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-UNDER TREATY NO. 72-5000-1999-TR.-PREVENTION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE RINDERPEST AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. AMENDMENT IN 1974 ESTABLISHED

UNDER TREATY NO. 72-5000-1999-TR.-PREVENTION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE RINDERPEST AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. AMENDMENT IN 1974 ESTABLISHED

UNDER TREATY NO. 72-5000-1999-TR.-PREVENTION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE RINDERPEST AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. AMENDMENT IN 1974 ESTABLISHED

AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION'S (EDA) $750 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN TRAVEL, TOURISM & OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES $510 MILLION IN STATE TOURISM GRANTS AND $240 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE TOURISM GRANTS, THIS INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT MARKETING, INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND OTHER PROJECTS TO REJUVENATE SAFE LEISURE, BUSINESS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.

PILOT BROADBAND 100% GRANT- RBS REDG SUB ACCOUNT SEC. 762- GRANT

SEC. 779 BB RECONNECT CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECON SECURITY (CARES) - GRANTS

MALAWI NATIONAL INTEGRATED DRONE LOGISTICS NETWORK

PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT

REAL-TIME PCR DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR GIARDIA AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM

ARVO ANNUAL MEETING

VTE DESALINATION PILOT TEST AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

COMBINATION WATER & WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - 09/10 MULTI-YEAR STIMULUS

AWARDING OF TRAVEL GRANTS TO EARLY-CAREER CLINICIAN SCIENTISTS TO ATTEND THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING (2018-2022).

"PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR COMBAT-RELATED TRAUMATIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY"

SBIR PHASE I: NEURAL HAPTICS FOR NEXT-GENERATION WEARABLES -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE 1 PROJECT IS TO PROPEL NOVEL HAPTIC TECHNOLOGY TOWARDS COMMERCIAL USE IN THE SPATIAL COMPUTING INDUSTRY. TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS USE HEAD WORN DEVICES BUT ARE NOT AS WIDELY ADOPTED AS MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES LIKE CELL PHONES DUE TO POOR USER EXPERIENCE FROM A LACK OF TOUCH. NEURAL HAPTICS ARE A NOVEL TECHNIQUE TO CREATE THE SENSE OF TOUCH USING WEARABLES LIKE RINGS AND WATCHES. THE SMART WATCH AND SMART RING MARKET SEGMENTS ENCOMPASS MORE THAN $30 BILLION DOLLARS. NEURAL HAPTICS LEVERAGE DECADES OF RESEARCH ON NEURAL INTERFACES AND HOW TO STIMULATE THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TO TRICK THE BRAIN INTO FEELING THINGS THAT AREN?T THERE. THIS BACKGROUND AND PATENT PORTFOLIO PRODUCES A DURABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. THE BUSINESS MODEL ENTAILS THE SALE OF A CUSTOM CHIPSET AND SOFTWARE LICENSING. THE SMART RING MARKET WILL BE REACHED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE SMART WATCH MARKET. THE POTENTIAL BROAD IMPACT BY YEAR THREE OF PRODUCTION OF NEURAL HAPTICS WILL WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF NEURAL HAPTICS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND THEREFORE LOWER POWER, MORE INFORMATIVE, AND MORE SEAMLESS INTERACTIONS IN SPATIAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE 1 PROJECT PROMOTES NOVEL NEUROSCIENCE TECHNIQUES LIKE PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL SENSATIONS. NEURAL HAPTICS USES WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES FOR NEUROMODULATION FROM THE FIELDS OF REHABILITATION AND NEUROSCIENCE BUT DEPLOYS THOSE TECHNIQUES INTO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS LIKE SMART RINGS AND WATCHES. NEURAL HAPTICS PROVIDE NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES TO TRADITIONAL MECHANICAL ACTUATORS (E.G., VIBRATION FROM A CELL PHONE) INCLUDING FIVE TIMES LOWER POWER, NO MOVING PARTS, AND BEST IN CLASS LATENCIES. HOWEVER, NEURAL HAPTICS CURRENTLY HAVE THE TECHNICAL HURDLE OF RELYING ON HIGH VOLTAGES (200V) TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL NEURAL ACTIVITY DUE TO HIGH SKIN IMPEDANCES. THE GOALS OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON STUDYING THE WAY NEURAL HAPTIC DESIGN ELEMENTS CAN REDUCE THE SKIN IMPEDANCE AND THEREBY REDUCE VOLTAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEURAL HAPTIC TECHNOLOGY. THE AIMS OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH INCLUDE: 1) CHARACTERIZATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION PERFORMANCE ACROSS CONTACT SHAPE, CONTACT MATERIALS, AND SKIN PRESSURE, 2) IMPROVED NEUROSTIMULATION PERFORMANCE THROUGH OPTIMAL NEURAL HAPTIC RING DESIGN THE ANTICIPATED TECHNICAL RESULTS INCLUDE VALIDATION OF AN OPTIMAL NEURAL HAPTIC RING DESIGN INCLUDING CONTACT SHAPE, MATERIALS, AND SKIN PRESSURE SPECIFICATIONS. THESE RESULTS WILL ENABLE FURTHER MINIATURIZATION INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF A CUSTOM APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CHIP (ASIC). 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.

SBIR PHASE I: CORNEAL TISSUE RESTORATION WITH ENGINEERED TISSUE -THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT INCLUDES REDUCES THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF CORNEA BLINDNESS AND ADVANCES THE MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE US. VISION LOSS COSTS COMMUNITIES IN LOST WAGES AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IN 2018, THE COMBINED COST FOR BLINDNESS AND MSVI (MODERATE AND SEVERE VISION IMPAIRMENT) WAS $55.51 BILLION IN NORTH AMERICA. BY PROVIDING A TREATMENT FOR CORNEA BLINDNESS EQUIVALENT TO S DONOR CORNEA, THIS INNOVATION WOULD HELP RESTORE THE VISION OF PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CORNEAL BLINDNESS, IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, AND LOWER THE BURDEN ON THEIR CARETAKERS. IN ADDITION, BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE GENERAL PROCESS OF TISSUE ENGINEERING, THE ENGINEERED CORNEA WILL HELP FOSTER RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ALTERNATIVES TO DONOR TISSUES, WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERED CORNEA WOULD ALSO HELP ADVANCE THE POSITION OF THE US IN THE CORNEA REPLACEMENT MATERIAL FIELD AND MORE GENERALLY IN THE ENGINEERED TISSUE RESEARCH FIELD AND COULD RESULT IN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, THEREFORE INCREASING US COMPETITIVENESS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT CREATES A NOVEL ACELLULAR POLYMER MEMBRANE FOR USE AS A CORNEA SUBSTITUTE. THE ARTIFICIAL CORNEA WILL DIFFERENTIATE ITSELF FROM OTHER ARTIFICIAL CORNEA OPTIONS BY OFFERING A TRUE ALTERNATIVE TO DONOR CORNEA FOR FULL THICKNESS CORNEA REPLACEMENT (ALSO KNOWN AS PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY). THE ARTIFICIAL CORNEA WILL CONSIST OF A CROSSLINKED POLYMER MEMBRANE THAT WILL PROVIDE BIOCOMPATIBILITY WITH OCULAR TISSUES AND SUTURABILITY SIMILAR TO A DONOR CORNEA. IN ADDITION, SPECIFIC SURFACE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE MEMBRANE TO MAINTAIN ITS OPTICAL CLARITY, BY PREVENTING THE ADHESION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS. THESE MODIFICATIONS WILL ENABLE SECURE INTEGRATION INTO THE PATIENT?S EYE. THE NEW MATERIALS WILL BE AESTHETICALLY EQUIVALENT TO EXISTING DONOR CORNEA. BY CONTRAST TO CURRENT ARTIFICIAL CORNEA OPTIONS, THE ARTIFICIAL CORNEA AIMS TO PROVIDE A TRUE REPLACEMENT TO DONOR CORNEA THAT CAN BE USED AS A STANDARD OF CARE TREATMENT FOR FULL THICKNESS CORNEA REPLACEMENT, WITHOUT THE RISKS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DONOR CORNEA TISSUE AND WITHOUT THE NEED FOR REFRIGERATION OR COMPLICATED TRANSPORT LOGISTICS. 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.

-UNDER TREATY NO. 72-5000-1999-TR.-PREVENTION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, RINDERPEST, AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. AMENDMENT IN 1974 ESTABLISHED

STTR PHASE I: DESIGNER PEPTIDE OPSONINS AGAINST COVID-19

CREATION OF STANDARDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC FOR ENTERI

VTE DESALINATION PILOT TEST AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

-UNDER TREATY NO. 72-5000-1999-TR.-PREVENTION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, RINDERPEST, AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. AMENDMENT IN 1974 ESTABLISHED

HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTI-EFFECT DISTILLATION PROJECT

VERTICAL TUBE EVAPORATOR (VTE) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

DISSEMINATING COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF REAL-WORLD GLAUCOMA TREATMENTS TH

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

SBIR PHASE I: STANDARDIZING MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING USING SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

BAROMETRIC EVAPORATOR PILOT PROJECT

SALTON SEAWATER VERTICAL TUBE EVAPORATION AND BRINE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASIA-ARVO TRAVEL AWARDS AND SYMPOSIUM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

DICKEY FARMS, INC - PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND SAFETY GRANTS PROGRAM APPLICATION

MULTI-YR CONTIN EDD PLNG

THIS INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT MARKETING, INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND OTHER PROJECTS TO REJUVENATE SAFE LEISURE, BUSINESS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.

SUPPORTING THE CONFERENCE WITH FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS COVERING ATTENDANCE AND ASSOCIATED TRAVELLING COSTS; THREE FROM SAMOA AND TWO FROM COOK ISLANDS

RECONNECT TREAS RATE 50-50 LOAN-GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVEST AND JOBS ACT GRANT

BAROMETRIC EVAPORATOR DESALINATION PROJECT