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AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA IS RECEIVING A $3,000,000 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD TO CONSTRUCT A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED COMMERCIAL SPACE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE PRESSING NEED FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COUNTY FOLLOWING THE RECENT CLOSURE OF THE COUNTY'S LARGEST EMPLOYER, THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER. THIS CENTER EMPLOYED 2,400 PEOPLE AND WAS CLOSED ON JUNE 30, 2020. ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER LARGE COUNTY EMPLOYER, SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE, RECENTLY REDUCED STAFF FROM 333 TO 188 EMPLOYEES. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE 45 NEW JOBS, RETAIN 24 JOBS, AND HAS A PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $3,250,000. THREE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY COMPANIES NTEND TO LOCATE IN THE BUILDING ONCE COMPLETED. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE HIGH-QUALITY JOB GROWTH, CREATE ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED INDUSTRIES AND INNOVATIVE SUPPLY CHAINS.

AMHERST H. WILDER FOUNDATION: IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF CCBHC SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES VIA DIRECT SERVICES AND PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION IN MINNESOTA - THROUGH A FY24-27 CCBHC IA GRANT, WILDER WILL IMPROVE ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN RAMSEY COUNTY, MN WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL DISPARITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES – ESPECIALLY CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC CARE. WILDER’S PROJECT WILL PRIORITIZE RESIDENTS WHO ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, SPEAK A PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, AND/OR ARE FROM CULTURAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES, WITH SPECIFIC EFFORTS TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, EAST AFRICAN, AFGHAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL REACH 2,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND 3,500 CLIENTS TOTAL. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES FINANCIAL, CULTURAL, AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND OVERALL ACCESSIBILITY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO CLIENTS’ NEEDS, INCLUDING HIGH-ACUITY CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS, COMORBID PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND COINCIDING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (E.G. HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, IMMIGRATION BENEFITS, CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, AND FOOD ACCESS CONCERNS). OUR PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUR CCBHCS IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY: - EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF CORE CCBHC SERVICES BY GROWING OUR PROVIDER BASE, DIVERSIFYING PROVIDER TYPES, AND OFFERING UNCOMPENSATED CARE COVERAGE FOR CLIENTS - REFINE POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES AND CARE MANAGEMENT PATHWAYS BY IMPROVING OUR PATIENT HEALTH REGISTRY, ANALYZING TRENDS, AND SUPPORTING CLINICIANS IN DATA-DRIVEN CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING - REDESIGN CARE COORDINATION PROCESSES AND IMPLEMENTATION BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY TO INFORM MEANINGFUL, WHOLE-FAMILY, MULTILINGUAL/MULTICULTURAL CARE COORDINATION NEEDS AND SHAPING OUR ASSESSMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, REFERRALS, AND FOLLOW-UPS ON THIS BASIS. - DEEPEN INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORKFORCE, TO REFLECT THESE NEWLY-IMPROVED STRATEGIES FOR CARE AND TO INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO TRAIN AND TEAM COLLABORATIVELY/INTERPROFESSIONALLY THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: 1. INCREASE CAPACITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CLIENTS IN RAMSEY COUNTY TO REDUCE CURRENT DISPARITIES IN ACCESS AMONG OUR FOCUS POPULATION. A. BY END OF Y2, WILDER WILL INCREASE CLINICAL STAFF CAPACITY FROM 120 TO 134 FTES AND AT LEAST 50% OF NEW STAFF WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR FOCUS POPULATION. B. BY END OF Y2, WILDER WILL HAVE EIGHT FTE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS/CULTURAL BROKERS (WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR FTE) AND 75% WILL REPRESENT OUR FOCUS POPULATION. C. BY END OF Y4, WILDER WILL INCREASE CAPACITY FROM 48,824 TO 54,683 CCBHC ENCOUNTERS ANNUALLY (12% INCREASE) WITH 75% SERVING OUR FOCUS POPULATION. D. BY END OF Y4, WILDER WILL SUPPORT UNCOMPENSATED CARE COSTS OF >3,500 CCBHC ENCOUNTERS FOR ~500 INDIVIDUALS WITH 75% FROM OUR FOCUS POPULATION. 2. INCREASE AND IMPROVE CARE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION PRACTICES TO REDUCE OUTCOME DISPARITIES AMONG HIGH-COMPLEXITY/ACUITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLIENTS IN OUR FOCUS POPULATION. A. BY END OF Y1, 90% OF CLIENTS WILL HAVE CURRENT CMS SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH SCREENS AND FOLLOW-UP PLANS IN PLACE FOR CLIENT-PRIORITIZED SOCIAL NEEDS. B. BY END OF Y2, 65% OF DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WILL USE DATA FROM A REFINED POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND CARE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY TO INFORM THEIR CLIENT CARE, DOCUMENTED IN EHR AND MEASURED BY MANAGEMENT CASE AUDITS. C. BY END OF Y3, 75% OF DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WILL USE NEW CARE COORDINATION PATHWAYS IN CLIENT CARE, DOCUMENTED IN EHR AND MEASURED BY MANAGEMENT CASE AUDITS. D. BY END OF Y3, 75% OF CLIENTS WILL SELF-REPORT THAT THEIR WHOLE-FAMILY CARE IS BEING SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED. E. BY END OF Y4, 75% OF CLIENTS WILL MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE FUNCTIONING AS COMPARED TO THEIR PREVIOUS MEASUREMENT.

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DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO AMHERST COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO STABILIZE THE JAMES RIVER BANK AS DIRECTED IN THE 2023 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE THE EXECUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STABILIZATION PROJECT ALONG THE JAMES RIVER IN AMHERST COUNTY, VA. WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF: A TWO PHASE APPROACH USING ROCK/RIPRAP TO STABILIZE THE RIVERBANK. PHASE I PROPOSES STABILIZING 420 LINEAR FEET, WHILE PHASE II CONTINUES TO USE THIS APPROACH FOR 1,600 ADDITIONAL LINEAR FEET ALONG THE RIVERBANK. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PREVENTION OF FURTHER EROSION OF THE JAMES RIVER BANK AND LIMIT EXPOSURE/DAMAGE OF THE SEWER LINE ALONG THE RIVER. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE STABILIZATION OF THE RIVERBANK. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF AMHERST COUNTY AND ALL THOSE WHO USE THE SARA LU CHRISTIAN WALKING TRAIL.

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RESISTANCE VARIATION TO ENDEMIC DISEASE AS A RISK FACTOR TO NEW DISEASE EMERGENCE

INHIBITOR-SENSITIVE PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASES

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TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY ACT BLOCK GRANT FOR ARRA FUNDING. NEW AWARD FOR TOWN OF AMHERST, NY.

PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUILDING, BUYING, AND/OR REHABILITATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENT OR HOMEOWNERSHIP OR PROVIDING DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. THE HOME PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 THROUGH TITLE II OF THE CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT (NAHA). SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE HOME PROGRAM HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $39 BILLION TO CREATE OVER 1,350,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 375,000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. HOME FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), WHICH IN TURN DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT QUALIFY AS PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS. FORTY PERCENT OF HOME FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO STATES AND 60 PERCENT ARE ALLOCATED TO LOCALITIES. CURRENT HOME AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOME FUNDS ARE USED TO FINANCE A WIDE VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REHABILITATION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING; ASSISTANCE TO HOMEBUYERS; ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF RENTAL HOUSING; AND TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS THAT USE HOME FUNDING MUST MEET CERTAIN INCOME TARGETING AND AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS. HOME ASSISTED HOUSING MUST ALSO MEET CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF AFFORDABILITY AND MUST CONTINUE TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR 5, 10, 15, OR 20 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE USED AND THE AMOUNT OF HOME FUNDING CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS (PJS) CAN UNDERTAKE HOME PROJECTS DIRECTLY OR PROVIDE HOME FUNDS TO DEVELOPERS OR OWNERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR OTHER PARTNERS. HOME FUNDS ARE TYPICALLY PROVIDED AS GRANTS, VARIOUS TYPES OF LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES TO LENDING ORGANIZATIONS, INTEREST RATE SUBSIDIES, OR EQUITY INVESTMENTS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BASED ON THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN A FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SUBMITTED TO HUD, PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS USE HOME FUNDS TO ACQUIRE OWNER OR RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING IN STANDARD CONDITION TO BE OCCUPIED BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; NEWLY CONSTRUCT OR REHABILITATE AFFORDABLE RENTAL OR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING, PROVIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOMEBUYERS, AND/OR PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. BY STATUTE, EACH PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MUST RESERVE AT LEAST 15 PERCENT OF ITS HOME FUNDING FOR PROJECTS OWNED, DEVELOPED, OR SPONSORED BY COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (CHDOS). ADDITIONALLY, A PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MAY USE UP TO 10 PERCENT OF ITS HOME ALLOCATION FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. THE QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM CHANGE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN BE TRACKED VIA THE HOME NATIONAL PRODUCTION REPORT. THIS MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SUMMARY REPORT OF HOME DATA BY FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FY) INCLUDES: ALLOCATIONS, COMMITMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, LEVERAGING RATIOS, LOW-INCOME BENEFIT, COMMITTED FUNDS BY ACTIVITY TYPE, AND HOME COST PER UNIT BY TENURE AND ACTIVITY TYPE. THE MONTHLY REPORT CAN BE REVIEWED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/HOME/HOME-NATIONAL-PRODUCTION-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ALL HOME ASSISTED HOUSING UNITS MUST BENEFIT HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 80 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. ADDITIONALLY, 90 PERCENT OF OCCUPANTS OF HOME ASSISTED RENTAL UNITS AND HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE MUST HAVE INCOMES AT OR BELOW 60 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HOME FUNDS ARE OFTEN USED TO ASSIST PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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SOUTH CAROLINA CYBER GRIND

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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.

TAS::89 0222::TAS PIONEER VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE PROGRAM IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM; PI: LAWRENCE SCHWARTZ

THE FY 2023 COPS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (TEP) IS AN INVITATION-ONLY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING CRIME. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH IMPROVE POLICE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE FLOW OF INFORMATION AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. FUNDING SHALL BE USED FOR THE PROJECTS, AND IN THE AMOUNTS, SPECIFIED UNDER THE HEADING COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS/ COPS LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT DIVISION B, WHICH IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO PUBLIC LAW 117-328.

PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUILDING, BUYING, AND/OR REHABILITATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENT OR HOMEOWNERSHIP OR PROVIDING DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. THE HOME PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 THROUGH TITLE II OF THE CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT (NAHA). SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE HOME PROGRAM HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $41BILLION TO CREATE OVER 1,388,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 422,000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. HOME FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), WHICH IN TURN DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT QUALIFY AS PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS. FORTY PERCENT OF HOME FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO STATES AND 60 PERCENT ARE ALLOCATED TO LOCALITIES. CURRENT HOME AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOME FUNDS ARE USED TO FINANCE A WIDE VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REHABILITATION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING; ASSISTANCE TO HOMEBUYERS; ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF RENTAL HOUSING; AND TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS THAT USE HOME FUNDING MUST MEET CERTAIN INCOME TARGETING AND AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS. HOME ASSISTED HOUSING MUST ALSO MEET CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF AFFORDABILITY AND MUST CONTINUE TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR 5, 10, 15, OR 20 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE USED AND THE AMOUNT OF HOME FUNDING CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS (PJS) CAN UNDERTAKE HOME PROJECTS DIRECTLY OR PROVIDE HOME FUNDS TO DEVELOPERS OR OWNERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR OTHER PARTNERS. HOME FUNDS ARE TYPICALLY PROVIDED AS GRANTS, VARIOUS TYPES OF LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES TO LENDING ORGANIZATIONS, INTEREST RATE SUBSIDIES, OR EQUITY INVESTMENTS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BASED ON THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN A FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SUBMITTED TO HUD, PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS USE HOME FUNDS TO ACQUIRE OWNER OR RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING IN STANDARD CONDITION TO BE OCCUPIED BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; NEWLY CONSTRUCT OR REHABILITATE AFFORDABLE RENTAL OR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING, PROVIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOMEBUYERS, AND/OR PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. BY STATUTE, EACH PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MUST RESERVE AT LEAST 15 PERCENT OF ITS HOME FUNDING FOR PROJECTS OWNED, DEVELOPED, OR SPONSORED BY COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (CHDOS). ADDITIONALLY, A PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MAY USE UP TO 10 PERCENT OF ITS HOME ALLOCATION FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. THE QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM CHANGE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN BE TRACKED VIA THE HOME NATIONAL PRODUCTION REPORT. THIS MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SUMMARY REPORT OF HOME DATA BY FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FY) INCLUDES: ALLOCATIONS, COMMITMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, LEVERAGING RATIOS, LOW-INCOME BENEFIT, COMMITTED FUNDS BY ACTIVITY TYPE, AND HOME COST PER UNIT BY TENURE AND ACTIVITY TYPE. THE MONTHLY REPORT CAN BE REVIEWED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/HOME/HOME-NATIONAL-PRODUCTION-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ALL HOME ASSISTED HOUSING UNITS MUST BENEFIT HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 80 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. ADDITIONALLY, 90 PERCENT OF OCCUPANTS OF HOME ASSISTED RENTAL UNITS AND HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE MUST HAVE INCOMES AT OR BELOW 60 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HOME FUNDS ARE OFTEN USED TO ASSIST PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUILDING, BUYING, AND/OR REHABILITATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENT OR HOMEOWNERSHIP OR PROVIDING DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. THE HOME PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 THROUGH TITLE II OF THE CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT (NAHA). SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE HOME PROGRAM HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $40 BILLION TO CREATE OVER 1,374,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 405,000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. HOME FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), WHICH IN TURN DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT QUALIFY AS PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS. FORTY PERCENT OF HOME FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO STATES AND 60 PERCENT ARE ALLOCATED TO LOCALITIES. CURRENT HOME AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOME FUNDS ARE USED TO FINANCE A WIDE VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REHABILITATION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING; ASSISTANCE TO HOMEBUYERS; ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF RENTAL HOUSING; AND TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS THAT USE HOME FUNDING MUST MEET CERTAIN INCOME TARGETING AND AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS. HOME ASSISTED HOUSING MUST ALSO MEET CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF AFFORDABILITY AND MUST CONTINUE TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR 5, 10, 15, OR 20 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE USED AND THE AMOUNT OF HOME FUNDING CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS (PJS) CAN UNDERTAKE HOME PROJECTS DIRECTLY OR PROVIDE HOME FUNDS TO DEVELOPERS OR OWNERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR OTHER PARTNERS. HOME FUNDS ARE TYPICALLY PROVIDED AS GRANTS, VARIOUS TYPES OF LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES TO LENDING ORGANIZATIONS, INTEREST RATE SUBSIDIES, OR EQUITY INVESTMENTS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BASED ON THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN A FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SUBMITTED TO HUD, PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS USE HOME FUNDS TO ACQUIRE OWNER OR RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING IN STANDARD CONDITION TO BE OCCUPIED BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; NEWLY CONSTRUCT OR REHABILITATE AFFORDABLE RENTAL OR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING, PROVIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOMEBUYERS, AND/OR PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. BY STATUTE, EACH PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MUST RESERVE AT LEAST 15 PERCENT OF ITS HOME FUNDING FOR PROJECTS OWNED, DEVELOPED, OR SPONSORED BY COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (CHDOS). ADDITIONALLY, A PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION MAY USE UP TO 10 PERCENT OF ITS HOME ALLOCATION FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. THE QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM CHANGE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN BE TRACKED VIA THE HOME NATIONAL PRODUCTION REPORT. THIS MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SUMMARY REPORT OF HOME DATA BY FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FY) INCLUDES: ALLOCATIONS, COMMITMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, LEVERAGING RATIOS, LOW-INCOME BENEFIT, COMMITTED FUNDS BY ACTIVITY TYPE, AND HOME COST PER UNIT BY TENURE AND ACTIVITY TYPE. THE MONTHLY REPORT CAN BE REVIEWED AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/HOME/HOME-NATIONAL-PRODUCTION-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ALL HOME ASSISTED HOUSING UNITS MUST BENEFIT HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 80 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. ADDITIONALLY, 90 PERCENT OF OCCUPANTS OF HOME ASSISTED RENTAL UNITS AND HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE MUST HAVE INCOMES AT OR BELOW 60 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HOME FUNDS ARE OFTEN USED TO ASSIST PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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AMHERST UMASS AND HADLEY ARE CONTIGUOUS COMMUNITIES WITH A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND STALKING AGAINST WOMEN BY STRENGTHENING RESPONSE PLANS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

TAS::89 0222::TAS; NEW; PIONEER VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; PAUL FRIEDMANN, PI

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MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN INTEGRATED ZEISS 980 MICROSCOPE WITH AIRYSCAN 2 AND FCS TO ADVANCE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, INCLUSIVE TEACHING, AND OUTREACH AT AMHERST COLLEGE

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HOME INVESTMENT CPD

CAREER: IMPACT OF HOST RADIATION ON GENOME EVOLUTION IN PARASITES: MICROBOTRYUM HYBRIDS ON THE CARYOPHYLLACEAE

HOME INVESTMENT CPD

RUI: FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS AND QUANTUM DYNAMICS IN MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS

MRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF A PULSE ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER FOR RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY -THIS AWARD IS JOINTLY SUPPORTED BY THE MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI) PROGRAM, THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM, AND THE MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. AMHERST COLLEGE IS ACQUIRING A PULSE ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE (EPR) SPECTROMETER TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH OF JACOB OLSHANSKY IN THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, JONATHAN FRIEDMAN IN THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT, AND NUMEROUS USERS FROM A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS. EPR IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR PROBING SYSTEMS WITH UNPAIRED ELECTRONS, SUCH AS ORGANIC RADICALS OR METAL COMPLEXES. INTEREST IN THIS TECHNIQUE HAS GROWN IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO ITS USEFULNESS TO MANY QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE (QIS) TECHNOLOGIES. SPECIFICALLY, QUANTUM MECHANICAL SPIN IS THE CRITICAL COMPONENT IN MANY PROPOSED QUANTUM BITS (QUBITS), AND THIS SPIN CAN READILY BE MEASURED AND MANIPULATED WITH PULSE EPR TECHNIQUES. THIS INSTRUMENT IS THEREFORE WELL-POSITIONED TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN MATERIALS RELEVANT TO QIS WHILE SERVING AS A PLATFORM TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENTISTS. THIS EPR SPECTROMETER IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR A NEW EPR USER FACILITY THAT SERVES THE WIDER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, INCLUDING FOUR PREDOMINANTLY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS AND THREE R1 INSTITUTIONS. ALTHOUGH A CRITICAL PRIORITY OF THIS FACILITY IS SERVING QIS RESEARCHERS, IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCHERS EXPLORING MECHANISMS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER RESEARCH AREAS. THE FACILITY PRIORITIZES TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS THROUGH BOTH ON-SITE INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE RESOURCES. THE ACQUISITION OF THIS INSTRUMENT SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND NATIONALLY. CONTINUOUS WAVE EPR IS USED BY RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN RADICAL INTERMEDIATES WITHIN ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS AND IS EMPLOYED IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTIONAL LABS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH PULSE EPR CAPABILITIES WHICH ALLOW FOR SPIN STATE MANIPULATION AND THE PROBING OF SPIN DYNAMICS. THIS CAPABILITY IS USED TO EXPLORE INORGANIC COMPLEXES AS POTENTIAL QUBITS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON RARE-EARTH MATERIALS AND COMPLEXES THAT MAY SUPPORT CLOCK TRANSITIONS. FURTHERMORE, PULSE EPR CAN BE USED TO PROBE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF BIOMOLECULES THROUGH SPIN LABELS. FINALLY, THIS INSTRUMENT IS EQUIPPED WITH A PULSED LASER THAT ENABLES LIGHT-INDUCED TRANSIENT AND PULSE EPR. THIS TECHNIQUE, A NOTABLY RARE CAPABILITY NATIONWIDE, ALLOWS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTOGENERATED SPINS. RESEARCHERS USE THIS CAPABILITY TO EXPLORE PHOTOGENERATED SPIN-QUBIT PAIRS, SPIN STATES RESULTANT FROM TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION AND SINGLET FISSION, AND SPIN STATES WITHIN LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES. 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.

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

ENTITLED CITIES

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

MRI-R2: ACQUISITION OF A PROTON TRANSFER REACTION TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNER PLAN

CAREER: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS THROUGH PRECISION MEASUREMENTS OF TRAPPED CHARGED PARTICLES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

ENTITLED CITIES

ENTITLED CITIES

PM: RUI: SEARCHING FOR OPTICAL CYCLING IN TLF AND LONG-RANGE SPIN-SPIN INTERACTIONS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

RUI: PM: OPTICAL MOLECULAR CLOCKS FOR NEW PHYSICS SEARCHES -SOME ATOMS AND MOLECULES POSSESS QUANTUM STATES WITH PROPERTIES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY WELL-SUITED TO USE IN TIMEKEEPING, QUANTUM INFORMATION, OR TESTS OF PHYSICAL LAWS. THIS AWARD FOCUSES ON MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS ? WHERE THE ATOMIC NUCLEI STRETCH AND COMPRESS THE CHEMICAL BOND. THE PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO USE MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS AS PRECISE FREQUENCY REFERENCES (THAT IS AS GOOD CLOCKS) AND IS A STEPPING STONE ON THE WAY TOWARDS SEARCHING FOR CHANGES IN THE BASIC PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF NATURE (SUCH AS HOW MANY TIMES HEAVIER THE PROTON IS THAN THE ELECTRON). SUCH CHANGES ARE PREDICTED BY SOME MODELS OF QUANTUM GRAVITY OR DARK MATTER, BUT NONE HAVE YET BEEN OBSERVED IN THE LAB. THIS RESEARCH TAKES PLACE AT A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK. THE PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE CAREER OF A POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, THIS WORK DEVELOPS SKILLS IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE TO A WIDE ARRAY OF FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THIS AWARD ENABLES INVESTIGATION OF LASER-DRIVEN VIBRATIONAL TRANSITIONS IN MOLECULAR IONS. THE PARTICULAR TRANSITION HERE ? FROM THE GROUND VIBRATIONAL STATE TO A VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED STATE IN THE DIATOMIC OXYGEN MOLECULAR CATION ? HAS A NARROW NATURAL LINEWIDTH, HIGH SENSITIVITY TO CHANGING FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS, AND LONG-TERM PROSPECTS AS AN OPTICAL MOLECULAR CLOCK. THE NONPOLAR NATURE OF THE MOLECULE SUPPRESSES SYSTEMATIC SHIFTS RELATED TO ELECTRIC FIELDS, SUCH AS AC STARK SHIFTS AND BLACKBODY RADIATION. MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS HOLD GREAT PROMISE FOR NEXT-GENERATION SEARCHES FOR DRIFTS OR OSCILLATIONS IN THE PROTON-TO-ELECTRON MASS RATIO. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE PI?S EXPERIENCE WITH TRAPPED CHARGED PARTICLES AS WELL AS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRODUCING QUANTUM-STATE-SELECTED MOLECULAR IONS. THESE IONS WILL BE LOADED INTO A TRAP AND SYMPATHETICALLY COOLED WITH CO-TRAPPED ATOMIC IONS. THE TRAPPING ENABLES LONG PROBE TIMES, WHICH WILL BE NEEDED TO PRECISELY DETERMINE THE TRANSITION FREQUENCY AND TO DEMONSTRATE A PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE SEARCH FOR VARIATION IN THE PROTON-TO-ELECTRON MASS RATIO. SUCH A SEARCH IS A PROBE OF ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS, NEW SCALAR FIELDS, AND ULTRALIGHT DARK MATTER. 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.

CELL CYCLE REGULATION OF POLARITY PROTEINS IN PROLIFERATING EPITHELIA - PROJECT SUMMARY EPITHELIA ARE POLARIZED LAYERS OF ADHERENT CELLS AND THE FIRST ORGANIZED ASSEMBLIES TO EMERGE DURING ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT. AS THEY CONSTITUTE THE SCAFFOLDS OF MOST ORGANS, THEY UNDERGO EXTENSIVE REMODELING AND PROLIFERATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL. A LONG-STANDING QUESTION IS HOW PROLIFERATING CELLS MAINTAIN THEIR EPITHELIAL ORGANIZATION. LOSS OF BOTH CELL CYCLE CONTROL AND EPITHELIAL ORGANIZATION RESULT IN TISSUE DEFORMATIONS AND EPITHELIAL CANCERS. LOSS OF CELL POLARITY, IN PARTICULAR, IS ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT CAUSES OF EPITHELIAL DISORGANIZATION. OUR CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT EPITHELIAL POLARITY IS UNDER CELL CYCLE CONTROL. WORK ON PROLIFERATIVE EPITHELIA OF THE SEA ANEMONE NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS HAS SHOWN THAT POLARITY PROTEINS OSCILLATE ON AND OFF THE APICAL DOMAIN IN CONCERT WITH THE CELL CYCLE. DISCOVERY OF SIMILAR POLARITY OSCILLATIONS IN VARIOUS EPITHELIA SUGGEST THAT CELL CYCLE REGULATION OF EPITHELIAL POLARITY IS BROADLY CONSERVED. HOWEVER, VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE EPITHELIAL POLARITY OSCILLATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN TISSUE HOMEOSTASIS. I PROPOSE TO USE THE EARLY DEVELOPING EMBRYOS OF NEMATOSTELLA TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE CELL CYCLE REGULATES EPITHELIAL POLARITY. NEMATOSTELLA EMBRYOS FORM POLARIZED LAYERS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW CLEAVAGES AND MAINTAIN THIS ORGANIZATION DURING SUBSEQUENT SYNCHRONOUS CELL DIVISIONS. IMAGING AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL APPROACHES WILL ALLOW US TO: [1] DISSECT WHETHER AND HOW THE CELL CYCLE MACHINERY DIRECTLY MODIFIES APICAL POLARITY PROTEINS, AND [2] DETERMINE HOW MITOTIC CHANGES IN CYTOSKELETAL ORGANIZATION CONTROL APICAL PROTEIN OSCILLATIONS. THE MECHANISMS WE WILL UNCOVER ARE LIKELY TO BE BROADLY APPLICABLE IN OTHER ANIMALS AND RELEVANT FOR HUMAN EPITHELIA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED DISEASES. .

MANIFOLD GREATNESS: THE CREATION AND AFTERLIFE OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE

ENTITLED CITIES

AMHERST TASK FORCE FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITY*HEALTHY YOUTH

RUI: ARCHITECTURE AND EVOLUTION OF A CONSERVED BACTERIAL REGULATORY PATHWAY THAT INFLUENCES HOST AND MICROBE CARBON METABOLISM

RUI: TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN SPINOR BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

INVESTIGATING THE REGULATION OF PI(3,4)P2 IN MIGRATING CELLS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO ELUCIDATE THE MECHANISM OF PI(3,4)P2'S ROLE IN MIGRATION. PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS SERVE AS CRITICAL MEDIATORS OF CELLULAR SIGNALING. PI(3,4)P2 HAS EMERGED AS A CRITICAL REGULATOR OF CELL MIGRATION. IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN PROPOSED THAT A MUTUALLY INHIBITORY FEEDBACK LOOP BETWEEN RAS AND PI(3,4)P2 REGULATES THE DYNAMIC EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF CELLULAR PROTRUSIONS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ELUCIDATE THE MECHANISM BY WHICH RAS REGULATES PI(3,4)P2 AND ESTABLISH PI(3,4)P2 AS A BONA FIDE REGULATOR OF RAS-DEPENDENT LEADING-EDGE DYNAMICS. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE REGULATION OF PI(3,4)P2 IN MIGRATING CELLS BY INVESTIGATING THE HYPOTHESIS THAT CLASS PI- 3KINASE PIKF REGULATES THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PI(3,4)P2 IN DICTYOSTELIUM. OUR WORK WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THAT PIKF'S ROLE IN MIGRATION IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ITS ABILITY TO SYNTHESIZE PI(3,4)P2. THIS WORK WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT INSIGHT INTO THE FEEDBACK LOOPS THAT REGULATE RAS-DEPENDENT ACTIVITY. THE MOLECULAR TOOLS GENERATED BY THIS WORK WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PURSUIT OF OUR LONG-TERM GOALS OF ELUCIDATING THE STRUCTURE OF THE SIGNALING NETWORKS THAT CONTROL MIGRATION. PHOSPHOINOSITIDE SIGNALING PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN CELLULAR SIGNALING AND THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NUMEROUS DISEASES. THEREFORE, THIS WORK IS IMMEDIATELY RELEVANT TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE AND THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. OUR PROPOSED STUDIES WILL PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN RIGOROUS AND IMPACTFUL SCIENCE AND WILL BOLSTER THE ALREADY ROBUST RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AT AMHERST COLLEGE.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SHAKESPEARE AND HIS FIRST FOLIO

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY NEW EXHIBITIONS: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND INSTALLATION

SBDC

MRI: ACQUISITION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING

CAREER: INVESTIGATING RECONFIGURABLE DNA SELF-ASSEMBLY AT THE MOLECULAR SCALE

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

ENTITLED CITIES

ENTITLED CITIES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

ICE-PENETRATING RADAR HAS BEEN USED TO EXPLORE THE INTERNAL GEOMETRY BASAL TOPOGRAPHY AND BASAL CONDITIONS OF ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS FOR THE PAST SEVENTY YEARS

RUI: CHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS AND TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS USED FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC CO2 REDUCTION -WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHEMICAL CATALYSIS PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROFESSOR JACOB OLSHANSKY OF AMHERST COLLEGE IS STUDYING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN NANOCRYSTALLINE LIGHT ABSORBERS AND METAL CATALYSTS FOR THE PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE IS A PROMISING CARBON SOURCE SINCE IT IS CHEAP AND ABUNDANT AND CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM AIR OR AT COMBUSTION SOURCES. THEREFORE, DEVELOPING METHODS TO CATALYZE THE CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO USABLE HYDROCARBONS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THE CURRENT AWARD FOCUSES ON EMPLOYING LIGHT ENERGY TO CATALYZE CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERSION INTO COMPOUNDS THAT CAN READILY BE TRANSFORMED INTO A WIDE RANGE OF USEFUL HYDROCARBONS. A RELATIVELY NEW CLASS OF HYBRID MATERIALS WILL BE EMPLOYED, CONSISTING OF NANOPARTICLES AND CATALYSTS COMPOSED OF EARTH-ABUNDANT MATERIALS. EXPERIMENTS WILL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE NANOPARTICLES AND CATALYSTS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS DEVELOPING HIGHLY EFFICIENT HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSTS. THE INVESTIGATIONS WILL INVOLVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH THAT IS BOTH INTERDISCIPLINARY AND HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHEMICAL CATALYSIS PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROFESSOR JACOB OLSHANSKY OF AMHERST COLLEGE IS STUDYING THE CHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS AND TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS USED FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION. QUANTUM DOTS ARE RELATIVELY ROBUST AND OFFER SIZE- AND COMPOSITION-TUNABLE LIGHT ABSORPTION PROPERTIES. FURTHERMORE, AS NANOPARTICLES, THEY POSSESS HIGH SURFACE AREAS FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS. THEREFORE, THEY ARE PROMISING NOT ONLY AS LIGHT ABSORBERS FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS BUT ALSO AS HIGHLY TUNABLE SYSTEMS. THE CURRENT AWARD WILL LEVERAGE THIS TUNABILITY TO MAP OUT GEOMETRY- AND COMPOSITION-DEPENDENT PHOTOEXCITED CHARGE TRANSFER DYNAMICS TO UNDERSTAND PHOTOCATALYSIS. WELL-DEFINED COMPOUNDS KNOWN TO CATALYZE CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION AS WELL AS ILL-DEFINED METAL ION CATALYSTS WILL BE EMPLOYED. CONCURRENTLY, A NEW CLASS OF VISIBLE LIGHT-ABSORBING QUANTUM DOTS FOR REDUCTIVE PHOTOCATALYSIS WILL BE DEVELOPED BY PREPARING ALLOYED ZINC SELENIDE AND ZINC TELLURIDE QUANTUM DOTS INSULATED WITH A ZINC SULFIDE SHELL. THESE QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURES WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE NOVEL PLATFORMS FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS BUT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO MAP OUT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENERGETICS OR DISTANCE AND CHARGE SEPARATION RATES. ADDRESSING THESE FUNDAMENTAL PHOTOPHYSICAL QUESTIONS WILL BE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH ULTRAFAST TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, PROVIDED BY A NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS. 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.

CAREER: STATISTICALLY-SOUND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY FROM DATA -THE REAL-TIME GENERATION OF ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF DATA FROM SOCIAL AND NATURAL EVENTS HAS BECOME COMMONPLACE, SPANNING E-COMMERCE, SOCIAL MEDIA, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, URBAN DISASTER AND PANDEMIC MONITORING, AND MANY OTHER AREAS. SUCH STREAMING DATA NECESSITATE DATA MINING (DM) MODELS THAT CAN DO ANALYSIS, DERIVE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS, AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, ALL ON THE FLY. FOR INSTANCE, PREDICTING CROWD MOVEMENT DUE TO PUBLIC EVENTS (SUCH AS CONCERTS, GAMES, PARADES, AND PROTESTS) BASED ON DATA STREAMING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND CITY SENSORS CAN AID IN REDUCING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STEER CLEAR OF OVERCROWDED AREAS. HOWEVER, AS DM MODELS BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN PRACTICE, INTERPRETABILITY HAS EMERGED AS A VITAL ISSUE. USER COMPREHENSION AND TRUST IN DM MODEL OUTPUTS ARE CRITICAL FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE IN DAILY ROUTINES AND WORKFLOWS. UNFORTUNATELY, EXISTING RESEARCH ON DATA STREAMS HAS FOCUSED MAINLY ON MODEL ACCURACY, PRODUCING MODELS THAT ARE TOO COMPLEX FOR HUMAN INTERPRETATION. THIS GAP BETWEEN DM RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS CALLS FOR NEW RESEARCH THAT OPTIMIZES MODEL ACCURACY AND INTERPRETABILITY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BY DEVELOPING NOVEL ONLINE ALGORITHMS THAT ARE TRANSPARENT TO HUMAN USERS AND CAN PROVIDE A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF THE LOGIC BEHIND EACH PREDICTION, EARNING THE TRUST OF HUMAN OPERATORS AND INCREASING LEGAL DEFENSIBILITY WHEN USED TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING IN CRUCIAL DOMAINS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, ECONOMY, SECURITY, AND SOCIAL GOODS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE INTERPRETABILITY RESEARCH OF ONLINE DM MODELS THROUGH THREE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: (1) UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMISM OF VARYING FEATURE SPACES AND ITS IMPACT ON MODEL STRUCTURE; (2) QUANTIFYING MODEL PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY IN THE ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE SUPERVISION LABELS; AND (3) INDEXING AND ELUCIDATING MODEL INFERENCE PATHS. TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES, THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FOUR RESEARCH THRUSTS. THE FIRST THRUST WILL DEVELOP NOVEL ALGORITHMS THAT CAPTURE AND MODEL THE VARIATION PATTERNS OF FEATURE SPACES THROUGH AN EXPOSITORY FEATURE CORRELATION GRAPH, ALLOWING FOR JOINT LEARNING OF GRAPHS AND PREDICTIVE MODELS. THE SECOND THRUST WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING UNSUPERVISED METHODS TO QUANTIFY THE UNCERTAINTY OF MODEL PREDICTIONS AND IDENTIFY GEOMETRIC MANIFOLDS UNDERLYING DATA STREAMS WITH MEMORY-EFFICIENT STRUCTURES. THE THIRD THRUST WILL DEVISE NEW SYSTEMS TO INDEX, TRACK, AND ILLUSTRATE THE COMPLETE GENERATION PROCESS OF ONLINE PREDICTIONS. THE FOURTH THRUST WILL ESTABLISH EVALUATION METRICS AND PROTOCOLS TO STANDARDIZE INTERPRETABILITY MEASUREMENT IN STREAMING DATA CONTEXTS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO INTERPRETABLE DATA MINING AND MACHINE-LEARNING RESEARCH, WHICH WILL HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DATA SCIENTISTS AND DOMAIN-SPECIFIC FORECASTING EXPERTS. AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE MENTORING AND EDUCATING RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN PURSUING DM CAREERS IN ACADEMIA OR INDUSTRY, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERREPRESENTED, FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, OR DISABLED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PIONEER NEW CLASSES AT THE FOREFRONT OF DATA MINING RESEARCH AND ORGANIZE WORKSHOPS AT CITY LIBRARIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE BROADER PUBLIC. 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.

RUI: A SEARCH FOR LONG-RANGE SPIN-SPIN INTERACTIONS AND THALLIUM-FLUORIDE INVESTIGATIONS

RUI: A HG-CS LLI SEARCH AND THE PROSPECTS FOR LASER COOLING TLF

RUI: A SEARCH FOR LONG-RANGE SPIN-SPIN INTERACTIONS AND OPTICAL FORCES IN TLF

RUI: CLOCK TRANSITIONS, COHERENCE AND QUANTUM DYNAMICS IN MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS -NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE BURGEONING FIELD OF QUANTUM COMPUTATION AND QUANTUM INFORMATION RELIES ON THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE QUANTUM STATES OF QUBITS, THE PHYSICAL SYSTEMS USED FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING. UNLIKE CLASSICAL BITS, IN WHICH INFORMATION IS STORED AS ZEROS OR ONES, QUBITS CAN BE PUT INTO QUANTUM SUPERPOSITIONS OF ZERO AND ONE STATES. IN ADDITION, QUBITS CAN BE ENTANGLED WITH ONE ANOTHER TO CREATE UNIQUE STATES THAT CANNOT BE DESCRIBED AS BELONGING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL QUBIT. SUPERPOSITION AND ENTANGLEMENT ARE THE QUANTUM UNDERPINNINGS THAT GIVE QUANTUM COMPUTATION ITS POTENTIAL POWER, A POWER THAT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTAIN DELICACY: THE INFORMATION STORED AND PROCESSED IN A QUANTUM COMPUTER CAN EASILY BE DISTURBED BY INTERACTIONS WITH UNCONTROLLED ELEMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS FLUCTUATING MAGNETIC FIELDS OR VIBRATIONS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON EMPLOYING MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS AS QUBITS AND UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS THAT AFFECT THE MAGNETS? ABILITY TO RETAIN QUANTUM INFORMATION. SO-CALLED CLOCK TRANSITIONS CAN HELP ISOLATE THE MAGNETS FROM THE EFFECTS OF FLUCTUATING MAGNETIC FIELDS. IN THIS RESEARCH, MICROWAVE PHOTONS ARE USED TO CONTROL THE MAGNETIC STATES OF THESE MAGNETS AND TO MEASURE HOW LONG QUANTUM INFORMATION CAN BE STORED IN THESE SYSTEMS, THE COHERENCE TIME. IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING THIS RESEARCH, THE TEAM IS INVESTIGATING FUNDAMENTAL QUANTUM PROPERTIES OF THESE MAGNETS IN THE PRESENCE OF MICROWAVE RADIATION. THE RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT-SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. THESE RESEARCHERS ARE ALL GAINING VALUABLE RESEARCH SKILLS THAT WILL FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CAREERS IN SCIENTIFIC AND RELATED TECHNICAL FIELDS IN ACADEMIA AND THE RAPIDLY GROWING COMMERCIAL QUANTUM INFORMATION SECTOR. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE BURGEONING FIELD OF QUANTUM COMPUTING AND QUANTUM INFORMATION REQUIRES QUBITS WITH LONG COHERENCE TIMES THAT ARE ALSO EASY TO MANIPULATE WITH EXTERNAL CONTROL PARAMETERS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON EMPLOYING MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS AS QUBITS AND UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING THE DECOHERENCE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM. THE MOLECULAR MAGNETS STUDIED IN THIS PROJECT EXHIBIT ?CLOCK TRANSITIONS? THAT REDUCE THE DECOHERING EFFECTS OF FLUCTUATING MAGNETIC FIELDS. USING PULSE ELECTRON-SPIN RESONANCE TECHNIQUES, THE QUANTUM STATES OF THESE MOLECULES ARE CONTROLLED, AND THEIR COHERENCE TIMES ARE MEASURED. MECHANISMS OF DECOHERENCE ARE INVESTIGATED BY COMPARING THE COHERENCE TIMES AT CLOCK TRANSITIONS WITH THOSE MEASURED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS TUNED AWAY FROM CLOCK TRANSITIONS. IN ADDITION, THE RESEARCHERS ARE EXPLORING VARIOUS PULSE SCHEMES TO DYNAMICALLY DECOUPLE THE MAGNETS FROM DECOHERING ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS. PULSED MICROWAVE RADIATION IS ALSO BEING EMPLOYED TO INVESTIGATE USING AN ENSEMBLE OF MOLECULAR MAGNETS AS A MEDIUM FOR THE HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE OF QUANTUM INFORMATION. IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING THIS RESEARCH, THE TEAM IS INVESTIGATING FUNDAMENTAL QUANTUM PROPERTIES OF THESE MAGNETS WHEN COUPLED TO A MICROWAVE RADIATION FIELD. THE RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT-SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. THESE RESEARCHERS ARE ALL GAINING VALUABLE RESEARCH SKILLS THAT WILL FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CAREERS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FIELDS. 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.

RUI: EXPERIMENTS WITH TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

RUI: EXPERIMENTS WITH BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES II

TOWN OF AMHERST AND UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST COLLABORATION TO COMBAT DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

ENTITLED CITIES

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

RUI: EXPERIMENTS WITH BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

RUI: MITOCHONDRIAL FERROPOTIN AND IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN PLANTS

PURPOSE: THE SERVICE COORDINATORS IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (SCMF) PROGRAM SUPPORTS SERVICE COORDINATOR POSITIONS FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND NON-ELDERLY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN ELIGIBLE HUD-ASSISTED HOUSINGSERVICE COORDINATORS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONNECTING OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND REDUCING PREMATURE AND UNNECESSARY TRANSITIONS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE. SERVICE COORDINATORS WORK TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING FOR RESIDENTS IN ASSISTED HOUSING. SERVICE COORDINATORS HELP RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AND ACCESS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND AGE IN PLACE. PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICE COORDINATOR PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY, AND RESIDENTS CHOOSE WHICH SERVICES THEY ACCEPT. SERVICE COORDINATORS WORK WITH RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF RESIDENTS AND CONNECT THEM WITH APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. SERVICES MAY INCLUDE NUTRITION SUPPORT, HOUSEKEEPING AND SHOPPING ASSISTANCE, COORDINATION WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HELP ACCESSING PUBLIC BENEFITS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLS) AND INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (IADLS) INCLUDING SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. SERVICE COORDINATORS ALSO ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT GIVES RESIDENTS TOOLS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND HELP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF THEIR PARTICULAR RESIDENT POPULATION.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: APPROXIMATELY 1,350 HUD-ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING ANNUALLY THROUGH THE SCMF PROGRAM. SCMF GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE SALARY, FRINGE BENEFITS, TRAINING, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HIRING OR CONTRACTING FOR A SERVICE COORDINATOR TO WORK WITH RESIDENTS AT ELIGIBLE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES. SERVICE COORDINATORS: 1. CONSULT WITH THE OWNER OF HOUSING, TENANTS, ANY TENANT ORGANIZATIONS, ANY RESIDENT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONS, TO IDENTIFY THE PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN THE PROJECT AND ANY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES RELATED TO SUCH NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS. 2. MANAGE AND COORDINATE THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS. 3. REFER AND LINK THE RESIDENTS OF THE ASSISTED HOUSING TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY. SUCH SERVICES MAY INCLUDE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSEKEEPING ASSISTANCE, NUTRITION SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION, SHOPPING ASSISTANCE, MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, OCCASIONAL VISITING NURSE, PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENING/WELLNESS, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY. 4. EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON SERVICE AVAILABILITY, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, AND CLIENT RIGHTS 5. ESTABLISH LINKS WITH AGENCIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. PERFORM MARKET RESEARCH TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALIZED AND FLEXIBLE SERVICES FOR THE INVOLVED RESIDENT. 6. PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO EVALUATION OF HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS, DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED CASE PLAN FOR SERVICES, AND PERIODIC REEVALUATION OF A RESIDENT'S NEEDS. SERVICE COORDINATORS CAN ALSO SET UP A PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (PAC) TO ASSIST IN PERFORMING INITIAL RESIDENT ASSESSMENTS. 7. MONITOR THE ONGOING PROVISION OF SERVICES FROM COMMUNITY AGENCIES. 8. FOSTER COMMUNITY BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. 9. WORK WITH TENANT ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS. 10. ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE PROPERTY’S RESIDENTS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LANGUAGE CLASSES/EXCHANGES, TENANT’S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER TOPICS 11. CREATE AND/OR MAINTAIN AN UP-TO-DATE DIRECTORY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR USE BY BOTH HOUSING STAFF AND RESIDENTS. 12. EDUCATE OTHER STAFF ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND AIDES ON ISSUES RELATED TO AGING IN PLACE AND SERVICE COORDINATION, TO HELP THEM BETTER WORK WITH AND ASSIST THE RESIDENTS. 13. PROVIDE SERVICE COORDINATION TO LOW-INCOME ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE LIVING NEAR AN ELIGIBLE PROPERTY, PROVIDED THAT THE SERVICE COORDINATOR HAS CAPACITY TO WORK WITH ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS. RESIDENTS OF THE PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE APPLICATION RECEIVE PRIORITY. 14. PROVIDE ADVOCACY AS APPROPRIATE.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SCMF GRANTEES PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS CONNECTING THEIR RESIDENTS WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLS), INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (IADLS), AND OTHER RESOURCES ACCORDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF PARTICIPATING RESIDENTS. BY CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND INFORMATION, SCMF GRANTEES REDUCE PREMATURE AND UNNECESSARY TRANSITIONS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE, ENHANCE RESIDENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE, AND SUPPORT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY AGE IN THE COMMUNITY.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE AT HUD-ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS THAT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BELOW ARE THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE SCMF PROGRAM. ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES ARE RESIDENTS OF ELIGIBLE HOUSING OR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH HOUSING. SERVICE COORDINATION MAY BE PROVIDED TO ELDERLY OR DISABLED FAMILIES. IN PARTICULAR, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE RESIDENTS WHO ARE FRAIL (UNABLE TO PERFORM AT LEAST THREE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLS)) OR "AT RISK" ELDERLY PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PERFORM 1- 2 ADLS, OR NON-ELDERLY DISABLED OR TEMPORARILY DISABLED RESIDENTS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SCMF FUNDING, THE PROPERTY MUST: • BE ASSISTED OR FINANCED THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: (1) SECTION 202 DIRECT LOAN, 12 USC 1701Q, AS SUCH SECTION EXISTED BEFORE THE ENACTMENT OF THE CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE ACT (2) PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 (INCLUDING SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION), OR (3) SECTION 221(D)(3) BELOW-MARKET INTEREST RATE. • BE DESIGNED OR DESIGNATED FOR ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS SUCH. THIS INCLUDES ANY BUILDING WITHIN A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR OCCUPANCY BY ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT ITS INCEPTION AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE AS SUCH, OR CONSISTENT WITH TITLE VI, SUBTITLE D OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992 (PUB. L. 102-550). IF NOT SO DESIGNED, A PROPERTY IN WHICH THE OWNER GIVES PREFERENCES IN TENANT SELECTION (WITH HUD APPROVAL) TO ELIGIBLE ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FOR ALL UNITS IN THAT PROPERTY. • HAVE NO AVAILABLE PROJECT FUNDS (E.G.., SECTION 8 OPERATING FUNDS, RESIDUAL RECEIPTS, OR EXCESS INCOME) THAT COULD PAY FOR A SERVICE COORDINATOR.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES ASSISTANCE - LEA GRANTS

MATING COMPATIBILITY AND DEGENERATION OF NON-RECOMBINING CHROMOSOMES

SENSORY ENCODING IN HAIR CELLS OF THE ZEBRAFISH LATERAL LINE

AMHERST MHAT - THE AMHERST YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-12 IN THE AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ERIE COUNTY, NY. TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR DISTRICT STAFF AS WELL AS STAFF OF ITS SEVEN PARTNER AGENCIES IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS, AND FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY. STUDENTS IN GRADES 10-12 WILL BE PROVIDED TRAINING IN TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-12 IN THE AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. DEMOGRAPHICS OF THIS POPULATION ARE: 66% WHITE, 14% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 9% ASIAN, 5% HISPANIC, 5% MULTIRACIAL, 12% STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, 6% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND FORMER ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 36% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH). STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY, THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS GOALS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: 1) ESTABLISH A COHESIVE FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES IN SUPPORTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE AMHERST COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, ASSIST YOUTH EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND DE-ESCALATE CRISES; 3) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE AMHERST COMMUNITY TO SAFELY SUPPORT A POTENTIAL CRISIS SITUATION THROUGH THE USE OF RESEARCH-BASED DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES AND 4) STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE REFERRAL OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. PEOPLE TRAINED BY YEAR: YEAR 1-511; YEAR 2-970; YEAR 3- 864; YEAR 4- 149; YEAR 5- 189. TOTAL: 2,683.

RUI: TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN SPIN-1 AND SPIN-2 BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES -SYMMETRY IS ONE OF THE CENTRAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES IN THE NATURAL WORLD. IT APPLIES TO THE MOST ENERGETIC SYSTEM WE CAN CONTEMPLATE - THE EARLY UNIVERSE - AS WELL AS TO SOME OF THE LEAST ENERGETIC, SUCH AS A DILUTE GAS COOLED TO ONLY TENS OF BILLIONTHS OF A DEGREE ABOVE ABSOLUTE ZERO. THIS TABLETOP EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT USES THE THEME OF SYMMETRY TO FOCUS ON THE HIGHLY-CONTROLLABLE, LOW-ENERGY ENVIRONMENT OF AN ULTRACOLD GAS WHERE DIRECT EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION IS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH WE OFTEN THINK OF SYMMETRY IN TERMS OF SPATIAL PATTERNS, SUCH AS THE REGULAR STRUCTURE OF A CRYSTAL, SYMMETRIES CAN ALSO BE INTERNAL AND HIDDEN FROM VIEW. THEIR INFLUENCE IN SUCH CASES MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THE TYPE AND BEHAVIOR OF THE PARTICLE-LIKE (OR QUASI-PARTICLE) EXCITATIONS THAT CAN EXIST WITHIN THE MEDIUM. EXAMPLES OF QUASI-PARTICLES THAT CAN BE OBSERVED IN AN ULTRACOLD GAS INCLUDE MONOPOLES, KNOTS, SKYRMIONS, AND VORTICES, EACH OF WHICH HAS AN (AS-YET UNOBSERVED) ANALOGUE IN THE COSMOS. THE PROJECT WILL STUDY THE CREATION AND TIME EVOLUTION OF SUCH QUASI-PARTICLES IN A MEDIUM WITH A BROADER RANGE OF INTERNAL SYMMETRIES THAN IN PREVIOUS EXPERIMENTS. THE RESULTING QUASI-PARTICLE BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE EXOTIC: AN ORDINARY COLLISION BETWEEN TWO VORTICES, FOR INSTANCE, CAN BECOME ONE IN WHICH CONNECTING FILAMENTS DEVELOP IN THE REGION BETWEEN THEM, LEAVING BEHIND A PERMANENT PHYSICAL RECORD OF THE ENCOUNTER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUTTING-EDGE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE EDUCATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM EXPLORES THE CREATION AND TIME EVOLUTION OF TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN OPTICALLY TRAPPED RUBIDIUM-87 BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES. THE SPIN DEGREE OF FREEDOM IN THESE SUPERFLUIDS LEADS TO A VARIETY OF MAGNETIC PHASES WITH DIFFERENT INTERNAL SYMMETRIES. EACH PHASE CAN HOST SPECIFIC TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS. THE RB-87 CONDENSATE IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT HAS BOTH SPIN-1 AND SPIN-2 GROUND STATE HYPERFINE MANIFOLDS. THE SPIN-1 SYSTEM IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE, WITH ONLY TWO MAGNETIC PHASES. IT PROVIDES A CONVENIENT SPRINGBOARD FROM WHICH TO UNDERSTAND THE SPIN-2 SYSTEM, WHICH HAS FIVE MAGNETIC PHASES, TWO OF WHICH HAVE ENTIRELY DISCRETE SYMMETRIES: CYCLIC-TETRAHEDRAL, AND BIAXIAL NEMATIC. THE SPIN-2 RB-87 SYSTEM IS NOT FULLY CHARACTERIZED, AND IMMEDIATE EXPERIMENTAL GOALS INCLUDE (I) DETERMINING THE GROUND STATE MAGNETIC PHASE, AND (II) UNDERSTANDING THE BASELINE TIME-EVOLUTION OF EACH MAGNETIC PHASE. TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN THE BIAXIAL NEMATIC AND CYCLIC-TETRAHEDRAL PHASES ARE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST AS THE DISCRETE SYMMETRIES PERMIT VORTICES WITH FRACTIONAL CIRCULATION. MOREOVER, COLLISIONS BETWEEN VORTICES IN THESE PHASES ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD RUNG VORTICES, WHICH ARE PERMANENT FILAMENTS THAT BRIDGE THE DEPARTING VORTICES. BEYOND VORTICES, THE EXPERIMENTS WILL EXAMINE THE CREATION AND TIME EVOLUTION OF MONOPOLES IN THE UNIAXIAL NEMATIC PHASE, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO DECAY INTO VORTEX RINGS, AS WELL AS OF EXOTIC SKYRMIONS IN THE DISCRETE-SYMMETRY MAGNETIC PHASES. THE DIFFERENT EXCITATIONS WILL BE GENERATED BY EXPOSING THE CONDENSATE TO CAREFULLY TAILORED TIME-DEPENDENT MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL FIELDS, AND WILL BE CHARACTERIZED USING ESTABLISHED IMAGING TECHNIQUES. THE RESULTS, OBTAINED BY THE PI AND HIS UNDERGRADUATE COLLABORATORS, ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO OUR SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS ACROSS MANY BRANCHES OF PHYSICS. 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.

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS

RUI: FINE SCALE PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS IN LYCIEAE (SOLANACEAE): A MULTILOCUS APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING BIOGEOGRAPHY, POLYPLOIDY, AND REPRODU

MRI: ACQUISITION OF TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOIL TEMPERATURE, MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATION AND TREE NUTRITION AS DETERMINANTS OF DIVERGENT CHANGES IN TREE GROWTH AND ABUNDANCE IN ARCTIC ALASKA.

RUI: USING COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES TO HOST PHOTOGENERATED SPIN QUBIT PAIRS -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS & MECHANISMS-B PROGRAM OF THE CHEMISTRY DIVISION, JACOB OLSHANSKY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND JONATHAN FRIEDMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY AT AMHERST COLLEGE WILL BE DEVELOPING AND ANALYZING A NEW NANOPARTICLE-BASED SYSTEM THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A CLASS OF QUANTUM BITS (QUBITS) THAT CAN BE INITIATED WITH LIGHT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM COMPUTERS AND OTHER QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE (QIS) TECHNOLOGIES HAS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION IN RECENT YEARS OWING TO ITS PROMISE TO REVOLUTIONIZE COMPUTING. HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC MOLECULAR SYSTEMS THAT WILL COMPRISE THE QUBITS IN THESE DEVICES REMAIN A CHALLENGE. IN THE CURRENT WORK, THE AMHERST TEAM FOCUSES ON PHOTOGENERATED (LIGHT-INITIATED) SPIN QUBITS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE GENERATED IN WELL-DEFINED QUANTUM STATES WITHOUT REQUIRING EXPENSIVE MILLIKELVIN COOLING DEVICES. THE TEAM WILL EXPLORE A NEW NANOPARTICLE-MOLECULE CONJUGATE SYSTEM FOR HOSTING THESE PHOTOGENERATED SPIN QUBITS. THEY WILL CHARACTERIZE THESE CONJUGATES WITH BOTH TIME-RESOLVED OPTICAL AND SPIN RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS TO EVALUATE THEIR UTILITY AS QUBIT CANDIDATES. THE INVESTIGATIONS WILL INVOLVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH THAT IS BOTH INTERDISCIPLINARY AND HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE. THE STUDENTS TRAINED THROUGH THIS WORK WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THE BURGEONING FIELD OF QIS. PHOTOGENERATED SPIN QUBIT PAIRS (SQP) OFFER A PROMISING PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF QIS TECHNOLOGIES SINCE THEY ARE GENERATED IN WELL-DEFINED (NON-BOLTZMANN POPULATED) SPIN STATES. THE PROPOSED WORK AIMS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE MATERIALS THAT CAN HOST THESE PHOTOGENERATED SQPS. SPECIFICALLY, CONJUGATES OF NANOPARTICLES AND ORGANIC MOLECULES OFFER POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OVER THE ALL-ORGANIC SYSTEMS TYPICALLY USED TO SUPPORT SQPS. THESE CONJUGATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SYNTHETICALLY TUNABLE, AND THE UNIQUE SPIN ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED BY THE NANOPARTICLE MAY ALLOW FOR QUBIT SPECIFIC ADDRESSABILITY WITHIN THE QUBIT PAIR. THE INITIAL WORK SUGGESTS THAT SQPS HOSTED BY CONJUGATES OF ZNO NANOPARTICLES AND ORGANIC DYE MOLECULES CAN BE DETECTED AND CHARACTERIZED WITH ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE (EPR) TECHNIQUES. THE RESEARCH TEAM AIMS TO BUILD A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPIN STATES IN THESE CONJUGATES THROUGH ITERATIVE SYNTHETIC MODIFICATIONS AND SPIN-STATE CHARACTERIZATION USING BOTH CUSTOM-BUILT AND COMMERCIAL EPR SPECTROMETERS. THEY PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE SPIN-SPECIFIC ADDRESSABILITY AND PERFORM SPIN-QUBIT MANIPULATIONS ON MULTI-SPIN SYSTEMS HOSTED BY ZNO NANOPARTICLES. ULTIMATELY, THE WORK COULD PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH BOTH NEW MATERIALS AND POTENTIALLY NEW TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORING PHOTOGENERATED SQPS IN THE CONTEXT OF QIS APPLICATIONS. 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.

RUI: INVESTIGATING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT AND MOLECULAR ASSOCIATION

RUI: DISCERNING THE BALANCE OF INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND THE ENANTIOMERIC COMPOSITION OF CHIRAL SAMPLES FROM THE STRUCTURES OF GAS-PHASE HETERODIMERS -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND MECHANISMS A (CSDM-A) PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROFESSORS HELEN LEUNG AND MARK MARSHALL OF AMHERST COLLEGE ARE USING FOURIER TRANSFORM MICROWAVE (FTMW) SPECTROSCOPY AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS TO STUDY INTERMOLECULAR FORCES OPERATIVE BETWEEN GAS-PHASE HETERODIMERS FORMED BY PROTIC ACIDS AND HALO-OLEFINS AND ARE DEVELOPING A CHIRAL TAGGING METHOD. INTERMOLECULAR FORCES HAVE PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES, MAKING IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DELICATE BALANCE AND COMPETITION BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTIONS, SUCH AS ELECTROSTATIC AND STERIC EFFECTS. PROFESSORS LEUNG AND MARSHALL AND THEIR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL GENERATE MOLECULAR SPECIES HELD TOGETHER SOLELY BY INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS AND EXAMINE THEIR ROTATIONAL SPECTRA USING TWO TYPES OF COMPLEMENTARY SPECTROMETERS, ONE WITH LARGE BANDWIDTH (SEVERAL THOUSAND MHZ) AND A NARROWBAND (1 MHZ) INSTRUMENT THAT ALSO PROVIDES ENHANCED SENSITIVITY. THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK, GUIDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, IS EXPECTED TO REVEAL THE SHAPE OF THE COMPLEXES AND HENCE THE NATURE OF THE INTERMOLECULAR FORCES. THIS WORK COULD LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBTLE INTERPLAY AMONG THE INTERMOLECULAR FORCES THAT RESULTS IN A PREFERRED BINDING GEOMETRY, AND COULD IDENTIFY USEFUL CHIRAL TAGS THAT ENABLE EFFECTIVE CONVERSION OF A SAMPLE OF ENANTIOMERS (MOLECULES THAT ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER) INTO DISTINCT MOLECULAR SPECIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT ROTATIONAL SPECTRA. THIS RESEARCH PROVIDES MEANINGFUL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN MODERN, STATE-OF-THE-ART PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. WITH UP-TO-DATE, RELEVANT, MODERN INSTRUMENTATION, THIS RESEARCH WILL ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS IN PEDAGOGICALLY EFFECTIVE WAYS, BETTER PREPARE THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS IN AN INCREASINGLY TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD, AND BETTER POSITION THEM TO CONTRIBUTE IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS) FIELDS. BUILDING ON A FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HALOETHYLENES AND PROTIC ACIDS, THE EXTENSION FROM HALOETHYLENES TO HALOPROPENES RESULTS IN GREATER STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITY, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FINER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBTLE INTERPLAY AMONG THE FORCES THAT LEAD TO A PREFERRED BINDING GEOMETRY FOR THE PROTIC ACIDS. THE CHIRAL TAGGING TECHNIQUE BEING INVESTIGATED RELIES ON THE CONVERSION OF ENANTIOMERS, WHICH HAVE IDENTICAL MICROWAVE ROTATIONAL SPECTRA, INTO SPECTROSCOPICALLY DISTINCT AND READILY IDENTIFIABLE DIASTEREOMERS UPON COMPLEXATION VIA NON-COVALENT INTERACTIONS TO FORM A HETERODIMER WITH A TAG MOLECULE OF KNOWN CHIRALITY. GIVEN THE KNOWN ABSOLUTE STEREOCHEMISTRY OF THE TAG, THE ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION OF THE ANALYTE AND THE ENANTIOMERIC EXCESS OF A SAMPLE CAN BE DETERMINED IN A BACKGROUND FREE MANNER. THROUGH A DETAILED STUDY OF THE ROTATIONAL SPECTRUM AND THE INTENSITIES OF THE TRANSITIONS OF THESE COMPLEXES, THIS WORK COULD PROVIDE THE BENCHMARKING CRITICAL FOR ADOPTION OF CHIRAL TAGGING AS A ROUTINE ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ENANTIOMERIC PURITY OF A CHIRAL ANALYTE SAMPLE. WITH THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN A LARGE BANDWIDTH ROTATIONAL SPECTRUM WITH CONSISTENT SOURCE CONDITIONS, THE CHIRPED PULSE TECHNIQUE IS PARTICULARLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THESE STUDIES. THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND THE NARROWBAND BALLE-FLYGARE SPECTROMETER ADDS POWERFUL, COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTH TO THE WORK. 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.

RUI: SEARCHING FOR PREFERRED DIRECTIONS IN SPACE AND TIME

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

III: SMALL: RUI: SCALABLE AND ITERATIVE STATISTICAL TESTING OF MULTIPLE HYPOTHESES ON MASSIVE DATASETS

EVALUATION OF THE RADIUS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY-BASED GIRLS'' DELINQUENCY PROGRAM THAT SERVES GIRLS IN THE TWIN CITIES, MINNESOTA.

CAREER: MAASS FORMS, MODULAR FORMS, AND APPLICATIONS IN NUMBER THEORY

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

DETERMINING THE RULES FOR DESIGNING ACTIVE DNA MATERIALS WITH CONDENSING AGENTS -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: DNA IS THE MOLECULE IN YOUR CELLS THAT STORES YOUR GENETIC INFORMATION, BUT IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT BUILDING MATERIAL ON THE NANOSCALE. THE BASE-PAIRING RULES OF DNA?A BINDS TO T, C BINDS TO G?ALLOW ENGINEERS TO EASILY ASSEMBLE DIFFERENT SHAPES AND STRUCTURES. HOWEVER, THE SIMPLICITY OF DNA ALSO LIMITS ITS FUNCTIONALITY. BY ADDING PARTICULAR MOLECULES CALLED CONDENSING AGENTS TO DNA, OUR GOAL IS TO BEND, LOOP, STACK, OR RECONFIGURE DNA ON COMMAND. THIS RECONFIGURING OF THE DNA COULD IMPART DRAMATIC PROPERTIES TO THE DNA MATERIAL, INCLUDING DECREASED SIZE, INCREASED STABILITY, INCREASED STIFFNESS, DECREASED PERMEABILITY, OR INCREASED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY. WE WILL STUDY THREE QUESTIONS: HOW DO CONDENSING AGENTS BEND AND LOOP DNA? HOW DO CONDENSING AGENTS RECONFIGURE DNA? AND, HOW CAN WE USE CONDENSING AGENTS TO ENGINEER PARTICULAR DNA MATERIALS? ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL IMPACT OUR USE OF DNA MATERIALS IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING IMMUNOTHERAPIES, CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY, TISSUE ENGINEERING, BIOSENSING, OR NANOROBOTICS. MORE BROADLY, THE SCIENCE IN THE GRANT WILL BE DRIVEN ENTIRELY BY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS, PRESENTING AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRAINING MODULES CREATED BY THE UNDERGRADUATES WILL THEN BE USED TO TRAIN COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTORS IN A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM. TECHNICAL SUMMARY: DNA IS A UBIQUITOUS BIOMATERIAL THAT IS EASY TO ENGINEER. HOWEVER, THIS SIMPLICITY LIMITS FUNCTIONAL VERSATILITY. HERE, WE WILL USE A BIOMIMETIC APPROACH AND COUPLE DNA TO THE CONDENSING AGENTS, WHICH TYPICALLY FOLD, LOOP, CONDENSE, OR RECONFIGURE THE DNA INSIDE THE CELL. CONDENSING AGENTS ARE A CLASS OF POSITIVELY CHARGED MOLECULES THAT COULD BE USED TO SELF-ASSEMBLE AND RECONFIGURE DNA MATERIALS ON CUE, CREATING INCREASED CONDENSATION, INCREASED STABILITY, INCREASED STIFFNESS, DECREASED PERMEABILITY, OR INCREASED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY. OUR GOAL IS TO DETERMINE THE RULES FOR HOW CONDENSING AGENTS BEND, LOOP, CONDENSE, AND RECONFIGURE DNA MOLECULES AND DNA ASSEMBLIES. WHILE RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN STUDYING HOW CONDENSING AGENTS CONDENSE DNA FOR 40 YEARS, THE ANSWERS STILL REMAIN ELUSIVE. WE WILL USE NEW SINGLE MOLECULE TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS A ?BOTTOM-UP? APPROACH, STARTING WITH SHORT DNA MOLECULES AND WORKING UP TO LARGER DNA ASSEMBLIES, TO STUDY THE STRUCTURES, PATHWAYS, MECHANICS, AND ENERGETICS OF THE PROCESS. IN ADDITION, WE WILL?FOR THE FIRST TIME?LOOK AT HOW CONDENSING AGENTS RECONFIGURE DNA MOLECULES WITH SEVERAL ASSEMBLED NUCLEOSOMES. THIS PROJECT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR DNA BIOMATERIALS WITH EXQUISITE REGULATORY, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, OR GEOMETRIC CONTROL. THIS WORK WILL BE DRIVEN ENTIRELY BY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS, PRESENTING AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. TRAINING MODULES CREATED BY THE UNDERGRADUATES WILL THEN BE USED TO TRAIN COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTORS IN A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM. 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.

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DISEASE AT THE MARGINS OF SPECIES RANGES: ANTHER-SMUT ON ALPINE SPECIES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: ISOLATING NEURAL MECHANISMS OF PERCEPTUAL AWARENESS FROM POST-PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES

FOLGER SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION ENVIRONMENT PROJECT

MRI-R2: ACQUISITION OF AN ELECTRON-BEAM EVAPORATOR FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

RUI: DIRECTLY OBSERVING THE ASSEMBLY OF PLANETS

RUI: SHAPE MATTERS: USING THE PREFERRED STRUCTURES OF GAS-PHASE HETERODIMERS TO INVESTIGATE INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND FOR CHIRAL ANALYSIS

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET EXPANSION

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ACTIVE ZONE FORMATION AT DROSOPHILA SYNAPSES

TEACHING SHAKESPEARE TO UNDERGRADUATES

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN MASSACHUSETTS FY 09

ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHOOL PUMPS RETROFIT

THE IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING GRANT PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULATIONS AT 28 C.F.R. PART 90, SUBPART D. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY ENCOURAGING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND COURTS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND SHARE IDEAS THAT WILL RESULT IN EFFECTIVELY RESPONDING TO THESE CRIMES. AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT, REVITALIZATION, OR ENHANCEMENT OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE GRANTEE, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PROJECT PARTNERS, WILL USE THIS CONTINUATION AWARD TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THE JURISDICTIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL: 1) IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY; 2) PARTICIPATE IN MANDATED OVW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND 3) WORK TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE PROJECT, THE TOWN OF AMHERST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND COMMUNITY, AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE HADLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT, WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: 5, 9, 15, AND 19. THIS PROJECT WILL BE ENACTED THROUGHOUT THE TOWNS OF AMHERST AND HADLEY, WHICH COMBINE TO INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST CAMPUS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO INCREASE THEIR INVESTIGATIVE CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND INVESTIGATE INSTANCES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST IMMIGRANT VICTIMS, AND TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF SAFETY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS FOR THOSE VICTIMS; 2) TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY HIGH-RISK OFFENDERS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES THROUGH A DANGER ASSESSMENT, AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO THE JURISDICTION'S HIGH RISK TEAM; 3) TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF, AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR, CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS AS WELL AS THE INVESTIGATION OF, AND CHARGING FOR, VIOLATIONS OF PROTECTION ORDERS; 4) TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING CASES, INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVING ONLINE ABUSE, HARASSMENT, AND/OR EXPLOITATION; 5) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM, AND SUBSEQUENT TRAINING, ON A) BASIC FORENSIC RESPONSE FOR PATROL OFFICERS AT SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIME SCENES, B) TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVIEWING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS, AND C) DEVELOPING A STRONG INITIAL REPORT TO ENSURE TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVIEWING AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT; 6) TRAINING FOR PARTNERS ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES AND THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF VICTIMIZATION IN AN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CRIME; 7) VICTIM ADVOCACY SERVICES THROUGH STAFFING A LAW ENFORCEMENT BASED CIVILIAN ADVOCATE POSITION; AND 8) TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ON INTERPRETING FOR VICTIMS FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE.

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: CAROTENOID TRADE-OFFS IN A SPECIES WITH REVERSED SEXUAL DICHROMATISM: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES AND FITNESS CONSEQUENCES

A DIGITAL ANTHOLOGY OF EARLY MODERN ENGLISH DRAMA

EVERGREENS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS

RUI: CREATING AND STUDYING TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN SPINOR BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES -A PRIMARY GOAL OF PHYSICS IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FIT TOGETHER WITHIN A UNIVERSAL PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK. ONE UNIFYING THEME INVOLVES TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS. (A TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATION IS A PHYSICAL FEATURE OF MATTER THAT CANNOT APPEAR SMOOTHLY, SUCH AS A HOLE POKED IN A PIECE OF CLAY: EITHER THE HOLE IS PRESENT, OR IT IS NOT.) STUDYING THESE EXCITATIONS IN ONE SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE MORE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO STUDY EXPERIMENTALLY. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES EXPERIMENTS ON A GAS OF ATOMS AT TEMPERATURES NEAR ABSOLUTE ZERO TO CREATE AND STUDY CERTAIN TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS. REMARKABLY, THE PHYSICS OF THESE EXCITATIONS IN THE COLD GAS IS ANALOGOUS TO THAT OF NEUTRON STARS IN ONE CONTEXT, ATOMIC NUCLEI IN ANOTHER, AND FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES IN A THIRD. ALL THESE SYSTEMS WOULD OTHERWISE BE CHALLENGING TO STUDY DIRECTLY. THE PROJECT ALSO EXTENDS NEW ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN A CONTROLLABLE MANNER USING SHAPED LASER BEAMS. THE GOAL IN THIS PART IS TO CREATE AND STUDY MULTIPLE INTERACTING EXCITATIONS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INSIGHT INTO THE PHYSICAL SYSTEMS THAT EXHIBIT SUCH PHENOMENA. FINALLY, A MAJOR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM IS THE LAB EXPERIENCE GAINED BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AS THEY WORK ON THE EXPERIMENTS. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICISTS AND SCIENTISTS. THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE RICH PHYSICS OF TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS, SUCH AS VORTICES, MONOPOLES, AND SKYRMIONS, WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPIN-2 DILUTE-GAS ATOMIC BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES (BECS) OF RB-87. TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS ARE A UNIFYING THEME OF MANY DIVERSE BRANCHES OF PHYSICS, WHERE (FOR EXAMPLE) VORTICES IN A SUPERFLUID ARE ANALOGOUS TO COSMIC STRINGS, MONOPOLES IN A SOLID-STATE SYSTEM RESEMBLE THEORETICALLY PROPOSED ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, AND SKYRMIONS IN A MAGNETIC MATERIAL APPEAR IN THE CONTEXT OF ATOMIC NUCLEI. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE STUDY OF SPIN-2 VORTICES, WHICH CAN EXIST IN MAGNETIC PHASES WITH DISCRETE POLYTOPE INTERNAL SYMMETRIES AND ARE PREDICTED TO EXHIBIT EXOTIC COLLISIONS AND FRACTIONAL QUANTIZATION. THE PROPOSAL WILL ALSO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE CREATION OF MULTIPLE INTERACTING TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS, MAKING USE OF MODERN LIGHT MODULATION DEVICES TO GENERATE SYNTHETIC MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM VECTOR LIGHT SHIFTS, OR USING THEIR PHASE AND AMPLITUDE MODULATION PROPERTIES TO WRITE EXCITATIONS INTO THE CONDENSATES DIRECTLY. THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH IN THE ATOMIC SYSTEM WILL CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS ACROSS THE MANY BRANCHES OF PHYSICS IN WHICH THEY APPEAR. 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.

RUI: PROBING QUANTUM DYNAMICS IN MOLECULAR MAGNETS AND SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES

IMPROVING QUANTITATIVE REASONING THROUGH GENERAL EDUCATION SCIENCE COURSES

CREATING A CARING COMMUNITY: THE AMHERST C3 INITIATIVE

RUI: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSNATIONAL MIGRANTS' RETURN

RUI: DRIVING FORBIDDEN VIBRATIONAL OVERTONES IN TRAPPED MOLECULAR IONS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

RUI: MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNETS AND SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES

WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - REGULAR

RUI: HARMONIC MAASS FORMS AND QUANTUM MODULAR FORMS -THIS PROJECT STUDIES QUESTIONS ABOUT MODULAR FORMS, BROADLY SPEAKING, WHICH ARE CERTAIN SYMMETRIC COMPLEX FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE PLAYED KEY ROLES IN MATHEMATICS AND NUMBER THEORY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE THEORY OF MODULAR FORMS WAS IMPORTANT IN THE 1995 PROOF OF FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM, A CONJECTURE WHICH REMAINED UNSOLVED FOR CENTURIES. MODULAR FORMS ARE ALSO CONNECTED TO THE RIEMANN HYPOTHESIS, A MAJOR UNSOLVED CONJECTURE, AND YIELD APPLICATIONS TO COMBINATORICS, MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS, CRYPTOGRAPHY, AND MORE. RESEARCH GOALS INCLUDE STUDYING THE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF MOCK MODULAR FORMS, HARMONIC MAASS FORMS, QUANTUM MODULAR FORMS, AND RELATED FUNCTIONS, WHICH ARE MORE MODERN RELATIVES TO MODULAR FORMS. WHILE THESE SUBJECTS HAVE SEEN SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE LAST 20 YEARS, A COMPREHENSIVE THEORY IS STILL LACKING. SOME RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN THIS RUI AWARD ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND TRAINING AND WRITING FOR BROAD MATHEMATICAL AUDIENCES ARE ALSO MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT. AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS RUI PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND ROLES PLAYED BY THE HOLOMORPHIC PARTS OF HARMONIC MAASS FORMS (MOCK MODULAR FORMS) AND RELATED FUNCTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, HOLOMORPHIC QUANTUM MODULAR FORMS, TORUS KNOTS AND QUANTUM MODULARITY, PARTIAL THETA FUNCTIONS, QUANTUM JACOBI FORMS, MOCK JACOBI FORMS, AND COMBINATORIAL APPLICATIONS. METHODS AND GOALS BUILD ON THE P.I.?S EARLIER WORK IN THESE AREAS, AND INCLUDE TOOLS AND RESULTS FROM THE GROWING THEORY OF HARMONIC MAASS FORMS, THE DEVELOPING SUBJECT OF QUANTUM MODULAR FORMS, AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE TWO AREAS, AMONG OTHERS. 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.

CATALOGING, DIGITIZING, AND CREATING ACCESS TO 17TH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

RUI: BEYOND ELECTROSTATICS: INVESTIGATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DISPERSION AND ELECTRON TRANSFER IN INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

RUI: BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROENDOCRINE CONSEQUENCES OF PHYTOESTROGEN EXPOSURE

RUI: HARMONIC MAASS FORMS, MOCK MODULAR FORMS, AND QUANTUM MODULAR FORMS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

LLI AND SOLID STATE ELECTRON EDM SEARCHES

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT

LEAPS-MPS: LOCAL AND MANY PARTICLE LIMITS OF NON-LOCAL MICROSCOPIC CAR-FOLLOWING MODELS -IN THIS PROJECT, THE INVESTIGATOR CONSTRUCTS AND ANALYZES MULTI-SCALE NON-LOCAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO STUDY TRAFFIC FLOW. COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL LOCAL TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS, THE NON-LOCAL TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS ARE EXPECTED TO MORE ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE DRIVERS? BEHAVIOR BY INTEGRATING THE DOWNSTREAM INFORMATION. THE CONSTRUCTED NON-LOCAL MODELS ARE CALIBRATED USING REAL TRAJECTORY DATA COLLECTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR AND HER COLLABORATORS DURING FIELD EXPERIMENTS. THE PROJECT ALSO INVESTIGATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NON-LOCAL AND LOCAL TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS THROUGH NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS. THIS RESEARCH WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER EFFORTS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC FLOW INSTABILITIES, WHICH CAN SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS. THE MODELS DEVELOPED AND ANALYZED IN THIS PROJECT SHOULD HAVE BROAD APPLICATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, CROWD DYNAMICS, SEDIMENTATION, MATERIALS WITH FADING MEMORY, BIOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL MODELS, AND MORE. THE INVESTIGATOR WILL SUPERVISE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO AID THEIR MATHEMATICAL TRAINING AND A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND THE APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TO TRAFFIC FLOW. GIVEN THE INVESTIGATOR?S UNIQUE BACKGROUND AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUNG WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS. MOREOVER, THIS PROJECT ALSO ALLOWS EXPERTS IN THE FIELD FROM THE UNITED STATES TO ESTABLISH NEW CONNECTIONS AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AMONG EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PERFORM MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION ON NON-LOCAL MICROSCOPIC AND MACROSCOPIC MODELS, ESPECIALLY FOR TRAFFIC. THE INVESTIGATOR WILL MAINLY STUDY THREE SETS OF PROBLEMS: THE FIRST SET OF PROBLEMS IS TO DEVELOP A SECOND-ORDER NON-LOCAL MICROSCOPIC CAR-FOLLOWING MODEL AND STUDY ITS WELL-POSEDNESS. THE PARAMETERS OF THE NON-LOCAL MODEL WILL BE CALIBRATED USING OPTIMIZATION TO FIT REAL-TRAJECTORY DATA; THE SECOND SET OF PROBLEMS CONSISTS OF ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONVERGENCE OF THE NON-LOCAL MICROSCOPIC MODEL TO THE LOCAL MICROSCOPIC MODEL WHEN THE NON-LOCAL FACTOR APPROACHES ZERO. THE LAST SET OF PROBLEMS FOCUSES ON THE DERIVATION OF THE MANY-PARTICLE LIMIT OF THE NON-LOCAL MODEL AS THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES APPROACHES INFINITY, WHICH RESULTS IN A MACROSCOPIC TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL GOVERNED BY A NON-LOCAL HYPERBOLIC CONSERVATION LAW. ONE OF THE INTENTS OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE CONSISTENCY AMONG LOCAL, NON-LOCAL, MICROSCOPIC, AND MACROSCOPIC MODELS. THIS PROJECT SERVES AS THE SEED FOR THE INVESTIGATOR?S FUTURE RESEARCH, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO DATA-DRIVEN AND THEORY-BASED TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS, MULTI-LANE AND MULTI-CLASS TRAFFIC FLOW MODELING USING HYBRID SYSTEMS, AND OPTIMAL CONTROL FOR TRAFFIC SMOOTHING USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. 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.

LEAPS-MPS: CONFORMATIONAL INVERSION IN HETEROTRIANGULENES FOR FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: THE GENERATION OF NEW AND ACCESS TO EXISTING DIGITAL INFORMATION IS CRITICAL TO THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY. CLOUD DATA STORAGE OFFERS GLOBAL ACCESS TO DIGITAL INFORMATION AND ALLOWS PORTABLE DEVICES TO GENERATE AND INTERFACE WITH DATA THAT NEED NOT BE STORED LOCALLY; HOWEVER, THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLOUD STORAGE FACILITIES INCLUDE ENERGY INEFFICIENCY, LAND USE ALLOCATION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. WHILE GLOBAL INFORMATION SHARING IS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF CLOUD STORAGE STRATEGIES, COMPENSATING FOR LIMITED LOCAL STORAGE CAPACITY IS, FUNDAMENTALLY, A CHALLENGE THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED BY INCREASING THE STORAGE DENSITY OF DATA STORAGE MATERIALS. WITH THIS LEAPS-MPS AWARD, THE RESEARCH TEAM INVESTIGATES A NEW CLASS OF CARBON-BASED MOLECULAR MATERIALS FOR NON-VOLATILE DIGITAL INFORMATION STORAGE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DECREASE THE SIZE OF A BIT OF DATA BY SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE RELATIVE TO TRADITIONAL FERROELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES AND AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE RELATIVE TO LEADING MEMORY CAPACITOR TECHNOLOGIES. FERROELECTRICITY IS A PHENOMENON BY WHICH INFORMATION CAN BE STORED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC POLARIZATION VECTOR OF A MATERIAL. THE POTENTIAL USE OF THIS USE OF THESE MATERIALS WOULD ENABLE A TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS BY ENCODING INFORMATION INTO THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF A SINGLE MOLECULE THAT CAN BE MODIFIED WITH THE APPLICATION OF AN ELECTRIC FIELD. AS PART OF THIS LEAPS-MPS PROJECT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT AMHERST COLLEGE LEARN ADVANCED MATERIALS SYNTHESIS AND ENGINEERING STRATEGIES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS RESEARCH ENCOURAGES DISCUSSION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF LOCAL AND REMOTE DATA STORAGE STRUCTURES AND INSPIRES A REIMAGINING OF HOW THESE ISSUES MAY BE ADDRESSED. TECHNICAL SUMMARY: THE INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR PRACTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE APPLICATIONS HAS LONG BEEN PRECLUDED BY THE LACK OF ORGANIC FERROELECTRIC SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE AT OR NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE. FERROELECTRICITY IN ORGANIC CRYSTALS GENERALLY ARISES FROM COLLECTIVE ROTATION AND/OR DISPLACEMENT OF MOLECULES IN THE SOLID-STATE IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD. HOWEVER, SUCH MECHANISMS ARE SENSITIVE TO THE DETAILS OF CRYSTAL PACKING, WHICH CANNOT YET BE RELIABLY PREDICTED IN SILICO. THIS PROJECT, SUPPORTED BY A LEAPS-MPS AWARD, SEEKS TO DEVELOP FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISTIC INSIGHT FOR A NEW CLASS OF ORGANIC FERROELECTRICS THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CONFORMATIONAL INVERSION OF BOWL-SHAPED HETEROATOM-CENTERED TRIANGULENE COMPOUNDS (HETEROTRIANGULENES) FOR FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING. RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE WHETHER FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING IN THE SOLID STATE IS STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH THE ENERGETICS OF MOLECULAR CONFORMATIONAL INVERSION RATHER THAN UNPREDICTABLE SUBTLETIES OF CRYSTAL PACKING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STUDY THE TUNABILITY OF FERROELECTRIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH MOLECULAR DESIGN PRINCIPLES. THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH ESTABLISH THE FOUNDATION FOR A NEW CLASS OF FERROELECTRICS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO APPROACH THE SINGLE-MOLECULE LIMIT FOR DATA STORAGE. THIS RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED BY A DIVERSE AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING IN ORGANIC AND MATERIALS SYNTHESES, X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, AND DEVICE FABRICATION. 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.

AMHERST, NH FOR THE PROJECT 'VILLAGE STREETS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS AT THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY

LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM AT THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY'S TEACHING SHAKESPEARE INSTITUTE

CAREER: INVESTIGATION OF THE CELLULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHLOROPLAST/MITOCHONDRIAL IRON EXPORT IN PLANTS -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117- 2) IRON IS A MINERAL NUTRIENT REQUIRED FOR VIRTUALLY ALL FORMS OF LIFE, INCLUDING PLANTS. HOWEVER, IRON IS TOXIC WHEN PRESENT IN EXCESS OR IMPROPERLY DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE CELL OR THE ORGANISM. TO COPE WITH SUCH PARADOX, ORGANISMS HAVE EVOLVED DELICATE STRATEGIES TO TIGHTLY CONTROL IRON. UNCOVERING THE PROCESSES OF IRON REGULATION WILL GENERATE KNOWLEDGE FUNDAMENTAL TO BIOLOGY. MEANWHILE, IRON DEFICIENCY IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT AFFECTS NEARLY HALF OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION. STAPLE CROPS, WHICH ARE NOT RICH SOURCES OF IRON, ARE THE MAIN DIETARY SOURCE OF IRON WORLDWIDE. THEREFORE, TO SUSTAINABLY SOLVE IRON MALNUTRITION, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF IRON REGULATION IN PLANTS AND APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE FOR BIOFORTIFICATION, THE PROCESS OF ENHANCING NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF CROPS VIA SELECTIVE BREEDING OR GENETIC ENGINEERING. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON INVESTIGATING IRON REGULATION IN PLANT MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS, WHICH ARE SPECIALIZED INTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENTS CENTRAL TO PLANT METABOLISM AND REQUIRE HIGH LEVELS OF IRON FOR THEIR FUNCTION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND CRITICAL INSIGHTS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN HEALTH. FURTHERMORE, THE PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING NON-MAJOR BIOLOGY COURSE FOR K-12 OUTREACH WILL FOSTER THE GROWTH OF NEXT GENERATION SCIENTISTS AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS. MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS ARE THE SITE OF VITAL METABOLIC PROCESSES THAT REQUIRE IRON. THESE ORGANELLES ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN SENSING IRON AND INTEGRATING SIGNALS TO COORDINATE METABOLIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN IRON LEVELS. MEANWHILE, IRON MUST BE TIGHTLY CONTROLLED IN THE MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS, AS THEY ARE PRONE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE HIGHLY REACTIVE NATURE OF DYSREGULATED IRON UNDER AEROBIC CONDITIONS. THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES IRON REGULATION IN PLANT MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS, AND ITS IMPACT AT THE CELLULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL LEVELS, BY EXAMINING ARABIDOPSIS MUTANTS DEFECTIVE IN EXPORTING IRON FROM THE MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS. SPECIFICALLY, ABNORMAL MEMBRANE INVAGINATIONS DETECTED IN IRON-DEFICIENT MUTANTS DEFECTIVE IN MITOCHONDRIAL AND CHLOROPLAST IRON EXPORT WILL BE ANALYZED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THESE STRUCTURES CONTRIBUTE TO INTERCELLULAR IRON TRANSPORT USING CELL BIOLOGY AND ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNIQUES. MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY STUDIED IN THE CONTEXT OF MITOCHONDRIAL AND CHLOROPLAST IRON AND WILL ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PLANT IRON HOMEOSTASIS. THE POTENTIAL FUNCTIONAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE CHLOROPLAST/MITOCHONDRIAL IRON EXPORTER AND PROTEINS THAT SEQUESTER IRON IN CHLOROPLASTS AND MITOCHONDRIA WILL ALSO BE INVESTIGATED USING MOLECULAR GENETICS, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND PROTEOMIC APPROACHES. SUCH ANALYSES WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON INTER-ORGANELLAR IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS. OVERALL, THIS PROJECT INCORPORATES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF PLANT IRON HOMEOSTASIS. 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.

RUI: INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS AND THE PATHWAYS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

CAREER: MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN NANOMAGNETS AND SQUIDS

SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS OF CHIMERIC ANTI-SEB: ENGINEERING ANTI-TOXINS

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY'S TEACHING SHAKESPEARE INSTITUTE

PURPOSE: THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM (FSS) IS GOVERNED BY SECTION 23 OF THE 1937 HOUSING ACT. THE PURPOSE OF FSS AWARDS IS TO FUND THE SALARIES AND FRINGE FOR FSS COORDINATORS, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING FSS FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS (HCV), AND PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES. FSS FUNDS APPROXIMATELY 900 PROGRAMS RUN BY PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES (PHAS) AND PBRA PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RENEWAL APPLICANTS ARE PRIORITIZED BY STATUTE.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS UNDER FSS GRANTS ARE USED SOLELY TO FUND SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FSS COORDINATORS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FSS COORDINATORS UNDER THE AWARD INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ENROLLING, AND MAINTAINING FAMILIES IN THE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND SERVICES PLANS (ITSPS), AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES THAT A GRANTEE MUST MAINTAIN IS OUTLINED IN THE FUNDING NOTICE AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH A GRANTEE RECEIVES FUNDING. GENERALLY, THE GRANTEE MUST HIRE/RETAIN ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FSS PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR EACH FUNDED POSITION. FOR THE FIRST FULL-TIME FSS COORDINATOR POSITION FUNDED BY HUD, PROGRAMS MUST SERVE AT LEAST 25 PARTICIPATING FAMILIES IN FSS DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATION), AND THIS NUMBER INCREASES BY 50 FAMILIES FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FUNDED COORDINATOR AFTER THE FIRST.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GRANTEES WILL HIRE/RETAIN THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH THEY ARE FUNDED. THESE COORDINATORS WILL SERVE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. OVER THE 5-7 YEARS OF THEIR CONTRACT OF PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME EMPLOYED OR IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES AND MEET OTHER INDIVIDUAL GOALS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF FSS ARE FAMILIES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING (SECTION 9), FAMILIES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROGRAM, AND THOSE LIVING IN PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES. ; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

RUI: ARBOREAL GALOIS GROUPS AND NONARCHIMEDEAN DYNAMICS

THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS OFFICE SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SVPP) IS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT SCHOOLS AND ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THROUGH SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE USED BY THE SCHOOL JURISDICTION TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SECURITY AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

PURPOSE: THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM (FSS) IS GOVERNED BY SECTION 23 OF THE 1937 HOUSING ACT. THE PURPOSE OF FSS AWARDS IS TO FUND THE SALARIES AND FRINGE FOR FSS COORDINATORS, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING FSS FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS (HCV), AND PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES. FSS FUNDS APPROXIMATELY 900 PROGRAMS RUN BY PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES (PHAS) AND PBRA PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RENEWAL APPLICANTS ARE PRIORITIZED BY STATUTE.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS UNDER FSS GRANTS ARE USED SOLELY TO FUND SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FSS COORDINATORS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FSS COORDINATORS UNDER THE AWARD INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ENROLLING, AND MAINTAINING FAMILIES IN THE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND SERVICES PLANS (ITSPS), AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES THAT A GRANTEE MUST MAINTAIN IS OUTLINED IN THE FUNDING NOTICE AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH A GRANTEE RECEIVES FUNDING. GENERALLY, THE GRANTEE MUST HIRE/RETAIN ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FSS PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR EACH FUNDED POSITION. FOR THE FIRST FULL-TIME FSS COORDINATOR POSITION FUNDED BY HUD, PROGRAMS MUST SERVE AT LEAST 25 PARTICIPATING FAMILIES IN FSS DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATION), AND THIS NUMBER INCREASES BY 50 FAMILIES FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FUNDED COORDINATOR AFTER THE FIRST.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GRANTEES WILL HIRE/RETAIN THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH THEY ARE FUNDED. THESE COORDINATORS WILL SERVE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. OVER THE 5-7 YEARS OF THEIR CONTRACT OF PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME EMPLOYED OR IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES AND MEET OTHER INDIVIDUAL GOALS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF FSS ARE FAMILIES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING (SECTION 9), FAMILIES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROGRAM, AND THOSE LIVING IN PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES. ; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

AMHERST;TOWN HALL BEAUTIFICATION AND SAFETY:ADD GREEN SPACE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TOWN HALL (TE PROGRAM) [06-01 TE]

TEACHING SHAKESPEARE

RUI: ARITHMETIC DYNAMICS: ALGEBRAIC AND ANALYTIC -ARITHMETIC DYNAMICS IS A MATHEMATICAL FIELD BRIDGING THE INTERFACE BETWEEN NUMBER THEORY AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS. IT CONCERNS A BROAD RANGE OF ALGEBRAIC QUESTIONS ABOUT RATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS THAT ARISE, ALONG WITH THE MORE ANALYTIC ASPECTS OF CHAOS AND FRACTALS, IN THE ITERATION OF NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON SUBTLE OPEN PROBLEMS IN THIS RICH AREA, INCLUDING THE CONSIDERATION OF BOTH THE ALGEBRAIC AND THE ANALYTIC ASPECTS, ALONG WITH THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THEM. IN ADDITION, THE PI WILL SUPERVISE TWO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A SUMMER RESEARCH REU EXPERIENCE, TO EXPAND THEIR MATHEMATICAL TRAINING. ANY COMPUTATIONAL DATA AND THEORETICAL RESULTS FROM ANY PART OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE SHARED VIA WEBSITES SUCH AS ARXIV.ORG, PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED MATHEMATICAL JOURNALS, OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATED OPENLY TO THE BROADER MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY. THE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS STUDIED HERE ARE DEFINED BY REPEATEDLY COMPOSING A POLYNOMIAL OR RATIONAL FUNCTION WITH ITSELF. A WIDE RANGE OF CHAOTIC PROPERTIES ARISE UNDER SUCH ITERATIONS. THE ALGEBRAIC QUESTIONS THE PI WILL STUDY IN THIS PROJECT MAINLY CONCERN THE ACTION OF NUMBER-THEORETIC OBJECTS KNOWN AS GALOIS GROUPS ON BACKWARDS ORBITS, WHICH ARE NATURAL DYNAMICAL OBJECTS. THE ANALYTIC QUESTIONS THE PI WILL STUDY CONCERN THE VARIATION OF A RANGE OF DYNAMICAL OBJECTS (ESPECIALLY THE INTRICATE FRACTALS KNOWN AS JULIA SETS) IN A FAMILY OF SUCH DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, WHEN WORKING OVER A SO-CALLED NON-ARCHIMEDEAN FIELD. THESE TWO SIDES OF THE PROJECT ARE TIED TOGETHER BY P-ADIC DYNAMICS, ONE OF THE PI'S MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE; P-ADIC NUMBER FIELDS COMPRISE A FUNDAMENTAL EXAMPLE OF NON-ARCHIMEDEAN FIELDS. ON THE ALGEBRAIC SIDE, P-ADIC DYNAMICAL FEATURES FOR DIFFERENT PRIME NUMBERS P CAN ELUCIDATE GALOIS ACTIONS. ON THE ANALYTIC SIDE, THE APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR P-ADIC AND MORE GENERAL NON-ARCHIMEDEAN DYNAMICS IS THE BERKOVICH PROJECTIVE LINE, ANOTHER OF THE PI'S AREAS OF EXPERTISE. IN BOTH CASES, THE PI'S APPLICATION OF P-ADIC DYNAMICAL TOOLS PROMISES TO PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR OF COMPLICATED ARITHMETIC DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS. 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.

PUNISHMENT: THE AMERICAN STORY [PUNISHMENT IS AN ESSENTIAL OBJECT OF HUMANISTIC INQUIRY IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND IN HISTORY, CIVICS, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND LITERATURE COURSES AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. TEACHERS REGULARLY USE MATERIALS IN WHICH THE FACT OF PUNISHMENT, ITS PURPOSES, OR ITS FAIRNESS ARE CENTRAL ISSUES. THIS INSTITUTE WILL ADDRESS THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT PUNISHMENT THAT ARE PERENNIAL SOURCES OF LIVELY DEBATE. 1. WHAT IS PUNISHMENT AND WHY DO WE PUNISH AS WE DO? 2. WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT POLITICS, LAW, AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AN EXAMINATION OF OUR PRACTICES OF PUNISHMENT? 3. WHAT ARE THE LIMITS OF PUNISHMENT? TOGETHER WITH THE VISITING FACULTY, WE WILL TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT FAMILIAR TEXTS AND EXPLORE NEW RESOURCES ON WHICH PARTICIPANTS MIGHT DRAW WHEN THEY TEACH ABOUT PUNISHMENT.]

SHAKESPEARE: LOVE AND INFAMY: ROMEO AND JULIET AND ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA IN CONVERSATION [THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY WILL HOST A THREE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR 25 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM JUNE 28 TO JULY 17, 2026. "SHAKESPEARE: LOVE AND INFAMY: ROMEO AND JULIET AND ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA IN CONVERSATION" WILL EXPLORE ROMEO AND JULIET, A STAPLE CLASSROOM TEXT, ALONGSIDE ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. THIS PAIRING ALLOWS TEACHERS TO DEEPEN THEIR EXPERTISE WHILE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGE OF ENGAGING WITH AN UNFAMILIAR TEXT, JUST AS THEIR STUDENTS DO. AT A TIME WHEN FOUNDATIONAL LITERARY SKILLS NEED RENEWED FOCUS, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES SHAKESPEARE?S LANGUAGE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE FOLGER METHOD. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH SCHOLARS, MENTOR TEACHERS, PERFORMANCE EXPERTS, AND FOLGER STAFF TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH PRIMARY SOURCES AND PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES. THIS MARKS THE FOLGER?S 22ND SUMMER INSTITUTE AND FEATURES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THREE EXPERTS BEHIND THE FOLGER GUIDE TO TEACHING ROMEO AND JULIET (2024-2025).]

AMHERST DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING SHAKESPEARE

SHAKESPEARE AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA

PURPOSE: THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM (FSS) IS GOVERNED BY SECTION 306 OF THE ECONOMIC GROWTH, REGULATORY RELIEF, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (PUBLIC LAW NO: 115-174). THE PURPOSE OF FSS AWARDS IS TO FUND THE SALARIES AND FRINGE FOR FSS COORDINATORS, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING FSS FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS (HCV), AND PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES. FSS FUNDS MORE THAN 800 PROGRAMS RUN BY PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES (PHAS) AND PBRA PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RENEWAL APPLICANTS ARE PRIORITIZED BY STATUTE, AND NEW AWARD SELECTION IS MADE BY LOTTERY.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS UNDER FSS GRANTS ARE USED SOLELY TO FUND SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FSS COORDINATORS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FSS COORDINATORS UNDER THE AWARD INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ENROLLING, AND MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN THE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND SERVICES PLANS (ITSPS), AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES THAT A PROGRAM MUST MAINTAIN IS OUTLINED IN THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH A GRANTEE RECEIVES FUNDING. GENERALLY, THE GRANTEE MUST HIRE/RETAIN ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FSS PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR EACH FUNDED POSITION. FOR THE FIRST FULL-TIME FSS COORDINATOR POSITION FUNDED BY HUD, PROGRAMS MUST SERVE AT LEAST 25 PARTICIPATING FAMILIES IN FSS DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATION), AND THIS NUMBER INCREASES BY 50 FAMILIES FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FUNDED COORDINATOR AFTER THE FIRST.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GRANTEES WILL HIRE/RETAIN THE NUMBER OF COORDINATORS FOR WHICH THEY ARE FUNDED. THESE COORDINATORS WILL SERVE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. OVER THE 5-7 YEARS OF THEIR CONTRACT OF PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME EMPLOYED OR IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES AND MEET OTHER INDIVIDUAL GOALS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF FSS ARE FAMILIES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING (SECTION 9), FAMILIES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROGRAM, AND THOSE LIVING IN PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROPERTIES.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM, ?REVOLUTION IS THE POD?: EMILY DICKINSON?S AMERICAN POETRY [THE EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM PROPOSES A LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WORKSHOP FOR K-12 EDUCATORS, ?REVOLUTION IS THE POD?: EMILY DICKINSON?S AMERICAN POETRY, IN SUMMER 2026. THIS WORKSHOP WILL EXAMINE DICKINSON?S POETRY IN LIGHT OF THE RHETORIC OF HER DAY, AS AMERICANS GRAPPLED WITH A NATIONAL IDENTITY ONE CENTURY ON FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY POETS, PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO EXPLORE HOW DICKINSON?S RULE-BREAKING, REVOLUTIONARY POETRY SPARKS THE IMAGINATIONS OF NEW GENERATIONS. THE WORKSHOP WILL CONSIST OF TWO ONE-WEEK SESSIONS FOR THIRTY-SIX TEACHERS EACH, SESSION I: JULY 19-24, 2026 AND SESSION II: JULY 26-31, 2026. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BASED AT AMHERST COLLEGE, PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM RECEIVED THIS GRANT PREVIOUSLY IN 2009, 2011, 2014, AND 2017, HOLDING A WORKSHOP CALLED ?EMILY DICKINSON: PERSON, POETRY, AND PLACE?.]

UBM-INSTITUTIONAL-COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE FOUR-COLLEGE BIOMATH CONSORTIUM

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM

RUI: GALOIS ACTION AND ENTROPY IN NON-ARCHIMEDEAN DYNAMICS

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS