NETWORKS, ALGORITHMS ARE BUILT TO MAP TF NETWORKS AND IDENTIFY THE TFS CONTROLLING DISEASED NETWORKS. OLIGO-BASED DRUGS WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO INHIBIT MULTIPLE TFS TO DRIVE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS BEYOND SINGLE TARGET APPROACHES. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL ARE THE DEMONSTRATION THAT OLIGO EFFICACY IS A FUNCTION OF TF NETWORK REPROGRAMMING USING A WELL-ESTABLISHED BREAST CANCER CELL LINE, BUILDING A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL TO SELECT TF TARGETS TO REPROGRAM NETWORKS TOWARD THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS AND DEMONSTRATE THE SCALABILITY OF THE MODEL IN A SECOND CANCER CELL LINE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $303.9K | FY2025 | Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | EGFR-TARGETED NANOEMULSIONS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF OVARIAN CANCER | $302.5K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Justice | THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. § 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC IS STATUTORILY DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES: 1) AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); 2) ASIAN AMERICANS; 3) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 4) BLACKS; AND 5) HISPANICS. SEE 34 U.S.C. §§ 12511(C)(2), 12291(A)(6), AND 42 U.S.C. § 300U-6(G)(1). | $300K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING SWEAT BIOMARKERS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS DURING EXERCISE IN REMOTE SETTINGS - ABSTRACT: CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) IS CAUSED BY MUTATIONS IN THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR (CFTR) GENE WHICH LEAD TO IMPAIRED CHLORIDE (CL-) MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE. INDIVIDUALS WITH CF TYPICALLY EXCRETE SWEAT WITH SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER CL- AND SODIUM (NA+) CONCENTRATIONS THAN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. CF CAN LEAD TO MULTI-ORGAN MANIFESTATIONS, EITHER PRIMARILY OR SECONDARILY (I.E. BRONCHIECTASIS, DIABETES MELLITUS, OSTEOPOROSIS, MALNUTRITION, DEPRESSION). EXERCISE IS RECOMMENDED AS ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR MANY OF THESE MANIFESTATIONS AND EXERCISE CAPACITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE AN INDEPENDENT FACTOR IN CF SURVIVAL. WITH THE RECENT APPROVAL OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CFTR MODULATORS (HEMT) FOR 90% OF CF PATIENTS, IT IS LIKELY THAT SURVIVAL FOR CF PATIENTS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MANY PATIENTS WILL SURVIVE INTO THEIR SIXTIES. THE EFFICACY OF HEMT HAS LED TO SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS THAT SOME PATIENTS HAVE BECOME OBESE (BMI>30) AND MANY HAVE BECOME LESS ADHERENT TO THEIR DAILY AIRWAY CLEARANCE REGIMEN AND RELY ON EXERCISE FOR AIRWAY CLEARANCE. THESE FACTORS UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE THAT REGULAR VIGOROUS EXERCISE WILL PLAY IN ONGOING CARE OF CF PATIENTS, WHICH IS NOW EXPECTED TO LAST MANY MORE DECADES. SINCE EXCESSIVE WATER AND ELECTROLYTE LOSSES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEHYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE, CF PATIENTS ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE DEHYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE LOSS WHICH CAN HAVE DELETERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND LIMIT INTENSITY OF EXERCISE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DATA THAT HAS DESCRIBED SWEAT RATES AND ELECTROLYTE LOSS IN RESPONSE TO EXERCISE IN NORMAL ATHLETES, HOWEVER, THERE IS LIMITED DATA FOR CF PATIENTS. WE RECENTLY REPORTED A NOVEL SKIN-INTERFACED WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND SMARTPHONE IMAGE PROCESSING PLATFORM THAT ENABLES ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL SWEATING RATE AND SWEAT CHLORIDE LOSS IN ATHLETES AND CF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN A MODE THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND IMPERCEPTIBLE TO THE WEARER. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT CONTINUOUS ELECTROLYTE AND SWEAT RATE MEASUREMENTS CAPTURED WITH OUR SOFT WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC SENSORS AND SMARTPHONE APPLICATION (CALLED THE CF PATCH SYSTEM) WILL PROVIDE ACTIONABLE HYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE REPLETION INFORMATION FOR ADULT CF PATIENTS DURING EXERCISE. THE CF PATCH WEARABLE PLATFORM OFFERS A GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH FOR THE QUANTITATIVE AND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF CF HYDRATION AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE FOUNDATIONAL INSIGHTS FROM THIS WORK WILL ENABLE NEW CARE MANAGEMENT PARADIGMS FOR CF PATIENTS IN REMOTE SETTINGS. | $299.9K | FY2022 | Aug 2022 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of State | PSCORE "2009-2010 PLAN" | $299.5K | FY2009 | Dec 2008 – Dec 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE | $297.5K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NETWORK THEORY FOR ELECTIONS -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT PROMOTES AND ENHANCES TRANSPARENCY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY DEVELOPING A SOCIAL AWARENESS SYSTEM THAT CAN DETECT, UNDERSTAND, AND PREDICT OPINION TRENDS WITHIN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUTTING-EDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNIQUES, THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE BY IMPROVING THE PREDICTION OF ELECTION RESULTS AND SOCIETAL OPINION TRENDS WITH HIGH ACCURACY. BY EMPLOYING MACHINE LEARNING, THE PROJECT AIMS TO SURPASS THE LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL POLLING METHODS AND PROVIDE A REAL-TIME PREDICTOR OF ELECTION OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE CREDIBILITY OF NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SERVING TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF THE POPULATION AGAINST MISINFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY BY ACTIVELY SEEKING THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO PREDICT GLOBAL ELECTIONS IN REAL-TIME THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NETWORK THEORY, AND BIG DATA SCIENCE. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS AND ANALYZING VAST AMOUNTS OF PUBLICLY EXPRESSED OPINIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE TEAM OFFERS ACCURATE FORECASTS OF ELECTION OUTCOMES. THIS APPROACH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT THE CONVENTIONAL POLLING INDUSTRY, WHICH FACES GROWING UNCERTAINTIES AND CHALLENGES SUCH AS DECLINING RESPONSE RATES AND INHERENT BIASES IN SAMPLING. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ENTAIL TACKLING CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PREDICTING VOTER TURNOUT, EFFECTIVELY SAMPLING RURAL AREAS WITH LIMITED ONLINE COVERAGE, FILTERING OUT BOTS AND FAKE NEWS SOURCES, INFERRING THE PREFERENCES OF UNDECIDED VOTERS, ADJUSTING SAMPLE WEIGHTS ON A STATE-BY-STATE BASIS, ADDRESSING THE OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS NOT ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MITIGATING SOCIAL DESIRABILITY BIAS (WHERE RESPONDENTS CONCEAL THEIR INTENTION TO VOTE FOR CONTROVERSIAL CANDIDATES). THE ANTICIPATED TECHNICAL RESULTS INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSFORMATIVE MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE BUILT UPON GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS. THE FRAMEWORK ENABLES OPTIMIZED RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES THE PRECISION OF PREDICTIONS. ULTIMATELY, THE RESULTS WILL EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS WITH RELIABLE REAL-TIME INFORMATION, FACILITATING INFORMED CHOICES, AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $295K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Jan 2025 |
| Department of Transportation | HIGHWAYS FOR LIFE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM | $290.5K | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | TARGETED DOCETAXEL-NANOCOLLOID FOR THE TREATMENT OF OVARIAN CANCER | $288.3K | FY2013 | Apr 2013 – Mar 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS: TO MODERNIZE THE DATA COLLECTION AND THROUGHPUT OF NORTH PACIFIC ALBACORE (NPA) DATA BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK (ELOGBOOK), WITH THE GOAL OF FULLY TRANSITIONING THE FLEET AWAY FROM PAPER LOGBOOK DATA COLLECTION. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS IN THREE AREAS 1) DEVELOP A MOBILE AND WEB BASED ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK WITH AMERICAN ALBACORE FISHING ASSOCIATION (AAFA) FOR THE U.S. NPA FLEET THAT WILL COLLECT DATA REQUIRED OF NMFS AND THEN PILOT THE LOGBOOK WITH AAFA MEMBERS 2) DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES 3) WORK WITH NMFS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS (PACFIN) ON DEVELOPING THE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING NPA FISHERY FROM PAPER TO ELECTRONIC LOGBOOKS. | $284K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2025 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $279.2K | FY2024 | Apr 2024 – Apr 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $278.8K | FY2020 | Apr 2020 – Mar 2021 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: ETHANOL PRODUCTION VIA ELECTROLYTIC RECYCLING OF BYPRODUCT CO2 FROM FERMENTATION -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING BY CONVERTING CO2 INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS. TRADITIONALLY, CARBON-BASED PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED USING FOSSIL FUELS AS BOTH AN ENERGY SOURCE AND CARBON SOURCE. THE COMPANY'S ELECTROLYZER TECHNOLOGY USES RENEWABLE ENERGY TO TRANSFORM CO2 AND WATER INTO COMMON PRODUCTS SUCH AS ETHANOL FOR USE IN BEVERAGES, SANITIZERS, AND CONSUMER GOODS. THIS NEW PROCESS REDUCES THE CARBON INTENSITY OF ETHANOL MANUFACTURING BY AT LEAST AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE. THE PROJECT'S OUTCOMES WILL ALSO ENABLE THE PRODUCTION OF OTHER CARBON-BASED PRODUCTS LIKE FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICALS USING ONLY CO2 AND WATER. AT THE HEART OF THIS SYSTEM ARE NOVEL, LARGE-SCALE ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE CARBON-BASED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. BEYOND ITS SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT, OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH CENTERED AROUND CO2 RECYCLING. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING BY DEVELOPING SCALABLE TECHNOLOGY TO CONVERT CO2 INTO HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS. OUR FOCUS STARTS WITH ETHANOL PRODUCTION. FUTURE EFFORTS WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE OTHER TWO-CARBON PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICINE. THE PROJECT FOCUSES SCALING WITH HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION. KEY RESEARCH OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPING NEW ELECTROLYZER DESIGNS ALONG WITH MORE DURABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROCATALYSTS AND ELECTROLYZER COMPONENTS THAT MAXIMIZE CO2 CONVERSION RATES AND PRODUCT SELECTIVITY. THE TEAM WILL ITERATIVELY REFINE ELECTROLYZER DESIGNS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS A PROTOTYPE TOOL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AT LEAST 1 LITER OF ETHANOL PER DAY WITH MINIMAL ENERGY INPUT. BEYOND MITIGATING CO2 EMISSIONS, PRODUCTS FROM THIS WORK WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AROUND CO2 RECYCLING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $275K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS OF HOLLOW METAL NANOSPHERES: CONVERSION OF BATCH SYNTHESIS TO CONTINUOUS FLOW | $270K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Dec 2020 |
| Small Business Administration | BOOTS TO BUSINESS: FROM SERVICE TO STARTUP TRAINING PROGRAM | $266.7K | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Jun 2015 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $258.2K | FY2017 | Nov 2016 – Oct 2017 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $258.2K | FY2016 | Nov 2015 – Oct 2016 |
| Department of Energy | IMPROVING ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS POST-PROCESSING FOR USE IN INDUSTRY | $256.5K | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Dec 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $256.4K | FY2013 | Apr 2013 – — |
| VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | INTERACTION OF BLAST AND HEAD IMPACT IN THE GENERATION OF BRAIN INJURIES | $256.2K | FY2008 | Mar 2008 – Mar 2009 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: RAPID AND SCALABLE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE 3-DIMENSIONAL FOAM CORES | $256K | FY2022 | Nov 2021 – Nov 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND GREEN ENERGY STORAGE -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTION. THIS PROJECT OFFERS A NON-CHEMICAL, NON-HAZARDOUS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STORAGE TO ACCELERATE GRID MODERNIZATION AND NON-POLLUTING RENEWABLE POWER INTEGRATION. THE PROJECT?S CORE TECHNOLOGY IS A DESIGN THAT IS COST COMPETITIVE WITH DEPLOYED LITHIUM ION (LI-ION) CHEMICAL BATTERIES, BUT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EXPENSIVE PER CHARGE THAN LI-ION OVER ITS 30+ YEAR SERVICE LIFE. THIS PROPOSED APPROACH ALLOWS THE LONG-TERM ADVANTAGES OF KINETIC (FLYWHEEL) ENERGY STORAGE (LOW SERVICE LIFE COSTS, HIGH POWER THROUGHPUT, HIGH DAILY CHARGE CYCLES, NO BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, POTENTIAL FOR 24/7 OPERATIONS) AND MAKES IT AFFORDABLE AND SAFER FOR DEPLOYED STATIONARY GRID OPERATIONS. WITH SOLAR AND WIND RENEWABLES ON PAR WITH TRADITIONAL CARBON-BASED POWER GENERATION COSTS, AFFORDABLE FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE IS VITAL TO STORE AND DISPENSE INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE POWER, ENABLING THE REPLACEMENT OF CARBON-BASED POWER GENERATION. THIS SBIR PHASE I PROJECT PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE TESTING EFFORT TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT?S 3D FLYWHEEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND TESTING OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPROVED 3D FLYWHEEL PERFORMANCE AND PROJECTED 9X REDUCTION IN THE TRADITIONAL FLYWHEEL WEIGHT FOR THE SAME ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITY. TESTING METHODOLOGY INCLUDES DYNAMIC BALANCING, TORQUE TRANSMISSION DETERMINATION, CRITICAL FAILURE/FATIGUE MODELING, ASSESSING MAGNETICALLY COUPLED COMMERCIAL EXTERNAL MOTOR/GENERATOR POWER TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMANCE IN A TRL-5 OPERATIONAL VACUUM ENVIRONMENT. THE EFFORT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET ANALYSIS FOR COMMERCIAL MARKET ENTRY BASED ON TESTED 3D FLYWHEEL PERFORMANCE. ANTICIPATED RESULTS INCLUDE THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE 3D FLYWHEEL STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY, DEMONSTRATED COMMERCIAL SUBSYSTEM OPERATIONS AND READINESS TO DEVELOP A FULL PROTOTYPE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA. | $254.8K | FY2022 | Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $253.9K | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Oct 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SOFT, EPIDERMAL BIOSYSTEMS WITH ADVANCED SENSING AND MICROFLUIDICS CAPABILITIES FOR ASSESSING FATIGABILITY BIOMARKERS | $251.7K | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Mar 2022 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNAL SENSING, PROCESSING AND MAPPING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE CURATIVE, PATIENT-SPECIFIC TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | $251.1K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – May 2021 |
| Department of Energy | ROTARY LIME KILN OXY FUEL RETROFIT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PERFORM THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF AN OXYFUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR THE RETROFITTING OF EXISTING ROTARY LIME KILNS THAT WILL ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE THE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS OF LIME PRODUCTION. | $250K | FY2024 | Aug 2024 – Apr 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM | $250K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Dec 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | $250K | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – Jun 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PREVENTING ADDICTION, VAPING AND E-SUBSTANCES IN ROBESON YOUTH (PAVE) - CORE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN (YOUTH) LIVING AT-RISK AND AFFECTED BY OPIOID AND E-SUBSTANCES MISUSE BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS IN ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. OUR PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING YOUTH AGES 12-18 ACROSS ALL POPULATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, A HOLISTIC EFFORT OF DIRECT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY CBOS, ROBESON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LUMBEE TRIBE WILL BE USED. PAVE WILL IMPROVE HEALTH OF YOUTH LIVING AT-RISK AND AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE MISUSE OF OPIOIDS AND E-SUBSTANCES BY IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH-RESPONSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVE. IT WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: BUILD AND LAUNCH A STRUCTURED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AT FOUR SCHOOLS IN ROBESON COUNTY, ENGAGING 96 STUDENTS IN FACILITATED STORY CIRCLES TO DISCUSS SUBSTANCE MISUSE, DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, AND BUILD PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INFORMED BY YOUTH ADVISORY GROUPS TO ENSURE MESSAGING IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL. FACILITATE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, TABLING EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS AT HIGH-ATTENDANCE LOCAL EVENTS (E.G. COUNTY FAIR, UNC PEMBROKE DAY, LUMBEE HOMECOMING). TRAIN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION LEADERS ON YOUTH-RESPONSIVE SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO FOSTER ONGOING SUPPORT. | $250K | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Sep 2030 |
| Department of Agriculture | TELEMEDICINE GRANT | $241.9K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE USE OF LCAT INFUSION TO TREAT ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES | $240.1K | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Feb 2009 |
| Department of Agriculture | VALUE- ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | $240K | FY2018 | Jul 2018 – Jul 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT) | $235.7K | FY2020 | May 2020 – Mar 2021 |
| Small Business Administration | SCORE IAA- RURAL MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE | $235K | FY2017 | Sep 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Small Business Administration | BOOTS TO BUSINESS RESOURCE PARTNER TRAINING PROGRAM | $233.8K | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 |
| Department of Energy | ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | $231.5K | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Apr 2020 |
| Department of Commerce | EDD PLANNING | $231K | FY2012 | Aug 2012 – Jan 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | EDD PLANNING | $229.2K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Mar 2013 |
| Department of Agriculture | SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN) | $227.5K | FY2011 | Aug 2011 – Aug 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | MODIFIED MIS PRODUCTION & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR PRECLINICAL & CLINICAL STUDIES | $225K | FY2015 | Feb 2015 – Jul 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | THIS EDA PLANNING INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE CONTINUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) FOR THE REGION SERVED BY 3CORE, INC., WHICH COMPRISES THE COUNTIES OF BUTTE, GLENN, AND TEHAMA. THE CEDS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. | $225K | FY2022 | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS FOR CELL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION | $225K | FY2018 | Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: IMPROVED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES VIA SOLUTION-DEPOSITED NANOLAYERS ON THE SURFACE OF FORMED ELECTRODES | $224.9K | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR MIS SCALE UP | $224.9K | FY2014 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2015 |
| Department of Energy | INTEGRATED SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOL-SET FOR UTILITY MARKET AND DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER GENERATION | $218.5K | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Commerce | DETECTING REPRODUCTIVE IMPAIRMENT FROM SENESCENCE IN ESA-LISTED ELKHORN CORAL | $209.2K | FY2019 | Jul 2019 – Oct 2022 |
| Department of Energy | LEVERAGING ASCR LIBRARIES FOR COMMERCIAL CONTACT MECHANICS ON TRIMMED SPLINE GEOMETRY | $206.5K | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Nov 2025 |
| Department of Energy | EFFICIENT MATRIX-FREE APPROACHES FOR TRIMMED SPLINES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS | $206.5K | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Nov 2025 |
| Department of Energy | ENABLING THE BROADER ADOPTION OF FUSION SIMULATION ON COMPLEX GEOMETRY | $206.5K | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Department of Energy | INTEGRATED, REMOTE WORKFLOW FOR NEAMS APPLICATIONS | $206.5K | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – Apr 2023 |
| Department of Energy | IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE MICROELECTRONICS FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS | $206.5K | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Feb 2023 |
| Department of Energy | HIGH RESOLUTION ADC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS | $206.5K | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Feb 2026 |
| Department of Energy | INTELLIGENT DATA COMPRESSION FOR DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS) SYSTEMS | $206.4K | FY2023 | Jul 2023 – Jul 2024 |
| Small Business Administration | FY 2017 B2BRP OPTION YEAR | $204.6K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | POISON CONTROL STABILIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM | $203.2K | FY2001 | Sep 2001 – Aug 2009 |
| Department of Education | FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS | $200K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2011 |
| Department of Energy | SOLUTION-BASED ORGANIC COATING FOR THE STABILIZATION OF SI ELECTRODES | $200K | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Jun 2022 |
| Department of the Treasury | CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD | $200K | FY2021 | Jun 2021 – Mar 2024 |
| Department of Commerce | DISASTER COORDINATOR | $200K | — | — – — |
| Department of Energy | NEXT GENERATION CRYOGENIC ELECTRONICS FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | $200K | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – Jun 2023 |
Department of Agriculture
$225.2M
RUS IRA NEW ERA GRANT
Department of Defense
$38.5M
COMMS AND NETWORK COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$26.9M
CANCER RESEARCH CONSORTIUM OF WEST MICHIGAN (CRCWM)
Department of Health and Human Services
$20.5M
HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER
Department of Energy
$20M
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - ADVANCED METALS AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO BOOST DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY OF TRANSFORMERS AND MOTORS FOR GRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH =10,000 TONS PER YEAR OF SOFT MAGNETIC AMORPHOUS METAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY CAPABLE OF MEETING DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER STANDARDS.
Small Business Administration
$17M
THE SCORE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESS AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS.
Small Business Administration
$17M
SCORE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER, EXPERT BUSINESS MENTORS, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 250 LOCAL CHAPTERS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS.
Department of Energy
$15M
NEW AWARD TO CONSOL ENERGY. AWARD NUMBER: DE-FE0031998. PROJECT ENTITLED: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDY FOR AN ADVANCED PRESSURIZED FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION POWER PLANT WITH CARBON CAPTURE.
Small Business Administration
$15M
SCORE
Small Business Administration
$14M
THE SCORE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING SMALL BUSINESS AND NASCENT (PRE-VENTURE) ENTREPRENEURS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$12.2M
HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER
Small Business Administration
$12.2M
FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR DAILY OPERATIONAL FOR SCORE GRANT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.
Small Business Administration
$11.6M
SCORE
Small Business Administration
$11.5M
SCORE
Small Business Administration
$10.5M
SCORE
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.8M
EXPANDING CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY: TRANSITIONING A SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENT CENTER INTO A REGIONAL EMERGING SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENT CENTER - AS THE FEDERAL SPECIAL PATHOGEN FRAMEWORK EVOLVED, AND THE STATE TIERING STRUCTURE WAS ANNOUNCED, SPECTRUM HEALTH WILLINGLY BECAME ONE OF TWO TIER 1 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ONLY PROGRAM INCLUDING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THIS TIER 1 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES SPECTRUM HEALTH HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO CARE FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN PATIENTS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR ILLNESS. DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION OFFERED AT BOTH EMORY AND NEBRASKA. UNIT AND CARE FLOW DESIGNS WERE DEVELOPED FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES MINIMIZING TEAM MEMBER/VISITOR EXPOSURE TO ANY SERIOUSLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL UTILIZE THEIR TIER 1 STRUCTURE EXPERTISE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES WITHIN THIS ONE YEAR GRANT PERIOD: 1. STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL UTILIZE NSPS STANDARDS FOR TRAINING/EDUCATION TO PARTNER HOSPITALS AND EMS AGENCIES; DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS; AND DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A TRAINING TEAM OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) TO GUIDE TRAINING/EDUCATION TO PARTNERING AGENCIES. 2. BUILDING RESEARCH CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH SPECTRUM HEALTH OFFICE OF RESEARCH, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS, AND NSPS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN TREATMENTS. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BUILD CLINICAL PATHWAYS FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE; AND WORK TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. 3. WORKFORCE AND TRAINING: THE CURRENT SPECTRUM HEALTH SPECIAL PATHOGEN SPECIALIST AND CARE TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN A TEAM ROSTER OF SMES TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO SPECIAL PATHOGEN NEEDS THROUGHOUT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THIS TEAM WILL DESIGN AND TEST CARE MODELS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE ACCORDING TO THE IMPACTED PATIENT POPULATION AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL NSPS PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICES ARE IMPLEMENTED INTO PROTOCOLS, TRAININGS, AND EXERCISES WHILE EVALUATING FOR EFFECTIVENESS. 4. SUPPORT FOR SAFE PATIENT CARE DELIVERY: SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL PERFORM SPECIAL PATHOGEN TEAM TRAININGS AND/OR DRILLS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT AND CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL PATHOGENS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS PARTICIPATES IN THE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF OUTSIDE TRANSPORTS WITH REGIONAL/STATE PARTNERS. 5. COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WILL BE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT. SPECTRUM HEALTH HAS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, EMS AGENCIES, LOCAL, STATE, AND HPP REGIONAL PARTNERS ENSURING EFFECTIVE COLLABORAT ION. THIS TEAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND NSPS PARTNERS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE AND STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PLANS FACILITATING EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE STRENGTHENING THE SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESPONSE. 6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT RESPTC’S PERFORMANCE METRICS ONCE DEFINED WILL BE KEY. SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL INCORPORATE THIS DATA RETRIEVAL INTO CURRENT PRACTICES THROUGH EITHER THE BUSINESS ASSURANCE OR THE DATA AND ANALYTICS TEAMS. THESE TEAMS HAVE PROVEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC THEY ARE NIMBLE AND ADAPT TO THE DEFINED DATA REPOSITORIES AND DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY SPECTRUM HEALTH AS ONE OF 13 RESPTCS WITHIN THE U.S. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL SPECIAL PATHOGEN SYSTEM OF CARE STRATEGY (NSPS). SPECTRUM HEALTH WILL ENHANCE THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM TO FUNCTION IN A REGIONAL CAPACITY TO SAFELY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH EXPOSURE TO OR A CONFIRMED SPECIAL PATHOGEN. THIS PROJECT WILL BE COORDINATED BY SPECTRUM HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT RESPTC PARTNERS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE LOCATED IN FEMA REGION V.
Department of Defense
$9.4M
A WEAR-AND-FORGET PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SENSOR SYSTEM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.2M
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES
Agency for International Development
$8.8M
SHELTER AND SETTLEMENTS AND WASH ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO THE 2021 HAITI EARTHQUAKE
Department of Health and Human Services
$8.7M
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$8.2M
GRAND RAPIDS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
Small Business Administration
$7.6M
SCORE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER, EXPERT MENTORS, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 250 LOCAL CHAPTERS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.
Small Business Administration
$7.3M
SCORE
Agency for International Development
$7.1M
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH NETWORK PROGRAM
Small Business Administration
$7M
SCORE
Department of the Treasury
$6M
PURPOSE: TO ATTRACT FINANCING FOR AND INCREASE INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND FOR CERTAIN RELATED ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS, THE CAPITAL MAGNET FUND (CMF) PROVIDES CAPITAL TO FINANCE AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. END GOALS: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, REHABILITATION, AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; PRIVATE NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION. LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS SET FORTH IN 12 C.F.R. PART 1807, AS AMENDED. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Department of Energy
$5.9M
DE-FE0032181 - NEW AWARD, COMBINED CARBON CAPTURE SOLUTION ON AIR LIQUIDE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STEAM METHANE REFORMER (SMR), ELECTRICORE, INC.
Agency for International Development
$5.4M
THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CORE FOR A PROGRAM ENTITLED, “FOOD, WASH, AND AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY OUTCOMES AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA IN NIPPES DEPARTMENT” IN HAITI. THE GOAL IS TO RESPOND TO THE URGENT FOOD SECURITY AND WATER NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS FIVE COMMUNES IN NIPPES, HAITI THROUGH FOOD ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY, LABOR OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING MITIGATION OF CHOLERA, AND IMPROVING INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRAVEL BETWEEN GRAND’ANSE AND SUD DEPARTMENTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS AWARD IS 156,241 INDIVIDUALS.
Small Business Administration
$5.3M
SCORE
Department of Energy
$5M
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – DISTRIBUTED METHANE ABATEMENT, AT LOW-PRODUCING WELLS, WITH NO ACCESS TO POWER THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS FIELD DEPLOYMENT OF THREE DEMONSTRATION UNITS, OPERATING AT SEPARATE, LOW-PRODUCING WELL SITES, FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS, DEMONSTRATING FULL-SCALE VALIDATION OF METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION CAPACITY WITH ECONOMICS ENABLING COMMERCIALIZATION.
Department of Energy
$4.6M
SCALED IN-LINE PROCESSING FACILITY FOR PERMEABILITY ENGINEERED NANOCRYSTALLINE MAGNETICS
Small Business Administration
$4.2M
SCORE
Department of Energy
$3.7M
DE-FE0031732, ELECTRICORE, INC., ADVANCED STRUCTURED ADSORBENT ARCHITECTURES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.5M
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY EXPANSION
Department of the Treasury
$3.4M
PURPOSE: TO ATTRACT FINANCING FOR AND INCREASE INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND FOR CERTAIN RELATED ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS, THE CAPITAL MAGNET FUND (CMF) PROVIDES CAPITAL TO FINANCE AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. END GOALS: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, REHABILITATION, AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; PRIVATE NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION. LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS SET FORTH IN 12 C.F.R. PART 1807, AS AMENDED. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Department of Defense
$3.3M
FY04 DUAL USE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (DUS&T) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA-AFRL-03-10)
Department of Transportation
$3.3M
CONSOLIDATED PROJECT FULL SCALE TESTING OF INTERACTIVE FEATURES FOR IMPROVED MODELS
Department of Energy
$3.1M
DE-FE0031959 TITLED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE USING NOVEL STRUCTURED ADSORBENTS ELECTRICORE INC.
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
INTEGRATED IMAGE-GUIDED TARGETED THERAPY FOR REFRACTORY OVARIAN CANCER
Department of Energy
$2.9M
AN ISOGEOMETRIC APPROACH TO STREAMLINING SIMULATION-BASED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Department of Energy
$2.7M
RADIATION HARD HIGH SPEED CAMERA SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATOR BEAM DIAGNOSTICS
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.6M
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS
Department of Energy
$2.5M
ENABLING SOLUTION VERIFICATION AND EFFICIENT, HIGH-ACCURACY SIMULATIONS THROUGH SPLINE-BASED ADAPTIVITY IN MOOSE
Department of Energy
$2.5M
ENABLING THE BROADER USE OF MOOSE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OTHER SIMULATION
Department of Energy
$2.5M
VIDEO CAMERA FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS IN NUCLEAR
Department of Energy
$2.5M
HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH FLOW RATE DISPENSER AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$2.2M
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Agency for International Development
$2M
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$2M
SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$2M
DEVELOPMENT OF S-PCT3010 TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Department of the Treasury
$1.9M
PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Department of Energy
$1.9M
HPC-ENABLED GEOMETRY-COMPLIANT LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR 3D PRINTING AND STRUCTURAL SIMULATION
Department of Energy
$1.9M
INTEGRATING MFEM FOR COMMERCIAL IGA SIMULATION ACCELERATION
Department of Energy
$1.9M
FEASIBILITY OF MOLECULAR MEMORY STORAGE FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTED BY ZETTACOR, INC
Department of Commerce
$1.9M
DISASTER RLF AND TA
Department of the Treasury
$1.8M
CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD
Department of Defense
$1.8M
DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION AND USE OF FROZEN-DRIED RED BLOOD CELLS (FDRBC)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.7M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.7M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.7M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.7M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.7M
PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.6M
IL-18 MEDIATES OBSTRUCTION-INDUCED RENAL INJURY VIA TLR4 SIGNALING
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
THERAPEUTIC NEUTRALIZATION OF THE INFLAMMASOME AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
CORE LINKAGE TO LIFE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.5M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT - CORE TREATMENT SERVICES HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHILE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF COMMUNITIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE. IN MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN WE HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TREATMENT BY ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES SUCH AS PEER SUPPORT SOBER LIVING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH SPECIFIC TARGETS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND LANDLORDS AND REALTORS TO HELP CLIENTS SECURE STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE USING CORE FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT RELOCATING TO MANITOWOC DUE TO THE LACK OF LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN THEIR HOMETOWNS. DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023, CORE INTRODUCED ITS CUTTING-EDGE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION BUT RATHER A RESILIENCY ECHO SYSTEM THAT IS CUSTOMIZED UNIQUELY FOR EACH COMMUNITY. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS GRAPPLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND OTHER CO-OCCURRING PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM'S WRAP-AROUND SERVICE MODEL INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM EXPANDS PEER SERVICES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, ALL WITH THE AIM OF FOSTERING CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE LIVES OF THOSE FACING THESE CHALLENGES. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. IN ADDITION, CORE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO DEVELOP A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT WILL ENABLE THESE SERVICES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR AIM WITH THE RCORP-IMPACT SERVICE GRANT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN WISCONSIN BY TARGETING FIVE RURAL COUNTIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING THE MOST WITH THIS ISSUE, NAMELY SHAWANO, WAUPACA, MANITOWOC, WAUSHARA, AND GREEN LAKE. IN ADDITION CORE HAS SECURED A VERBAL AGREEMENT TO SERVE THE MENOMINEE TRIBAL NATION, WHICH PRESENTLY HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN WISCONSIN. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, AND A SYNERGISTIC APPROACH WILL BE DEVELOPED TO LEVERAGE THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO SERVE THE LOCAL AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE AND EXPAND MORE NATIVE AMERICAN SERVICES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CULTURAL NUANCES AND ADEQUATELY MEET THE PRESSING NEEDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN WISCONSIN. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT NATIVE AMERICANS IN WISCONSIN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OVERDOSE ON OPIOIDS AS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. WE WILL CREATE RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION BLUEPRINTS WITH THE SERVICE AND SUSTAINABILITY MODELS BUILT WITH THIS GRANT, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ASSIST MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WISCONSIN AND BEYOND FOR YEARS TO COME.
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
HSP27: A MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET OF SPARC-INDUCED GLIOMA INVASION.
Department of Agriculture
$1.5M
COVID RELIEF FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCERS GRANTS
Department of Energy
$1.4M
DE-FE0031942 NEW AWARD TO ELECTRICORE PROJECT TITLED: LH CO2MENT COLORADO PROJECT
Department of Commerce
$1.4M
CARES ACT RLF
Department of Energy
$1.4M
PROJECT TITLE: NET-ZERO LIME KILN AND CARBON REMOVAL FACILITY
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.4M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$1.4M
ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Department of Energy
$1.4M
ADVANCED TIRE TREAD SIMULATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Department of Energy
$1.4M
PARAMETRIC SPLINE “MESH” GENERATION FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Department of Energy
$1.4M
RADIATION HARDENED INTELLIGENT READOUT ASIC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Department of Energy
$1.3M
ULTRA-RAD-HARD FULL-HD IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAM FACILITIES
Department of Energy
$1.3M
IN-SENSOR ANALOG NEURAL NETWORK FRAMEWORK FOR ANALOG TO INFORMATION CONVERSION
Department of Energy
$1.3M
INNOVATIVE ADVANCED HYDROGEN MOBILE FUELER
Department of Energy
$1.3M
ACCURATE AND PERFORMANT FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF GIGA-CAST PARTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM
Agency for International Development
$1.3M
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: FACILITATING AID, RECOVERY AND EMERGENCY SHELTER
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
TREATMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH RECOMBINANT LCAT INFUSION
Department of Defense
$1.2M
TAS::57 3600::TAS "APPLICATIONS TO NETWORK DYNAMICS OF POSITIVE MEASURES AND PRODUCT FORMALISMS: ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS VISUALIZATION AND MISSING DATA"
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.2M
PINEYWOODS HEALTH HOME
National Science Foundation
$1.2M
SBIR PHASE II: RAPID AND SCALABLE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE 3-DIMENSIONAL FOAM CORES -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT IS TO DEMOCRATIZE THE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES ACROSS INDUSTRIES, ESPECIALLY WITHIN ALL SEGMENTS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR. WHEN PRODUCED ON A LARGE SCALE, A WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF COMPOSITES WILL REVOLUTIONIZE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING, UNLOCKING THE CREATION OF ULTRA-LIGHT AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT VEHICLES. TRANSPORTATION IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION. CURRENTLY, AN ESTIMATED 150 MILLION AMERICANS AND 9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS WORLDWIDE, LIVE IN AREAS THAT DON'T MEET FEDERAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION HAS THEREFORE BECOME A CRUCIAL SOCIAL AND TECHNO-ECONOMICAL CHALLENGE. AS PER THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, EXTENSIVE INTEGRATION OF COMPOSITES IN LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES - 300 KG PER VEHICLE - COULD RESULT IN OEMS PRODUCING UP TO 50% HIGHER EFFICIENCY GAS POWERED VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES REQUIRING ONLY HALF THE CURRENT BATTERY CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE A TARGET RANGE. SUCH A SHIFT WOULD DECREASE THE U.S. RELIANCE ON RARE MINERALS SUCH AS LITHIUM, COBALT, AND NICKEL. CONSEQUENTLY, GENCORES? SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR AIMS TO BOLSTER U.S. INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE, FORTIFY THE NATION'S ADVANCED ENERGY SECTOR, ENHANCE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT AIMS AT DEMONSTRATING TRANSITIONING A NICHE HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER FOAM INTO AN ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE, WIDELY AVAILABLE LOW-COST COMMODITY MATERIAL, UNLOCKING SIGNIFICANT PROCESSING INNOVATION AND MASS MANUFACTURING OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES THROUGH EXISTING AND MATURE HIGH-VOLUME MOLDING TECHNOLOGY. IN DETAIL, THIS AWARD WILL DEMONSTRATE GENCORES PROPRIETARY SYNTHETIC ROUTE AND MATERIAL STRUCTURATION PROCESS ENABLE THE COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF FOAMS FEATURING TAILORED AND OUTSTANDING THERMAL PROPERTIES AT LOW WEIGHT. THESE FOAMS WILL WITHSTAND THE PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED DURING HIGH VOLUME COMPOSITE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF THE FINAL 3D COMPOSITE COMPONENTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION IN A 90 SECOND CYCLE TIME. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THESE HIGHLY STRUCTURED MATERIALS WILL BE OPTIMIZED USING A SET OF PROPRIETARY NUMERICAL DESIGN AND SIMULATION TOOLS. MANY POLYMERS ARE CURRENTLY CONFINED TO HIGH-VALUE MARKETS BECAUSE OF THEIR UNCONVENTIONAL PRODUCTION METHODS, LEADING TO EITHER HIGH MANUFACTURING COSTS OR LIMITED PRODUCTION VOLUMES. GENCORES GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS IN SYNTHESIZING HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMERS OFFER THE POTENTIAL TO EXTEND TO OTHER AEROSPACE-GRADE POLYMER VARIETIES, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO COMMODITIES. THIS ENDEAVOR IS CRUCIAL, AS MATERIAL PERFORMANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ADVANCEMENTS ACROSS ALL DOMAINS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
National Science Foundation
$1.2M
SBIR PHASE II: LARGE-SCALE SYNTHESIS OF HOLLOW METAL NANOSPHERES: CONVERSION OF BATCH SYNTHESIS TO CONTINUOUS FLOW
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$1.2M
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$1.2M
PICOSECOND TIMING MEASUREMENT IC FOR PARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Department of Energy
$1.2M
MULTI-CHANNEL READOUT IC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Department of Energy
$1.2M
RADIATION HARD DC-DC CONVERTER
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.1M
SOUTH ORANGETOWN COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION
Department of Energy
$1.1M
BRO AT SCALE: A NETWORK MONITORING SOLUTION FOR NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Department of Justice
$1M
AMERICA SCORES GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$1000K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANT: CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR KENT COUNTY, MI
National Science Foundation
$984.2K
SBIR PHASE II: IMPROVED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES VIA SOLUTION-DEPOSITED NANOLAYERS ON THE SURFACE OF FORMED ELECTRODES
Small Business Administration
$932.5K
SCORE
Department of Energy
$924.9K
FEASIBILITY OF MOLECULAR MEMORY STORAGE FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTED BY ZETTACORE, INC
National Science Foundation
$899.8K
SBIR PHASE II: MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS FOR CELL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
Department of Transportation
$814.9K
CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH PROGRAM,
Department of Education
$787.4K
CORE’S PATH FROM SHORT-STAFFED TO SUCCESS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS
Department of Transportation
$784.4K
INO TECHNOLOGIES ASSESMENT OF LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES
National Science Foundation
$760K
SBIR PHASE II: FIBER OPTIC BASED NITROGEN OXIDES SENSOR
Department of Commerce
$752K
THE INVESTMENT WILL PURCHASE NECESSARY APPLE SORTING AND PACKING EQUIPMENT FOR A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED APPLE SORTING FACILITY THAT IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN MARTIN COUNTY TO SUPPORT APPLE PRODUCTION THAT IS THRIVING ON PREVIOUSLY MINED PROPERTIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE APPLE SORTING AND PACKING FACILITY WILL ENABLE MORE LANDOWNERS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO EFFICIENTLY RECEIVE TRAINING AND SHIP THEIR PRODUCT TO MARKET. THE GRANTEE ESTIMATES THIS PROJECT WILL RETAIN 100 JOBS, CREATE 150 JOBS AND GENERATE PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $70 MILLION. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS LED BY THE BIG SANDY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. BIG SANDY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS FUNDED BY EDA TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS.
Agency for International Development
$750K
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Department of the Treasury
$750K
CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD
Small Business Administration
$742K
OPERATION OF NATIONAL OFFICE, COUNSELOR REIMBURSEMENTS, CHAPTER OPERATIONS, CLERICAL AND TRAINING
Department of Health and Human Services
$699.7K
HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$640.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of State
$639K
INDIA INTERFAITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$600.7K
HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
Department of Health and Human Services
$600K
FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - HRSA GRANT NUMBER: H80-CS12854 HEALTHCORE CLINIC INC. KANSAS WAS PLACED LAST FOR PERFORMING WORSE ON KEY MEASURES OF MENTAL HEALTH THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE U.S. ACCORDING TO A 2023 STUDY BY MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA—THE NATION’S LEADING NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS PREVENTION. THE STUDY ALSO INDICATED THAT KANSAS YOUTH HAD HIGHER RATES OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COMPARED TO ALL OTHER STATES, AND THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE SURPASSED THE NATIONAL AVERAGES. OTHER REPORTS AGREE WITH THESE FINDINGS. A 2023 KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION STUDY REVEALED AN INCREASE OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN KANSAS FROM 10.1 PER 100,000 IN 2011 TO 24.3 PER 100,000 IN 2021 FOR WHICH 75% WERE ATTRIBUTED TO OPIOID OVERDOSE. A WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT INDICATES THAT LONG BEFORE THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC, MENTAL ILLNESSES WERE ON THE RISE IN WICHITA, THE STATE’S MOST POPULOUS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE LOCAL MEDIA, AND THE SEDGWICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALL REPORT HIGH OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE WICHITA COMMUNITY. UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT PEOPLE OF COLOR, UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AND THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. THE MAJORITY (54%), OF HEALTHCORE’S PATIENT POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES WHILE 79% ARE LIVING AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS, ACCORDING TO THE CLINIC’S 2023 UDS REPORT. THE CLINIC IS LOCATED IN WICHITA’S MOST IMPOVERISHED ZIP CODE 67214 WHERE 42% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW POVERTY LINE WITH AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $ 27,000, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS. THE CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH RATES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND INADEQUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. WHILE THE NATIONAL RATE IS ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 350 PEOPLE, KANSAS RA TE IS ONE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 470 PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA STUDY MENTIONED EARLIER. OTHER BARRIERS INCLUDE HIGH RATES OF UNINSURED ADULT POPULATION, POVERTY, HOUSING INSTABILITIES, UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD INSECURITY, AND LACK OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT CARE. HEALTHCORE CLINIC IS A NONPROFIT 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION THAT HAS OPERATED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CLINIC IN WICHITA-KS SINCE 2009, PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. THE CLINIC IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY SERVING 200 NEW MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS, 50 NEW SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PATIENTS, AND 50 NEW MOUD PATIENTS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025. THE CLINIC WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES BY INCREASING ITS NUMBER OF PROVIDERS, TRAINING ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF ITS MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO BE QUALIFIED TO TREAT OPIOID USE DISORDERS WITH MEDICATIONS, INCREASING ACCESS TO VOUCHERS FOR FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS, AND INCREASING CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT PATIENTS RECOVERY THROUGH COORDINATION OF CARE AND ASSISTING PATIENTS IN ACCESSING SOCIAL SERVICES SUCH AS STABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHCORE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SITE FOR PRACTICUMS, INTERNSHIPS, AND RESIDENCY TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE. THE REQUESTED $1,100,000 FOR THE PROJECT’S PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2026 WILL SUPPORT NEW 1FTE ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER, NEW 0.5 FTE CONTRACTED FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN SPECIALIZED IN MOUD, NEW 0.2 FTE CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRIST, NEW 1 FTE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, NEW 1FTE LICENSED SPECIALIST CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, BONUSES TO INCENTIVIZE PROVIDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, PAY TO TRAIN THREE-QUARTERS OF THE CLINIC’S MEDICAL PROVIDERS ON MOUD TO INCREASE CAPACITY, BUY MEDICATIONS TO ASSIST UNINSURED OPIOID USE DISORDER PATIENTS, AND NEW 1FTE CASE MANAGER TO SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE S CARE COORDINATION.
Department of Transportation
$501.8K
STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE
Department of the Treasury
$500K
PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Department of the Treasury
$500K
PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Department of Energy
$494K
GENCORES INC. NEW TINA SEED AWARD CONTROL #: 1954-1976 PROJECT TITLE: DIGITAL AND COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF HYBRID POLYMETHACRYLIMIDE FOAM CORES FOR RADICAL LIGHTWEIGHTING OF LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE HYBRID PMI FOAM MATERIAL SOLUTION AND A PMI EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY IN A 2-PHASE APPROACH. PHASE I, SYNTHESIZE, STUDY CURING KINETICS, SELF-ADHESION, AND SKINNING PROPERTIES OF PMI FOAMS, PRODUCE AND CHARACTERIZE HOMOGENEOUS AND HYBRID SPECIMEN WITH ASTM TESTS AND BUILD A PRELIMINARY NUMERICAL MATERIAL MODEL. PHASE II, DEVELOP A NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY (TRL 4) TO TUNE PMI FOAM MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE FLY AND SWITCH FROM ONE PMI FORMULATION TO THE OTHER SEAMLESSLY.
Department of Health and Human Services
$491.6K
WELLCORE?S YMHFA PROJECT FOR THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS - THE INCREASE IN YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING SMI AND SED, IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS HAS BEEN DRAMATIC. RECOGNIZING THE RISE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CALLS FOR THE NEED FOR MORE ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITIES. THE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED BY WELLCORE AND ITS COMMITTED PARTNERS FOR THE MHAT PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES IMPACTING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SED TO CONNECT THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES TO NEEDED SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1: WELLCORE WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE BY 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING COMMUNITY MH/SA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. OBJECTIVE 2: INCREASE THE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADULTS WHO INTERACT WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE OF 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCREASE BY 20% IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DURING THE 2021-22 FY OVER THE 2019-2020 IMPLEMENTATION YEAR. WELLCORE WILL USE A TRAINING LOG THAT DETAILS 630 UNDUPLICATED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINEES IN EACH TRAINING CLASS, THE TRAINEES’ ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION, AND THE INSTRUCTORS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE BEING TRAINED ARE ADULTS WHO ARE IN CONTACT WITH ADOLESCENTS. IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN, WELLCORE WILL TRAIN EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND OTHER RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS; ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH MH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS FOR APPROPRIATE SERVICES; TRAIN OTHERS TO UTILIZE CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES; AND EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS OF THE COMMUNITY'S AVAILABLE RESOURCES. WELLCORE PREVIOUSLY IMPLEMENTED AN MHAT-FUNDED PROGRAM AND IS WELL-EQUIPPED TO NOT ONLY EXPAND LOCAL CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO ISSUES IMPACTING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SED BUT ALSO ASSESS AND REPORT ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE.
Agency for International Development
$483.4K
WASH
Department of Justice
$477.4K
CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL - SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT - BUTTE COUNTY, CA CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED A VULNERABILITY STUDY IN THE SPRING OF 2023 TO DETERMINE AREAS OF RISK AND NEED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE SCHOOL MAY BE SUBJECT TO A HIGH RISK EVENT. TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDED THE SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, OPERATIONS OFFICER AND FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS. AS PART OF THE STUDY, THE TEAM PARTNERED WITH OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY, THE TEAM DETERMINED IMMEDIATE NEEDS. THE OUTCOME OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SHOWED MAJOR AREAS OF NEED IN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS PROPER COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES. TO RESOLVE THESE NEEDS, THE SCHOOL IS SEEKING TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND DETER ACTIVITY WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND LIGHTING INSTALLATION. EFFORTS TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION WILL BE MADE WITH CELL-COVERAGE BOOST, PORTABLE DIGITAL RADIOS, AND SEEKING NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT PHONE AND INTERCOM SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO GET EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO ALIGN WITH NEW ALERT LOCKDOWN BUTTONS LOCATED AT THE FRONT DESKS OF THE SCHOOLS BUILDINGS AND IN THE OFFICES OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS. THE CURRENT PHONE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INTERCOM CAPABILITIES AND THE UPGRADED PHONE SYSTEM WOULD ALLOW THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO HEAR THE NOTICES AT THE SAME TIME. WITH DISTANCES ACROSS THE CAMPUS AND NOISY CLASSROOMS, VITAL COMMUNICATION COULD BE MISSED. HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO HAVE A SCHOOL WIDE INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR IMPORTANT SAFETY ALERTS IS IMPERATIVE. EQUIPMENT NEEDS WOULD INCLUDE, CONTROLLER, IP PAGING ADAPTER AND SCHEDULER, EMERGENCY PUSH BUTTONS, HORN AND CEILING SPEAKERS, VISUAL ALERTER, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WIRING AND HARDWARE. IN ADDITION, LARGE SECTIONS OF OUR INDOOR FACILITIES HAVE CELLULAR DEAD ZONES WITH LIMITED TO NO CELLULAR SIGNAL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR STAFF, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS TO UTILIZE THEIR MOBILE PHONES IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CELLULAR BOOSTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL CELLULAR COVERAGE. THE SCHOOLS FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH LIGHTING. MUCH OF THE REAR SECTION OF THE SCHOOLS FACILITIES ARE WITHOUT ANY PROPER LIGHTING ON THE PATHWAYS, FIELD, HIGH SCHOOL QUAD AREA AND MAIN WALKWAYS. MUCH OF THE CURRENT LIGHTING IS OLD AND NOT VERY BRIGHT AND THE SCHOOL WOULD UPGRADE THE LIGHTING TO BE BRIGHTER AND MORE BROAD. THE SCHOOL WOULD INCREASE SAFETY AND USAGE OF THE FACILITIES SHOULD THE LIGHTING BE ADDED TO THESE AREAS. THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED ON A HIGH TRAFFIC BIKE PATH, AND PARALLEL TO THE FREEWAY, MAKING IT AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR OUR AREAS TRANSIENT POPULATION. CORE BUTTE CHARTER SCHOOL RELOCATED TO OUR CURRENT FACILITY IN 2019. WHILE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NEEDS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE REMODEL AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, WE WERE NOT FISCALLY ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL NECESSARY DETERRENT MEASURES AND COMMUNICATION UPGRADES AT THAT TIME. THESE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD ALLOW US TO FULLY IMPLEMENT OUR SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES.
Department of Health and Human Services
$471.2K
FY 2022 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICPLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT(SHORT TITLE: CCBHC-PDI) - CORE HEALTH, A 501©3 NON-PROFIT SINCE 2017, PROPOSES TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) SERVING COWLITZ AND LEWIS COUNTY. CORE WILL INCREASE THE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, BOTH PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL, TO LOW-INCOME MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE AND UNINSURED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS AND MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. OUR TARGETED FOCUS IS ON (1) ADULTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), (2) CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), (3) LOCAL VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (4) INDIVIDUALS WITH A DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, (5) ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, (6) INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND (7) LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS. THE NEED FOR OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, SUPPORTED HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT HAS GROWN ASTRONOMICALLY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. CORE HEALTH PROVIDED OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO 1,574 IN 2021 AND 2,216 IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2022 EQUATING TO AN 322% INCREASE FROM THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2021 TO THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2022. OVER THE 4-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED SERVICES TO 4,000 NEW UNDUPLICATED LIVES. THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) HAS DESIGNATED COWLITZ COUNTY A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR BOTH PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIFIC TO THE ‘LOW-INCOME POPULATION.’ FOR LEWIS COUNTY, HRSA HAS DESIGNATED A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR THE ‘LOW-INCOME HOMELESS MIGRANT FARMWORKER POPULATION’ IN REGARD TO PRIMARY CARE AND FOR MENTAL HEALTH THEY HAVE DESIGNATED ALL OF LEWIS COUNTY AS A ‘HIGH NEEDS GEOGRAPHIC.’ GOAL 1: HIRE AN ADDICTION PSYCHIATRIST, LICSW, LMHC, MASTER LEVEL THERAPISTS, MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND/OR REGISTERED NURSE TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. GOAL 2: ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE CARE COORDINATION FOR PRIMARY CARE, JUDICIAL, FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, FACT, WISE, WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT, CRISIS STABILIZATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION. GOAL 3: DECREASE YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SED, AND ANXIETY BY IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS WITHIN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT. GOAL 4: IMPLEMENT HEALTH SCREENINGS AS PART OF EACH CLIENT’S EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT AND MONITOR PROGRESS. GOAL 5: CREATE A MAT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION/OPIOID USE DISORDER/OVERDOSES. GOAL 6: ENHANCE TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAININGS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR OUR TARGETED POPULATION. GOAL 7: INCREASE DATA COLLECTION AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES VIA SOFTWARE WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCURATE DATA ON CLIENT OUTCOMES, GAPS IN CARE, IDENTIFY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SO THAT WE DELIVER VALUE-BASED CARE. EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE SERVE DESERVES TO HAVE TREATMENT BARRIERS REMOVED (INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES) AND TO ENGAGE IN ALL FACETS OF CARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Department of Agriculture
$452K
COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT
Department of Health and Human Services
$423.3K
HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$418.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$417.7K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Commerce
$401.2K
INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH MULTIPLEXED SENSORS ARRAYS
Department of Commerce
$400K
3CORE NON-COMPETITIVE CARES ACT PLANNING GRANT SUPPLEMENTAL
Agency for International Development
$400K
INCREASING GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR COORDINATING, INTEGRATING AND TRANSITIONING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN RESPONSE TO PROTRACTED CRISIS AND IN THE TRANSITION TO RECOVERY.
Department of Health and Human Services
$398.8K
PINEY WOODS COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS
Department of Energy
$396.3K
SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DISTRIBUTED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CONSORTIA (SWUSA-DTTC)
Department of Commerce
$375K
THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STRATEGIES THAT WILL FOSTER JOB CREATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ECONO
Department of Health and Human Services
$374.7K
WELLCORES NIIT PROJECT AWARE-C FOR ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$374.6K
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$350K
THE ENCORE-TLP - THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) (CX) PROVIDES SAFE, STABLE, AND APPROPRIATE SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 TO UNDER 22 FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS AND, UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BE EXTENDED TO 21 MONTHS. TLPS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES (E.G., BASIC LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL AND JOB ATTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COUNSELING) THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABLE, INDEPENDENT LIVING.
Department of Health and Human Services
$350K
FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE (FIEEV) TECHNOLOGY FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF RNA THERAPEUTICS TO TREAT CMT1A DISEASES - SUMMARY CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE 1A (CMT1A) IS A GENETIC NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER THAT AFFECTS AROUND 1 IN 5,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE DISORDER IS CAUSED BY THE DUPLICATION OF THE PERIPHERAL MYELIN PROTEIN 22 (PMP22) IN SCHWANN CELLS (SCS). THE OVEREXPRESSION OF PMP22 PROTEIN LEADS TO SCS APOPTOSIS, DYS- AND DE-MYELINATION AND AXONAL DEGENERATION, ULTIMATELY CAUSING NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES. VIRAL-BASED APPROACHES SUCH AS ADENO- ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) GENE THERAPY HOLD THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS WITH CMT1A. HOWEVER, AAV VECTORS HAVE NUMEROUS LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING IMMUNOGENICITY, WHICH LIMITS THE CAPABILITY TO RE-DOSE PATIENTS, LIMITED CARGO CAPACITY, AND INSUFFICIENT TISSUE OR CELL TYPE SPECIFICITY, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO OFF-TARGET EFFECTS. TO OVERCOME THESE LIMITATIONS, EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EVS) HAVE EMERGED AS A PROMISING METHOD FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC MOLECULAR CARGO SUCH AS RNA, DNA AND PROTEINS. EVS ARE NANOPARTICLES NATURALLY RELEASED BY CELLS THAT FACILITATED INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION AND MOLECULAR CARGO TRANSFER. EVS CAN PACKAGE LARGE MOLECULAR CARGOS, ARE BIOCOMPATIBLE, SHOW LOW IMMUNOGENICITY ALLOWING RE-DOSE PATIENTS, AND CAN PASS THROUGH BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS, MAKING THEM MORE VERSATILE THAN MOST OTHER CARRIER SYSTEMS, BOTH VIRAL AND SYNTHETIC SUCH AS LIPID NANOPARTICLES (LPNS). WHILE INTEREST IN THE USE OF EVS FOR DRUG DELIVERY HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WE ARE NOT AWARE OF EXAMPLES PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EV-BASED GENE THERAPY TO TREAT CMT1A. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REFINE OUR FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (FIEEV) PLATFORM FOR RNA-BASED THERAPEUTICS AS A NOVEL NON-VIRAL DELIVERY METHODS TO ADDRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF RNA THERAPEUTICS FOR CMT1A. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE WILL EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIEEV IN DELIVERY MICRORNA (MIRNA) MIR381 OR MIR871 TO SCS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO AND OPTIMIZE EEVS DOSE ADMINISTRATION FOR FUTURE ANALYSIS. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT A PHASE II APPLICATION. DURING THIS PHASE, WE WILL CONDUCT IN VIVO DOSE OPTIMIZATION, ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY AND DURABILITY TO VALIDATE OUR EV-BASED RNA TECHNOLOGIES. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BRING THE FIEEV THERAPY TO THE FDA FOR THE FIRST RNA EV-BASED CLINICAL TRIALS FOR USE IN PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS) DISORDERS.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$334.5K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$325.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$325.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$325.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$305K
STTR PHASE I: FIBROBLAST-DERIVED ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EEVS) AS NEW NUCLEIC ACID THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS) GENETIC DISORDERS -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO ADVANCE GENE THERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS BY DEVELOPING A SCALABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE (EV)-BASED THERAPEUTICS. THIS INNOVATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE TREATMENT SAFETY, PRECISION, AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 (NF1), ADDRESSING A CRITICAL UNMET MEDICAL NEED. BY STREAMLINING PRODUCTION METHODS, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO LOWER THE COST OF EV-BASED THERAPIES, MAKING THEM MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE GROWTH IN THE U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR, FOSTERING JOB CREATION AND REINFORCING THE NATION'S LEADERSHIP IN GENE THERAPY INNOVATION. THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IS SIGNIFICANT, AS THIS APPROACH MAY ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, NON-VIRAL GENE THERAPIES WITH BROAD APPLICATIONS IN PRECISION MEDICINE. THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS KEY TECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN THE SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF EV-BASED GENE THERAPIES. THE RESEARCH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING METHODS FOR EV ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CARGO LOADING TO ENHANCE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE OPTIMIZING CULTURE CONDITIONS, REFINING CHEMICAL TRANSFECTION PROTOCOLS, AND DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR LOADING EXOGENOUS DNA INTO EVS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EVALUATE BIODISTRIBUTION, DOSING, AND THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES IN PRECLINICAL MODELS TO SUPPORT FUTURE CLINICAL TRANSLATION. ANTICIPATED TECHNICAL RESULTS INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REPRODUCIBLE, SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROTOCOLS AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF IN VITRO EFFICACY. THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER FIELD OF PRECISION MEDICINE BY PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO VIRAL VECTORS FOR GENE DELIVERY, ADDRESSING CURRENT LIMITATIONS IN SAFETY, SCALABILITY, AND IMMUNE RESPONSE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
National Science Foundation
$303.9K
SBIR PHASE I: DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANISMS DRIVING DISEASES AT THE MOLECULAR NETWORK LEVEL TO DEVELOP DISRUPTIVE DRUG CANDIDATES -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLATFORM OF DRUGS WITH THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED OTHERWISE, SUCH AS DISEASE MODIFYING EFFECTS FOR NEURODEGENERATION OR UNIVERSAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER. THE PROJECT AIMS TO DETERMINE THE BIOLOGICAL LAWS OF MOLECULAR NETWORKS DRIVING DISEASES AND PROGRAMING THESE INTO AN EFFICIENT, SCALABLE ALGORITHM FOR DRUG TARGET DISCOVERY. THE UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK BIOLOGY MAY ENABLE THE RAPID DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH NUMBER OF THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS AND THEIR COMMERCIALIZATION WITH HIGH PREDICTABILITY. IT MAY ALSO INFORM THE FIELD ON HOW MOLECULAR NETWORKS OPERATE AND INITIATE A NEW RESEARCH FIELD. THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF THE INNOVATION IS TO ADDRESS HIGH UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS, SUCH AS STOPPING THE PROGRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OR PROVIDING UNIVERSAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER. THE PLATFORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR BROAD IMPACT AS IT CAN EXPAND TO MOST CANCERS, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING FIBROSIS OR CARDIAC DISORDERS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT OF IDENTIFYING HOW OF MOLECULAR NETWORKS DRIVE DISEASES AND PROGRAMING THEIR LAWS INTO A DRUG TARGET DISCOVERY ALGORITHM REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP TO DEVELOP REVOLUTIONARY THERAPIES. CURRENT TREATMENTS FOCUS ON SINGLE TARGETS, PROVIDING VARIABLE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS. WHAT IS ADVANCED HERE IS THE OPPOSITE APPROACH: REPROGRAMMING MOLECULAR NETWORKS TO PRODUCE SAFE, PROFOUND AND CONSISTENT THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS. SPECIFICALLY, TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS (TFS) ARE DOMINANT PROTEINS CONTROLLING ALL GENE EXPRESSION AND CELL FATE. BECAUSE TFS ACT IN NETWORKS, ALGORITHMS ARE BUILT TO MAP TF NETWORKS AND IDENTIFY THE TFS CONTROLLING DISEASED NETWORKS. OLIGO-BASED DRUGS WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO INHIBIT MULTIPLE TFS TO DRIVE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS BEYOND SINGLE TARGET APPROACHES. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL ARE THE DEMONSTRATION THAT OLIGO EFFICACY IS A FUNCTION OF TF NETWORK REPROGRAMMING USING A WELL-ESTABLISHED BREAST CANCER CELL LINE, BUILDING A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL TO SELECT TF TARGETS TO REPROGRAM NETWORKS TOWARD THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS AND DEMONSTRATE THE SCALABILITY OF THE MODEL IN A SECOND CANCER CELL LINE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$302.5K
EGFR-TARGETED NANOEMULSIONS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF OVARIAN CANCER
Department of Justice
$300K
THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. § 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC IS STATUTORILY DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES: 1) AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); 2) ASIAN AMERICANS; 3) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 4) BLACKS; AND 5) HISPANICS. SEE 34 U.S.C. §§ 12511(C)(2), 12291(A)(6), AND 42 U.S.C. § 300U-6(G)(1).
Department of Health and Human Services
$299.9K
WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING SWEAT BIOMARKERS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS DURING EXERCISE IN REMOTE SETTINGS - ABSTRACT: CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) IS CAUSED BY MUTATIONS IN THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR (CFTR) GENE WHICH LEAD TO IMPAIRED CHLORIDE (CL-) MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE. INDIVIDUALS WITH CF TYPICALLY EXCRETE SWEAT WITH SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER CL- AND SODIUM (NA+) CONCENTRATIONS THAN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. CF CAN LEAD TO MULTI-ORGAN MANIFESTATIONS, EITHER PRIMARILY OR SECONDARILY (I.E. BRONCHIECTASIS, DIABETES MELLITUS, OSTEOPOROSIS, MALNUTRITION, DEPRESSION). EXERCISE IS RECOMMENDED AS ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR MANY OF THESE MANIFESTATIONS AND EXERCISE CAPACITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE AN INDEPENDENT FACTOR IN CF SURVIVAL. WITH THE RECENT APPROVAL OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CFTR MODULATORS (HEMT) FOR 90% OF CF PATIENTS, IT IS LIKELY THAT SURVIVAL FOR CF PATIENTS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MANY PATIENTS WILL SURVIVE INTO THEIR SIXTIES. THE EFFICACY OF HEMT HAS LED TO SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS THAT SOME PATIENTS HAVE BECOME OBESE (BMI>30) AND MANY HAVE BECOME LESS ADHERENT TO THEIR DAILY AIRWAY CLEARANCE REGIMEN AND RELY ON EXERCISE FOR AIRWAY CLEARANCE. THESE FACTORS UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE THAT REGULAR VIGOROUS EXERCISE WILL PLAY IN ONGOING CARE OF CF PATIENTS, WHICH IS NOW EXPECTED TO LAST MANY MORE DECADES. SINCE EXCESSIVE WATER AND ELECTROLYTE LOSSES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEHYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE, CF PATIENTS ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE DEHYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE LOSS WHICH CAN HAVE DELETERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND LIMIT INTENSITY OF EXERCISE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DATA THAT HAS DESCRIBED SWEAT RATES AND ELECTROLYTE LOSS IN RESPONSE TO EXERCISE IN NORMAL ATHLETES, HOWEVER, THERE IS LIMITED DATA FOR CF PATIENTS. WE RECENTLY REPORTED A NOVEL SKIN-INTERFACED WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND SMARTPHONE IMAGE PROCESSING PLATFORM THAT ENABLES ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL SWEATING RATE AND SWEAT CHLORIDE LOSS IN ATHLETES AND CF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN A MODE THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND IMPERCEPTIBLE TO THE WEARER. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT CONTINUOUS ELECTROLYTE AND SWEAT RATE MEASUREMENTS CAPTURED WITH OUR SOFT WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC SENSORS AND SMARTPHONE APPLICATION (CALLED THE CF PATCH SYSTEM) WILL PROVIDE ACTIONABLE HYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE REPLETION INFORMATION FOR ADULT CF PATIENTS DURING EXERCISE. THE CF PATCH WEARABLE PLATFORM OFFERS A GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH FOR THE QUANTITATIVE AND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF CF HYDRATION AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE FOUNDATIONAL INSIGHTS FROM THIS WORK WILL ENABLE NEW CARE MANAGEMENT PARADIGMS FOR CF PATIENTS IN REMOTE SETTINGS.
Department of State
$299.5K
PSCORE "2009-2010 PLAN"
Department of Health and Human Services
$297.5K
RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE
National Science Foundation
$295K
SBIR PHASE I: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NETWORK THEORY FOR ELECTIONS -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT PROMOTES AND ENHANCES TRANSPARENCY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY DEVELOPING A SOCIAL AWARENESS SYSTEM THAT CAN DETECT, UNDERSTAND, AND PREDICT OPINION TRENDS WITHIN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUTTING-EDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNIQUES, THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE BY IMPROVING THE PREDICTION OF ELECTION RESULTS AND SOCIETAL OPINION TRENDS WITH HIGH ACCURACY. BY EMPLOYING MACHINE LEARNING, THE PROJECT AIMS TO SURPASS THE LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL POLLING METHODS AND PROVIDE A REAL-TIME PREDICTOR OF ELECTION OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE CREDIBILITY OF NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SERVING TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF THE POPULATION AGAINST MISINFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY BY ACTIVELY SEEKING THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO PREDICT GLOBAL ELECTIONS IN REAL-TIME THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NETWORK THEORY, AND BIG DATA SCIENCE. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS AND ANALYZING VAST AMOUNTS OF PUBLICLY EXPRESSED OPINIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE TEAM OFFERS ACCURATE FORECASTS OF ELECTION OUTCOMES. THIS APPROACH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT THE CONVENTIONAL POLLING INDUSTRY, WHICH FACES GROWING UNCERTAINTIES AND CHALLENGES SUCH AS DECLINING RESPONSE RATES AND INHERENT BIASES IN SAMPLING. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ENTAIL TACKLING CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PREDICTING VOTER TURNOUT, EFFECTIVELY SAMPLING RURAL AREAS WITH LIMITED ONLINE COVERAGE, FILTERING OUT BOTS AND FAKE NEWS SOURCES, INFERRING THE PREFERENCES OF UNDECIDED VOTERS, ADJUSTING SAMPLE WEIGHTS ON A STATE-BY-STATE BASIS, ADDRESSING THE OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS NOT ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MITIGATING SOCIAL DESIRABILITY BIAS (WHERE RESPONDENTS CONCEAL THEIR INTENTION TO VOTE FOR CONTROVERSIAL CANDIDATES). THE ANTICIPATED TECHNICAL RESULTS INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSFORMATIVE MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE BUILT UPON GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS. THE FRAMEWORK ENABLES OPTIMIZED RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES THE PRECISION OF PREDICTIONS. ULTIMATELY, THE RESULTS WILL EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS WITH RELIABLE REAL-TIME INFORMATION, FACILITATING INFORMED CHOICES, AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Transportation
$290.5K
HIGHWAYS FOR LIFE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$288.3K
TARGETED DOCETAXEL-NANOCOLLOID FOR THE TREATMENT OF OVARIAN CANCER
Department of Commerce
$284K
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS: TO MODERNIZE THE DATA COLLECTION AND THROUGHPUT OF NORTH PACIFIC ALBACORE (NPA) DATA BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK (ELOGBOOK), WITH THE GOAL OF FULLY TRANSITIONING THE FLEET AWAY FROM PAPER LOGBOOK DATA COLLECTION. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS IN THREE AREAS 1) DEVELOP A MOBILE AND WEB BASED ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK WITH AMERICAN ALBACORE FISHING ASSOCIATION (AAFA) FOR THE U.S. NPA FLEET THAT WILL COLLECT DATA REQUIRED OF NMFS AND THEN PILOT THE LOGBOOK WITH AAFA MEMBERS 2) DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES 3) WORK WITH NMFS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS (PACFIN) ON DEVELOPING THE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING NPA FISHERY FROM PAPER TO ELECTRONIC LOGBOOKS.
Department of Agriculture
$279.2K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$278.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$275K
SBIR PHASE I: ETHANOL PRODUCTION VIA ELECTROLYTIC RECYCLING OF BYPRODUCT CO2 FROM FERMENTATION -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING BY CONVERTING CO2 INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS. TRADITIONALLY, CARBON-BASED PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED USING FOSSIL FUELS AS BOTH AN ENERGY SOURCE AND CARBON SOURCE. THE COMPANY'S ELECTROLYZER TECHNOLOGY USES RENEWABLE ENERGY TO TRANSFORM CO2 AND WATER INTO COMMON PRODUCTS SUCH AS ETHANOL FOR USE IN BEVERAGES, SANITIZERS, AND CONSUMER GOODS. THIS NEW PROCESS REDUCES THE CARBON INTENSITY OF ETHANOL MANUFACTURING BY AT LEAST AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE. THE PROJECT'S OUTCOMES WILL ALSO ENABLE THE PRODUCTION OF OTHER CARBON-BASED PRODUCTS LIKE FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICALS USING ONLY CO2 AND WATER. AT THE HEART OF THIS SYSTEM ARE NOVEL, LARGE-SCALE ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE CARBON-BASED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. BEYOND ITS SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT, OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH CENTERED AROUND CO2 RECYCLING. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING BY DEVELOPING SCALABLE TECHNOLOGY TO CONVERT CO2 INTO HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS. OUR FOCUS STARTS WITH ETHANOL PRODUCTION. FUTURE EFFORTS WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE OTHER TWO-CARBON PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICINE. THE PROJECT FOCUSES SCALING WITH HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION. KEY RESEARCH OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPING NEW ELECTROLYZER DESIGNS ALONG WITH MORE DURABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROCATALYSTS AND ELECTROLYZER COMPONENTS THAT MAXIMIZE CO2 CONVERSION RATES AND PRODUCT SELECTIVITY. THE TEAM WILL ITERATIVELY REFINE ELECTROLYZER DESIGNS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS A PROTOTYPE TOOL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AT LEAST 1 LITER OF ETHANOL PER DAY WITH MINIMAL ENERGY INPUT. BEYOND MITIGATING CO2 EMISSIONS, PRODUCTS FROM THIS WORK WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AROUND CO2 RECYCLING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
National Science Foundation
$270K
SBIR PHASE I: LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS OF HOLLOW METAL NANOSPHERES: CONVERSION OF BATCH SYNTHESIS TO CONTINUOUS FLOW
Small Business Administration
$266.7K
BOOTS TO BUSINESS: FROM SERVICE TO STARTUP TRAINING PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$258.2K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$258.2K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$256.5K
IMPROVING ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS POST-PROCESSING FOR USE IN INDUSTRY
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$256.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Defense
$256.2K
INTERACTION OF BLAST AND HEAD IMPACT IN THE GENERATION OF BRAIN INJURIES
National Science Foundation
$256K
SBIR PHASE I: RAPID AND SCALABLE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE 3-DIMENSIONAL FOAM CORES
National Science Foundation
$254.8K
SBIR PHASE I: SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND GREEN ENERGY STORAGE -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTION. THIS PROJECT OFFERS A NON-CHEMICAL, NON-HAZARDOUS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STORAGE TO ACCELERATE GRID MODERNIZATION AND NON-POLLUTING RENEWABLE POWER INTEGRATION. THE PROJECT?S CORE TECHNOLOGY IS A DESIGN THAT IS COST COMPETITIVE WITH DEPLOYED LITHIUM ION (LI-ION) CHEMICAL BATTERIES, BUT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EXPENSIVE PER CHARGE THAN LI-ION OVER ITS 30+ YEAR SERVICE LIFE. THIS PROPOSED APPROACH ALLOWS THE LONG-TERM ADVANTAGES OF KINETIC (FLYWHEEL) ENERGY STORAGE (LOW SERVICE LIFE COSTS, HIGH POWER THROUGHPUT, HIGH DAILY CHARGE CYCLES, NO BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, POTENTIAL FOR 24/7 OPERATIONS) AND MAKES IT AFFORDABLE AND SAFER FOR DEPLOYED STATIONARY GRID OPERATIONS. WITH SOLAR AND WIND RENEWABLES ON PAR WITH TRADITIONAL CARBON-BASED POWER GENERATION COSTS, AFFORDABLE FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE IS VITAL TO STORE AND DISPENSE INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE POWER, ENABLING THE REPLACEMENT OF CARBON-BASED POWER GENERATION. THIS SBIR PHASE I PROJECT PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE TESTING EFFORT TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT?S 3D FLYWHEEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND TESTING OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPROVED 3D FLYWHEEL PERFORMANCE AND PROJECTED 9X REDUCTION IN THE TRADITIONAL FLYWHEEL WEIGHT FOR THE SAME ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITY. TESTING METHODOLOGY INCLUDES DYNAMIC BALANCING, TORQUE TRANSMISSION DETERMINATION, CRITICAL FAILURE/FATIGUE MODELING, ASSESSING MAGNETICALLY COUPLED COMMERCIAL EXTERNAL MOTOR/GENERATOR POWER TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMANCE IN A TRL-5 OPERATIONAL VACUUM ENVIRONMENT. THE EFFORT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET ANALYSIS FOR COMMERCIAL MARKET ENTRY BASED ON TESTED 3D FLYWHEEL PERFORMANCE. ANTICIPATED RESULTS INCLUDE THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE 3D FLYWHEEL STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY, DEMONSTRATED COMMERCIAL SUBSYSTEM OPERATIONS AND READINESS TO DEVELOP A FULL PROTOTYPE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$253.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$251.7K
SOFT, EPIDERMAL BIOSYSTEMS WITH ADVANCED SENSING AND MICROFLUIDICS CAPABILITIES FOR ASSESSING FATIGABILITY BIOMARKERS
National Science Foundation
$251.1K
SBIR PHASE I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNAL SENSING, PROCESSING AND MAPPING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE CURATIVE, PATIENT-SPECIFIC TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Department of Energy
$250K
ROTARY LIME KILN OXY FUEL RETROFIT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PERFORM THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF AN OXYFUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR THE RETROFITTING OF EXISTING ROTARY LIME KILNS THAT WILL ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE THE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS OF LIME PRODUCTION.
Department of Health and Human Services
$250K
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$250K
ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$250K
PREVENTING ADDICTION, VAPING AND E-SUBSTANCES IN ROBESON YOUTH (PAVE) - CORE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN (YOUTH) LIVING AT-RISK AND AFFECTED BY OPIOID AND E-SUBSTANCES MISUSE BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS IN ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. OUR PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING YOUTH AGES 12-18 ACROSS ALL POPULATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, A HOLISTIC EFFORT OF DIRECT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY CBOS, ROBESON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LUMBEE TRIBE WILL BE USED. PAVE WILL IMPROVE HEALTH OF YOUTH LIVING AT-RISK AND AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE MISUSE OF OPIOIDS AND E-SUBSTANCES BY IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH-RESPONSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVE. IT WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: BUILD AND LAUNCH A STRUCTURED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AT FOUR SCHOOLS IN ROBESON COUNTY, ENGAGING 96 STUDENTS IN FACILITATED STORY CIRCLES TO DISCUSS SUBSTANCE MISUSE, DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, AND BUILD PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INFORMED BY YOUTH ADVISORY GROUPS TO ENSURE MESSAGING IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL. FACILITATE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, TABLING EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS AT HIGH-ATTENDANCE LOCAL EVENTS (E.G. COUNTY FAIR, UNC PEMBROKE DAY, LUMBEE HOMECOMING). TRAIN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION LEADERS ON YOUTH-RESPONSIVE SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO FOSTER ONGOING SUPPORT.
Department of Agriculture
$241.9K
TELEMEDICINE GRANT
Department of Health and Human Services
$240.1K
THE USE OF LCAT INFUSION TO TREAT ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Department of Agriculture
$240K
VALUE- ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$235.7K
FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)
Small Business Administration
$235K
SCORE IAA- RURAL MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE
Small Business Administration
$233.8K
BOOTS TO BUSINESS RESOURCE PARTNER TRAINING PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$231.5K
ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Department of Commerce
$231K
EDD PLANNING
Department of Commerce
$229.2K
EDD PLANNING
Department of Agriculture
$227.5K
SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)
Department of Health and Human Services
$225K
MODIFIED MIS PRODUCTION & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR PRECLINICAL & CLINICAL STUDIES
Department of Commerce
$225K
THIS EDA PLANNING INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE CONTINUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) FOR THE REGION SERVED BY 3CORE, INC., WHICH COMPRISES THE COUNTIES OF BUTTE, GLENN, AND TEHAMA. THE CEDS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.
National Science Foundation
$225K
SBIR PHASE I: MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS FOR CELL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
National Science Foundation
$224.9K
SBIR PHASE I: IMPROVED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES VIA SOLUTION-DEPOSITED NANOLAYERS ON THE SURFACE OF FORMED ELECTRODES
Department of Health and Human Services
$224.9K
EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR MIS SCALE UP
Department of Energy
$218.5K
INTEGRATED SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOL-SET FOR UTILITY MARKET AND DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER GENERATION
Department of Commerce
$209.2K
DETECTING REPRODUCTIVE IMPAIRMENT FROM SENESCENCE IN ESA-LISTED ELKHORN CORAL
Department of Energy
$206.5K
LEVERAGING ASCR LIBRARIES FOR COMMERCIAL CONTACT MECHANICS ON TRIMMED SPLINE GEOMETRY
Department of Energy
$206.5K
EFFICIENT MATRIX-FREE APPROACHES FOR TRIMMED SPLINES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Department of Energy
$206.5K
ENABLING THE BROADER ADOPTION OF FUSION SIMULATION ON COMPLEX GEOMETRY
Department of Energy
$206.5K
INTEGRATED, REMOTE WORKFLOW FOR NEAMS APPLICATIONS
Department of Energy
$206.5K
IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE MICROELECTRONICS FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Department of Energy
$206.5K
HIGH RESOLUTION ADC FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Department of Energy
$206.4K
INTELLIGENT DATA COMPRESSION FOR DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS) SYSTEMS
Small Business Administration
$204.6K
FY 2017 B2BRP OPTION YEAR
Department of Health and Human Services
$203.2K
POISON CONTROL STABILIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$200K
FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS
Department of Energy
$200K
SOLUTION-BASED ORGANIC COATING FOR THE STABILIZATION OF SI ELECTRODES
Department of the Treasury
$200K
CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD
Department of Commerce
$200K
DISASTER COORDINATOR
Department of Energy
$200K
NEXT GENERATION CRYOGENIC ELECTRONICS FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
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Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023IRS e-File | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.6M | $3.6M | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $1.3M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.5M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2023)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Lisa Hilmi | Executive Director | 40 | $200K | $0 | $20.3K | $220.3K |
| Dr Enow Awah Georges Stevens Md | Secretary | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kote Lomidze | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Irene Koek | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahmed Arale | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lisa Hilmi
Executive Director
$220.3K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$200K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$20.3K
Dr Enow Awah Georges Stevens Md
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Kote Lomidze
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Irene Koek
Board Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ahmed Arale
Vice Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Highest compensated employees who are not officers or directors.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Yamoah | Senior Accountant | 40 | $104.6K | $0 | $33.2K | $137.8K |
| Rachel Wax | Senior Director For Programs | 40 | $102.8K | $0 | $19.3K | $122.1K |
Robert Yamoah
Senior Accountant
$137.8K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$104.6K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$33.2K
Rachel Wax
Senior Director For Programs
$122.1K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$102.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$19.3K
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Outterson | Governance Committee Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Quijada | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsay Horikoshi | Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Jose Cisneros - Caceres | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nabeel Akram | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nikolos Oakley | Director |
Beth Outterson
Governance Committee Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Caroline Quijada
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Lindsay Horikoshi
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $1.5M |
| $1.4M |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.5M |
| 2018 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| 2017 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.4M | $1.8M | $1.6M |
| 2016 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M |
| 2015 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M |
| 2014 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| 2013 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| 2012 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1M |
| 2011 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $973.8K |
PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
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| 2020 | 990 | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
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| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Prarthna Desai | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Ford | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Rahaim | Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Maria Jose Cisneros - Caceres
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Nabeel Akram
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Nikolos Oakley
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Prarthna Desai
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Sarah Ford
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Stephen Rahaim
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0