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Grand Challenges 1.0: Team Project Grants

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Grand Challenges Team Project Grants support projects advanced by research teams that are targeted toward a specific component of a grand challenge topic or theme.

Team Project awards provide up to $500K per year for 3 years of funding, which includes a 1:1 match of resources from participating colleges and/or departments.

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A total of 16 Team Project Grants were awarded:

Climate Change and the Environment

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Programmable Design of Sustainable, All-Natural Plastic Substitutes

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Remediation of Methane, Water, and Heat Waste

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Effective and Equitable Weather Forecasting in a Changing Climate with Machine Learning

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Observing Wildfires Through UAVs and Fire Imaging Technologies

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Water Emergency Team (WET)

Global Health

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Modeling the Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses

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Helping Our Bodies Clear Respiratory Infections

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The Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study

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Encuentros: Mental Health Partnership for Latino Immigrant Youth

Social Justice

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Using Machine Learning to Measure and Improve Equity in K-12 Mathematics Classrooms

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Anti-Black Racism Initiative (ABRI)

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Racial and Social Justice Research-Practice Partnership Collaborative

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Fostering Inclusivity through Technology (FIT)

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Seizing Opportunities: Social Capital, Businesses, and Communities

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Africa Through Language and Area Studies (ATLAS)

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Music Education for All Through Personalized AI and Digital Humanities

Learn About the 50 Grand Challenges Projects by Grant Category:

3 Institutional Grants 6 Impact Awards 16 Team Project Grants 25 Individual Project Grants