Charm Inc

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

ADAPTIVE MPI: PROVIDING DYNAMIC RTS SUPPORT FOR LARGE-SCALE MPI APPLICATIONS

SBIR PHASE II: PETES: PERSONALIZED TEXT SIMPLIFICATION FOR STRUGGLING READERS (COVID-19)

AN OBJECT ORIENTED PARALLEL PROGRAMMING SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE

CAPTI SCREEN READING ASSISTANT FOR GOAL DIRECTED WEB BROWSING

TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANTS

CAPTI ADVANCE: A CURRICULUM-ALIGNED READING INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES - CHARMTECH LABS LLC, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ETS, BENETECH/BOOKSHARE, MYBLINDSPOT, AS WELL AS CONSULTANTS FROM UNIVERSITIES OF BUFFALO AND MEMPHIS, WILL, IN THE COURSE OF THIS 2-YEAR SBIR PHASE II PROJECT, FULLY DEVELOP CAPTI ADVANCE – A CURRICULUM-ALIGNED READING INTERVENTION TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES. CAPTI ADVANCE AUTOMATICALLY COMPOSES PERSONALIZED TARGETED EXERCISES FROM ANY TEXTS, ENABLING STUDENTS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRICULUM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FULLY DEVELOP CAPTI ADVANCE TO MEET THE MARKET DEMAND FOR AN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCOMMODATING AND ADVANCING READING. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) DEVELOP AN INTUITIVE UI TO ENABLE TEACHERS ADMINISTER THE INTERVENTION AND STUDENTS TO TAKE IT; 2) EVALUATE THE USABILITY OF THE UI TO GATHER FEEDBACK THAT WILL INFORM SUBSEQUENT R&D; 3) DESIGN AND DEVELOP UI FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THAT WOULD KEEP STUDENTS MOTIVATED LONG TERM; 4) DEVELOP EXERCISE PERSONALIZATION CAPABILITY TO TAILOR EXERCISES TO THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC STUDENTS; 5) CONDUCT FEASIBILITY TESTING TO EVALUATE THE USER INTERFACE PRIOR TO THE LONGITUDINAL EFFICACY STUDY; 6) CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT) DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERVENTION; 7) REFINE CAPTI ADVANCE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE INTERVENTION AND MEET USER REQUESTS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVED FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS; 2) IMPROVED FLUENCY/READING COMPREHENSION; 3) HIGHER ENGAGEMENT IN INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES; 4) IMPROVED LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY; 5) INCREASED ACHIEVEMENT IN CONTENT AREAS; 6) HIGHER GRADUATION RATES; AND 7) BETTER COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS. THE EXPECTED PRODUCTS ARE CAPTI ADVANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, OUTREACH MATERIALS, RESEARCH PAPERS, AND REPORTS.

SEMANTICS-AWARE WEB SCREEN-READING ASSISTANT

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

ADDRESSING READING DISPARITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BY BUILDING BACKGROUND AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE - CHARMTECH LABS LLC IN COLLABORATION WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WILL FULLY DEVELOP BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE BUILDER (BKB) – AN ASSISTIVE READING INTERVENTION TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES. BKB WILL UTILIZE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) ALGORITHMS TO CREATE PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONTENT AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE USING RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES (MULTIPLE EXPOSURES TO WORDS IN MULTIPLE CONTEXTS, RECYCLING WORDS, ETC.) TO IMPROVE BOTH DEPTH AND BREADTH OF VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE. BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN PHASE I, THE PHASE II OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) REFINE AI PROMPTS BKB USES TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE PASSAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS; 2) DEVELOP THE BKB INTERVENTION MANAGER; 3) DEVELOP THE TEACHERS’ DASHBOARD AND REPORTS; 4) DEVELOP MANUALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD); AND 5) EVALUATE THE USABILITY AND EFFICACY OF THE COMPLETED BKB TOOL IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS. ANTICIPATED PROXIMAL OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVED CONTENT-AREA KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING CONTENT-SPECIFIC VOCABULARY; 2) IMPROVED READING COMPREHENSION; AND 3) HIGHER ENGAGEMENT IN BOTH INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES AND CONTENT CLASSES. ANTICIPATED DISTAL OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT IN READING; 2) IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION RATE IN SUBJECT CLASSES; 3) IMPROVED GRADES; 4) IMPROVED STATE ASSESSMENT SCORES, 5) IMPROVED GRADUATION RATES; AND 6) BETTER EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS. THE EXPECTED PRODUCTS ARE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE BUILDER, MANUALS, PD, RESEARCH PAPERS, AND REPORTS.

SBIR PHASE I: PETES: PERSONALIZED TEXT SIMPLIFICATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

GOAL-ORIENTED BROWSING: A NEXT GENERATION WEB TECHNOLOGY FOR THE VISION IMPAIRED

EXORUN: A CROSS-CUTTING SOFTWARE SUITE FOR EXASCALE OPTIMIZING RUNTIME

ARGOBOTS: HARNESSING MASSIVE CONCURRENCY WITH TASKS & FINE-GRAINED CONTROL OF SCHEDULING

MASSIVELY PARALLEL ADAPTIVE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID AND SOLID DYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

SBIR PHASE I: MAKING WEB APPLICATIONS ACCESSIBLE

ADDRESSING READING DISPARITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BY BUILDING BACKGROUND AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE

CAPTI-RECORD: IMPROVING READING FLUENCY IN STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

REAP ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT (EEI) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM

SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)

REAP IRA RES GRANT UNRESTRICTED (FY 25)

REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT - IRA 24/31

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM