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GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION GRANTS TO LEAS

FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM

NATIONAL PREDICTIVE MODELING TOOL INITIATIVE'S NETWORKING AND FACILITATION OFFICE AND WEBSITE - THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NFO ARE: 1) MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER; 2) FACILITATE AND ENHANCE COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE INITIATIVE AND WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS; 3) ADMINISTER THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE INITIATIVE'S ANNUAL RECOMMENDED RESEARCH PLAN AND BUDGET; AND 4) MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT ALL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

STTR PHASE I: ADVANCING DNA TESTING WITH A NOVEL PLATFORM FOR PROCESSING TOUCH BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT ADDRESSES TWO SOCIETAL ISSUES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL, AND INHERENT HUMAN BIASES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN GATHERING AND PROCESSING EVIDENCE. BACKLOGS IN PROCESSING DNA EVIDENCE CAN LEAD TO EXTENDED JAIL TIME FOR DEFENDANTS UNABLE TO POST BAIL AND MAY VIOLATE THEIR RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT. RAPID ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE SAMPLES CAN FREE UP COURT DOCKETS AND SAVE MONEY FOR INSTITUTIONS HOLDING PEOPLE AWAITING TRIALS DUE TO TESTING BACKLOGS. IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXONERATED BY THE RE-ANALYSIS OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE AFTER SERVING YEARS IN PRISON RISES EVERY YEAR, UNDERSCORING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT TESTING DECISIONS CAN HAVE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. THIS TECHNOLOGY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES TESTED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS BY RAPIDLY IDENTIFYING WHICH SAMPLES MAY BE PROBATIVE TO THE INVESTIGATION AND THUS WARRANT DNA TESTING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT UTILIZES FLOW CYTOMETRY TO ANALYZE NON-GENETIC ATTRIBUTES OF CELL POPULATIONS WITHIN FORENSIC EVIDENCE. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ALLOW FORENSIC LABORATORIES TO RAPIDLY DETERMINE THE PROBATIVE VALUE OF SAMPLES BEFORE DNA PROFILING. MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS WILL COMPARE MORPHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS AND AUTOFLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS RECOVERED FROM ?TOUCH? EPIDERMAL CELLS TO IDENTIFY FEATURES THAT VARY WITH ATTRIBUTES OF THE PERSON WHO DEPOSITED THE CELLS (E.G., CHRONOLOGICAL AGE, BIOLOGICAL SEX, AND/OR ANCESTRY). THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ENABLE FORENSIC LABORATORIES TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY WHICH SAMPLES HAVE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THAT IS PROBATIVE TO THE CASE AND WHICH SAMPLES HAVE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THAT IS UNRELATED. THIS WILL ALLOW LABS TO PRIORITIZE SAMPLES FOR DNA TESTING MORE PRECISELY AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDE KEY CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION FOR THE SAMPLE. BY ALLOCATING RESOURCES MORE EFFICIENTLY, THIS INNOVATION WILL REDUCE COSTS, SPEED UP RESULTS AND REPORTING, AND REDUCE DELAYS IN DNA TESTING TURN-AROUND TIMES. THE SOLUTION WILL ALSO PREVENT UNDUE DELAYS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF CASE ANALYSIS, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS. 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.

NAPPN 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVALS.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RATIONALE: PLANT PHENOTYPING IS AN EMERGING SCIENTIFIC FIELD AND AREA OF PRACTICE THAT DEVELOPS AND UTILIZES TECHNOLOGIES IN IMAGING AND AUTOMATION TO MEASURE PLANT PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH CROP DEVELOPMENT AND CROP PRODUCTION. THE 2025 NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PHENOTYPING NETWORK (NAPPN) ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN A HYBRID FORMAT FROM FEBRUARY 25-27 2025. THE NAPPN CONFERENCE IS THE LARGEST MEETING THAT AIMS TO ACCELERATE U.S. RESEARCH IN THE EMERGING INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF PLANT PHENOTYPING. DEVELOPING A STRONG NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS ACROSS CAREER STAGES BENEFITS A LARGE NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS.GOALS: THE NAPPN CONFERENCE WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING TO REACH WIDER COMMUNITIES AND ENABLE ATTENDANCE BY EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS. GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO COVER THE COST OF PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES AND SUPPORT ATTENDANCE (VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON) WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE BY A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS.OBJECTIVES: THE MEETING WILL: 1) REPRESENT THE DIVERSE NATURE OF PLANT PHENOTYPING THROUGH SELECTED TALKS; 2) HIGHLIGHT AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS TO NETWORK AT IN-PERSON HUBS; 3) STRENGTHEN THE NAPPN COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS NETWORKING EVENTS AND AFFINITY GROUP MEETINGS; AND 4) FINALIZE AND APPROVE A STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE NAPPN SUSTAINABLE.APPROACH: OUR INNOVATIVE MEETING STRUCTURE WILL BLEND COMPONENTS OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS. PARTICIPANTS CAN JOIN AS INDIVIDUALS ONLINE OR PARTICIPATE AS PART OF A REGIONAL HUB. MEETING HUBS WILL SERVE AS A LOCATION TO VIEW LIVE STREAMING CONTENT FOLLOWED BY IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES. THE CONFERENCE WILL STIMULATE INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS AND IDENTIFY KEY CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD.IMPACT AND OUTCOMES: THIS MEETING WILL HIGHLIGHT PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS THAT ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND TO GROW AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY AROUND A RESEARCH AREA IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE.

NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PHENOTYPING NETWORK - EXTEND POP; REVISE ATTACHMENT 1. TITLE: ''DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING THE PLANT PHENOMICS COMMUNITY: SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 CONFERENCE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PHENOTYPING NETWORK''

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)

NORTH AMERICAN P1ANT PHENOTYPINQ NETWORK: NEW CONNECT AWARD. TITLE: ''DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING THE PLANT PHENOMICS COMMUNITY: SUPPORT FOR THE 2021 NAPPN ANNUAL CONFERENCE'' THIS FIXED-AMOUNT GRANT SUPPORTS THE VIRTUAL 2021 NAPPN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO ACCELERATE U.S. RESEARCH IN PLANT PHENOTYPING.