University Of Mary

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SATELLITE EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES

THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESST) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA STRATEGIC SCIENCE MISSION OBJECTIVES RELATING TO: A. THE SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM STARS GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE AT LARGE; B. THE INFORMATIONAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES RELATED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DATA SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO INTERPRET DATA FROM THE SPACE SCIENCES; C. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THESE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES.

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CICS:COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROPOSAL 2014 - 2019

THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESSTII) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA.

THE PROPOSED GESTAR II CONSORTIUM COMPRISES FIVE TOP-RANKED UNIVERSITIES AND THREE NON-ACADEMIC.PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC PRIME) MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.(GESTAR INCUMBENT) COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA STAT

ESTABLISHMENT OF GODDARD EARTH SCIENCE & TECHN CTR ESTABLISHING GODDARD EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IGF::OT::IGF CRESST IITHE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESST) II WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA STRATEGIC SCIENCE MISSION OBJECTIVES RELATING TO:A.THE SOLAR SYSTEM STARS GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE AT LARGE;B.THE INFORMATIONAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES RELATED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DATA SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO INTERPRET DATA FROM THE SPACE SCIENCES; ANDC.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THESE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES.THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW FOR SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMMATIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE FORM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN GSFC AND THE CRESST II AS WELL AS JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVES.THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A FOCUSED PARTNERSHIP THAT:A.BRINGS TOGETHER GSFC AND EXTERNAL SCIENTISTS TO IMPLEMENT THE NASA STRATEGIC GOAL IN SPACE SCIENCE;B.BUILDS ON THE CAPABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION IN SPACE SCIENCE;C.PROVIDES ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT TO EVOLVING RESEARCH PROGRAM NEEDS;D.INCREASES THE INVOLVEMENT OF MINORITY AND WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN SPACE SCIENCE RESEARCH; ANDE.FACILITATES ACCESS TO STUDENT TALENT AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NASA PROGRAMS.A BROAD AND VIGOROUS SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN NASA IS VITAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE. SCIENTISTS AT NASA IN COLLABORATION WITH OUTSIDE SCIENTISTS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN CONCEIVING NEW SPACE MISSIONS PROVIDING MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ACHIEVING RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGINS STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMS IN THE UNIVERSE AND EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM.THE CRESST II WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. IT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE RECIPIENT AND GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS IN THE GODDARD SCIENCES AND EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE (SED) AND WILL PROVIDE A VEHICLE TO INCREASE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE EXTERNAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY IN THE PURSUIT OF NASA GOALS.THE CRESST II WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVELY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS WITHIN THE GODDARD SED (CODE 600). RESEARCH MAY INVOLVE ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM OPERATING AND PAST MISSIONS AND MODELING AND DESIGN OF MISSIONS PLANNED OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT. FUTURE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL EVOLVE AS A FUNCTION OF PRIORITIES BUDGETS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESS OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS.

NIGERIA POPULATION-BASED HIV IMPACT ASSESSMENT:NPHIA

THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESSTII) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA.

REGIONAL STRENGTHENING OF HIV-FOCUSED POPULATION-BASED NATIONAL SURVEYS AND SIZE ESTIMATIONS (RESPONSE)

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SATELLITES

CARES ACT INSTITUTIONAL PORTION FOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

DEFENSE AGAINST BIOWARFARE AND EMERGING INFECTION AGENTS

ACCELERATING BOTSWANA THROUGH THE LAST MILE TO EPIDEMIC CONTROL (ABLE) PROJECT

SOLE SOURCE COLLABORATIVE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE RESEARCH BETWEEN NASA/GSFC AND UMD/ESSIC

THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION OF THE NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK SHARE COMMON RESEARCH GOALS IN THE AREAS OF METEOROLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS CLIMATERESEARCH CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND SATELLITE RESEARCH. A COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER (ESSIC) IN 1999. ESSIC IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH ANDTEACHING THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION BY BOTH PARTIES AND SERVE AS A MEANS TO TRAIN PERSONNEL FOR RESEARCH IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE. ALL APPOINTEES TO ESSIC SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY BY ADVISING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ADDITION TO CONDUCTING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO REQUEST A CONTINUATION OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ENABLING THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO CARRY OUT A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH GODDARD EARTH SCIENCES WITH THE GOAL OF FURTHERING ITS MISSION: THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION ATNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER PLANS ORGANIZES EVALUATES AND IMPLEMENTS A BROAD PROGRAM OF RESEARCH ON OUR PLANET'S NATURAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. MAJOR FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE SEVERE WEATHER THE ATMOSPHERE THE OCEANS SEA ICE AND GLACIERS AND THE LANDSURFACE. GSFC HAS FOR OVER 50 YEARS BEEN A LEADER IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ESSIC SEEKS TO BUILD EVEN STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH GODDARD IN THE AREAS OF METEOROLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS CLIMATE RESEARCH CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH'SATMOSPHERE AND SATELLITE RESEARCH. WE ENVISION THIS LATEST COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION BY BOTH PARTIES AND SERVE AS A MEANS TO TRAIN PERSONNEL FOR RESEARCH CAREERS IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE. THIS PROPOSAL SUMMARIZES CURRENT RESEARCH THEMES THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY NASA/GSFC AND ESSIC RESEARCHERS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AS WELL AS PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES LAYING A VISION INTO WHAT CAN ACCOMPLISHED IN SCIENCE THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVEAGREEMENT. AT THE DISCRETION OF NASA/GSFC RESEARCHERS AT ESSIC CAN ENGAGE IN A LARGER PORTFOLIO OF AREAS OF INTEREST TO GODDARD E.G. BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES OCEAN ECOLOGY TERRESTRIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. UMD IS OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED BY NASA AS A AANAPISI (ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER SERVING INSTITUTION); THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HOUSES>12% OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND>10 %HISPANIC STUDENTS PROVIDING A VERY RICH POOL OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN STEM TO THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. WE PROPOSE TO BOOST THE PARTICIPATION OF THESE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH THROUGH INTEGRATED RESEARCH EDUCATION AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES THAT CAN BE OF BENEFIT TO NASA/GSFC AND TO THEIR FUTURE CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS.

CARES ACT DIRECT TO STUDENT ALLOCATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT JIFSAN

SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF HIGH QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SATELLITE EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES (CISESS). THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE IS FORMED THROUGH A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF ACADEMIC, NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (UMCP) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (UNC) SYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR AWARD, THE RESEARCH PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THREE THEMES: I. SATELLITE SERVICES II. EARTH SYSTEM OBSERVATIONS AND SERVICES III. EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TITLED: DATA DRIVEN ENGINEERING RESEARCH (DATADRIVER)

IMPLEMENTING VACCINE AND TREATMENT EVALUATION UNIT (VTEU) CLINICAL SITE

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT

OBJECTIVES AND GOALS JCET HAS A UNIQUE COLLABORATIVE ROLE WITH NASA/GSFC IN THAT IT ENGAGES UNDERGRADS AND GRADUATE EDUCATORS INTO THE CORE OF THEEI

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF 35 ELECTRIC BUSSES TO IMPLEMENT THE ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO CHARGE THE BUSES AND PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: BUS PROCUREMENT EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT FULLY SUPPORTS THE LOW-NO PROGRAM STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS AND REDUCING DIRECT CARBON EMISSIONS. FURTHERMORE IT IMPROVES TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR AMERICANS AND REDUCES GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS PURSUANT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUTERS AND EMPLOYEES ALL ROAD USERS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

HOST, PATHOGEN, AND THE MICROBIOME: DETERMINANTS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTCOME

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE RESEARCHERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH BACHELORS OR MASTER'S DEGREES, POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATES WITH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN LABORATORY EXPERIENCES AND AID IN DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS WITH NIST STAFF WITHIN THE NIST BOULDER LABORATORY.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PREP SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITY RESEARCHERS SEEKING TO FURTHER THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO NURTURE RESEARCHERS AND POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES CONSIDERED TO BE POTENTIAL FUTURE NIST EMPLOYEES.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PREP PROGRAM ARE TO: 1) ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES BY PROVIDING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREP RESEARCHERS WITH NIST SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND EXPOSING THEM TO CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D); 2) PROMOTE THE PURSUIT OF DEGREES OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AS APPLICABLE, FOR PREP RESEARCHERS; AND 3) PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN STEM.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: NIST AND NIST RESEARCHERS, AND UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE RESEARCHERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH BACHELORS OR MASTER'S DEGREES, POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATES, EMPLOYED BY OR AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITIES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

OPERATIONAL RELIEF FOR INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT

THE NASA PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM S SMALL BODIES NODE IS LED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE AND THE HARVARD SMITHSONIAN S MINOR PLANET CENTER. THE DISCIPLINE NODE HAS SUPPORTED THE ARCHIVING OF

COMMUNITY IMPACT TO REACH KEY AND UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS FOR TREATMENT AND SUPPORT (CIRKUITS)

THE JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE AND THE JOINT CENTER FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

ACCELERATING MALAWI?S PEPFAR LABORATORY LOGISTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR QUALITY (AMPLIFY)

MARYLAND-MICHIGAN-WASHINGTON THIRD GENERATION REUS ABLE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (URETI)

STOP MOTHER AND CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION

NEW CA UMD COLLEGE PARK

GH16-1701:SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF HIGH QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVE

PREP GAITHERSBURG

PROGENITOR CELL BIOLOGY CONSORTIUM ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATING CENTER

THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION OF THE NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL, AND NATURAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MA

PROMISE HEIGHTS: A PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WEST BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

THE JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE

SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF HIGH QUALITY HIV PREVENTION CARE A

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCYRELIEF FUND INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

NATIONAL SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYNTHESIS CENTER

MUCOSAL IMMUNITY, VACCINES AND MICROBIOTA INTERPLAY IN HUMANS AND ANIMAL

QLCI-CI: NSF QUANTUM LEAP CHALLENGE INSTITUTE FOR ROBUST QUANTUM SIMULATION

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND GRANT

SCIENCE OF PRECISION MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE -- EFRC

IMMUNOPROPHYLACTIC STRATEGIES TO CONTROL EMERGING ENTERIC INFECTIONS

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND GRANT - PART B

KYNURENIC ACID AND COGNITIVE ABNORMALITIES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES IN PRIOR

NIST CNST NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM

PROVIDING QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HAIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT SERVICE

CLAUDE D PEPPER OLDER AMERICANS INDEPENDENCE CENTER

THE SP SCIENCE CENTER WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA STRATEGIC SCIENCE MISSION OBJECTIVES TO:A.SOLAR-PLANETARY SCIENCE: THE SUN GEOSPACE OTHER PLANETARY SPACE PLASMA ENVIRONMENTS AND THE INTERACTIONS AND COUPLINGS AMONG THESE PHYSICAL REGIMES;B.THE INFORMATIONAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES RELATED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DATA SYSTEMS AND MODELS REQUIRED TO INTERPRET DATA FROM HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE MISSIONS; ANDC.THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY AND THEORETICAL TECHNIQUES REQUIRED TO MEET THESE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES.THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMMATIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE FORM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN GSFC AND THE SOLAR-PLANETARY SCIENCE CENTER AS WELL AS JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVES.THE PRIMARY GOAL UNDER THE RESULTING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A FOCUSED GSFC/RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP THAT:A.BRINGS TOGETHER THE SP SCIENCE CENTER AND GSFC SCIENTISTS TO IMPLEMENT THE NASA STRATEGIC GOALS IN HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE;B.ENHANCES THE CAPABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS IN HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE;C.PROVIDES ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT TO EVOLVING RESEARCH PROGRAM NEEDS;D.ATTRACTS SUPERIOR SCIENTISTS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMS WHICH WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE CAPABILITIES OF EITHER PARTNER WORKING ALONE;E.PROMOTES THE INVOLVEMENT OF MINORITY AND WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN SPACE SCIENCE RESEARCH; ANDF.FACILITATES ACCESS TO STUDENT TALENT AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NASA PROGRAMS.THE SP SCIENCE CENTER WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. IT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PARTNER INSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS IN THE GODDARD HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE DIVISION (HSD) AND WILL PROVIDE A VEHICLE TO INCREASE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE EXTERNAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY IN THE PURSUIT OF NASA GOALS. THE SP SCIENCE CENTER WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVELY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS WITHIN THE GODDARD HSD (CODE 670). RESEARCH MAY INVOLVE ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM OPERATING AND PAST MISSIONS AND MODELING AND DESIGN OF MISSIONS PLANNED OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT. FUTURE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL EVOLVE AS A FUNCTION OF PRIORITIES BUDGETS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESS OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS.

THE PROPOSED GESTAR II CONSORTIUM COMPRISES FIVE TOP-RANKED UNIVERSITIES AND THREE NON-ACADEMIC PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC PRIME) MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (GESTAR INCUMBENT) COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA STAT

THE NATIONAL SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYNTHESIS CENTER (SESYNC): ADVANCING SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL, THEORETICAL, AND INTERDISCI

ECO-PATHOGENOMICS OF CHLAMYDIAL REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTION (EPCRTI)

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPO

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE

NIST NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL AND VISITING SENIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

THE NOAA COOPERATIVE SCIENCE CENTER FOR LIVING MARINE RESOURCES - II (NOAA LMRCSC - II) IS COMPOSED OF A CONSORTIUM OF SEVEN INSTITUTIONS, WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AS THE LEAD INSTITUTION. THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ARE: DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY; HAMPTON UNIVERSITY; OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY; SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; AND, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. LMRCSC PREPARES STUDENTS PRIMARILY FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN NOAA-MISSION SCIENCE FOR CAREERS IN RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY THAT SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE HARVEST AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATION'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES. THE COOPERATIVE SCIENCE CENTER RESEARCH FOCUSES ON MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCES, WITH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS BETWEEN ITS PARTNER INSTITUTIONS AND NOAA IN AREAS SUCH AS STOCK ASSESSMENT, ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT, RESOURCE ECONOMICS, AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN REGULATORY SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

ADOLESCENT BRAIN COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (ABCD) PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH IN STUDIES OF MATURATION (PRISM) CONSORTIUM

JOINT CENTER FOR EARTH SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (JCET)

PURPOSE CONTINUE OPERATION OF THE SMALL BODIES NODE (SBN) OF NASA'S PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM. THE NODE, COMPRISING THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND THE P

GH15-1504, BOTSWANA: CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH TRAINING AND MENTORING FOR TREATMENT, CARE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING PMTCT, TB/HIV, LABORATORY, INFORMATICS, AND CERVICAL CANCER

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIV SERVICE DELIVERY AND OTHER PRIORITY PUBLIC HEALTH INTER

RAPID RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW AND MANIPULATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS

PATHOGENESIS OF E. COLI AND SHIGELLA INFECTIONS IN HUMAN ENTEROID MODELS

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE

AS PART OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NASA THROUGH THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC) WILL ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF NASA TO ATTRACT TRAIN AND EMPLOY THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SCIENTISTS. BUILDING ON THE 15 YEAR RECORD OF EXCELLENCE OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR EARTH SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY UMBC WILL CARRY OUT 25 SPECIFIC RESEARCH TASKS ACROSS THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION IN GMAO (610.1) THE LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERES (613) AND THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES LABORATORY (614). THE CORE STRENGTH OF JCET IS ITS ABILITY TO LINK NASA'S RESEARCH WITH UMBC'S CORE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS BY HAVING ITS SCIENTIFICEMPLOYEES AS RESEARCH FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHERE THEY TEACH AND MENTOR STUDENTS SERVE ON ACADEMIC COMMITTEES AND LEAD AND MENTOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATEINTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT GSFC.

DISABILITY INNOVATION FUND (DIF)

GH11-11100 : HAITIAN ALLIANCE FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING (HAIS)

STOP MOTHER AND CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES COOPERATIVE SCIENCE CENTER

INSTITUTE FOR TRUSTWORTHY AI IN LAW AND SOCIETY (TRAILS) -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SYSTEMS HAVE POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE HUMAN CAPACITY AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY. THEY ALSO CAN CATALYZE INNOVATION AND MITIGATE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. CURRENT AI SYSTEMS ARE NOT CREATED IN A WAY THAT IS TRANSPARENT MAKING THEM A CHALLENGE TO PUBLIC TRUST. THE OPAQUE PROCESSES USED PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. TRUST IS FURTHER UNDERMINED BY THE HARMS THAT AI SYSTEMS CAN CAUSE. THOSE MOST AFFECTED ARE THE COMMUNITIES EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN AI SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS. THIS LACK OF TRUSTWORTHINESS WILL RESULT IN SLOWER ADOPTION OF THESE AI TECHNOLOGIES. IT IS CRITICAL TO AI INNOVATION TO INCLUDE GROUPS AFFECTED BY THE BENEFITS AND HARMS OF THESE AI SYSTEMS. THE TRAILS (TRUSTWORTHY AI IN LAW AND SOCIETY) INSTITUTE IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY. IT ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN AI DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. DESIGN AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS PRODUCED WILL PROMOTE THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF AI SYSTEMS. A FIRST GOAL OF THE TRAILS INSTITUTE IS TO DISCOVER WAYS TO CHANGE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AI SYSTEMS. THIS WILL HELP COMMUNITIES MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT AI TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION. A SECOND GOAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT. THIS WILL FOSTER AI INNOVATION WHILE KEEPING COMMUNITIES SAFE, ENGAGED, AND INFORMED. THE TRAILS INSTITUTE HAS EXPLICIT PLANS FOR INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES PARTICIPATION OF K-12 EDUCATION UP THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. THESE PLANS WILL ELICIT THE CONCERNS AND EXPECTATIONS FROM THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS. THE TRAILS INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IDENTIFIES FOUR KEY THRUSTS. THESE THRUSTS TARGET KEY ASPECTS OF THE AI SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE. THE FIRST IS SOCIAL VALUES. IT INVOLVES INCREASING PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF AI DEVELOPMENT. THIS ENSURES THE VALUES PRODUCED BY AI SYSTEMS REFLECT COMMUNITY AND INTERESTED PARTIES? VALUES. THIS INCLUDES PARTICIPATORY DESIGN WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THE RESULT IS COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND ADAPTATIONS FOR THE AI DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE. THE SECOND THRUST IS TECHNICAL DESIGN. IT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST IN AI. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS THAT INCREASE ROBUSTNESS IN AI SYSTEMS. IT ALSO PROMOTES USER AND DEVELOPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW AI SYSTEMS OPERATE. THE THIRD TRUST IS SOCIO-TECHNICAL PERCEPTIONS. THIS INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MEASURES INCLUDING PSYCHOMETRIC TECHNIQUES AND EXPERIMENTAL PARADIGMS. THESE MEASURES WILL ASSESS THE INTERPRETABILITY AND EXPLAINABILITY OF AI SYSTEMS. THIS WILL ENABLE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND PERCEPTION OF EXISTING METRICS AND ALGORITHMS. THIS PROVIDES UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUES PERCEIVED AND HELD BY INCLUDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FOURTH THRUST IS GOVERNANCE. IT INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE REGIMES FOR BOTH DATA AND TECHNOLOGIES. THESE PROVIDE THE UNDERPINNING AI FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLATFORM AND TECHNOLOGY REGULATION. ETHNOGRAPHERS WILL ANALYZE THE INSTITUTE ITSELF AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THEY WILL DOCUMENT WAYS IN WHICH TECHNICAL CHOICES TRANSLATE TO GOVERNANCE IMPACTS. THE RESEARCH FOCUS IS IN TWO USE-INSPIRED AREAS. THE FIRST BEING INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS (E.G., SOCIAL MEDIAL PLATFORMS). THE SECOND IS ENERGY-INTENSIVE SYSTEMS (E.G., AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS). THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN AI INCLUDE NEW EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. THESE CATER TO MANY MARKETS, RANGING FROM SECONDARY THROUGH EXECUTIVE EDUCATION. THE TRAILS INSTITUTE IS ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATION. THE FOCUS IS ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND MINORITIZED GROUPS OF LEARNERS AND USERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL WORK WITH THESE COMMUNITIES TO LEARN FROM, EDUCATE, AND RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. THE FOCUS IS TO RETAIN, SUPPORT, AND EMPOWER THOSE MARGINALIZED IN MAINSTREAM AI. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE COMMUNITIES INTO THIS AI RESEARCH PROGRAM BROADENS PARTICIPATION IN AI DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) IS PARTNERING WITH NSF TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THIS INSTITUTE. 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.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

ADVANCING TRANSFORMATIONAL ARMY BATTERIES, II

1/2 SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK - RED CELL EXCHANGE TRIAL (SCD-CARRE TRIAL)

MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION AND DETERMINANTS OF INFANT IMMUNITY - OVERALL ABSTRACT – MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION AND DETERMINANTS OF INFANT IMMUNITY (MADI) INFECTIOUS DISEASES REMAIN THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS WORLDWIDE. THE MOST AFFECTED ARE NEWBORNS AND INFANTS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. MATERNAL AND INFANT IMMUNITY ARE INTERRELATED. IMMUNE FITNESS OF THE MOTHER IS KEY TO SUSTAINED HEALTH OF A CHILD. VACCINATION DURING PREGNANCY ENHANCES MATERNAL IMMUNITY AND HAS A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE NEONATAL IMMUNITY TO PATHOGENS. HOWEVER, MAJOR GAPS REMAIN IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE IMMUNOLOGICALLY UNIQUE SETTING OF PREGNANCY INFLUENCES RESPONSES TO VACCINATION, THE RULES OF MATERNAL AB TRANSFER, AND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRANSFERRED MATERNAL AB AND THE INFANT IMMUNE SYSTEM. TO FILL THIS KNOWLEDGE GAP, WE HAVE PROPOSED SYNERGISTIC AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ORGANIZED IN THREE AIMS THAT WILL: 1. DISTINGUISH UNIQUE FEATURES AND PREDICTORS OF VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNITY DURING PREGNANCY. 2. DEFINE THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING MATERNAL ANTIBODY TRANSFER. 3. IDENTIFY DETERMINANTS OF INFANT IMMUNITY AND RESPONSES TO VACCINES. MADI CONSISTS OF FOUR INTEGRATED AND SYNERGISTIC PROJECTS (P) AND THREE CORES (C): P1 WILL DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF PREGNANCY ON AB BIOPHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL FEATURES AND ON B/T CELL RESPONSES TO VACCINES. P2 WILL IDENTIFY AB-INTRINSIC FACTORS UNDERLYING TRANSFER VIA PLACENTA AND BREAST MILK. P3 WILL IDENTIFY FEATURES OF TRANSFERRED MATERNAL AB MEDIATING IMMUNITY TO PATHOGENS AND REGULATING VACCINE RESPONSES IN INFANTS. P4 WILL IDENTIFY CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PREDICTORS OF RESPONSES TO VACCINATION IN THE MOTHER-INFANT DYAD. C1 WILL PROVIDE CUTTING- EDGE SYSTEMS SEROLOGY AND AB ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, TRAINING, AND QUALITY CONTROL. C2 WILL PROVIDE CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM ALL PROJECTS AND WILL MANAGE DATA DISSEMINATION. THE ADMIN CORE WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. THE MADI TEAM COMBINES COMPLEMENTARY EXPERTISE, ACCESS TO UNIQUE AND WELL CHARACTERIZED CLINICAL COHORTS, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS TO DISSECT COMPLEX MATERNAL-INFANT IMMUNE INTERACTIONS. MADI HAS PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE AND TRANSLATIONAL VALUE IN 1) INVESTIGATING THE IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION AT A NEW BREADTH AND DEPTH; 2) IDENTIFYING NOVEL ACTIONABLE TARGETS TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION; 3) INFORMING VACCINE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION; AND 4) STIMULATING THE FIELD OF MATERNAL- INFANT IMMUNOLOGY AND VACCINOLOGY BY GENERATING NEW ANALYTICAL TOOLS, MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS, AND RICH HYPOTHESIS- GENERATING SYSTEMS IMMUNOLOGY DATASETS. SUCH KNOWLEDGE CAN TRANSFORM THE FIELD OF MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION.

THIS PROPOSED FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURE CONSORTIUM (FSAC) WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF EARTH OBSERVATIONS (EO) TO DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY THROUGH AN UNPRECEDENTED GROUP OF RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERS. WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A CONSORTIUM OF PRINCIPALS DRAWN FROM LEADING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD THAT USE EO AND DERIVED INFORMATION TO ADVANCE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY. THE PROPOSED FSAC ANCHORS A BROAD NETWORK OF PARTNERS DRAWN FROM UNIVERSITIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTING END USERS INFORMATION AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND APPLICATIONS RESEARCHERS. FSAC PARTNERS LEAD THE WORLD IN ENGAGING END USERS IN USING EO-DERIVED INFORMATION FOR AGRICULTURE. THE FSAC EXPANDS ON EXISTING AND PAST NASA INVESTMENTS AND IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY THE BENEFITS BROADLY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. LEVERAGING OUR CURRENT AND PAST WORK TO BUILD THE GEO G20 GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MONITORING (GEOGLAM) INITIATIVE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGLAM WHICH HAS ACHIEVED UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS IN ENGAGING END-USERS INVOLVED WITH CROP PRODUCTION MONITORING AND FORECASTING. THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL THE CROP MONITORS LED BY UMD WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER EO-DERIVED INFORMATION TO THE AGRICULTURAL MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM (AMIS) AN INTERNATIONAL BODY OF CHIEF ECONOMISTS FROM MAJOR CROP EXPORT COUNTRIES AND PROVIDE A MONTHLY BULLETIN OF CROP CONDITIONS FOR FOOD INSECURE COUNTRIES WITH AN EXPANDING GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE FSAC END USER ENGAGEMENT WILL BE BROAD - ADDRESSING NOT ONLY INTERNATIONAL CROP PRODUCTION FORECASTS MARKETS AND TRADE ALONGSIDE REGIONAL/NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY EARLY WARNING DISASTER RESPONSE AND POLICY - BUT ALSO DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE AND FARM MANAGEMENT AND SMALLHOLDER FARM MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE AND MICRO-INSURANCE. IT WILL INCLUDE STRATEGIC SYSTEMATIZED ENGAGEMENT OF NON-TRADITIONAL USERS OF NASA DATA (INSURANCE INDUSTRY HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE). THE FSAC MEMBERS WERE SELECTED STRATEGICALLY FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF USER-GROUPS. OUR APPLICATIONS R&D WILL FOCUS ON CROP CONDITION MONITORING AND RISK ASSESSMENT CROPLAND CROP TYPE AND AREA MAPPING CROP YIELD AND PRODUCTION MODELING AND FORECASTING AND LINKING EO PRODUCTS TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY QUESTIONS. THE RESULTING SUITE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL COMBINE EO PRODUCTS FROM DIFFERENT SENSORS WITH METEOROLOGICAL GROUND AND SURVEY DATA. OTHER MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS WILL INCLUDE: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUATION OF THE BENEFITS OF EO THROUGH ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF EO FOR PRODUCTION FORECASTING AND REPRESENTATIVE END USER CASE STUDIES; LINKAGE TO NEW NASA SENSORS ENHANCING THE EARLY ADOPTERS PROGRAM; DEVELOPMENT OF AN FSAC PORTAL FOR INFORMATION COLLECTION DISSEMINATION AND INNOVATIVE COMBINATION; AND A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE GIVING BROAD OUTREACH FOR THE PROGRAM. THE DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE COMPONENT OF THE PROPOSAL WILL TEST NEW EO-BASED APPLICATIONS TO IMPROVE FARM MANAGEMENT AND HELP USDA NASS IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF ITS US STATISTICS (AREA/YIELD). FSAC WILL HOLD A SERIES OF THEMATIC COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN THE US ESTABLISHING A US GEOGLAM COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) TO COMPLEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL COP. THESE ACTIVITIES TOGETHER WILL DELIVER NASA AN OUTSTANDING COORDINATED AND WELL-BALANCED PROGRAM APPLYING EO TO FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURE WITH STRONG CONNECTIONS TO RELEVANT NASA PROGRAMS SCIENCE TEAMS AND NEW MISSIONS. A GOAL OF THE FSAC IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO THE RFP IS TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH NON-NASA FUNDING SUSTAINING THE CONSORTIUM AND ITS FUNCTIONS BEYOND THE 5-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD.

I-CORPS HUB: MID-ATLANTIC REGION

SPECTROSCOPY AND SCATTERING USING COLD NEUTRONS FOR APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

EVALUATING MODES OF INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION (EMIT-2) USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGNS IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – OVERALL COMPONENT WE PROPOSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES TO COMPREHENSIVELY EVALUATE THE ROLES OF CONTACT, FOMITE, SPRAYBORNE, AND AEROSOL TRANSMISSION AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH VENTILATION TO FACILITATE HUMAN-TO-HUMAN INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION USING A SUITE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVED SAMPLING, FRACTIONATION, CULTURE, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INFLUENZA VIRUS AEROSOLS. THESE STUDIES LEVERAGE OUR HIGHLY DIVERSE TEAM OF EXPERTS IN BIOENGINEERING, AEROSOL SCIENCE, HUMAN CHALLENGE AND CLINICAL TRIALS, INFLUENZA VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY, AEROBIOLOGY, AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS. THE PROPOSAL IS ORGANIZED AROUND TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THREE CORES. IN RESEARCH PROJECT 1, “EVALUATING MODES OF INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION USING A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (EMIT-2-RCT)” WE WILL STUDY THE IMPACT OF TWO INTERVENTIONS A) VENTILATION AND AIR SANITATION AND B) HAND HYGIENE AND FACE SHIELDS ON TRANSMISSION OF CIRCULATING SEASONAL INFLUENZA FROM NATURALLY INFECTED CASES TO SEROLOGICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL USE THE RCT TO TEST HYPOTHESES THAT AEROSOL TRANSMISSION IS THE DOMINANT MODE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER FREQUENCY OF FEVER AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS IN SECONDARY CASES, AND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITING ANTIBODIES, ANTIBODIES AGAINST OTHER TARGETS WILL STRONGLY CORRELATE WITH PROTECTION FROM INFECTION AND DISEASE. IN RESEARCH PROJECT 2, “DEVELOPING AND APPLYING ANALYTICAL MODELS OF INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION” WE WILL USE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND NOVEL NEW AEROSOL MEASUREMENTS TO A) DESIGN INTERVENTIONS AND SAMPLING STRATEGIES FOR THE RCT ENABLING US TO DISTINGUISH SHORT- AND LONG-RANGE AEROSOL TRANSMISSION FROM SPRAYBORNE TRANSMISSION, B) DEFINE THE WELLS-RILEY AEROSOL QUANTUM OF INFECTION IN TERMS OF MEASURABLE QUANTITIES AND ASSESS RISK AT THE RECIPIENT BREATHING ZONE LEVEL IN BOTH WELL-MIXED AND NON-WELL-MIXED INDOOR AIR CONDITIONS, AND C) EXTEND OUR MODELS TO HOUSEHOLD AND ANIMAL STUDIES AND CREATE PRACTICAL ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTISTS TO COLLECT DATA AND ASSESS RISK IN THE FIELD. THE RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL BE ENABLED BY AN ADVANCED BIOAEROSOL TECHNOLOGY CORE (ABTC) THAT WILL DEVELOP NEW VIRAL AEROSOL SAMPLING AND CULTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOTH AMBIENT AND EXHALED BREATH SAMPLING THAT WILL VALIDATE THE RCT DESIGN AND PROVIDE CRITICAL INPUTS TO THE ANALYTICAL MODELS. A CLINICAL AND BIOSTATISTICS CORE (CBC) WILL PROVIDE THE CLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO PERFORM THE COMPLEX QUARANTINE STUDIES. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORE WILL MANAGE THESE TIGHTLY INTEGRATED COMPONENTS TO MOLD TRANSDISCIPLINARY INSIGHTS INTO THE DYNAMICS AND DRIVERS OF INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN HUMANS.

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NIST MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND AND CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA LABORATORIES (ARRA).

GH16-1703: STRENGTHENING OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA INCLUDING THE PRESI

PHYSICS FRONTIER CENTER AT THE JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE

JOINT QUANTUM INSTITUTE: PROCESSING QUANTUM COHERENCE

HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR AND COLLIDING BEAM USER GROUP

DURABLE ANTIBODY MEDIATED PROTECTION AGAINST HIV

HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR AND COLLIDING BEAM USER GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNIT OF MARYLAND

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT THE INSTITUTE FOR BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (IBBR), A JOINT RESEARCH INSTITUTE BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (UMD), THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (UMB), AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST), LOCATED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SHADY GROVE CAMPUS IN ROCKVILLE, MD.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCH SUPPORTED AT IBBR AIMS TO ADVANCE BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL, AND BIOPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING IN THE AREAS OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, PHYSICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, BIOMOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENGINEERING, AND BIOMANUFACTURING. METHODS OF ADVANCEMENT IN THESE AREAS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS AND INTERACTIONS OF PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS IMPORTANT TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS THAT CAN BE USED TO BENCHMARK AND HARMONIZE THESE MEASUREMENTS. IBBR IMPLEMENTS ITS CORE TECHNICAL STRENGTHS THROUGH IBBR RESEARCH COMMONS, WORLD-CLASS INSTRUMENTATION FACILITIES THAT ARE FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS, IN THE AREAS OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY; BIOANALYTICAL & BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; BIOPROCESS, CELL ENGINEERING & BIOMOLECULAR LABELING LAB (BL2); AND BIOCOMPUTING, MODELING, AI/ML. THE IBBR RESEARCH COMMONS AND ASSOCIATE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW RESEARCH CENTER: THE CENTER FOR BIOMEASUREMENT AND BIOMANUFACTURING INNOVATION (CBBI). CBBI WILL BE FOCUSED ON ADVANCING MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND ESTABLISHING REFERENCE STANDARDS AND DATA THAT IMPROVE AND ACCELERATE BIOMANUFACTURING OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING VACCINES, THERAPEUTICS, AND OTHER MODERN MEDICINES UTILIZING NEW BIOMANUFACTURING TESTBED FACILITIES. LASTLY, IBBR WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE WORKFORCE THROUGH THE IBBR POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM (IPP) AND STUDENT/INTERN TRAINING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE THERAPEUTICS AND VACCINE RESEARCH, MODERN MEDICINES AND BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, ADVANCED BIOMANUFACTURING, AND ENGINEERING BIOLOGY.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE IBBR IS EXPECTED TO REALIZE 1) A WORLD CLASS RESEARCH CENTER FOR ADVANCING BIOMOLECULAR MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND STANDARDS THAT DRIVE DISCOVERY IN BIOSCIENCE AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; 2) A UNIQUE SPACE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY OPEN INNOVATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN STATE-OF-THE-ART BIOMOLECULAR MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, FOSTERING INNOVATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICALS AND VACCINE DEVELOPMENT; 3) A NATIONAL HIGH-TECHNOLOGY BIOSCIENCE LEADER BY SERVING AS A HUB FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN FEDERAL, INDUSTRY, REGULATORY, AND ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS; AND 4) AN INSTITUTE WHERE EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ARE HIGHLY VALUED AND ACHIEVED, MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENTISTS FROM THE IBBR TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND BENEFIT SOCIETY.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE IBBR WILL SUPPORT THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES AND REGULATORY AGENCIES BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS THAT HELP TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT, REGULATORY APPROVAL AND MANUFACTURING OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND VACCINE PRODUCTS THEREBY ALLOWING U.S. PATIENTS TIMELY AND GREATER ACCESS TO THESE LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (UMB) IS A JOINT COLLABORATOR WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (UMD), AND NIST AT IBBR.

KENYA REGION A-BORESHA MAABARA KENYA

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES COOPERATIVE SCIENCE CENTER

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

THE MARC U*STAR PROGRAM AT UMBC

HDR INSTITUTE: HARP- HARNESSING DATA AND MODEL REVOLUTION IN THE POLAR REGIONS

CLINICAL TRIAL OF TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE OR CHLOROQUINE IN ADULTS ON ART

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FIRST PROGRAM - MODIFIED PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT SECTION THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FIRST PROGRAM IS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL THAT IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING A DIVERSE, SCHOLARLY ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGING OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER THE ACADEMIC PROFESSION THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE. THIS PROPOSAL REPRESENTS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (UMSOM) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC). AS DEFINED BY THE FIRST RFA, THE UMSOM IS A HIGHLY RESOURCED INSTITUTION (HRI) WITH AN AVERAGE OF $140 MILLION IN NIH FUNDING OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND UMBC IS A LIMITED-RESOURCED INSTITUTION (LRI) WITH AN AVERAGE OF $7.5 MILLION IN NIH FUNDING OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE UMSOM IS ONE OF SIX PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE (UMB) CAMPUS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE. UMBC IS LOCATED IN THE BALTIMORE SUBURBS, JUST 8 MILES AWAY FROM UMB. UMB AND UMBC HAVE BEEN CLOSELY LINKED EVER SINCE THE 1966 FOUNDING OF UMBC THROUGH A VARIETY OF INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSAL. WE WILL “BUILD” UPON UMBC’S RICH REPUTATION AS A PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY CAPABLE AND COMPETITIVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SCHOLARS IN A DIVERSE SETTING. WE WILL COMBINE OUR EXPERIENCE IN HIRING A DIVERSE FACULTY THROUGH EFFECTIVE POST-DOCTORAL AND PRE-PROFESSORIATE PROGRAMS WITH THE STELLAR REPUTATION OF UMB-SOM IN PRODUCING HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS. THIS NEW MODEL WILL SEEK TO HIRE THREE COHORTS OF UNDERREPRESENTED SCHOLARS, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY IN THE ACADEMY AND TO PREPARE THOSE SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESSFUL POSSIBLE TENURE TRACK APPOINTMENTS AT UMBC. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ENRICH THEIR INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE INCREASED REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND SERVICE. COHORTS WILL BE RECRUITED INTO BROADLY THEMED AREAS OF CANCER BIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, AND MICROBIOLOGY/INFECTIOUS DISEASES, WHICH ARE ALL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT STRENGTH AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS. TEN NEW FACULTY MEMBERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WILL BE RECRUITED, WITH SIX RECRUITS BEING PRIMARILY AFFILIATED WITH THE UMSOM AND FOUR RECRUITS PRIMARILY AFFILIATED WITH UMBC. ALL RECRUITS WILL HAVE SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS IN THE OTHER INSTITUTION AND WILL UNDERGO FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AS A COHORT. THE GENERAL APPROACH PROPOSED IN THIS INITIATIVE IS TO COMBINE THE EXPERIENCES AND STRENGTHS OF OUR TWO INSTITUTIONS THROUGH LEVERAGING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND NEW INITIATIVES TO INFUSE THE UNBIASED HIRING AND MENTORING OF FACULTY, ESPECIALLY UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES, INTO THE FABRIC OF DEPARTMENTAL CULTURE AND THEREBY AFFECT INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE ARE INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT CODIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIVERSE PROFESSORIATE AND PROVIDE A SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IT TO ESTABLISH AND GROW.

A BRAIN INITIATIVE RESOURCE: THE NEUROSCIENCE MULTI-OMIC DATA ARCHIVE

INTERCOLLABORATIVE RADIATION COUNTERMEASURE (INTERACT) CONSORTIUM FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES TO MITIGATE/TREAT ACUTE AND DELAYED RADIATION SYNDROMES

COOLING TO HELP INJURED LUNG (CHILL) PHASE 2B RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL OF THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA IN PATIENTS WITH ARDS

EO14042 NASA ACRES: A CLIMATE RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING US AGRICULTURE

PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT INDUSTRY PROVING GROUNDS (IPG). THE FOCUS OF IPG IS ON RADICALLY IMPROVING PRIVATE SECTOR ACCESS TO NOAA CLIMATE DATA AND INFORMATION SO THE NOAA AUTHORITATIVE DATA CAN INFORM DECISION MAKING. THIS COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WORK FOCUSES ON PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED WITH INDUSTRY INCLUDING CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT, CO-DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, IMPROVED DELIVERY LEVERAGING CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, AND TRANSFORMATION OF DATA INTO CLOUD-READY AND AI-READY FORMATS FOR IMPROVED UPTAKE. A MAJOR ADVANCE IN THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE MERGING OF HISTORICAL AND PRESENT DATA WITH FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE USE OF NOAA DATA. THROUGH THE PROJECT, INDUSTRIES INCLUDING FINANCE AND REINSURANCE, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING, AND RETAIL WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO, FOR EXAMPLE, PROPERLY PRICE INSURANCE POLICIES AND COVERAGE BECAUSE OF A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF RISK, UPDATE BUILDING CODES SO BUILDINGS WILL BE MORE SAFE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT, AND COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO DIVERSIFY THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS BASED ON AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF RISK.

A QUALITY ASSURANCE, COORDINATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER FOR HMP

ACTIVE VACCINATION AND PASSIVE ANTIBODY STRATEGIES TO PREVENT DISEASE CAUSED BY MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

22-SMDSS22-0068 NASA HARVEST : NASA FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CONSORTIUM

THE EARTH SCIENCES DIRECTORATE OF THE NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER

QUANTUM SIMULATION OF MAGNETIC SPIN PHASES WITH ATOMS AND IONS IN OPTICAL LATTICES

NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND SCATTERING FOR APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY.

NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM CLINICAL TRIAL (N-TA^3CT )

EFFECTS OF HIV, COCAINE, AND PROLONGED ART USE ON SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION NEUTRON INSTRUMENTATION, ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND BUILD AN EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE SKILLED IN NEUTRON SCATTERING AS A LONG-TERM NATIONAL INVESTMENT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR NEUTRON INSTRUMENTATION; DEVELOPMENT WORK TO PROVIDE BOTH NEW AND TO IMPROVE NEUTRON MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES; SUPPORT FIRST-TIME NCNR FACILITY USERS FOR BEAMTIME PROPOSALS; SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS; SUPPORT AND DEVELOP ADVANCED NEUTRON METROLOGY INSTRUMENTATION AND METHODS AND ASSIST THE BROADER U.S. NEUTRON RESEARCH COMMUNITY IN ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE WORK OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT THE NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND SCATTERING FACILITIES BY INTEGRATING POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH NCNR STAFF, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO FACILITY USERS AND SCIENTISTS. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INSTRUMENTS, SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTS, SOFTWARE, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE NEUTRON MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES AND TO INSTITUTE AN EDUCATIONAL & OUTREACH WORKFORCE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: U.S. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

ON-RAMP TO CAREERS IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

FUNCTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM

STORAGE LESION IN BANKED BLOOD DUE TO DISRUPTION OF NITRIC OXIDE HOMEOSTASIS

NIST/UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND JOINT INSTITUTE IN BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (IBBR)

TICK IMMUNE SIGNALING, MICROBIOTA, AND ACQUISITION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI AND ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTENTION AND WORKING MEMORY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP)

EXPAND PARTICIPATION BY MINORITIES IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES COOPERATIVE SCIENCE CENTER

NCNR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEUTRON SCATTERING

PARTNERSHIP IN ADVANCED CLINICAL EDUCATION (PACE) - PRE-SERVICE TRAINING IN UNIVE

JOHNS HOPKINS PKD RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CORE CENTER

CENTER FOR DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO 6.2.3 QUANTUM COMPUTATION AND COMMUNICATION:

ARL QUANTUM PARTNERSHIP (MAQP)

LABORATORY SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENT FOR AIDS PANDEMIC CONTROL (LAPSEC)

COMMUNITY AMBULATION FOLLOWING HIP FRACTURE

UNKNOWN TITLE

AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY: DATA ACCESS SYSTEM

PHARMACOGENOMICS OF ANTI-PLATLET INTERVENTION-2 (PAPI-2) STUDY

EXPAND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS INCLUDING ELIGIBLE EXPENSES UNDER A STUDENT'S COST OF ATTENDANCE, SUCH AS COURSE MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE, FOOD, AND HOUSING.

NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE REGION 1 - OVERALL CORE PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT FOR OVER 35 YEARS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (UMB) HEALTH SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES LIBRARY (HS/HSL) HAS EXEMPLIFIED INNOVATION, RELEVANCE, AND FAR-REACHING ADVANCEMENT OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION AND DATA AS THE REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY (RML) OF THE NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NNLM), SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC REGION. AS THE REGION 1 RML FOR THE 2021-2026 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE RML TEAM PROPOSES AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES SOCIAL JUSTICE, HEALTH AND DIGITAL EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND CULTURAL HUMILITY TOPICS IN ENGAGEMENT, FUNDING, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORK MEMBERS. DONE IN TANDEM WITH RESPONSIVE HEALTH, DATA AND DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING THE RML TEAM EXPANDS THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NLM) FOR ALL POPULATIONS AND AUDIENCES AND ADVANCES THE MISSION OF THE NNLM. THE RML TEAM INCORPORATES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN HEALTH OUTREACH IN THE REGION TO BRING QUALITY HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION RESOURCES AND DATA WITHIN THE EASY TO REACH OF THE PUBLIC, RESEARCHERS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, AND EDUCATORS, WITH AN EMPHASIS IN DEVELOPING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND REACHING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS BY: - CULTIVATING SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN AN INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE AND ADVISORY STRUCTURE FOR REGION 1 THAT ADVANCES THE VISION, STRATEGIES, AND STANDARDS OF NNLM. - DEVELOPING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE OF TRUSTED AMBASSADORS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NLM BIOMEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES AND DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH TO ALL AUDIENCES. - APPLYING INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACHES AND INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF, ACCESS TO, AND USE OF AUTHORITATIVE NLM RESOURCES AND DATA SETS TO DEVELOP A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND REACH UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. - CONTINUALLY EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT, AND VALUE OF THE RML PROGRAM TO DEVELOP REPLICABLE OUTREACH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS. THINKING NATIONALLY AND ACTING REGIONALLY, THE RML TEAM IS EAGER TO SERVE AS THE NEW REGION 1 RML LEADING INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND HEALTH AND DIGITAL EQUITY FOR ALL.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

BOTSWANA INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH INTER-OPERABILITY (BISHOP) PROJECT

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. GRFP HELPS ENSURE THE VITALITY AND DIVERSITY OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING WORKFORCE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING RESEARCH-BASED MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AND IN STEM EDUCATION. THE GRFP PROVIDES THREE YEARS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE GRADUATE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS IN STEM AND STEM EDUCATION. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE NSF GRADUATE FELLOWS PURSUING GRADUATE EDUCATION AT THIS GRFP INSTITUTION. 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.

LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED QUANTUM SCIENCE AT THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES COMPLEX.

TO ADDRESS NECESSITIES, RESULTING FROM COVID19 IMPACT, FOR STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND INSTRUCTION.

NEMO ARCHIVE: SCORCH SUPPORT, COORDINATION AND OUTREACH

MURINE TYPHUS: VECTOR BIOLOGY AND TRANSMISSION

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND / NIST CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH JOINT PROGRAM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEUTRON SCATTERING AND SPECTROSCOPY

RESEARCH AND SCATTERING USING COLD NEUTRONS FOR MACRO TRACKING # 4-1

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE UNITED STATES IS FACING MAJOR CHALLENGES IN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS FOR CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED FIELDS. MANY STUDENTS AND JOB SEEKERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE WIDE RANGE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN SCIENCES (FANH) ACROSS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL AND GOVERNMENT CAREERS HAS BEEN DECLINING, AND THERE IS A GROWING SHORTAGE OF WORKERS WITH THE ADVANCED SKILLS AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO MEET FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ALSO FACE GAPS IN ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION RATES IN FANH-RELATED DISCIPLINES.THIS PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER A GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD AND SUPPORT A STRONG FUTURE WORKFORCE IN FANH. THE PROJECT INCLUDES BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ALONG WITH CAREER-FOCUSED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.THE KEY OBJECTIVES ARE TO:BUILD LASTING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON GROWING THE FANH WORKFORCE;LAUNCH EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON PATHWAYS INTO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT;CREATE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE STUDENT INTEREST IN FANH CAREERS; ANDOFFER PAID, REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES--BOTH IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY--TO HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE THE BROAD RANGE OF CAREER PATHS IN THESE INDUSTRIES.EACH UNIVERSITY INVOLVED HAS SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MEET THEM. PROGRESS WILL BE CAREFULLY MONITORED TO ENSURE GOALS ARE MET EFFICIENTLY AND ON TIME.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING ATLANTIC SALMON (SAS2) PROGRAM IS A US/GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY THAT WILL USE A TRANSDISCIPLINARY, INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS-APPROACH TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSFORMATIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE ATLANTIC SALMON FARMING IN THE US. CURRENTLY, 95% OF SALMON CONSUMED IN THE US ARE IMPORTED, CONTRIBUTING $3.4B ANNUALLY TO OUR TRADE DEFICIT. CURRENT SALMON FARMING PRACTICES IN FLOATING COASTAL NET-PENS CANNOT EXPAND DUE TO STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SAS2 COMBINES RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXTENSION TO ADDRESS THE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO THE SUCCESS OF A RAPIDLY EMERGING INNOVATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PLATFORM OF SALMON FARMING - RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS (RAS) THAT ARE LAND-BASED AND FULLY CONTAINED. IN COLLABORATION WITH MAJOR US RAS PRODUCERS, LEADING AQUACULTURE SCIENTISTS WILL CARRY OUT RESEARCH FOCUSING ON INDUSTRY-IDENTIFIED IMPEDIMENTS TO THE EXPANSION OF THIS INDUSTRY, INCLUDING EGG PRODUCTION, ECOLOGICALLY-RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT FEEDS, INCREASED WATER RE-USE, MINIMIZED WASTE, IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY, AND ECONOMIC ANALYSES. AQUACULTURE EDUCATORS WILL DEVELOP RAS-RELATED STEM CURRICULA AND MODULES AT MULTIPLE EDUCATION LEVELS AND FOCUS EFFORTS ON THE URGENT NEED TO DEVELOP A TRAINED WORKFORCE FOR THE GROWING INDUSTRY. AQUACULTURE EXTENSION AGENTS WILL WORK WITH INDUSTRY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THIS NEW FORM OF FARMING, ENGAGE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ENABLE EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY AND ENSURE FISH HEALTH AND SEAFOOD SAFETY. ADDRESSING THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AND VALUE-ADDED INNOVATIONS GOALS OF THE USDA/AFRI/SAS PROGRAM, SAS2 IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE US AQUACULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS AND ENHANCE LIFE FOR FISH FARMERS AND SOCIETY.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE UNITED STATES HAS ABUNDANT SUITABLE COASTAL LAND WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION OF SHELLFISH AS A SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY, AND HEALTHY SOURCE OF PROTEIN FOR THE GROWING POPULATION. HOWEVER, THE US SHELLFISH INDUSTRY CURRENTLY FACES SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS DUE TO OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS. IN LIGHT OF TODAY'S ADVANCES IN SENSING AND CONTROL, ROBOTICS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH HAVE LED TO TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN TERRESTRIAL AGRICULTURE, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE ARISEN TO REVOLUTIONIZE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FARMERS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE BY IMPLEMENTING A SMART SUSTAINABLE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT (S3AM) FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE NATIONWIDE SHELLFISH PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SHELLFISH FARM OPERATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: I) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY, II) MODEL AND ASSESS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE S3AM FRAMEWORK IN THE EAST, WEST, AND GULF COASTAL REGIONS, III) BUILD A NATIONWIDE EXTENSION NETWORK TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR BROADER IMPACT, AND IV) EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY PRESSING ISSUES OF SUSTAINABILITY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRECISION FARMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WILL BE DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE S3AM FRAMEWORK, WHICH WILL HELP FARMERS GAIN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR FARM AND CROP CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH HIGHLY EFFICIENT HARVESTING TOOLS. S3AM WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE SHELLFISH PRODUCTION IN THE LONG TERM, ENABLING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO GAIN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. S3AM WILL ALSO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COASTAL AREAS BY CREATING NEW BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE SMART TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR FARMERS. S3AM WILL FURTHER PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE DIETS FOCUSED ON HEALTHY SEAFOOD, OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS ARE NAVIGATING INCREASINGLY COMPLEX DECISIONS AS THEY FACE INCREASING CLIMATE EXTREMES, ECONOMIC PRESSURES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. LOCAL DECISIONS HAVE AGGREGATE EFFECTS ON WATER RESOURCES, CASCADING FAR BEYOND INDIVIDUAL FARMS AND WATERSHEDS. LIKEWISE, LOCAL WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES BOTH REGIONALLY AND IN UPSTREAM AND TELECONNECTED AREAS. SINGLE POINT DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS THAT EXCLUDE INTERACTIONS ACROSS SYSTEMS, REGIONS OR SECTORS MAY PROVIDE MISLEADING INFORMATION AND CAUSE INEFFICIENT OUTCOMES. WE WILL THEREFORE DEVELOP A PREDICTIVE DECISION SUPPORT DASHBOARD FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (DAWN) TO SUSTAIN FOOD AND ENERGY CROP PRODUCTION IN THE CORN BELT. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COMBINES ADVANCED SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE, USABLE INFORMATION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND WATER MANAGERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LAND, WATER, AND FERTILIZER USE SYNERGIES ACROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AND SCALES. WE PLAN TO: [1] ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS TO COPRODUCE A DECISION SUPPORT AND INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM; [2] BUILD A COUPLED SCIENCE MODELING SYSTEM TO REPRESENT AND TRANSFER HOLISTIC SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE INTO EFFECTIVE TOOLS; [3] PRODUCE RELIABLE FORECASTS TO HELP STAKEHOLDERS OPTIMIZE CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; [4] INTEGRATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INTO EXPERIENTIAL, TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION TO TRAIN STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT. ADOPTION OF DAWN INFORMATION IN DECISION-MAKING WILL HELP INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY BY REDUCING INPUT COSTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES, GOALS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH AFRI SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS PRIORITY AREA A9201.

NATIONAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CENTER ON TAILORED SERVICES, PLACEMENT STABILITY AND PERMANENCY FOR LGBTQ CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE

NATIONAL DIRECT GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROPOSE TO OPERATE AMERICORPS PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE AND APPLY DIRECTLY TO CNCS.

IMMUNE MECHANISMS OF PROTECTION IN S TYPHI VACCINES

MARYLAND CONTROLLED FUSION RESEARCH

CENTERS FOR INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED RESEARCH (CIDAR)

JOINT PROGRAM IN BIOMOLECULAR MEASUREMENT SCIENCE

GH15-1504, BOTSWANA: CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH TRAINING AND MENTORING FOR TREATMENT, CARE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING PMTCT, TB/HIV, LABORATORY, INFORMAT

CENTER FOR APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS (APPEL)

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE U-RISE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TRAINING BY INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF ELECTRONIC LABORATO

UMD / NCNR JOINT PROGRAM FOR THE ADV. OF NEUTRON SCATTERING

THE NINDS INTERNATIONAL STROKE GENETICS CONSORTIUM STUDY

VERTICAL LIFT RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

THE RELATION BETWEEN EARLY PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION AND MENTAL HEALTH AT 12 YEARS

INDIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SURVEY

TAS::57 3600::TAS' UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING THE COUPLED ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, & MECHANICAL EXCITABLE NETWORKS OF LIVING SYSTEMS'

JOINT PROGRAM IN BIOMOLECULAR MEASUREMENT SCIENCE

CHILD WELFARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IMPLEMENTAION CENTERS

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TITLED: MEASURES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORY SIGNATURES IN EARLY ACTIVATED LYMPHOCYTES (MEMSEAL)

SOUTHEASTERN/ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY

SAFE, HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY BATTERIES, TOWARD DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO MEET ARMY NEEDS

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM MUSCLE BIOLOGY

UMD / NCNR CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF NEUTRON SCATTERING

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS, SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING, COURSE MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY, ETC.

2018-2022 MARYLAND SEA GRANT COLLEGE OMNIBUS

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON INSTITUTIONAL SHAERE OF COVID-19 (CARES ACT) FUNDING.

NEUROPLASTICITY IN AUDITORY AGING

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP)

WEEDS ARE A KEY BIOTIC CONSTRAINT TO FARMERS. NOTWITHSTANDING, THERE HAS BEEN A NOTEWORTHY INCREASE IN HERBICIDE-RESISTANT WEEDS DUE TO PRACTICES THAT IMPOSE SELECTIVE PRESSURE ON WEED POPULATIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT COVER CROPS (CCS) CAN BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SOLVE THIS ISSUE VIA GREATER INCLUSION INTO INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THUS, OUR GOAL IS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INCORPORATE CCS INTO WEED MANAGEMENT PLANS. WE FEEL THAT THIS CAN BE BEST ACCOMPLISHED BY HELPING VEGETABLE FARMERS REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL BEYOND WEED SUPPRESSION. AS SUCH, ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS CCS POTENTIAL TO CUT INPUT COSTS, CONTRIBUTE FERTILITY, BIOREMEDIATE SOILS AND INFLUENCE NEMATODE COUNTS WILL BE EXAMINED. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO DEPLOY DRONES AND ROBOTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR FIVE MAIN OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE TO: 1) COMPARE DIFFERENT COVER CROPPING STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING WEEDS, 2) DETERMINE CC'S BELOW GROUND EFFECTS ON WEEDS, 3) DEVELOP COVER CROPPING TACTICS TO WORK ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF CROPS, 4) EVALUATE THE PROFITABILITY OF GROWING VEGETABLES WITH CCS AND 5) DELIVER NEW CC INFORMATION TO END-USERS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS THREE MAIN SCRI FOCUS AREAS AND OTHER USDA EMPHASIZED SPECIALTY CROP SECTORS' NEEDS: 1) ADDRESS THREATS FROM PESTS, 2) IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY AND LONG-TERM PROFITABILITY, AND 3) RESEARCH NEW INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY (DRONES AND ROBOTS). IN ADDITION, THE TECHNOLOGY BEING RESEARCHED CAN BE USED TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR MANUAL LABOR WHICH WAS REQUESTED BY A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY CROP SECTORS. MOREOVER, THE NEXT GENERATION OF AG-PROFESSIONALS WILL BE INTRINSICALLY INVOLVED IN ALL PROJECT ASPECTS.

ENHANCING AUDITORY AND LINGUISTIC LEARNING THROUGH PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION.

THEORETICAL STUDIES IN HADRONIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

S&T DEVELOPMENT IN ENERGETICS

SELF-PROPAGATING MECHANISM OF PRION DISEASES

INTERACTION OF EMOTIONAL PERCEPTION AND VISUAL ATTENTION

950 MHZ NMR SPECTROMETER WITH CRYOGENIC PROBE

VERTICAL LIFT RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

ASSESSING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF BLAST INJURIES AND EMBEDDED METAL FRAGMENTS

HIDTA

RGR-BASED MOTION TRACKING FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE MR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY

FIRST-IN-HUMAN USE OF AN ARTIFICIAL LUNG FOR AMBULATORY RESPIRATORY SUPPORT

PCTC ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATING CENTER

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICES BTO RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRAUMA WITH MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS RITMO PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT GENERALLY AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT B, RESEARCH DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT, DATED MARCH 6, 2023, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS PROPOSAL TITLED, SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRAUMA WITH MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS, DATED JANUARY 13, 2023, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF BOTH PARTIES.

16/24 HEALTHY BRAIN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL CONSORTIUM - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES ARE SHAPED BY DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GENES AND ENVIRONMENTS. MALADAPTIVE EXPERIENCES EARLY IN LIFE CAN ALTER DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES, LEADING TO HARMFUL AND ENDURING DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUELAE. PRE- AND POSTNATAL HAZARDS INCLUDE MATERNAL SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE, TOXICANT EXPOSURES IN PREGNANCY AND EARLY LIFE, MATERNAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, PARENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, MALTREATMENT, STRUCTURAL RACISM, AND EXCESSIVE STRESS. TO ELUCIDATE HOW VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IMPACT CHILD DEVELOPMENT, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT A NORMATIVE TEMPLATE OF DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES OVER THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF LIFE BE ESTABLISHED BASED ON A SUFFICIENTLY LARGE AND DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE SAMPLE OF THE US POPULATION. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE HEALTHY BRAIN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL CONSORTIUM (HBCD-NC) HAS BEEN FORMED TO DEPLOY A HARMONIZED, OPTIMIZED, AND INNOVATIVE SET OF NEUROIMAGING (MRI, EEG) MEASURES COMPLEMENTED BY AN EXTENSIVE BATTERY OF BEHAVIORAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS, AND BIOSPECIMENS TO UNDERSTAND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES IN A SAMPLE OF 7,500 MOTHERS AND INFANTS ENROLLED AT 24 SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (US). THE HBCD-NC WILL CARRY OUT A COMMON RESEARCH PROTOCOL UNDER DIRECTION OF THE HBCD-NC ADMINISTRATIVE CORE (HCAC) AND WILL ASSEMBLE AND DISTRIBUTE A COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL-CURATED RESEARCH DATASET TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HBCD-NC DATA COORDINATING CENTER (HDCC). THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE HBCD-NC IS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, HARMONIZED, AND HIGH- DIMENSIONAL DATASET THAT WILL CHARACTERIZE TYPICAL NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES IN US CHILDREN AND THAT WILL ASSESS HOW BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES AFFECT THOSE TRAJECTORIES. A SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF PRE- AND POSTNATAL EXPOSURE TO OPIOIDS, MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND/OR OTHER SUBSTANCES. TO ADDRESS THESE BROAD OBJECTIVES, THE SAMPLE OF WOMEN ENROLLED WILL INCLUDE: 1) A RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DIVERSE COHORT THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE US POPULATION; 2) PREGNANT WOMAN WITH USE OF TARGETED SUBSTANCES (OPIOIDS, MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO); AND 3) DEMOGRAPHICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY SIMILAR WOMEN WITHOUT SUBSTANCE USE IN PREGNANCY TO ENABLE VALID CAUSAL INFERENCES. IN ADDITION, THE HBCD-NC WILL IDENTIFY KEY DEVELOPMENTAL WINDOWS DURING WHICH BOTH HARMFUL AND PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE ON LATER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES. THE LARGE, MULTI-MODAL, LONGITUDINAL, AND GENERALIZABLE DATASET THAT WILL BE PRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO CHILD DEVELOPMENT USING STATE- OF-THE-ART METHODS. THE HBCD-NC STUDY WILL INFORM PUBLIC POLICY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE NATION.

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