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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2024
Total Revenue
▼$312.1K
Total Contributions
$122.3K
Total Expenses
▼$171K
Total Assets
$3.1M
Total Liabilities
▼$0
Net Assets
$3.1M
Officer Compensation
→N/A
Other Salaries
N/A
Investment Income
$182K
Fundraising
▼$16.1K
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VA/DoD Awards
$7.6M
VA/DoD Award Count
3
Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or Department of Defense.
Total Federal Funding (partial)
$181.9M
Awards Found
200+
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| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | IMPROVED HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY (IHSD)-PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH ACTIVITY | $17.3M | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – Jun 2027 |
| 🎖️ VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | NANO-COMPOSITE MULTILAYER COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT | $7M | FY2005 | Feb 2005 – Dec 2012 |
| Department of Energy | GOALS: SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE’S (SOUTHFACE) PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY 29 SUBRECIPIENT PROJECTS (~10 PER CYCLE) IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN REGIONS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUBRECIPIENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS UPGRADES RESULTING IN UTILITY COST-SAVINGS AND CLIMATE EMISSION REDUCTIONS. BEYOND SAVINGS, SUCCESS INCLUDES DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SUBRECIPIENTS, EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES SOUTHFACE SERVES, AND EDUCATING SUBRECIPIENT STAFF ON PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SUBRECIPIENT BUILDING SYSTEMS INSTALLED TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY LONG-TERM, ONCE UPGRADES ARE COMPLETE. OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES: SOUTHFACE WILL USE AN EXISTING AND PROVEN PROGRAM MODEL, GOODUSE, TO IMPLEMENT ITS RENEW AMERICA’S NONPROFITS PROGRAM. OVER THE LAST 15+ YEARS, GOODUSE HAS HELPED OVER 500 NONPROFIT BUILDINGS ACROSS 31 STATES IMPLEMENT EFFICIENCY PROJECTS. THIS GRANT WILL EXPAND THE GOODUSE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS LOCATED IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, STRENGTHEN SOUTHFACE’S PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. | $5.9M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Feb 2026 |
| Agency for International Development | SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM IN HAITI | $3.5M | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Jun 2021 |
| Department of Education | SPECIAL EDUCATION-TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER | $3.3M | FY2007 | Oct 2006 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of Energy | FUEL SAVING SLIPS NON-TOXIC FOUL IMPEDE COATING ON SHIP HULLS | $3M | FY2017 | Dec 2016 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RYAN® COMPANIONBOT FOR ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA - THE POPULATION OF AMERICANS AGE 65 YEARS OR OLDER WILL INCREASE FROM 58 MILLION IN 2021 TO 88 MILLION BY 2050. BY 2050, NEARLY 14 MILLION OLDER ADULTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE AD/ADRD. FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, SIGNIFICANT CARE IS REQUIRED, AND THAT CARE IS OFTEN PROVIDED BY FAMILY MEMBERS. A 2022 STUDY ESTIMATED THAT 11 MILLION AMERICAN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PROVIDING 16 BILLION HOURS OF CARE VALUED AT MORE THAN $272 BILLION. SENIOR CARE FACILITIES ARE ANOTHER OPTION. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SEVERELY AFFECTED SENIOR CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS. DESPITE REPRESENTING ONLY ABOUT 1% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., COVID-19 DEATHS IN SENIOR CARE FACILITIES HAVE MADE UP NEARLY 40% OF TOTAL COVID-19 DEATHS. SENIOR CARE FACILITIES OFTEN FACE STAFFING SHORTAGES DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC. CURRENTLY, 3 IN 5 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES. THE SITUATION WITH THESE TWO CAREGIVING OPTIONS IS ALARMING; INCREASING DEMAND FOR CAREGIVERS COUPLED WITH SHORT SUPPLY HAS LED TO HIGHER COSTS, UNFILLED NEEDS, AND FIERCE COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES. WHILE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS WEARABLE DEVICES, ARE BEGINNING TO PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF CAREGIVERS, MORE POWERFUL AND PERSONALIZED TOOLS ARE NEEDED. TO ADDRESS THIS URGENT NEED, DREAMFACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC INVENTED RYAN® COMPANIONBOT, A NOVEL HUMANOID SOCIALLY-ASSISTIVE ROBOT EXPERTLY TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD. THE DEVELOPMENT OF RYAN®, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ONE NSF AND TWO NIA/NIH SBIR GRANTS, HAS BEEN INFORMED BY 100 CUSTOMER INTERVIEWS AND SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT FIELD TESTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS INVOLVING MORE THAN 50 OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD. IN THESE TESTS, RYAN® HAS EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED COMPANIONSHIP, ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STIMULATION, DAILY ACTIVITY REMINDERS, AND VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE AD/ADRD-AFFLICTED SENIORS POWERED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION AND SYNTHESIS, BRAIN GAMES, AND EMPATHIC CONVERSATIONS WHILE WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. FURTHERMORE, IN THE PRE-LAUNCH PHASE OF THE INITIAL VERSION OF RYAN®, IT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS AT THE ESTEEMED SENIOR CARE FACILITY, MORNINGSTAR, WHICH HAS SERVED AS A VALUABLE BETA SITE. IN THIS COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PILOT (CRP) PROGRAM, WE PLAN TO COMPLETE THE PREPARATION OF RYAN® FOR FULL COMMERCIALIZATION. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: (1) REFINE AND ENHANCE RYAN®'S SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, MAKING MASS MANUFACTURING MORE EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE WHILE MAKING RYAN®'S OPERATION MORE ROBUST AND EASIER TO ADOPT BY FAMILY MEMBERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, AND CAREGIVERS IN SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, (2) DEVELOP ROBUST, INTEGRATED MARKETING AND SALES STRATEGIES, (3) DEVELOP AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY AND REQUIRED PRIVACY POLICY AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND (4) DEVELOP A FINANCING AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION OF RYAN®. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CRP PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE ALL THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN PLACE FOR THE FULL COMMERCIALIZATION OF RYAN® AS A TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTION FOR SENIOR CARE, BENEFITING BOTH INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD AND CAREGIVERS ALIKE. | $2.9M | FY2024 | Mar 2024 – May 2027 |
| Department of Education | REGION C PARENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER | $2.5M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Justice | THE NEW BEGINNINGS MENTORING INITIATIVE | $2.4M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Mar 2016 |
| Department of Energy | MULTISCALE HYDROGEOLOGIC-BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS MONITORING AND PREDICTION FRAMEWORK | $2.1M | FY2013 | Feb 2013 – Dec 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DREAM WILL INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN THE CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS, WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE RECEIVING TREATMENT. | $2M | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Energy | DATA FUSION AND ANALYSIS TOOLS TO ENABLE MACHINE LEARNING FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND BIOENERGY | $1.9M | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Apr 2027 |
| Department of Energy | NEW SBIR PHASE I 2009: ER85432 TITLE: IMPROVED ION RESISTANCE FOR III-V PHOTOCATHODES IN HIGH CURRENT GUNS; PI: GREGORY MULHOLLAN | $1.9M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Energy | TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY ACT - WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRAINING CENTERS AND PROGRAMSS BREAKOUT, NEW AWARD | $1.9M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Energy | ADVANCED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INITIATIVE | $1.9M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Mar 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CENTRAL COAST FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE | $1.9M | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Mar 2025 |
| Agency for International Development | STRENGTHENING BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IN HAITI | $1.8M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Oct 2021 |
| Department of the Interior | FY 2026 ALABAMA REGULATORY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT | $1.8M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Education | PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER | $1.8M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of Education | PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER | $1.8M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Education | WISCONSIN PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER | $1.7M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DEVELOPMENT OF CELL CULTURE INSERTS AND 3D IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS UTILIZING NOVEL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS - TISSUE CULTURE INSERTS THAT UTILIZE FILM-BASED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE SCAFFOLDS ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS THAT ARE USED AS ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING. HOWEVER, INSERT SCAFFOLD TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED IN NEARLY 30 YEARS. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FILM-BASED INSERT SCAFFOLDS ARE ONLY 2-DIMENSIONAL (2D), AND ARE EXCESSIVELY RIGID COMPARED TO NATURAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. THESE 2D SCAFFOLDS ARE NOT WELL-SUITED FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPLEX IN VITRO 3-DIMENSIONAL (3D) TISSUE MODELS. ELECTROSPINNING TECHNOLOGY CAN PRODUCE NOVEL SCAFFOLDS THAT BETTER REPLICATE NATURAL 3D EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND OVERCOME LIMITATIONS OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SCAFFOLDS. IN PHASE I-EQUIVALENT PRELIMINARY WORK, WE PRODUCED 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS AND DEVELOPED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR ATTACHING THESE SCAFFOLDS TO HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS) TRANSWELL® TISSUE CULTURE INSERTS. WE ALSO DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING THE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD TRANSWELL® PRODUCTS FOR PRODUCING ORGANOTYPIC IN VITRO MODELS OF FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN SKIN AND BRONCHIAL TISSUES. THESE TISSUE MODELS HAVE IMPROVED PHYSIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY COMPARED TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MODELS, AND ARE NEEDED AS ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING. THE GOAL OF THIS REVISED DIRECT PHASE II SBIR PROPOSAL IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE THESE NOVEL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS AND ORGANOTYPIC CULTURE MODELS. AIM 1 WILL UTILIZE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS TO DEVELOP FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN SKIN MODELS CONSISTING OF HUMAN KERATINOCYTES AND HUMAN DERMAL FIBROBLASTS. AIM 2 WILL UTILIZE THE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS TO DEVELOP FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN BRONCHIAL AIRWAY MODELS CONSISTING OF HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL CELLS AND HUMAN PULMONARY FIBROBLASTS. THE TISSUE MODELS WILL BE PRODUCED IN 24- AND 96-WELL HTS TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD PLATES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL 6-, 12- AND 24-WELL TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD INSERT FORMATS. THE MODELS WILL BE PRODUCED WITHOUT THE USE OF ANIMAL-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, AND WILL BE THE ONLY FULL-THICKNESS IN VITRO SKIN AND AIRWAY TISSUE MODELS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AS HTS 24- AND 96-WELL FORMATS. THE TISSUE MODELS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED FOR BARRIER INTEGRITY, MORPHOLOGICAL APPEARANCE AND FUNCTION, AND INTRA- AND INTER-LOT REPRODUCIBILITY. VALIDATION OF THE MODELS FOR SEVERAL REGULATORY ACCEPTED ASSAYS INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF SKIN IRRITATION AND PHOTOTOXICITY, AND ASSESSMENT OF AIRWAY TOXICITY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, WILL PROVIDE KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE SCAFFOLD PRODUCTS AND MODELS. COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS THAT WILL RESULT FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD INSERTS AS WELL AS 24- AND 96-WELL HTS TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD PLATES THAT WILL BE MARKETED AS STAND-ALONE PRODUCTS TO ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO PRODUCE ANY TYPE OF TISSUE MODELS USING THEIR OWN CELLS AND MEDIA. TISSUE MODEL KITS FOR PRODUCING HUMAN SKIN AND BRONCHIAL MODELS THAT WOULD INCLUDE HTS TRANSWELL® ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD PLATES TOGETHER WITH PRE-QUALIFIED CELLS AND CULTURE MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION PROTOCOLS COULD ALSO BE OFFERED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. A CONSERVATIVE MARKET PENETRATION OF 1% (GLOBAL MARKET FOR INSERT PRODUCTS, IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS AND NON-ANIMAL IN VITRO SCREENING ASSAYS >$1.5 BILLION) WOULD RESULT IN ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDING $15 MILLION. | $1.7M | FY2023 | May 2023 – Apr 2025 |
| Department of Energy | TURNKEY HYDRO GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS | $1.7M | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Jan 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE NEW PARTNER INITIATIVE (NPI) CREATED UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR | $1.7M | FY2008 | Jul 2008 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DEVELOPMENT OF RYAN COMPANION ROBOT FOR ASSISTING ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | $1.7M | FY2018 | Jun 2018 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Education | REGION C PARENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. | $1.6M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Energy | TAS::89 0222::TAS NEW PHASE I 2010 SBIR; TITLE: STRAW - A HYDROGEN-SPECIFIC PRESSURE GAUGE FOR XHV; PI: GREGORY MULHOLLAN | $1.6M | FY2010 | Jun 2010 – Aug 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | BIOARTIFICIAL BRAIN SLICES FOR DRUG SCREENING | $1.6M | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Jun 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RISE (REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF HIV THRU SUPPORT AND EDUCATION) | $1.6M | FY2007 | Sep 2007 – Feb 2013 |
| Department of Education | PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS | $1.6M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of the Interior | REGULATORY GRANT | $1.5M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of the Interior | PROGRAM REGULATORY PROGRAM TITLE V AWARD PURPOSE THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 SMCRA , P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT OSMRE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY TITLE V AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS AML PROGRAMS TITLE IV APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD N A | $1.5M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | ACCESS CARE SYSTEM PROJECT | $1.5M | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Aug 2016 |
| Department of the Interior | PROGRAM: REGULATORY PROGRAM (TITLE V)AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (OSMRE) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY (TITLE V) AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAMS (TITLE IV) APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA SURFACE MINING COMMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS: WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A | $1.4M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of the Interior | AL FY2022 REG | $1.4M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Nov 2022 |
| Department of the Interior | PROJECT ABSTRACT REG GRANT:PROGRAM: REGULATORY PROGRAM (TITLE V)AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (OSMRE) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY (TITLE V) AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAMS (TITLE IV) APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS: WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A | $1.3M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | COOKIES AND CONVO | $1.3M | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | COOKIES AND CONVO | $1.3M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES. - PROJECT NAME: ABOUTFACE-USA PROACTIVE VETERAN INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAM THE POPULATION OF FOCUS: THIS EFFORT BUILDS UPON KNOWN GAPS IN PROVIDING SERVICE AND EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY FOR U.S. VETERANS, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE ATLANTA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AREA (IN/AROUND FORSYTH, DAWSON, N. FULTON, COBB, CHEROKEE, PICKENS, LUMPKIN, GWINNETT, AND HALL COUNTIES). SUMMARY STATEMENT: VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS HAVE 70% LOWER ODDS OF RECEIVING ANY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. MULTISECTORAL AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES IN RURAL GEORGIA WHILE. ABOUTFACE-USA AND OUR COLLABORATORS WILL SERVE 570 VETERANS IN THE FIRST YEAR TO ADDRESS VETERAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CONCERNS BY PROMOTING JOB SKILLS EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, CLINICAL SERVICES AND ACCESS, PEER SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. PROJECT OVERVIEW: TO MEET THE STUDY OBJECTIVES, WE WILL UTILIZE A PHASED APPROACH THAT MAXIMIZES THE EXPERTISE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS ASSEMBLED FOR THIS PROJECT. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, WE WILL HIRE AND TRAIN PEER-SUPPORT PERSONNEL, CONDUCT SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY CLINICIANS, RECRUIT VETERANS FOR AGRICULTURE TRAINING, AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO VETERANS FOR THEIR VA APPOINTMENTS. IN QUARTERS TWO THROUGH FOUR, WE WILL CONDUCT PROGRAM EVALUATIONS ON OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER’S PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, SCREEN, AND REFER VETERANS (N = 570). KEY TO SUSTAINING OUR APPROACH IS LEVERAGING THE GROW (GARDENING, REHABILITATION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS) PROGRAM. PROJECT GROW FOCUSES ON TEACHING GARDENING TO ENGAGE VETERANS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS WHILE PROMOTING NUTRITIONAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVES WEEKLY EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE PROMOTING REHABILITATION AND THE USE OF LEARNED SKILLS BASED ON THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL THERAPY/STRESS-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. AS PART OF OUR OUTREACH PORTION, WE WILL CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY, LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND SEEK OUT STRUGGLING VETERANS (I.E., THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, FINANCIAL, AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS). FINALLY, WE INCORPORATE THESE PIECES INTO A WELLNESS PROGRAM WHERE WE FOCUS ON NUTRITION, CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, SELF-AWARENESS TRAINING, RELATIONAL CONCERNS, HOLISTIC HEALING, AND LEADERSHIP COACHING. ADDRESSING BARRIERS THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: BIASES AND CONCERNS FOR TREATMENT-SEEKING OFTEN CREATE BARRIERS WITHIN COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. TO ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS TO CARE, ABOUTFACE-USA WILL MEET WITH AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS TO CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING TO IDENTIFY VETERANS AFFECTED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. TO ENSURE MAXIMUM OUTREACH EFFORTS, ABOUTFACE-USA HAS PARTNERED WITH INVESTIGATORS WITH THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DATA COLLECTION/EVALUATION. PATHLIGHT COUNSELING WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES TO VETERANS. THE OVERTON INSTITUTE WILL FACILITATE HE IMPLEMENTATION OF “THE RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM AND “THE STORYING OUR WAY HOME PROGRAMS.” THE AZIMUTH LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR VETERANS UNDER THE T.E.A.M (TRANSITION, EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY & MINDSET) CHANGE MODEL PROGRAM. CAROLYN AGOSTA, MSW WILL PROVIDE A MIND-BODY CONNECTION FOR HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION SESSIONS FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. LTC (RET.) JIM LINDENMAYER WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY LINKAGE BETWEEN VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DIAGNOSES AND OTHER PARTIES. HE WILL ALSO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. | $1.3M | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of the Interior | REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT | $1.3M | FY2008 | Oct 2007 – Sep 2008 |
| Department of the Interior | 15.250 REGULATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND SURFACE EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINING | $1.3M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 |
| Department of the Interior | REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT | $1.2M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 |
| Department of the Interior | 15.250 REGULATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND SURFACE EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINING | $1.2M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2014 REG | $1.2M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2015 REG | $1.2M | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2013 REG | $1.2M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2019 REG | $1.2M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2012 REG | $1.2M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | URETERAL STENT COATINGS | $1.2M | FY2013 | Mar 2013 – Aug 2021 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2016 REG | $1.2M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Energy | CLOUD BASED WATERSHED AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM DATA MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATION AND ANALYTICS | $1.1M | FY2018 | Apr 2018 – Jul 2023 |
| Department of Energy | PFLOTRAN WEB APPLICATION | $1.1M | FY2016 | Feb 2016 – Mar 2020 |
| Department of Education | PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS | $1.1M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2017 REG | $1.1M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Energy | PERM-PUMP: A POWER-FREE HYDROGEN-EXTRACTION PERMEATION PUMP FOR XHV: 41E | $1.1M | FY2013 | Feb 2013 – Apr 2016 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2018 | $1M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Justice | THROUGH THIS PROJECT, INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (INTERFACE) WILL IMPLEMENT ITS COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM, LEARN, ENGAGE, ADVOCATE & PARTNER (LEAP), AT THE HIGHEST NEED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF OXNARD, CALIFORNIA. LEAP WILL HELP EQUIP STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, COPING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SAFETY, AS WELL AS IMPROVE EACH SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY CONCERNING INCIDENTS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. LEAP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FACILITATING QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE (INCLUDING STUDENT/PARENT REPRESENTATIVES, INTERFACE STAFF MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT, VENTURA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, VENTURA COUNTY PROBATION AGENCY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SCHOOL STAFF); COORDINATING MEET AND GREET PRESENTATIONS/EVENTS ON CAMPUS FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO BEGIN TO CREATE TRUST AMONG PARTICIPANTS; AND CONDUCTING 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UPS WITH STUDENT AND PARENTS TO NOT ONLY ASCERTAIN THE STUDENT'S CURRENT NEEDS, BUT TO ALSO EMPHASIZE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT EXISTS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. INTERFACE WILL SERVE SEVEN SCHOOLS LOCATED IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF SUSPENSIONS DUE TO INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE WITH AND WITHOUT INJURY, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE STUDENTS, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. INTERFACE WILL MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS VIA DATA GATHERED THROUGH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES)/ PEDIATRIC ACES AND RELATED LIFE-EVENTS SCREENER, COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOL, AND THE ROSENBURG SELF ESTEEM SCALE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED CAPACITY OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO MINIMIZE RISK OF VIOLENCE; CLEAR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ESTABLISHED AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS/COMMITTEE MEMBERS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOL PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATORS; DEVELOPMENT OF MEANINGFUL YOUTH AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS THAT EVOLVE AND INFORM THE PROJECT PLAN AND BUDGET; AND AN IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE THAT SUPPORTS AND RESPECTS ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS. | $1M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Justice | THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH (COPE) PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SOME OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES IN HOUSTON. A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF YOUTH VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT WILL SYSTEMATICALLY INCORPORATE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTO THE DESIGN. THIS IN TURN WILL COMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN MENTORING SERVICES THROUGH TARGETED FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED IN-PERSON STAFF CONTACT, TARGETED REFERRALS, TRAINING FOR FAMILIES, AND THE END OUTCOME OF BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH. APPLYING UNDER CATEGORY 1: MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS (1 STATE), THE COPE PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH, AGES 10-17, INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR DELINQUENCY AND VICTIMIZATION THROUGHOUT HARRIS COUNTY WITH A FOCUS ON THE CITY OF HOUSTON. FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTERS MENTORING PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 16 YEARS. THE COPE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY LOUISIANA EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT. LOUISIANA EMPOWERMENT SERVICES HAS FACILITIES IN MULTIPLE STATES, WHICH INCLUDE LOUISIANA, TEXAS, AND NORTH CAROLINA. A MINIMUM OF 80 YOUTH WILL BE SERVED EACH YEAR THROUGH THIS EFFORT. | $1M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DEVELOPMENT OF SERIOUS GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES INSTRUCTED BY A SOCIAL ROBOT FOR IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA | $1000K | FY2019 | Sep 2019 – May 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CATECHOL-FUNCTIONALIZED COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | $999.1K | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Feb 2015 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: DURABLE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC NANO-COMPOSITES | $988.2K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | A NANOFIBROUS BIOACTIVE HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS GRAFT | $988.1K | FY2009 | Jul 2009 – Feb 2015 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE II: OCT-COMPATIBLE IMAGING ADAPTOR FOR PRECISION VASCULAR ACCESS VIA HOLLOW-BORE NEEDLES | $972.8K | FY2019 | Apr 2019 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PHOENIX PROJECT | $938.6K | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Jan 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CENTRAL COAST HUMAN TRAFFICKING LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT | $938K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $926.8K | FY2026 | Nov 2025 – Oct 2026 |
| Department of Justice | VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE - VICTIM SERVICES | $900K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Justice | THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH (COPE) PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SOME OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA’S MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES. A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF YOUTH VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT WILL SYSTEMATICALLY INCORPORATE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTO THE DESIGN. THIS IN TURN WILL COMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN MENTORING SERVICES THROUGH TARGETED FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED IN-PERSON STAFF CONTACT, TARGETED REFERRALS, TRAINING FOR FAMILIES, AND THE END OUTCOME OF BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH. APPLYING UNDER CATEGORY 1: MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS (1 STATE), THE COPE PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH, AGES 10-17, INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR DELINQUENCY AND VICTIMIZATION, IN SOME OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA’S MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AND GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREAS. FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTER’S MENTORING PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 15 YEARS. THE COPE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY PELICAN BAYOU COUNSELING AGENCY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT. A MINIMUM OF 120 YOUTH WILL BE SERVED EACH YEAR THROUGH THIS EFFORT. PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (OUTPUTS/SHORT-TERM AND OUTCOMES/LONG-TERM) WILL BE TRACKED AND MONITORED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, BI-ANNUALLY, AND ANNUALLY FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND PROJECT IMPROVEMENT. OUTPUTS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AND LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF IN-PERSON CONTACT WITH STAFF, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PROGRAM PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE PREVENTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, IMPROVING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVING PRO-SOCIAL COMMUNITY VIEWS, AND IMPROVING PEER RELATIONSHIPS – ALL PROVEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS. NO PORTION OF THE PROJECT BUDGET IS REQUESTED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. * FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTER GRANTS OJJDP PERMISSION TO SHARE OUR ABSTRACT AND CONTACT INFORMATION WITH POTENTIALLY INTERESTED PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, IF NOT FUNDED. | $900K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FAVOR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LINKAGES TO SUPPORT (FAVOR HEALS) | $867.9K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PEER SUPPORT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY - ABSTRACT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (BCOR) FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY, INC. DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY (DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT) PROPOSES TO CONNECT AND MOBILIZE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (CPSS) DELIVERING PRSS AND RSS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN UNDER RESOURCED AGENCIES, PRIVATE TREATMENT PROVIDERS, TREATMENT CENTERS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, RECOVERY HOUSES, AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (RCOS). FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PRESENTED A WEEKLY VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT FOR PEER SUPPORT (PS4PS) PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS CPSS AROUND THE STATE WITH FREE RELATIONAL SUPPORT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. AN IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED IS THAT MANY OF OUR PEERFORCE ARE FILLING GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OTHERS WHILE, THEMSELVES, RECEIVE ONLY CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND NO PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION. IN OUR BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY PROJECT FAVOR PIEDMONT IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION TO INDIVIDUALS IN THESE VARIOUS SETTINGS WHERE THIS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT IS INADEQUATE OR NON-EXISTENT. FAVOR PIEDMONT PROVIDES OFF-RESERVATION PRSS TO OUR RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS POPULATION – CATAWBA CITIZENS -- AND IS A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE CATAWBA DRUG ACTION TASK FORCE. OUR PROPOSED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES OF OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL TRAINING AND WEEKLY NARCAN DISTRIBUTION ON THE RESERVATION SAVES LIVES. FUNDING FOR THESE INITIATIVES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES (DAODAS) ENDS SEPTEMBER 2022. CATAWBAS AND OTHER NATIVES ALSO RECEIVE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT RECOVERY SUPPORT AT OUR FACILITY THROUGH A WEEKLY OFF-RESERVATION NATIVE AMERICAN 12-STEP-BASED WELLBRIETY MEETING. THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY RESIDENCE (SCARR) REPORTS THAT FEWER THAN 60 BEDS ARE AVAILABLE IN CERTIFIED HOUSES. IN COMMUNITIES DEVOID OF ADEQUATE RECOVERY HOUSING, INDIVIDUALS OR CHURCHES TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MEET THIS ESSENTIAL NEED. WITH BCOR FUNDING, IN OUR RECOVERY HOUSING INITIATIVE, WE WILL DISCOVER AND COLLABORATE WITH THESE PROVIDERS AND DEVELOP A RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND REFERRAL SYSTEM. FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PROVIDED PRSS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE 16TH AND 6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ADULT DRUG COURTS. WITH BCOR FUNDING WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS UNFUNDED, UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAM WE PROVIDE WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL PEER RECOVERY COACHING SESSIONS, WEEKLY PEER-LED RECOVERY GROUPS, AND TREATMENT TEAM STAFFING. WORKING WITH PRIORITY POPULATION REFERRALS BY ROCK HILL TREATMENT SPECIALISTS, AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROVIDER (OTP) WE WILL PROVIDE PRSS, RESOURCE BROKERING WITH WARM HANDOFFS WHERE POSSIBLE, AND SUD AND MH COUNSELING. | $864.3K | FY2023 | Jun 2023 – Jun 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR RE-ENTRY | $780K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Aug 2016 |
| Department of Justice | SECOND CHANCES COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH REENTRY PROJECT | $766.9K | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $762.8K | FY2025 | Nov 2024 – Oct 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | INTELLIGENT PROSTHETIC SOCKET WITH VARIABLE VOLUME AND ELEVATED VACUUM SYSTEMS | $750K | FY2011 | Mar 2011 – Jul 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2009 HIV/AIDS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT FOR RE-ENTERING EX-OFFENDERS INITIATIVE (HIRE) | $750K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Energy | AMORPHOUS NEA SILICON PHOTOCATHODES A ROBUST RF GUN ELECTRON SOURCE | $750K | FY2006 | Jun 2006 – Aug 2009 |
| Department of Justice | THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (VCHTTF), WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019, IS CO-LED BY THE VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT) AND INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER APPLICANT). THE TASK FORCE WORKS CLOSELY TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) THROUGHOUT VENTURA COUNTY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING THE LAST THREE (3) YEARS, THE VCHTTF HAS CONDUCTED SIXTY-SEVEN (67) HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS, CONDUCTED FORTY (40) HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS, AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO ONE HUNDRED SEVEN (107) HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. THE REQUESTED GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT AND $750,000 FOR THE VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER APPLICANT WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKERS IN VENTURA COUNTY AND RELATED CASES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION. IT WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE TASK FORCE’S VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS -- ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY AFFIRMING MANNER. WHILE ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS ARE SERVED, THE MAJORITY OF VICTIMS, TO DATE, ARE ADULT WOMEN OF HISPANIC AND ASIAN-AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO EXPAND THE EXISTING CO-LED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, AND SUSTAINABLE TASK FORCE AND ENHANCE THE IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS, PROVIDE IDENTIFIED VICTIMS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES, AND INVESTIGATE/PROSECUTE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL -- LOCAL, STATE, AND/OR FEDERAL. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE TASK FORCE WILL: 1) ENHANCE, SUSTAIN, AND STRENGTHEN THE CO-LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND COORDINATION OF THE VCHTTF USING THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCES: DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS ROADMAP AS A GUIDE; 2) REVISE VCHTTF PROTOCOLS; 3) CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS; 4) ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY AFFIMING SERVICES AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES BY DEVELOPING AND CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTING VCHTTF PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING; 5) CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS; 6) ASSIST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS ACHIEVE SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH APPROPRIATE SERVICES; AND 7) CONDUCT ONGOING ASSESSMENT TO ASCERTAIN ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT-RELATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE SEEKS PRIORITY CONSIDERATION -- PRIORITY 1(A). | $750K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | NOVEL PHOTOREACTIVE NANOFIBERS FOR BONE REGENERATION SCAFFOLDS | $750K | FY2006 | Jul 2006 – Aug 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | A NOVEL COMBINATION OF THERMORESPONSIVE AND NANOFIBRILLAR SURFACE FOR CELL CULTUR | $749K | FY2007 | Jul 2007 – Aug 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | A BIOACTIVE PROSTHETIC VASCULAR GRAFT | $749K | FY2007 | Dec 2006 – Nov 2013 |
| Department of Energy | CREATING THE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES EDUCATION CENTER (DEREC) | $746K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $745.4K | FY2024 | Nov 2023 – Oct 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $745.4K | FY2023 | Nov 2022 – Oct 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $739.7K | FY2022 | Nov 2021 – Oct 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CELL MIMIC MICROARRAYS FOR THE MULTIVALENT PATHOGEN PROFILING & CHARACTERIZATION | $739.5K | FY2011 | Aug 2011 – Jul 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL MASK TO IMPROVE PATIENT/CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION, MINIMIZE ERRORS AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION - PROJECT SUMMARY APPROXIMATELY 4% OF PEOPLE IN THE US ARE EITHER DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, EQUATING TO MORE THAN 13 MILLION PEOPLE. OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY 12 MILLION PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS HAVE DIFFICULTY HEARING NORMAL CONVERSATION EVEN WHEN USING A HEARING AID. HEARING DIFFICULTIES AFFECT ALL AGE GROUPS AND PRESENT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN DAILY LIFE. THESE CHALLENGES ARE PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, WHERE MISCOMMUNICATION RESULTS IN SUBOPTIMAL TREATMENT AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. ERRORS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ARE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN MEDICAL ERRORS, AND THE WEARING OF SURGICAL MASKS BY HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF MISCOMMUNICATION. THE SURGICAL MASK IS AN ESSENTIAL ITEM OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS SUCH AS BACTERIA AND VIRUSES, BUT CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL MASKS CAN MUFFLE SPEECH AND PREVENT PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH HEARING DIFFICULTIES FROM BEING ABLE TO LIP READ. LIP READING IS AN IMPORTANT VISUAL AID TO COMMUNICATION FOR EVERYONE BUT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK THAT PREVENTS INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND IMPROVES COMMUNICATION AMONG HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT. IN PHASE I, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND TESTED A PROTOTYPE SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK WITH A TRANSPARENT WINDOW THAT ENABLES PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO SEE EACH OTHER’S LIPS WHILE MAINTAINING THE PROTECTIVE BARRIER FUNCTION OF THE MASK. A COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH DR. SAM ATCHERSON OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK VALIDATED THE MASK AS A VISUAL AID, SHOWING THAT GROUPS WITH EITHER MODERATE OR SEVERE-TO-PROFOUND HEARING LOSS BENEFITTED FROM THE VISUAL INPUT FROM THE PROTOTYPE MASK. THE PATENTED FACEVIEW MASK™ COMBINES THE TRANSPARENT WINDOW WITH BOTH N95 FILTRATION CAPABILITY AND A UNIQUE ANTIMICROBIAL COATING TO KILL BACTERIA. IN PHASE II, WE PROPOSE TO OPTIMIZE THE MASK DESIGN, ESTABLISH A SCALABLE PRODUCTION PROCESS, AND CONDUCT FURTHER TESTING TO SUPPORT 510(K) CLEARANCE, NIOSH APPROVAL, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™ SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL 1) OPTIMIZE THE FACEVIEW MASK™ AND CONDUCT A SURVEY STUDY WITH END USERS TO ENSURE COMFORT AND AN EFFECTIVE SEAL AROUND THE AIRWAYS; 2) CONDUCT COMPARATIVE PRODUCT TESTING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS TO GATHER THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™ VS. A LEADING OPAQUE SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK; 3) PERFORM TESTING REQUIRED FOR 510(K) CLEARANCE AND NIOSH APPROVAL OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™; AND 4) TEST ITS ANTIMICROBIAL PERFORMANCE BOTH IN A STANDARD LABORATORY TEST AND IN USE BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS. | $721.9K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $706.7K | FY2021 | Nov 2020 – Oct 2021 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | NEURAL TRACT-TRACING NUCLEIC ACID CARRIERS | $700K | FY2011 | Jul 2011 – Mar 2013 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $691.7K | FY2020 | Nov 2019 – Oct 2020 |
| Department of Energy | PERFORMANCE-BASED INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND OPTIMIZED VENTILATION | $661.4K | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Mar 2020 |
| Department of Energy | ACTIVATION LAYER STABILIZATION OF HIGH POLARIZATION PHOTOCATHODES IN SUB-OPTIMAL RF GUN ENVIRONMENTS | $650K | FY2007 | Jun 2007 – Aug 2010 |
| Agency for International Development | DCHA/ASHA | $650K | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Dec 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION - FACE IT TOGETHER (FIT) IS AN ADDICTION WELLNESS NONPROFIT THAT OFFERS COMPASSIONATE, DATA-DRIVEN PEER COACHING TO THOSE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION, INCLUDING LOVED ONES. THOUGH FIT PROVIDES SERVICES NATIONWIDE, FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION IS FOCUSED WITHIN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. FIT WILL SERVE PERSONS WITH ADDICTION AND LOVED ONES 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITHIN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED PEER COACHING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, EL PASO COUNTY HAS REPORTED HIGH LEVELS OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED DRIVING DEATHS. THE STATE OF CO IS ALSO STRUGGLING WITH HIGH RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSES AND HAS EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE MID-2020. FIT COACHING USES STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND LEVERAGING THEIR SHARED LIVED EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE A PATH OF WELLNESS. COACHES CREATE A SAFE AND NONJUDGMENTAL SPACE FOR THOSE IMPACTED TO SEEK SUPPORT. COACHES EDUCATE LOVED ONES ON THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION, HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND HOW TO MOTIVATE CHANGE. FIT HAS FOUR PRIMARY GOALS: IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS; ENSURE FIT PEER COACHES ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN CURRENT EVIDENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES; CREATE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT COLORADO SPRINGS TO EXPAND FIT’S REACH AND INCREASE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT; AND REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, FIT WILL ENGAGE 85 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY ADDICTION (INCLUDING LOS) IN PEER COACHING AND INCREASE BY 10 INDIVIDUALS EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 285 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: - AFTER AT LEAST 60 DAYS OF PEER COACHING, MEMBERS WILL DEMONSTRATE A 10% INCREASE IN THEIR WELLBEING FROM BASELINE TO FINAL ASSESSMENT. - BY END OF Y1, FIT’S WEBSITE WILL BE TRANSLATED AND ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. - OBTAIN 300,000 IMPRESSIONS DURING FIT’S RECOVERY MONTH CAMPAIGN (Y1). - BY END OF Y1, FIT COACHES WILL BE FULLY TRAINED, TESTED AND CREDENTIALED THROUGH NAADAC, WITH A TWO-YEAR RENEWAL OCCURRING BY THE END OF Y3. - ENLIST A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE ONGOING CLINICAL OVERSIGHT OF COACHES BY END OF Y1. - FIT COACHES WILL PARTICIPATE IN TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. - DEVELOP FIVE REFERRAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY NONPROFITS BY END OF Y1. - INCREASE CONNECTIONS IN MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY (E.G., MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, HISPANIC COMMUNITY) BY END OF Y2. - BY END OF Y2, PRODUCE THREE TO FIVE HIGH-QUALITY TESTIMONIAL VIDEOS WITH A FOCUS ON DESTIGMATIZING ADDICTION AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP. - MONTHLY MARKETING WILL RAISE AWARENESS AND GENERATE AT LEAST 2,500 IMPRESSIONS MONTHLY. | $598.6K | FY2021 | May 2021 – May 2024 |
| Department of Energy | OPTIMIZING RESIDENTIAL HVAC PERFORMANCE USING QUALITY INSTALLATION VERIFICATION AND MONITORING TOOLS | $592.6K | FY2019 | May 2019 – Oct 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $591.4K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | BASIC CENTER PROGRAM | $585.5K | FY2013 | Sep 2013 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | INTERFACE YOUTH SERVICES STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM | $576.1K | FY2015 | Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $558K | FY2017 | Sep 2017 – Aug 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM | $535.3K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $528.4K | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | BASIC CENTERS | $504K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | INTERFACE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM | $503.6K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Sep 2021 |
| National Science Foundation | STTR PHASE II: LOCALIZED GENE DELIVERY FROM IMPLANTABLE ARTERIAL DEVICES | $503.6K | FY2009 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2011 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2014 CIVIL PENALTY ASMC | $500K | FY2014 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2022 |
| Agency for International Development | ST. BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION- ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL | $500K | — | — – Dec 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM | $500K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Justice | THE COPE PROJECT (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH) | $500K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AN ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL-SPECIFIC NANOFIBROUS VASCULAR GRAFT | $500K | FY2008 | Aug 2008 – May 2010 |
| National Science Foundation | STTR PHASE II: SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS FOR WATER REPELLING AND CORROSION CONTROL | $499.4K | FY2009 | Jan 2009 – Dec 2010 |
| Department of Agriculture | REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT | $497.6K | FY2025 | Dec 2024 – Dec 2026 |
| Department of Justice | TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS | $487.6K | FY2020 | May 2020 – Apr 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $462.2K | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $456.7K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $456.7K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $454.9K | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $444.6K | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $444.6K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY2021 FVPSA ARP ACT SUPPLEMENTAL | $442.3K | FY2021 | Mar 2021 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $439.6K | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $432.4K | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $432.4K | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $423.7K | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Justice | YOUTH REINVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR GIRLS | $407.2K | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $405K | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM | $403.9K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Education | WISCONSIN PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER | $396.8K | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $352.8K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FURTHER STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING RCO INFRASTRUCTURE, STATEWIDE PROJECT | $350K | FY2017 | Sep 2017 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | BASIC CENTER PROGRAM | $336K | FY2007 | Sep 2007 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $330.9K | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Agriculture | WFPO RECOVERY ACT | $330.4K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Energy | ACTIVATION LAYER STABILIZATION OF HIGH POLARIZATION PHOTOCATHODES IN SUB-OPTIMAL RF GUN ENVIRONMENTS | $325K | FY2007 | Jun 2007 – Aug 2010 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $324.7K | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $317.2K | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $308.7K | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING RCO INFRASTRUCTURE STATEWIDE PROJECT | $300K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Sep 2017 |
| Agency for International Development | FY 10 NEW GRANT - ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL | $300K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Jun 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE REGIONAL EXPANSION TO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS AKA THE REACH PROGRAM | $300K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM | $300K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM (SOP) | $300K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $296K | FY2016 | Feb 2016 – Jan 2017 |
| 🎖️ VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | FY2019-000340-AS: SURFACE ACTIVE POLYMERS FOR ENHANCEMENT IN BIOFOULING CONTROL AND VIABLE NON-TOXIC MARINE COATINGS | $295K | FY2020 | Mar 2020 – Feb 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $293.4K | FY2015 | Jan 2015 – Dec 2015 |
| 🎖️ VA/DoDDepartment of Defense | REDESIGNING ANTI-FOULING AND FOULING RELEASE COATINGS FOR OPTICALLY CLEAR AND/OR TRANSPARENT BEFOULING CONTROL COATINGS ON UNDERWATER SURFACES. | $289.3K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Apr 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $287.4K | FY2014 | Dec 2013 – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | HOMELESS ASSISTANCE | $287K | FY2010 | Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $286.3K | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Education | CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION GRANT FUNDS FOR STUDENTS | $284.1K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $276.7K | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | IMPLANTABLE ELECTROSPUN CELL CHAMBER DEVICE WITH IMMUNE-EVASIVE PROPERTIES FOR BETA CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY - TYPE 1 DIABETES (T1D) IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF PANCREATIC BETA CELLS (-CELLS) DUE TO AN AUTO- IMMUNE RESPONSE. T1D EXERTS A TREMENDOUS BURDEN ON QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS, AND LEADS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS LIFELONG HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. T1D ALSO PLACES A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BURDEN ON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE MARKET FOR TREATMENT OF T1D IS EXPECTED TO REACH $29 BILLION BY 2029. CURRENT TREATMENTS FOR T1D INCLUDE INSULIN INJECTIONS/INFUSIONS, PANCREAS TRANSPLANT, OR TRANSPLANTATION OF ISOLATED PANCREATIC ISLETS OF LANGERHANS FOR REPLACEMENT OF -CELLS. REPLACEMENT OF THE -CELLS BY PANCREAS OR PANCREATIC ISLETS TRANSPLANTATION IS A HIGHLY PROMISING APPROACH TO T1D TREATMENT, BUT IS LIMITED BY A SCARCITY OF DONORS. FURTHERMORE, PROTECTION OF THE CELLS FROM THE HOST IMMUNE SYSTEM BY IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS IS STILL REQUIRED TO AVOID TRANSPLANT REJECTION. TO AVOID THE NEED FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENCAPSULATE ISOLATED ISLETS OR -CELLS IN AN IMMUNE– PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT. ALTHOUGH SOME PROMISING RESULTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, THICK FIBROTIC TISSUE FORMATION AROUND THE ENCAPSULATION DEVICE HAS REMAINED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. THE FIBROTIC CAPSULE MAY BLOCK RELEASE OF INSULIN AND CAUSE NUTRIENT LIMITATION AND HYPOXIC CONDITIONS WITHIN THE DEVICE, LEADING TO -CELL DEATH AND SUBSEQUENT DEVICE FAILURE. FURTHERMORE, DEVICES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE IMMUNE PROTECTION FOR THE ENCAPSULATED CELLS STILL REQUIRE LIFELONG IMMUNOSUPPRESSION OF PATIENTS. THIS PHASE I SBIR PROPOSAL WILL EVALUATE A NOVEL ELECTROSPUN (E-SPUN) CELL CHAMBER (BIO-SPUN™ CELL CHAMBER OR BSCC). DUE TO THE UNIQUE NANOFIBER NATURE OF E-SPUN MATERIALS, THE DEVICE DOES NOT INDUCE THICK FIBROTIC CAPSULE FORMATION FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION. A CELL BARRIER LAYER WITHIN THE DEVICE OFFERS AN IMMUNE-PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF CELLS INSIDE THE CHAMBERS WITHOUT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION. THE BSCC DEVICE WILL BE LOADED WITH FRESHLY ISOLATED HUMAN PANCREATIC ISLETS (HPI) CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL PANCREATIC -CELLS, AND THE BSCC-HPI WILL BE TESTED FOR GLUCOSE-STIMULATED INSULIN SECRETION, BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING INSULIN INDEPENDENCE FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION IN A DIABETIC RAT MODEL. THE MILESTONE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THESE AIMS WILL BE EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING INSULIN INDEPENDENCE IN DIABETIC RATS FOR 60 DAYS (PRIMARY ENDPOINT) AND DEMONSTRATION OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF THE BSCC-HPIS WITH THE HOST ANIMALS, INCLUDING ENGRAFTMENT OF HEATHY, NON-FIBROTIC TISSUE INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF THE BSCC DEVICE (SECONDARY ENDPOINT). THE BSCC-HPI DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO OVERCOME TWO MAJOR SHORTFALLS (I.E., NEED FOR LIFELONG IMMUNOSUPPRESSION DRUGS, AND LACK OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ENCAPSULATION DEVICES) ENCOUNTERED TO-DATE WITH ATTEMPTS AT -CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THESE AIMS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROJECT TO MORE COMPREHENSIVE PHASE II SBIR BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND EFFICACY STUDIES TO BE CONDUCTED IN A DIABETIC PORCINE MODEL. THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS, AND INTRODUCTION OF THE BSCC-HPI DEVICE INTO THE CLINICAL MARKETPLACE AS AN IMPORTANT NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR T1D PATIENTS. | $275.8K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: FACE ANALYZER / SEMANTIC SEARCH -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE COMPANY?S ADVANCED FACE ANALYSIS AI TECHNOLOGY WILL ACCELERATE AI PROJECTS BY 18-24 MONTHS. THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IS POISED TO HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON VARIOUS SECTORS SUCH AS RETAIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY, OFFERING APPLICATIONS THAT GO BEYOND FACIAL RECOGNITION/IDENTIFICATION. BY FOCUSING ON COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-AI FACIAL TRACKING AND ANALYSIS, THIS TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSES ETHICAL CONCERNS AND MITIGATES THE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES OF TRADITIONAL FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROJECT PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN STEM FIELDS BY EMPHASIZING A DIVERSE TEAM TO COMBAT BIAS AND EQUITY ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE TECHNOLOGY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DEFENSE EFFORTS BY ENABLING EFFICIENT SEARCH FOR FACIAL ATTRIBUTES OF INTEREST BASED ON SEMANTIC QUERIES. THIS ASPECT IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN PUBLIC SAFETY SCENARIOS WITH LARGE CROWDS AND HIGH-SECURITY CONCERNS. BY REDUCING BIAS, IMPROVING ACCURACY, AND ADDRESSING PRIVACY AND ETHICAL CONCERNS, THE TECHNOLOGY CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE AI INDUSTRY WHILE ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND SUPPORTING SECURITY EFFORTS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE FACE ANALYZER/SEMANTIC SEARCH, AN AI SYSTEM BRIDGING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AND FACIAL PHOTOS. UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, WHICH NECESSITATE A PROBE PHOTO FOR COMPARISONS, THE COMPANY'S INNOVATION SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS APPROACH OFFERS BENEFITS IN TERMS OF TIME, COST, AND ACCURACY, CHALLENGING THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IN THE FIELD. THE PROJECT'S INITIAL CHALLENGE INVOLVES ASSEMBLING DIVERSE TRAINING DATASETS WITH LABELED FACE PHOTOS AND TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS, ESTABLISHING A SCALABLE DATA PIPELINE TO ENHANCE ACCURACY AND MITIGATE BIAS. THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS ASSESSING THE ACCURACY OF FACIAL ATTRIBUTE CLASSIFICATION MODELS DERIVED FROM TEXT AND IMAGES ACROSS VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES, IMAGE TYPES, SIZES, AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS. THE THIRD CHALLENGE INVOLVES OPTIMIZING MODEL SIZE AND COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR COST-EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION ENTAILS CONSTRUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IMAGE DATASET, EXPANDING COMPUTER VISION CAPABILITIES, DEVELOPING A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODULE, AND IMPLEMENTING A MATCHING SYSTEM. KEY MILESTONES FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE CREATING PRECISE FACIAL IMAGE INDEXING MODULES, ENABLING THE EXTRACTION OF FACIAL ATTRIBUTES FROM TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND EFFICIENTLY DEPLOYING THE SYSTEM IN THE CLOUD. THE INNOVATION PROMISES TO STREAMLINE AND ENHANCE FACIAL ANALYSIS, POTENTIALLY RESHAPING THE FIELD OF FACE AI. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $275K | FY2024 | Mar 2024 – Nov 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $275K | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: HIGH LIGHT-THROUGHPUT ELECTRODES FOR TOP-EMITTING AND TRANSPARENT OLED DISPLAYS -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I PROJECT IS THE GENERATION OF MORE EFFICIENT AND BRIGHTER ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLEDS) WHICH ARE THE INDIVIDUAL LIGHTING EMITTING ELEMENTS WITHIN THE DISPLAYS OF OUR CELL PHONES, TABLETS, AND SMART WATCHES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY OF OLED DISPLAY BUT AT 1.5? HIGHER EFFICIENCY, THEREBY ALLOWING A PHONE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO RUN AT 11% LESS POWER, WITH POTENTIAL SAVINGS AS HIGH AS 19%. IF ONE CONSIDERS THE POWER USED BY THE 4.9 BILLION CELL PHONES WORLDWIDE (EQUIVALENT TO THE POWER GENERATION FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE) THE CUMULATIVE SAVED POWER PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN AGGREGATE. BEYOND LARGE AGGREGATE ENERGY SAVINGS, THIS PROJECT PROVIDES OTHER BENEFITS TO THE END CONSUMER. THESE INCLUDE BETTER BRIGHTNESS FOR OUTDOOR USAGE OF PHONES/WATCHES/TABLETS, BETTER VIEWING IN AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS, AND EVEN POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN SEE-THROUGH DISPLAY APPLICATIONS. THE EFFICIENT AND BRIGHTER OLEDS ARE ENABLED BY THE PROJECT?S ULTRA-THIN CHEMICAL ADLAYER WHICH IS PLACED ON TOP OF THE MATERIALS IN THE OLED STACK, RESULTING IN SUPERIOR TRANSPARENCY OF THE TOP-LAYING METAL ELECTRODE. THIS CIRCUMVENTS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS LONG VEXED OLED DISPLAY MANUFACTURERS, SPECIFICALLY, THAT THE THIN METAL ELECTRODE PROVIDING ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE MATERIALS IN THE OLED STACK NEEDS TO BE BOTH TRANSPARENT AND CONDUCTIVE. NORMALLY, REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF THE ELECTRODE IMPROVES TRANSPARENCY, BUT SEVERELY DIMINISHES CONDUCTIVITY. AS SUCH, THIS THIN METAL CANNOT BE REDUCED ANY FURTHER, AND STILL LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT CAN PASS FROM THE OLED. THE PROJECT AVOIDS THIS ISSUE BY MAKING THE METAL A MORE UNIFORM (CONTINUOUS) LAYER BY REDUCING SELF-AGGREGATION OF THE METAL, ALLOWING THE METAL TO RETAIN HIGH CONDUCTIVITY AT A MUCH LOWER THICKNESS. THIS EFFECT IS ENABLED BY THE PROJECT?S TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS AN UNUSUALLY EFFECTIVE NUCLEATION INDUCER. THE PROJECT VALIDATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHEMICAL ADLAYER IN OLED PIXELS AND THEN OPTIMIZES CHEMICAL STRUCTURE FOR INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS. THE RESULTANT CHEMICAL TREATMENT IS THEN CAPABLE OF REACHING THE TARGETED METRIC OF 1.5? MORE EFFICIENT/BRIGHTNESS OLED PIXEL. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $275K | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $271.8K | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $268.6K | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $264K | FY2023 | Sep 2023 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS (MCP) | $263.6K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $263.2K | FY2026 | Apr 2026 – Mar 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES | $257.8K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Energy | NON-CONTACT, LOW-COST, STAGE AND VELOCITY SENSORS FOR MONITORING URBAN STREAMFLOW | $256.5K | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Feb 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT ENGINEERED SURFACES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT METALS | $256K | FY2020 | Aug 2020 – Sep 2021 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: CATECHOL LINKER OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMBINATIONS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE 1 PROJECT IS A DECREASE IN THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF DEEP IMPLANT-RELATED INFECTIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY COULD RESULT IN ADVANCES TO THE CLINICAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BY IMPROVING CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND DECREASING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THE TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSED BY THIS PROJECT MAY PROTECT SURGICAL IMPLANTS, SUCH AS JOINT REPLACEMENTS AND SPINAL FUSION SYSTEMS FROM BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AND DEVELOPING INFECTIONS. THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE GREATER THAN $3 BILLION COST TO THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FROM IMPLANT RELATED INFECTIONS. THIS ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED BEYOND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH THINGS AS FOOD PACKAGING TO DECREASE FOODBORNE DISEASES AND MORE THAN DOUBLE SHELF-LIFE OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LINKER TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT MAY BE USED TO CREATE SUPER SLICK OR SELF-CLEANING SURFACES WITH APPLICATIONS IN THE AEROSPACE AND MARINE INDUSTRIES RESULTING IN INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A HOMOGENEOUS, COVALENTLY BOUND, LINKER MOLECULE ATTACHED TO MEDICAL IMPLANT MATERIAL (TITANIUM ALLOY) UPON WHICH A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM-MODIFIED OLIGOSACCHARIDE WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY ATTACHED. OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE KNOWN TO BE BIOCOMPATIBLE AND QUATERNIZED OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE HIGHLY POTENT ANTIMICROBIALS. A TREATED MEDICAL IMPLANT COULD POSSESS A POWERFULLY ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE SO THAT, DURING SURGERY, ANY BACTERIA THAT ENCOUNTER THE SURFACE WILL BE KILLED. IN THIS WAY, IT IS HOPED THAT THE AVASCULAR SURFACE OF THE IMPLANT WILL NOT SERVE AS A SITE FOR BIOFILM FORMATION AND GROWTH AND THUS, REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PERIOPERATIVE INFECTIONS. THE KEY TO ANY SUCCESSFUL SURFACE MODIFICATION IS THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMICAL ATTACHMENT OF LINKERS AND ACTIVE MOLECULES TO THAT SURFACE. POLYPHENOLS AND CATECHOLS SUCH AS DOPAMINE ARE IDEAL CANDIDATES FOR INVESTIGATION AS THESE MOLECULES ARE GENERALLY KNOWN FOR THEIR FACILITY IN FORMING THIN FILMS ONTO A WIDE VARIETY OF SURFACES. USING DOPAMINE AS A MODEL SYSTEM, CATECHOL ANALOGS WILL BE ELECTROCHEMICALLY ATTACHED, AND THE RESULTING THIN FILMS ANALYZED FOR ATTACHMENT, THICKNESS, EASE OF FURTHER MODIFICATION, AND MORPHOLOGY. ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM), UV/VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY, SOAK/STRESS PROTOCOLS AND MICROBIOLOGY WILL BE USED TO GAUGE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF A THIN FILM PLUS OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMBINATION. 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. | $255.9K | FY2023 | May 2023 – Apr 2024 |
| Department of Energy | FIELD-DEPLOYABLE LI RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION AND EXTRACTION POTENTIAL QUANTIFICATION | $250K | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Energy | CLOUD BASED CONTAINERIZED PLATFORM FOR COMPLEX GEODATA ANALYTICS | $250K | FY2021 | Feb 2021 – Feb 2022 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSESSING, VALIDATING AND DEVELOPING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ENERGY | $250K | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Aug 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $249.9K | FY2025 | Feb 2025 – Jan 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $242.9K | FY2025 | Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $233.1K | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. | $233K | FY2024 | Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | ULTRA-LOW ATTACHMENT COATINGS TO MAINTAIN CSF SHUNT PATENCY | $232K | FY2020 | Sep 2020 – Aug 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SKIN MICROBIOME EDITING WITH FERMENTATION INITIATOR | $225K | FY2017 | Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 |
| Department of Energy | INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM FOR MULTI DOMAIN SITE DATA | $225K | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Mar 2020 |
| Department of Energy | REAL TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR COUPLED SURFACE/SUBSURFACE PROCESSES | $225K | FY2018 | Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 |
| National Science Foundation | SBIR PHASE I: OCT-COMPATIBLE IMAGING ADAPTOR FOR PRECISION VASCULAR ACCESS VIA HOLLOW-BORE NEEDLES | $225K | FY2018 | Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | STTR PHASE I: MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS | $225K | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL MASK TO IMPROVE PATIENT/CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION, MINIMIZE ERRORS AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION | $222.3K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Aug 2019 |
| Department of the Interior | FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TASK 3 MULTI-MODAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | $220K | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | FA AL FY2012 CIVIL PENALTY COOP | $218.7K | FY2012 | Aug 2012 – Aug 2014 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $216.9K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Aug 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $207.3K | FY2016 | Sep 2016 – Aug 2017 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $205.5K | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $205.1K | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $204.8K | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Jan 2025 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $204.1K | FY2017 | Feb 2017 – Jan 2018 |
| Department of the Interior | TASK 3, YEAR 2, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | $200K | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Dec 2016 |
| Department of the Interior | SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW LEGISLATION REQUIREMENTS | $200K | FY2015 | May 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Energy | HYPORHEIC ZONE SENSING SYSTEM | $200K | FY2020 | Feb 2020 – Dec 2021 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $199.9K | FY2023 | Feb 2023 – Jan 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $199.9K | FY2022 | Feb 2022 – Jan 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $199.5K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $198.3K | FY2021 | Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $196.1K | FY2016 | Feb 2016 – Jan 2017 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $194.8K | FY2023 | Apr 2023 – Mar 2024 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $194.1K | FY2022 | Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $192.3K | FY2015 | Feb 2015 – Jan 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $192K | FY2018 | Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $190.4K | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Jan 2015 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $190.4K | FY2013 | Apr 2013 – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $189.2K | FY2020 | Feb 2020 – Jan 2021 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM | $189.2K | FY2019 | Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 |
Agency for International Development
$17.3M
IMPROVED HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY (IHSD)-PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH ACTIVITY
Department of Defense
$7M
NANO-COMPOSITE MULTILAYER COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT
Department of Energy
$5.9M
GOALS: SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE’S (SOUTHFACE) PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY 29 SUBRECIPIENT PROJECTS (~10 PER CYCLE) IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN REGIONS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUBRECIPIENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS UPGRADES RESULTING IN UTILITY COST-SAVINGS AND CLIMATE EMISSION REDUCTIONS. BEYOND SAVINGS, SUCCESS INCLUDES DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SUBRECIPIENTS, EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES SOUTHFACE SERVES, AND EDUCATING SUBRECIPIENT STAFF ON PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SUBRECIPIENT BUILDING SYSTEMS INSTALLED TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY LONG-TERM, ONCE UPGRADES ARE COMPLETE. OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES: SOUTHFACE WILL USE AN EXISTING AND PROVEN PROGRAM MODEL, GOODUSE, TO IMPLEMENT ITS RENEW AMERICA’S NONPROFITS PROGRAM. OVER THE LAST 15+ YEARS, GOODUSE HAS HELPED OVER 500 NONPROFIT BUILDINGS ACROSS 31 STATES IMPLEMENT EFFICIENCY PROJECTS. THIS GRANT WILL EXPAND THE GOODUSE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS LOCATED IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, STRENGTHEN SOUTHFACE’S PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.
Agency for International Development
$3.5M
SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM IN HAITI
Department of Education
$3.3M
SPECIAL EDUCATION-TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Department of Energy
$3M
FUEL SAVING SLIPS NON-TOXIC FOUL IMPEDE COATING ON SHIP HULLS
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
RYAN® COMPANIONBOT FOR ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA - THE POPULATION OF AMERICANS AGE 65 YEARS OR OLDER WILL INCREASE FROM 58 MILLION IN 2021 TO 88 MILLION BY 2050. BY 2050, NEARLY 14 MILLION OLDER ADULTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE AD/ADRD. FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, SIGNIFICANT CARE IS REQUIRED, AND THAT CARE IS OFTEN PROVIDED BY FAMILY MEMBERS. A 2022 STUDY ESTIMATED THAT 11 MILLION AMERICAN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PROVIDING 16 BILLION HOURS OF CARE VALUED AT MORE THAN $272 BILLION. SENIOR CARE FACILITIES ARE ANOTHER OPTION. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SEVERELY AFFECTED SENIOR CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS. DESPITE REPRESENTING ONLY ABOUT 1% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., COVID-19 DEATHS IN SENIOR CARE FACILITIES HAVE MADE UP NEARLY 40% OF TOTAL COVID-19 DEATHS. SENIOR CARE FACILITIES OFTEN FACE STAFFING SHORTAGES DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC. CURRENTLY, 3 IN 5 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES. THE SITUATION WITH THESE TWO CAREGIVING OPTIONS IS ALARMING; INCREASING DEMAND FOR CAREGIVERS COUPLED WITH SHORT SUPPLY HAS LED TO HIGHER COSTS, UNFILLED NEEDS, AND FIERCE COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES. WHILE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS WEARABLE DEVICES, ARE BEGINNING TO PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF CAREGIVERS, MORE POWERFUL AND PERSONALIZED TOOLS ARE NEEDED. TO ADDRESS THIS URGENT NEED, DREAMFACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC INVENTED RYAN® COMPANIONBOT, A NOVEL HUMANOID SOCIALLY-ASSISTIVE ROBOT EXPERTLY TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD. THE DEVELOPMENT OF RYAN®, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ONE NSF AND TWO NIA/NIH SBIR GRANTS, HAS BEEN INFORMED BY 100 CUSTOMER INTERVIEWS AND SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT FIELD TESTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS INVOLVING MORE THAN 50 OLDER ADULTS WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD. IN THESE TESTS, RYAN® HAS EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED COMPANIONSHIP, ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STIMULATION, DAILY ACTIVITY REMINDERS, AND VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE AD/ADRD-AFFLICTED SENIORS POWERED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION AND SYNTHESIS, BRAIN GAMES, AND EMPATHIC CONVERSATIONS WHILE WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. FURTHERMORE, IN THE PRE-LAUNCH PHASE OF THE INITIAL VERSION OF RYAN®, IT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS AT THE ESTEEMED SENIOR CARE FACILITY, MORNINGSTAR, WHICH HAS SERVED AS A VALUABLE BETA SITE. IN THIS COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PILOT (CRP) PROGRAM, WE PLAN TO COMPLETE THE PREPARATION OF RYAN® FOR FULL COMMERCIALIZATION. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: (1) REFINE AND ENHANCE RYAN®'S SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, MAKING MASS MANUFACTURING MORE EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE WHILE MAKING RYAN®'S OPERATION MORE ROBUST AND EASIER TO ADOPT BY FAMILY MEMBERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, AND CAREGIVERS IN SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, (2) DEVELOP ROBUST, INTEGRATED MARKETING AND SALES STRATEGIES, (3) DEVELOP AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY AND REQUIRED PRIVACY POLICY AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND (4) DEVELOP A FINANCING AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION OF RYAN®. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CRP PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE ALL THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN PLACE FOR THE FULL COMMERCIALIZATION OF RYAN® AS A TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTION FOR SENIOR CARE, BENEFITING BOTH INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY-STAGE AD/ADRD AND CAREGIVERS ALIKE.
Department of Education
$2.5M
REGION C PARENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
Department of Justice
$2.4M
THE NEW BEGINNINGS MENTORING INITIATIVE
Department of Energy
$2.1M
MULTISCALE HYDROGEOLOGIC-BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS MONITORING AND PREDICTION FRAMEWORK
Department of Health and Human Services
$2M
DREAM WILL INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN THE CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS, WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE RECEIVING TREATMENT.
Department of Energy
$1.9M
DATA FUSION AND ANALYSIS TOOLS TO ENABLE MACHINE LEARNING FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND BIOENERGY
Department of Energy
$1.9M
NEW SBIR PHASE I 2009: ER85432 TITLE: IMPROVED ION RESISTANCE FOR III-V PHOTOCATHODES IN HIGH CURRENT GUNS; PI: GREGORY MULHOLLAN
Department of Energy
$1.9M
TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY ACT - WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRAINING CENTERS AND PROGRAMSS BREAKOUT, NEW AWARD
Department of Energy
$1.9M
ADVANCED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INITIATIVE
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.9M
CENTRAL COAST FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE
Agency for International Development
$1.8M
STRENGTHENING BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IN HAITI
Department of the Interior
$1.8M
FY 2026 ALABAMA REGULATORY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Department of Education
$1.8M
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Department of Education
$1.8M
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Department of Education
$1.7M
WISCONSIN PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.7M
DEVELOPMENT OF CELL CULTURE INSERTS AND 3D IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS UTILIZING NOVEL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS - TISSUE CULTURE INSERTS THAT UTILIZE FILM-BASED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE SCAFFOLDS ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS THAT ARE USED AS ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING. HOWEVER, INSERT SCAFFOLD TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED IN NEARLY 30 YEARS. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FILM-BASED INSERT SCAFFOLDS ARE ONLY 2-DIMENSIONAL (2D), AND ARE EXCESSIVELY RIGID COMPARED TO NATURAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. THESE 2D SCAFFOLDS ARE NOT WELL-SUITED FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPLEX IN VITRO 3-DIMENSIONAL (3D) TISSUE MODELS. ELECTROSPINNING TECHNOLOGY CAN PRODUCE NOVEL SCAFFOLDS THAT BETTER REPLICATE NATURAL 3D EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND OVERCOME LIMITATIONS OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SCAFFOLDS. IN PHASE I-EQUIVALENT PRELIMINARY WORK, WE PRODUCED 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS AND DEVELOPED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR ATTACHING THESE SCAFFOLDS TO HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS) TRANSWELL® TISSUE CULTURE INSERTS. WE ALSO DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING THE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD TRANSWELL® PRODUCTS FOR PRODUCING ORGANOTYPIC IN VITRO MODELS OF FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN SKIN AND BRONCHIAL TISSUES. THESE TISSUE MODELS HAVE IMPROVED PHYSIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY COMPARED TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MODELS, AND ARE NEEDED AS ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING. THE GOAL OF THIS REVISED DIRECT PHASE II SBIR PROPOSAL IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE THESE NOVEL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS AND ORGANOTYPIC CULTURE MODELS. AIM 1 WILL UTILIZE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS TO DEVELOP FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN SKIN MODELS CONSISTING OF HUMAN KERATINOCYTES AND HUMAN DERMAL FIBROBLASTS. AIM 2 WILL UTILIZE THE 3D ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD INSERTS TO DEVELOP FULL-THICKNESS HUMAN BRONCHIAL AIRWAY MODELS CONSISTING OF HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL CELLS AND HUMAN PULMONARY FIBROBLASTS. THE TISSUE MODELS WILL BE PRODUCED IN 24- AND 96-WELL HTS TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD PLATES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL 6-, 12- AND 24-WELL TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD INSERT FORMATS. THE MODELS WILL BE PRODUCED WITHOUT THE USE OF ANIMAL-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, AND WILL BE THE ONLY FULL-THICKNESS IN VITRO SKIN AND AIRWAY TISSUE MODELS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AS HTS 24- AND 96-WELL FORMATS. THE TISSUE MODELS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED FOR BARRIER INTEGRITY, MORPHOLOGICAL APPEARANCE AND FUNCTION, AND INTRA- AND INTER-LOT REPRODUCIBILITY. VALIDATION OF THE MODELS FOR SEVERAL REGULATORY ACCEPTED ASSAYS INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF SKIN IRRITATION AND PHOTOTOXICITY, AND ASSESSMENT OF AIRWAY TOXICITY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, WILL PROVIDE KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE SCAFFOLD PRODUCTS AND MODELS. COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS THAT WILL RESULT FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD INSERTS AS WELL AS 24- AND 96-WELL HTS TRANSWELL® SCAFFOLD PLATES THAT WILL BE MARKETED AS STAND-ALONE PRODUCTS TO ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO PRODUCE ANY TYPE OF TISSUE MODELS USING THEIR OWN CELLS AND MEDIA. TISSUE MODEL KITS FOR PRODUCING HUMAN SKIN AND BRONCHIAL MODELS THAT WOULD INCLUDE HTS TRANSWELL® ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD PLATES TOGETHER WITH PRE-QUALIFIED CELLS AND CULTURE MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION PROTOCOLS COULD ALSO BE OFFERED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. A CONSERVATIVE MARKET PENETRATION OF 1% (GLOBAL MARKET FOR INSERT PRODUCTS, IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS AND NON-ANIMAL IN VITRO SCREENING ASSAYS >$1.5 BILLION) WOULD RESULT IN ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDING $15 MILLION.
Department of Energy
$1.7M
TURNKEY HYDRO GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.7M
THE NEW PARTNER INITIATIVE (NPI) CREATED UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.7M
DEVELOPMENT OF RYAN COMPANION ROBOT FOR ASSISTING ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Department of Education
$1.6M
REGION C PARENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.
Department of Energy
$1.6M
TAS::89 0222::TAS NEW PHASE I 2010 SBIR; TITLE: STRAW - A HYDROGEN-SPECIFIC PRESSURE GAUGE FOR XHV; PI: GREGORY MULHOLLAN
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.6M
BIOARTIFICIAL BRAIN SLICES FOR DRUG SCREENING
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.6M
RISE (REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF HIV THRU SUPPORT AND EDUCATION)
Department of Education
$1.6M
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS
Department of the Interior
$1.5M
REGULATORY GRANT
Department of the Interior
$1.5M
PROGRAM REGULATORY PROGRAM TITLE V AWARD PURPOSE THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 SMCRA , P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT OSMRE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY TITLE V AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS AML PROGRAMS TITLE IV APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD N A
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
ACCESS CARE SYSTEM PROJECT
Department of the Interior
$1.4M
PROGRAM: REGULATORY PROGRAM (TITLE V)AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (OSMRE) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY (TITLE V) AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAMS (TITLE IV) APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA SURFACE MINING COMMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS: WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A
Department of the Interior
$1.4M
AL FY2022 REG
Department of the Interior
$1.3M
PROJECT ABSTRACT REG GRANT:PROGRAM: REGULATORY PROGRAM (TITLE V)AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CREATED THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (OSMRE) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. SMCRA PROVIDES THE OSMRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE REGULATORY (TITLE V) AND ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAMS (TITLE IV) APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY SMCRA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPROVED REGULATORY PROGRAM OF ALABAMA AS DESCRIBED IN 30 CFR, SUBCHAPTER T - PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE TRIBE. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH 2 CFR 200 AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE APPROVED PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE THAT MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS: WWW.ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV. COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. COSTS MUST BE USED TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TITLE V OF SMCRA AUTHORIZES US TO FUND STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING. IT AUTHORIZES STATES AND TRIBES TO DEVELOP AND ASSUME REGULATORY PRIMACY, ACT AS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OPERATE THEIR COAL REGULATORY PROGRAM. OSMRE REGULATIONS AT 30 CFR CHAPTER VII IMPLEMENT SMCRA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
COOKIES AND CONVO
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
COOKIES AND CONVO
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.3M
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES. - PROJECT NAME: ABOUTFACE-USA PROACTIVE VETERAN INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAM THE POPULATION OF FOCUS: THIS EFFORT BUILDS UPON KNOWN GAPS IN PROVIDING SERVICE AND EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY FOR U.S. VETERANS, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE ATLANTA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AREA (IN/AROUND FORSYTH, DAWSON, N. FULTON, COBB, CHEROKEE, PICKENS, LUMPKIN, GWINNETT, AND HALL COUNTIES). SUMMARY STATEMENT: VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS HAVE 70% LOWER ODDS OF RECEIVING ANY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. MULTISECTORAL AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES IN RURAL GEORGIA WHILE. ABOUTFACE-USA AND OUR COLLABORATORS WILL SERVE 570 VETERANS IN THE FIRST YEAR TO ADDRESS VETERAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CONCERNS BY PROMOTING JOB SKILLS EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, CLINICAL SERVICES AND ACCESS, PEER SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. PROJECT OVERVIEW: TO MEET THE STUDY OBJECTIVES, WE WILL UTILIZE A PHASED APPROACH THAT MAXIMIZES THE EXPERTISE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS ASSEMBLED FOR THIS PROJECT. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, WE WILL HIRE AND TRAIN PEER-SUPPORT PERSONNEL, CONDUCT SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY CLINICIANS, RECRUIT VETERANS FOR AGRICULTURE TRAINING, AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO VETERANS FOR THEIR VA APPOINTMENTS. IN QUARTERS TWO THROUGH FOUR, WE WILL CONDUCT PROGRAM EVALUATIONS ON OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER’S PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, SCREEN, AND REFER VETERANS (N = 570). KEY TO SUSTAINING OUR APPROACH IS LEVERAGING THE GROW (GARDENING, REHABILITATION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS) PROGRAM. PROJECT GROW FOCUSES ON TEACHING GARDENING TO ENGAGE VETERANS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS WHILE PROMOTING NUTRITIONAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVES WEEKLY EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE PROMOTING REHABILITATION AND THE USE OF LEARNED SKILLS BASED ON THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL THERAPY/STRESS-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. AS PART OF OUR OUTREACH PORTION, WE WILL CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY, LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND SEEK OUT STRUGGLING VETERANS (I.E., THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, FINANCIAL, AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS). FINALLY, WE INCORPORATE THESE PIECES INTO A WELLNESS PROGRAM WHERE WE FOCUS ON NUTRITION, CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, SELF-AWARENESS TRAINING, RELATIONAL CONCERNS, HOLISTIC HEALING, AND LEADERSHIP COACHING. ADDRESSING BARRIERS THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: BIASES AND CONCERNS FOR TREATMENT-SEEKING OFTEN CREATE BARRIERS WITHIN COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. TO ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS TO CARE, ABOUTFACE-USA WILL MEET WITH AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS TO CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING TO IDENTIFY VETERANS AFFECTED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. TO ENSURE MAXIMUM OUTREACH EFFORTS, ABOUTFACE-USA HAS PARTNERED WITH INVESTIGATORS WITH THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DATA COLLECTION/EVALUATION. PATHLIGHT COUNSELING WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES TO VETERANS. THE OVERTON INSTITUTE WILL FACILITATE HE IMPLEMENTATION OF “THE RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM AND “THE STORYING OUR WAY HOME PROGRAMS.” THE AZIMUTH LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR VETERANS UNDER THE T.E.A.M (TRANSITION, EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY & MINDSET) CHANGE MODEL PROGRAM. CAROLYN AGOSTA, MSW WILL PROVIDE A MIND-BODY CONNECTION FOR HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION SESSIONS FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. LTC (RET.) JIM LINDENMAYER WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY LINKAGE BETWEEN VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DIAGNOSES AND OTHER PARTIES. HE WILL ALSO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA.
Department of the Interior
$1.3M
REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Department of the Interior
$1.3M
15.250 REGULATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND SURFACE EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINING
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
15.250 REGULATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND SURFACE EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINING
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2014 REG
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2015 REG
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2013 REG
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2019 REG
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2012 REG
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.2M
URETERAL STENT COATINGS
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
FA AL FY2016 REG
Department of Energy
$1.1M
CLOUD BASED WATERSHED AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM DATA MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATION AND ANALYTICS
Department of Energy
$1.1M
PFLOTRAN WEB APPLICATION
Department of Education
$1.1M
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS
Department of the Interior
$1.1M
FA AL FY2017 REG
Department of Energy
$1.1M
PERM-PUMP: A POWER-FREE HYDROGEN-EXTRACTION PERMEATION PUMP FOR XHV: 41E
Department of the Interior
$1M
FA AL FY2018
Department of Justice
$1M
THROUGH THIS PROJECT, INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (INTERFACE) WILL IMPLEMENT ITS COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM, LEARN, ENGAGE, ADVOCATE & PARTNER (LEAP), AT THE HIGHEST NEED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF OXNARD, CALIFORNIA. LEAP WILL HELP EQUIP STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, COPING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SAFETY, AS WELL AS IMPROVE EACH SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY CONCERNING INCIDENTS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. LEAP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FACILITATING QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE (INCLUDING STUDENT/PARENT REPRESENTATIVES, INTERFACE STAFF MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT, VENTURA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, VENTURA COUNTY PROBATION AGENCY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SCHOOL STAFF); COORDINATING MEET AND GREET PRESENTATIONS/EVENTS ON CAMPUS FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO BEGIN TO CREATE TRUST AMONG PARTICIPANTS; AND CONDUCTING 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UPS WITH STUDENT AND PARENTS TO NOT ONLY ASCERTAIN THE STUDENT'S CURRENT NEEDS, BUT TO ALSO EMPHASIZE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT EXISTS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. INTERFACE WILL SERVE SEVEN SCHOOLS LOCATED IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF SUSPENSIONS DUE TO INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE WITH AND WITHOUT INJURY, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE STUDENTS, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. INTERFACE WILL MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS VIA DATA GATHERED THROUGH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES)/ PEDIATRIC ACES AND RELATED LIFE-EVENTS SCREENER, COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOL, AND THE ROSENBURG SELF ESTEEM SCALE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED CAPACITY OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO MINIMIZE RISK OF VIOLENCE; CLEAR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ESTABLISHED AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS/COMMITTEE MEMBERS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOL PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATORS; DEVELOPMENT OF MEANINGFUL YOUTH AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS THAT EVOLVE AND INFORM THE PROJECT PLAN AND BUDGET; AND AN IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE THAT SUPPORTS AND RESPECTS ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS.
Department of Justice
$1M
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH (COPE) PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SOME OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES IN HOUSTON. A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF YOUTH VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT WILL SYSTEMATICALLY INCORPORATE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTO THE DESIGN. THIS IN TURN WILL COMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN MENTORING SERVICES THROUGH TARGETED FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED IN-PERSON STAFF CONTACT, TARGETED REFERRALS, TRAINING FOR FAMILIES, AND THE END OUTCOME OF BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH. APPLYING UNDER CATEGORY 1: MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS (1 STATE), THE COPE PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH, AGES 10-17, INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR DELINQUENCY AND VICTIMIZATION THROUGHOUT HARRIS COUNTY WITH A FOCUS ON THE CITY OF HOUSTON. FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTERS MENTORING PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 16 YEARS. THE COPE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY LOUISIANA EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT. LOUISIANA EMPOWERMENT SERVICES HAS FACILITIES IN MULTIPLE STATES, WHICH INCLUDE LOUISIANA, TEXAS, AND NORTH CAROLINA. A MINIMUM OF 80 YOUTH WILL BE SERVED EACH YEAR THROUGH THIS EFFORT.
Department of Health and Human Services
$1000K
DEVELOPMENT OF SERIOUS GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES INSTRUCTED BY A SOCIAL ROBOT FOR IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA
Department of Health and Human Services
$999.1K
CATECHOL-FUNCTIONALIZED COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
National Science Foundation
$988.2K
SBIR PHASE II: DURABLE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC NANO-COMPOSITES
Department of Health and Human Services
$988.1K
A NANOFIBROUS BIOACTIVE HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS GRAFT
National Science Foundation
$972.8K
SBIR PHASE II: OCT-COMPATIBLE IMAGING ADAPTOR FOR PRECISION VASCULAR ACCESS VIA HOLLOW-BORE NEEDLES
Department of Health and Human Services
$938.6K
PHOENIX PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$938K
CENTRAL COAST HUMAN TRAFFICKING LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$926.8K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Justice
$900K
VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE - VICTIM SERVICES
Department of Justice
$900K
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH (COPE) PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SOME OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA’S MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES. A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF YOUTH VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT WILL SYSTEMATICALLY INCORPORATE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTO THE DESIGN. THIS IN TURN WILL COMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN MENTORING SERVICES THROUGH TARGETED FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED IN-PERSON STAFF CONTACT, TARGETED REFERRALS, TRAINING FOR FAMILIES, AND THE END OUTCOME OF BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH. APPLYING UNDER CATEGORY 1: MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS (1 STATE), THE COPE PROJECT TARGETS THE CRUCIAL NEED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH, AGES 10-17, INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR DELINQUENCY AND VICTIMIZATION, IN SOME OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA’S MOST UNSAFE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AND GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREAS. FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTER’S MENTORING PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 15 YEARS. THE COPE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY PELICAN BAYOU COUNSELING AGENCY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT. A MINIMUM OF 120 YOUTH WILL BE SERVED EACH YEAR THROUGH THIS EFFORT. PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (OUTPUTS/SHORT-TERM AND OUTCOMES/LONG-TERM) WILL BE TRACKED AND MONITORED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, BI-ANNUALLY, AND ANNUALLY FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND PROJECT IMPROVEMENT. OUTPUTS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AND LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF IN-PERSON CONTACT WITH STAFF, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PROGRAM PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE PREVENTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, IMPROVING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVING PRO-SOCIAL COMMUNITY VIEWS, AND IMPROVING PEER RELATIONSHIPS – ALL PROVEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS. NO PORTION OF THE PROJECT BUDGET IS REQUESTED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. * FACE TO FACE ENRICHMENT CENTER GRANTS OJJDP PERMISSION TO SHARE OUR ABSTRACT AND CONTACT INFORMATION WITH POTENTIALLY INTERESTED PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, IF NOT FUNDED.
Department of Health and Human Services
$867.9K
FAVOR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LINKAGES TO SUPPORT (FAVOR HEALS)
Department of Health and Human Services
$864.3K
PEER SUPPORT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY - ABSTRACT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (BCOR) FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY, INC. DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY (DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT) PROPOSES TO CONNECT AND MOBILIZE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (CPSS) DELIVERING PRSS AND RSS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN UNDER RESOURCED AGENCIES, PRIVATE TREATMENT PROVIDERS, TREATMENT CENTERS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, RECOVERY HOUSES, AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (RCOS). FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PRESENTED A WEEKLY VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT FOR PEER SUPPORT (PS4PS) PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS CPSS AROUND THE STATE WITH FREE RELATIONAL SUPPORT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. AN IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED IS THAT MANY OF OUR PEERFORCE ARE FILLING GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OTHERS WHILE, THEMSELVES, RECEIVE ONLY CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND NO PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION. IN OUR BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY PROJECT FAVOR PIEDMONT IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION TO INDIVIDUALS IN THESE VARIOUS SETTINGS WHERE THIS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT IS INADEQUATE OR NON-EXISTENT. FAVOR PIEDMONT PROVIDES OFF-RESERVATION PRSS TO OUR RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS POPULATION – CATAWBA CITIZENS -- AND IS A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE CATAWBA DRUG ACTION TASK FORCE. OUR PROPOSED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES OF OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL TRAINING AND WEEKLY NARCAN DISTRIBUTION ON THE RESERVATION SAVES LIVES. FUNDING FOR THESE INITIATIVES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES (DAODAS) ENDS SEPTEMBER 2022. CATAWBAS AND OTHER NATIVES ALSO RECEIVE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT RECOVERY SUPPORT AT OUR FACILITY THROUGH A WEEKLY OFF-RESERVATION NATIVE AMERICAN 12-STEP-BASED WELLBRIETY MEETING. THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY RESIDENCE (SCARR) REPORTS THAT FEWER THAN 60 BEDS ARE AVAILABLE IN CERTIFIED HOUSES. IN COMMUNITIES DEVOID OF ADEQUATE RECOVERY HOUSING, INDIVIDUALS OR CHURCHES TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MEET THIS ESSENTIAL NEED. WITH BCOR FUNDING, IN OUR RECOVERY HOUSING INITIATIVE, WE WILL DISCOVER AND COLLABORATE WITH THESE PROVIDERS AND DEVELOP A RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND REFERRAL SYSTEM. FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PROVIDED PRSS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE 16TH AND 6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ADULT DRUG COURTS. WITH BCOR FUNDING WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS UNFUNDED, UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAM WE PROVIDE WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL PEER RECOVERY COACHING SESSIONS, WEEKLY PEER-LED RECOVERY GROUPS, AND TREATMENT TEAM STAFFING. WORKING WITH PRIORITY POPULATION REFERRALS BY ROCK HILL TREATMENT SPECIALISTS, AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROVIDER (OTP) WE WILL PROVIDE PRSS, RESOURCE BROKERING WITH WARM HANDOFFS WHERE POSSIBLE, AND SUD AND MH COUNSELING.
Department of Health and Human Services
$780K
HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR RE-ENTRY
Department of Justice
$766.9K
SECOND CHANCES COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH REENTRY PROJECT
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$762.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$750K
INTELLIGENT PROSTHETIC SOCKET WITH VARIABLE VOLUME AND ELEVATED VACUUM SYSTEMS
Department of Health and Human Services
$750K
2009 HIV/AIDS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT FOR RE-ENTERING EX-OFFENDERS INITIATIVE (HIRE)
Department of Energy
$750K
AMORPHOUS NEA SILICON PHOTOCATHODES A ROBUST RF GUN ELECTRON SOURCE
Department of Justice
$750K
THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (VCHTTF), WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019, IS CO-LED BY THE VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT) AND INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER APPLICANT). THE TASK FORCE WORKS CLOSELY TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) THROUGHOUT VENTURA COUNTY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING THE LAST THREE (3) YEARS, THE VCHTTF HAS CONDUCTED SIXTY-SEVEN (67) HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS, CONDUCTED FORTY (40) HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS, AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO ONE HUNDRED SEVEN (107) HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. THE REQUESTED GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT AND $750,000 FOR THE VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER APPLICANT WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKERS IN VENTURA COUNTY AND RELATED CASES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION. IT WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE TASK FORCE’S VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS -- ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY AFFIRMING MANNER. WHILE ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS ARE SERVED, THE MAJORITY OF VICTIMS, TO DATE, ARE ADULT WOMEN OF HISPANIC AND ASIAN-AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO EXPAND THE EXISTING CO-LED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, AND SUSTAINABLE TASK FORCE AND ENHANCE THE IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS, PROVIDE IDENTIFIED VICTIMS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES, AND INVESTIGATE/PROSECUTE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL -- LOCAL, STATE, AND/OR FEDERAL. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE TASK FORCE WILL: 1) ENHANCE, SUSTAIN, AND STRENGTHEN THE CO-LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND COORDINATION OF THE VCHTTF USING THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCES: DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS ROADMAP AS A GUIDE; 2) REVISE VCHTTF PROTOCOLS; 3) CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS; 4) ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY AFFIMING SERVICES AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES BY DEVELOPING AND CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTING VCHTTF PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING; 5) CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS; 6) ASSIST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) VICTIMS ACHIEVE SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH APPROPRIATE SERVICES; AND 7) CONDUCT ONGOING ASSESSMENT TO ASCERTAIN ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT-RELATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THE VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE SEEKS PRIORITY CONSIDERATION -- PRIORITY 1(A).
Department of Health and Human Services
$750K
NOVEL PHOTOREACTIVE NANOFIBERS FOR BONE REGENERATION SCAFFOLDS
Department of Health and Human Services
$749K
A NOVEL COMBINATION OF THERMORESPONSIVE AND NANOFIBRILLAR SURFACE FOR CELL CULTUR
Department of Health and Human Services
$749K
A BIOACTIVE PROSTHETIC VASCULAR GRAFT
Department of Energy
$746K
CREATING THE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES EDUCATION CENTER (DEREC)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$745.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$745.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$739.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$739.5K
CELL MIMIC MICROARRAYS FOR THE MULTIVALENT PATHOGEN PROFILING & CHARACTERIZATION
Department of Health and Human Services
$721.9K
A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL MASK TO IMPROVE PATIENT/CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION, MINIMIZE ERRORS AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION - PROJECT SUMMARY APPROXIMATELY 4% OF PEOPLE IN THE US ARE EITHER DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, EQUATING TO MORE THAN 13 MILLION PEOPLE. OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY 12 MILLION PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS HAVE DIFFICULTY HEARING NORMAL CONVERSATION EVEN WHEN USING A HEARING AID. HEARING DIFFICULTIES AFFECT ALL AGE GROUPS AND PRESENT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN DAILY LIFE. THESE CHALLENGES ARE PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, WHERE MISCOMMUNICATION RESULTS IN SUBOPTIMAL TREATMENT AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. ERRORS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ARE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN MEDICAL ERRORS, AND THE WEARING OF SURGICAL MASKS BY HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF MISCOMMUNICATION. THE SURGICAL MASK IS AN ESSENTIAL ITEM OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS SUCH AS BACTERIA AND VIRUSES, BUT CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL MASKS CAN MUFFLE SPEECH AND PREVENT PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH HEARING DIFFICULTIES FROM BEING ABLE TO LIP READ. LIP READING IS AN IMPORTANT VISUAL AID TO COMMUNICATION FOR EVERYONE BUT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK THAT PREVENTS INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND IMPROVES COMMUNICATION AMONG HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT. IN PHASE I, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND TESTED A PROTOTYPE SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK WITH A TRANSPARENT WINDOW THAT ENABLES PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO SEE EACH OTHER’S LIPS WHILE MAINTAINING THE PROTECTIVE BARRIER FUNCTION OF THE MASK. A COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH DR. SAM ATCHERSON OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK VALIDATED THE MASK AS A VISUAL AID, SHOWING THAT GROUPS WITH EITHER MODERATE OR SEVERE-TO-PROFOUND HEARING LOSS BENEFITTED FROM THE VISUAL INPUT FROM THE PROTOTYPE MASK. THE PATENTED FACEVIEW MASK™ COMBINES THE TRANSPARENT WINDOW WITH BOTH N95 FILTRATION CAPABILITY AND A UNIQUE ANTIMICROBIAL COATING TO KILL BACTERIA. IN PHASE II, WE PROPOSE TO OPTIMIZE THE MASK DESIGN, ESTABLISH A SCALABLE PRODUCTION PROCESS, AND CONDUCT FURTHER TESTING TO SUPPORT 510(K) CLEARANCE, NIOSH APPROVAL, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™ SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL 1) OPTIMIZE THE FACEVIEW MASK™ AND CONDUCT A SURVEY STUDY WITH END USERS TO ENSURE COMFORT AND AN EFFECTIVE SEAL AROUND THE AIRWAYS; 2) CONDUCT COMPARATIVE PRODUCT TESTING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS TO GATHER THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™ VS. A LEADING OPAQUE SURGICAL N95 RESPIRATOR MASK; 3) PERFORM TESTING REQUIRED FOR 510(K) CLEARANCE AND NIOSH APPROVAL OF THE FACEVIEW MASK™; AND 4) TEST ITS ANTIMICROBIAL PERFORMANCE BOTH IN A STANDARD LABORATORY TEST AND IN USE BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$706.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$700K
NEURAL TRACT-TRACING NUCLEIC ACID CARRIERS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$691.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$661.4K
PERFORMANCE-BASED INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND OPTIMIZED VENTILATION
Department of Energy
$650K
ACTIVATION LAYER STABILIZATION OF HIGH POLARIZATION PHOTOCATHODES IN SUB-OPTIMAL RF GUN ENVIRONMENTS
Agency for International Development
$650K
DCHA/ASHA
Department of Health and Human Services
$598.6K
FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION - FACE IT TOGETHER (FIT) IS AN ADDICTION WELLNESS NONPROFIT THAT OFFERS COMPASSIONATE, DATA-DRIVEN PEER COACHING TO THOSE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION, INCLUDING LOVED ONES. THOUGH FIT PROVIDES SERVICES NATIONWIDE, FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION IS FOCUSED WITHIN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. FIT WILL SERVE PERSONS WITH ADDICTION AND LOVED ONES 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITHIN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED PEER COACHING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, EL PASO COUNTY HAS REPORTED HIGH LEVELS OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED DRIVING DEATHS. THE STATE OF CO IS ALSO STRUGGLING WITH HIGH RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSES AND HAS EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE MID-2020. FIT COACHING USES STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND LEVERAGING THEIR SHARED LIVED EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE A PATH OF WELLNESS. COACHES CREATE A SAFE AND NONJUDGMENTAL SPACE FOR THOSE IMPACTED TO SEEK SUPPORT. COACHES EDUCATE LOVED ONES ON THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION, HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND HOW TO MOTIVATE CHANGE. FIT HAS FOUR PRIMARY GOALS: IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS; ENSURE FIT PEER COACHES ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN CURRENT EVIDENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES; CREATE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT COLORADO SPRINGS TO EXPAND FIT’S REACH AND INCREASE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT; AND REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, FIT WILL ENGAGE 85 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY ADDICTION (INCLUDING LOS) IN PEER COACHING AND INCREASE BY 10 INDIVIDUALS EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 285 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: - AFTER AT LEAST 60 DAYS OF PEER COACHING, MEMBERS WILL DEMONSTRATE A 10% INCREASE IN THEIR WELLBEING FROM BASELINE TO FINAL ASSESSMENT. - BY END OF Y1, FIT’S WEBSITE WILL BE TRANSLATED AND ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. - OBTAIN 300,000 IMPRESSIONS DURING FIT’S RECOVERY MONTH CAMPAIGN (Y1). - BY END OF Y1, FIT COACHES WILL BE FULLY TRAINED, TESTED AND CREDENTIALED THROUGH NAADAC, WITH A TWO-YEAR RENEWAL OCCURRING BY THE END OF Y3. - ENLIST A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE ONGOING CLINICAL OVERSIGHT OF COACHES BY END OF Y1. - FIT COACHES WILL PARTICIPATE IN TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. - DEVELOP FIVE REFERRAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY NONPROFITS BY END OF Y1. - INCREASE CONNECTIONS IN MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY (E.G., MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, HISPANIC COMMUNITY) BY END OF Y2. - BY END OF Y2, PRODUCE THREE TO FIVE HIGH-QUALITY TESTIMONIAL VIDEOS WITH A FOCUS ON DESTIGMATIZING ADDICTION AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP. - MONTHLY MARKETING WILL RAISE AWARENESS AND GENERATE AT LEAST 2,500 IMPRESSIONS MONTHLY.
Department of Energy
$592.6K
OPTIMIZING RESIDENTIAL HVAC PERFORMANCE USING QUALITY INSTALLATION VERIFICATION AND MONITORING TOOLS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$591.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$585.5K
BASIC CENTER PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$576.1K
INTERFACE YOUTH SERVICES STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$558K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$535.3K
YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$528.4K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$504K
BASIC CENTERS
Department of Health and Human Services
$503.6K
INTERFACE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$503.6K
STTR PHASE II: LOCALIZED GENE DELIVERY FROM IMPLANTABLE ARTERIAL DEVICES
Department of the Interior
$500K
FA AL FY2014 CIVIL PENALTY ASMC
Agency for International Development
$500K
ST. BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION- ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL
Department of Health and Human Services
$500K
YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM
Department of Justice
$500K
THE COPE PROJECT (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH)
Department of Health and Human Services
$500K
AN ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL-SPECIFIC NANOFIBROUS VASCULAR GRAFT
National Science Foundation
$499.4K
STTR PHASE II: SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS FOR WATER REPELLING AND CORROSION CONTROL
Department of Agriculture
$497.6K
REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT
Department of Justice
$487.6K
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$462.2K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$456.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$456.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$454.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$444.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$444.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$442.3K
FY2021 FVPSA ARP ACT SUPPLEMENTAL
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$439.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$432.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$432.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$423.7K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Justice
$407.2K
YOUTH REINVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR GIRLS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$405K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$403.9K
STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM
Department of Education
$396.8K
WISCONSIN PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$352.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$350K
FURTHER STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING RCO INFRASTRUCTURE, STATEWIDE PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$336K
BASIC CENTER PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$330.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$330.4K
WFPO RECOVERY ACT
Department of Energy
$325K
ACTIVATION LAYER STABILIZATION OF HIGH POLARIZATION PHOTOCATHODES IN SUB-OPTIMAL RF GUN ENVIRONMENTS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$324.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$317.2K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$308.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$300K
STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING RCO INFRASTRUCTURE STATEWIDE PROJECT
Agency for International Development
$300K
FY 10 NEW GRANT - ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL
Department of Health and Human Services
$300K
THE REGIONAL EXPANSION TO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS AKA THE REACH PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$300K
STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$300K
STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM (SOP)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$296K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Defense
$295K
FY2019-000340-AS: SURFACE ACTIVE POLYMERS FOR ENHANCEMENT IN BIOFOULING CONTROL AND VIABLE NON-TOXIC MARINE COATINGS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$293.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Defense
$289.3K
REDESIGNING ANTI-FOULING AND FOULING RELEASE COATINGS FOR OPTICALLY CLEAR AND/OR TRANSPARENT BEFOULING CONTROL COATINGS ON UNDERWATER SURFACES.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$287.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$287K
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$286.3K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Education
$284.1K
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION GRANT FUNDS FOR STUDENTS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$276.7K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$275.8K
IMPLANTABLE ELECTROSPUN CELL CHAMBER DEVICE WITH IMMUNE-EVASIVE PROPERTIES FOR BETA CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY - TYPE 1 DIABETES (T1D) IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF PANCREATIC BETA CELLS (-CELLS) DUE TO AN AUTO- IMMUNE RESPONSE. T1D EXERTS A TREMENDOUS BURDEN ON QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS, AND LEADS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS LIFELONG HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. T1D ALSO PLACES A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BURDEN ON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE MARKET FOR TREATMENT OF T1D IS EXPECTED TO REACH $29 BILLION BY 2029. CURRENT TREATMENTS FOR T1D INCLUDE INSULIN INJECTIONS/INFUSIONS, PANCREAS TRANSPLANT, OR TRANSPLANTATION OF ISOLATED PANCREATIC ISLETS OF LANGERHANS FOR REPLACEMENT OF -CELLS. REPLACEMENT OF THE -CELLS BY PANCREAS OR PANCREATIC ISLETS TRANSPLANTATION IS A HIGHLY PROMISING APPROACH TO T1D TREATMENT, BUT IS LIMITED BY A SCARCITY OF DONORS. FURTHERMORE, PROTECTION OF THE CELLS FROM THE HOST IMMUNE SYSTEM BY IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS IS STILL REQUIRED TO AVOID TRANSPLANT REJECTION. TO AVOID THE NEED FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENCAPSULATE ISOLATED ISLETS OR -CELLS IN AN IMMUNE– PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT. ALTHOUGH SOME PROMISING RESULTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, THICK FIBROTIC TISSUE FORMATION AROUND THE ENCAPSULATION DEVICE HAS REMAINED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. THE FIBROTIC CAPSULE MAY BLOCK RELEASE OF INSULIN AND CAUSE NUTRIENT LIMITATION AND HYPOXIC CONDITIONS WITHIN THE DEVICE, LEADING TO -CELL DEATH AND SUBSEQUENT DEVICE FAILURE. FURTHERMORE, DEVICES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE IMMUNE PROTECTION FOR THE ENCAPSULATED CELLS STILL REQUIRE LIFELONG IMMUNOSUPPRESSION OF PATIENTS. THIS PHASE I SBIR PROPOSAL WILL EVALUATE A NOVEL ELECTROSPUN (E-SPUN) CELL CHAMBER (BIO-SPUN™ CELL CHAMBER OR BSCC). DUE TO THE UNIQUE NANOFIBER NATURE OF E-SPUN MATERIALS, THE DEVICE DOES NOT INDUCE THICK FIBROTIC CAPSULE FORMATION FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION. A CELL BARRIER LAYER WITHIN THE DEVICE OFFERS AN IMMUNE-PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF CELLS INSIDE THE CHAMBERS WITHOUT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION. THE BSCC DEVICE WILL BE LOADED WITH FRESHLY ISOLATED HUMAN PANCREATIC ISLETS (HPI) CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL PANCREATIC -CELLS, AND THE BSCC-HPI WILL BE TESTED FOR GLUCOSE-STIMULATED INSULIN SECRETION, BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING INSULIN INDEPENDENCE FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION IN A DIABETIC RAT MODEL. THE MILESTONE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THESE AIMS WILL BE EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING INSULIN INDEPENDENCE IN DIABETIC RATS FOR 60 DAYS (PRIMARY ENDPOINT) AND DEMONSTRATION OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF THE BSCC-HPIS WITH THE HOST ANIMALS, INCLUDING ENGRAFTMENT OF HEATHY, NON-FIBROTIC TISSUE INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF THE BSCC DEVICE (SECONDARY ENDPOINT). THE BSCC-HPI DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO OVERCOME TWO MAJOR SHORTFALLS (I.E., NEED FOR LIFELONG IMMUNOSUPPRESSION DRUGS, AND LACK OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ENCAPSULATION DEVICES) ENCOUNTERED TO-DATE WITH ATTEMPTS AT -CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THESE AIMS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROJECT TO MORE COMPREHENSIVE PHASE II SBIR BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND EFFICACY STUDIES TO BE CONDUCTED IN A DIABETIC PORCINE MODEL. THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS, AND INTRODUCTION OF THE BSCC-HPI DEVICE INTO THE CLINICAL MARKETPLACE AS AN IMPORTANT NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR T1D PATIENTS.
National Science Foundation
$275K
SBIR PHASE I: FACE ANALYZER / SEMANTIC SEARCH -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE COMPANY?S ADVANCED FACE ANALYSIS AI TECHNOLOGY WILL ACCELERATE AI PROJECTS BY 18-24 MONTHS. THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IS POISED TO HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON VARIOUS SECTORS SUCH AS RETAIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY, OFFERING APPLICATIONS THAT GO BEYOND FACIAL RECOGNITION/IDENTIFICATION. BY FOCUSING ON COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-AI FACIAL TRACKING AND ANALYSIS, THIS TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSES ETHICAL CONCERNS AND MITIGATES THE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES OF TRADITIONAL FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROJECT PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN STEM FIELDS BY EMPHASIZING A DIVERSE TEAM TO COMBAT BIAS AND EQUITY ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE TECHNOLOGY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DEFENSE EFFORTS BY ENABLING EFFICIENT SEARCH FOR FACIAL ATTRIBUTES OF INTEREST BASED ON SEMANTIC QUERIES. THIS ASPECT IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN PUBLIC SAFETY SCENARIOS WITH LARGE CROWDS AND HIGH-SECURITY CONCERNS. BY REDUCING BIAS, IMPROVING ACCURACY, AND ADDRESSING PRIVACY AND ETHICAL CONCERNS, THE TECHNOLOGY CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE AI INDUSTRY WHILE ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND SUPPORTING SECURITY EFFORTS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE FACE ANALYZER/SEMANTIC SEARCH, AN AI SYSTEM BRIDGING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AND FACIAL PHOTOS. UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, WHICH NECESSITATE A PROBE PHOTO FOR COMPARISONS, THE COMPANY'S INNOVATION SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS APPROACH OFFERS BENEFITS IN TERMS OF TIME, COST, AND ACCURACY, CHALLENGING THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IN THE FIELD. THE PROJECT'S INITIAL CHALLENGE INVOLVES ASSEMBLING DIVERSE TRAINING DATASETS WITH LABELED FACE PHOTOS AND TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS, ESTABLISHING A SCALABLE DATA PIPELINE TO ENHANCE ACCURACY AND MITIGATE BIAS. THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS ASSESSING THE ACCURACY OF FACIAL ATTRIBUTE CLASSIFICATION MODELS DERIVED FROM TEXT AND IMAGES ACROSS VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES, IMAGE TYPES, SIZES, AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS. THE THIRD CHALLENGE INVOLVES OPTIMIZING MODEL SIZE AND COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR COST-EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION ENTAILS CONSTRUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IMAGE DATASET, EXPANDING COMPUTER VISION CAPABILITIES, DEVELOPING A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODULE, AND IMPLEMENTING A MATCHING SYSTEM. KEY MILESTONES FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE CREATING PRECISE FACIAL IMAGE INDEXING MODULES, ENABLING THE EXTRACTION OF FACIAL ATTRIBUTES FROM TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND EFFICIENTLY DEPLOYING THE SYSTEM IN THE CLOUD. THE INNOVATION PROMISES TO STREAMLINE AND ENHANCE FACIAL ANALYSIS, POTENTIALLY RESHAPING THE FIELD OF FACE AI. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$275K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$275K
SBIR PHASE I: HIGH LIGHT-THROUGHPUT ELECTRODES FOR TOP-EMITTING AND TRANSPARENT OLED DISPLAYS -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I PROJECT IS THE GENERATION OF MORE EFFICIENT AND BRIGHTER ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLEDS) WHICH ARE THE INDIVIDUAL LIGHTING EMITTING ELEMENTS WITHIN THE DISPLAYS OF OUR CELL PHONES, TABLETS, AND SMART WATCHES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY OF OLED DISPLAY BUT AT 1.5? HIGHER EFFICIENCY, THEREBY ALLOWING A PHONE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO RUN AT 11% LESS POWER, WITH POTENTIAL SAVINGS AS HIGH AS 19%. IF ONE CONSIDERS THE POWER USED BY THE 4.9 BILLION CELL PHONES WORLDWIDE (EQUIVALENT TO THE POWER GENERATION FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE) THE CUMULATIVE SAVED POWER PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN AGGREGATE. BEYOND LARGE AGGREGATE ENERGY SAVINGS, THIS PROJECT PROVIDES OTHER BENEFITS TO THE END CONSUMER. THESE INCLUDE BETTER BRIGHTNESS FOR OUTDOOR USAGE OF PHONES/WATCHES/TABLETS, BETTER VIEWING IN AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS, AND EVEN POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN SEE-THROUGH DISPLAY APPLICATIONS. THE EFFICIENT AND BRIGHTER OLEDS ARE ENABLED BY THE PROJECT?S ULTRA-THIN CHEMICAL ADLAYER WHICH IS PLACED ON TOP OF THE MATERIALS IN THE OLED STACK, RESULTING IN SUPERIOR TRANSPARENCY OF THE TOP-LAYING METAL ELECTRODE. THIS CIRCUMVENTS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS LONG VEXED OLED DISPLAY MANUFACTURERS, SPECIFICALLY, THAT THE THIN METAL ELECTRODE PROVIDING ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE MATERIALS IN THE OLED STACK NEEDS TO BE BOTH TRANSPARENT AND CONDUCTIVE. NORMALLY, REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF THE ELECTRODE IMPROVES TRANSPARENCY, BUT SEVERELY DIMINISHES CONDUCTIVITY. AS SUCH, THIS THIN METAL CANNOT BE REDUCED ANY FURTHER, AND STILL LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT CAN PASS FROM THE OLED. THE PROJECT AVOIDS THIS ISSUE BY MAKING THE METAL A MORE UNIFORM (CONTINUOUS) LAYER BY REDUCING SELF-AGGREGATION OF THE METAL, ALLOWING THE METAL TO RETAIN HIGH CONDUCTIVITY AT A MUCH LOWER THICKNESS. THIS EFFECT IS ENABLED BY THE PROJECT?S TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS AN UNUSUALLY EFFECTIVE NUCLEATION INDUCER. THE PROJECT VALIDATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHEMICAL ADLAYER IN OLED PIXELS AND THEN OPTIMIZES CHEMICAL STRUCTURE FOR INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS. THE RESULTANT CHEMICAL TREATMENT IS THEN CAPABLE OF REACHING THE TARGETED METRIC OF 1.5? MORE EFFICIENT/BRIGHTNESS OLED PIXEL. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$271.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$268.6K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$264K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$263.6K
MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS (MCP)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$263.2K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$257.8K
INTERFACE CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES
Department of Energy
$256.5K
NON-CONTACT, LOW-COST, STAGE AND VELOCITY SENSORS FOR MONITORING URBAN STREAMFLOW
National Science Foundation
$256K
SBIR PHASE I: WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT ENGINEERED SURFACES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT METALS
National Science Foundation
$255.9K
SBIR PHASE I: CATECHOL LINKER OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMBINATIONS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE 1 PROJECT IS A DECREASE IN THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF DEEP IMPLANT-RELATED INFECTIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY COULD RESULT IN ADVANCES TO THE CLINICAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BY IMPROVING CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND DECREASING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THE TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSED BY THIS PROJECT MAY PROTECT SURGICAL IMPLANTS, SUCH AS JOINT REPLACEMENTS AND SPINAL FUSION SYSTEMS FROM BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AND DEVELOPING INFECTIONS. THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE GREATER THAN $3 BILLION COST TO THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FROM IMPLANT RELATED INFECTIONS. THIS ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED BEYOND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH THINGS AS FOOD PACKAGING TO DECREASE FOODBORNE DISEASES AND MORE THAN DOUBLE SHELF-LIFE OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LINKER TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT MAY BE USED TO CREATE SUPER SLICK OR SELF-CLEANING SURFACES WITH APPLICATIONS IN THE AEROSPACE AND MARINE INDUSTRIES RESULTING IN INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A HOMOGENEOUS, COVALENTLY BOUND, LINKER MOLECULE ATTACHED TO MEDICAL IMPLANT MATERIAL (TITANIUM ALLOY) UPON WHICH A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM-MODIFIED OLIGOSACCHARIDE WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY ATTACHED. OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE KNOWN TO BE BIOCOMPATIBLE AND QUATERNIZED OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE HIGHLY POTENT ANTIMICROBIALS. A TREATED MEDICAL IMPLANT COULD POSSESS A POWERFULLY ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE SO THAT, DURING SURGERY, ANY BACTERIA THAT ENCOUNTER THE SURFACE WILL BE KILLED. IN THIS WAY, IT IS HOPED THAT THE AVASCULAR SURFACE OF THE IMPLANT WILL NOT SERVE AS A SITE FOR BIOFILM FORMATION AND GROWTH AND THUS, REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PERIOPERATIVE INFECTIONS. THE KEY TO ANY SUCCESSFUL SURFACE MODIFICATION IS THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMICAL ATTACHMENT OF LINKERS AND ACTIVE MOLECULES TO THAT SURFACE. POLYPHENOLS AND CATECHOLS SUCH AS DOPAMINE ARE IDEAL CANDIDATES FOR INVESTIGATION AS THESE MOLECULES ARE GENERALLY KNOWN FOR THEIR FACILITY IN FORMING THIN FILMS ONTO A WIDE VARIETY OF SURFACES. USING DOPAMINE AS A MODEL SYSTEM, CATECHOL ANALOGS WILL BE ELECTROCHEMICALLY ATTACHED, AND THE RESULTING THIN FILMS ANALYZED FOR ATTACHMENT, THICKNESS, EASE OF FURTHER MODIFICATION, AND MORPHOLOGY. ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM), UV/VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY, SOAK/STRESS PROTOCOLS AND MICROBIOLOGY WILL BE USED TO GAUGE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF A THIN FILM PLUS OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMBINATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
Department of Energy
$250K
FIELD-DEPLOYABLE LI RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION AND EXTRACTION POTENTIAL QUANTIFICATION
Department of Energy
$250K
CLOUD BASED CONTAINERIZED PLATFORM FOR COMPLEX GEODATA ANALYTICS
National Science Foundation
$250K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSESSING, VALIDATING AND DEVELOPING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ENERGY
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$249.9K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$242.9K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$233.1K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$233K
PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$232K
ULTRA-LOW ATTACHMENT COATINGS TO MAINTAIN CSF SHUNT PATENCY
Department of Health and Human Services
$225K
SKIN MICROBIOME EDITING WITH FERMENTATION INITIATOR
Department of Energy
$225K
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM FOR MULTI DOMAIN SITE DATA
Department of Energy
$225K
REAL TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR COUPLED SURFACE/SUBSURFACE PROCESSES
National Science Foundation
$225K
SBIR PHASE I: OCT-COMPATIBLE IMAGING ADAPTOR FOR PRECISION VASCULAR ACCESS VIA HOLLOW-BORE NEEDLES
National Science Foundation
$225K
STTR PHASE I: MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$222.3K
A TRANSPARENT SURGICAL MASK TO IMPROVE PATIENT/CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION, MINIMIZE ERRORS AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION
Department of the Interior
$220K
FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TASK 3 MULTI-MODAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Department of the Interior
$218.7K
FA AL FY2012 CIVIL PENALTY COOP
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$216.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$207.3K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$205.5K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$205.1K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$204.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$204.1K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of the Interior
$200K
TASK 3, YEAR 2, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Department of the Interior
$200K
SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW LEGISLATION REQUIREMENTS
Department of Energy
$200K
HYPORHEIC ZONE SENSING SYSTEM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$199.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$199.9K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$199.5K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$198.3K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$196.1K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$194.8K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$194.1K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$192.3K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$192K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$190.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$190.4K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$189.2K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$189.2K
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Schmitz | President | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Meghan Braun | Treasurer | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Sjostrom | Secretary | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Althoff | Vice President | — | $0 |
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024IRS e-File | $312.1K | $122.3K | $171K | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $158K | $28.1K | $103.2K | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $249.3K | $108.8K | $221.2K | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $302.4K | $80K |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | ✅IRS e-File | |
| 2022 | 990 | ✅IRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
Jay Schmitz
President
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Meghan Braun
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Todd Sjostrom
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Chris Althoff
Vice President
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Barnick | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred Wolff | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Volrath | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Yatskis | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Jensen | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Smyth | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Walt Nieland | Director | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Dave Barnick
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Fred Wolff
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jim Volrath
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $168.5K |
| $3M |
| $3M |
| 2020 | $291.2K | $29.2K | $155K | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 2019 | $144.5K | $35.8K | $227.4K | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 2018 | $251.5K | $31.3K | $153.4K | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| 2017 | $211.3K | $59.4K | $149.1K | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 2016 | $220.2K | $129.7K | $141.7K | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| 2015 | $298.5K | $150.1K | $136.7K | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| 2014 | $289.3K | $154K | $124.2K | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| 2013 | $241K | $148.3K | $109.4K | $2M | $2M |
| 2012 | $193.7K | $130.1K | $95.9K | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| 2011 | $104.4K | $50.5K | $90.8K | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 2021 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2020 | 990 | ✅ | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2019 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2018 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2017 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2016 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2015 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2014 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2013 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2012 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2011 | 990 | ✅ |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2004 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |
John Yatskis
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Mary Jensen
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Mike Smyth
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Walt Nieland
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
—
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0