Capito and Manchin Announce $4.7 Million in National Science Foundation Grants


washington dc – Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senators Shelly Moore Capito (RW.Va.) and Joe Manchin (DW.Va.), today announced the National Science Foundation grants for several projects across West Virginia. (NSF) announced $4,778,562.

“It’s great to see the National Science Foundation once again invest in programs that advance important research initiatives in West Virginia.” Senator Capito said“These projects advance important work at West Virginia University, Charleston College, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, MountWest Community and Technical College, and Bridgeville Community and Technical College, and are unique and beneficial to us. I will continue to advocate for the funding our institutions need to make a greater impact.”

“The National Science Foundation continues to be an important partner to the Mountain State by investing in groundbreaking projects and providing unique research opportunities for West Virginia students and educators. We are pleased to invest more than $4.7 million in West Virginia universities to support innovative scientific research projects, and we look forward to the positive impact of these awards. As a member, I will continue to advocate for research opportunities throughout West Virginia.” Senator Manchin said.

Individual awards are as follows.

  • $2,000,000 West Virginia University Research Corporation: EFRI BRAID: Unsupervised Continuous Learning with Hierarchical Timescales and Plasticity Mechanisms

  • $749,996 West Virginia University Research Corporation: Biology Student’s Path to Success

  • $552,031Mountwest Community and Technical College: ATE Advanced Aerospace Welding

  • $366,796West Virginia University Research Corporation: Collaborative Research: NRI: Reducing Fall Risk in Robot-Assisted Retail Environments

  • $294,958West Virginia University Research Corporation: Teaching Science with Computational Thinking: Preparing Preschool and Primary Educators for the STEM Workforce of the Future

  • $216,189Charleston University: Joint Cybersecurity Analysis Certification Program

  • $157,741Bridgeville Community and Technical College: Joint Cybersecurity Analysis Certification Program

  • $157,731Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: Joint Cybersecurity Analysis Certification Program

  • $126,329West Virginia University Research Corporation: Collaborative research: Rethinking policing by making neighborhoods safer and stronger

  • $99,273West Virginia University Research Corporation: Chemistry and mathematics introductory large-scale course forum

  • $57,518West Virginia University Research Corporation: Collaborative research: Geomorphological heritage of megaflood deposits in river processes and morphology in the eastern Himalayas

  • $49,812West Virginia University Research Corporation: Creating a West Virginia Flood Resilience Framework for Comprehensive Disaster Response and Long-Term Community Recovery

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