70NANB22H007
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Title: Building Pandemic Resilience in Native American Communities
Purpose: The purpose of this grant is to test a mobile, efficient, and rapidly deployable renewable-energy based electrification response in Native American communities to build pandemic resilience through power grid infrastructure.
Activities to be Performed: The project team will develop a modular, self-contained, solar-powered, energy storage system backed microgrid that can be deployed in environments with insufficient power grids. The team will also develop a novel silicon-carbide (SiC) and gallium-nitride (GaN) fast-charging nanogrid-tied system of unmanned aerial vehicles and a compact, solar-powered, and energy storage interfaced 4 kW power system. Additionally, the team will develop a compact, low-cost, and energy-efficient GaN/SiC-based air-quality control system with pathogen sensing and disinfection capabilities.
Expected Outcomes: This project will develop reliable, affordable, quality energy sources that can support mobile health care units, expanded economic opportunity and community development in Native communities, and new education and workforce opportunities.
Intended Beneficiaries: Native American communities in rural areas will benefit from the delivery of critical medical supplies, home power systems that can support refrigeration, lighting, and critical medical equipment using renewable energy, as well as air quality sensors and air-quality control and mitigation systems to reduce airborne infection risks.
Subrecipient Activities: The recipient plans to subaward funds to conduct research into the following thrusts: modular container-based mobile microgrid and community power system, scalable home power systems, and combating indoor respiratory infection using flexible air-quality control systems.
Purpose: The purpose of this grant is to test a mobile, efficient, and rapidly deployable renewable-energy based electrification response in Native American communities to build pandemic resilience through power grid infrastructure.
Activities to be Performed: The project team will develop a modular, self-contained, solar-powered, energy storage system backed microgrid that can be deployed in environments with insufficient power grids. The team will also develop a novel silicon-carbide (SiC) and gallium-nitride (GaN) fast-charging nanogrid-tied system of unmanned aerial vehicles and a compact, solar-powered, and energy storage interfaced 4 kW power system. Additionally, the team will develop a compact, low-cost, and energy-efficient GaN/SiC-based air-quality control system with pathogen sensing and disinfection capabilities.
Expected Outcomes: This project will develop reliable, affordable, quality energy sources that can support mobile health care units, expanded economic opportunity and community development in Native communities, and new education and workforce opportunities.
Intended Beneficiaries: Native American communities in rural areas will benefit from the delivery of critical medical supplies, home power systems that can support refrigeration, lighting, and critical medical equipment using renewable energy, as well as air quality sensors and air-quality control and mitigation systems to reduce airborne infection risks.
Subrecipient Activities: The recipient plans to subaward funds to conduct research into the following thrusts: modular container-based mobile microgrid and community power system, scalable home power systems, and combating indoor respiratory infection using flexible air-quality control systems.
Awardee
Funding Goals
TO FUND HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS DESIGNED TO FUND AWARDS FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTBEDS TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Raleigh,
North Carolina
27695-7214
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
COVID-19 $4,982,299 (100%) percent of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/29/24 to 06/30/25.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/29/24 to 06/30/25.
North Carolina State University was awarded
Pandemic Resilience in Native American Communities: Renewable Energy
Cooperative Agreement 70NANB22H007
worth $4,982,299
from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in March 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Raleigh North Carolina United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 3 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.619 Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NIST Rapid Assistance for Coronavirus Economic Response (RACER).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/7/25
Period of Performance
3/1/22
Start Date
6/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$5.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for 70NANB22H007
Transaction History
Modifications to 70NANB22H007
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
70NANB22H007
SAI Number
70NANB22H007_2
Award ID URI
EXE
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Funding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Awardee UEI
U3NVH931QJJ3
Awardee CAGE
1E7H9
Performance District
NC-02
Senators
Thom Tillis
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce (013-0525) | Other advancement of commerce | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $4,982,299 | 100% |
Modified: 1/7/25