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FY21 Grants

Project Director College/Unit Funding Sponsor Total Award Project Title
Salomonson, Kristen Admissions Michigan College Access Network $8,000  WiFi MCAN Covid Response
Herron, Scott Arts, Sciences, and  Education National Science Foundation $12,365 Build and Broaden Indigenous Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Symposium
Pike, Schuyler Arts, Sciences, and  Education State of Michigan  - Department of Environment, Great Lakes, Energy $291,594 Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Signatures in Wastewater at Ferris State University and the Big Rapids Community
Pike, Schuyler Arts, Sciences, and  Education State of Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services $1,831,851 SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiology – Wastewater Evaluation and Reporting (SEWER) Network
Ing, Liza Arts, Sciences, Education State of Michigan - Department of Talent and Economic Development $113,262 Select Student Support Services Program - King Chavez Parks Initiative
Piercey, Victor Arts, Sciences, Education National Science Foundation $16,465 Collaborative Research: Foundational Community-Based Research for Ethics in Mathematics
Johnson, Lori Auxiliary Enterprises  Office of Postsecondary Education $144,300  Ferris State University CCAMPIS Program
Gogolin, Greg Business U.S. Department of Defense $376,268 FSU - Cyber Challenge Center
Burke, Kaylee Center of Latino Studies Devos Foundation $53,000 Promesa-DeVos Summer Program FY21
Roman, Angela Center for Leadership and Activity Michigan College Access Network $10,000 Peer Coach
Pilgrim, David Diversity & Inclusion Office National Endowment of Humanities $15,000  Bruce Davidson Collection - Documenting the Black American Struggle for Civil Rights
Ward, Janette Diversity & Inclusion Office State of MI - Dept of HHS $115,960  YIT Independent Living Skills
Isler, Melinda FLITE Library of Michigan - LSTA $8,305 Finding Ferris and Big Rapids: Photos and Institutional Repository Modernization
Bullard, Gail Health Professions U.S. Health Resource and Services Administration $1,000,000 Central Michigan Recovery and Education Network (CMREN)
Bullard, Gail Health Professions Michigan Health Endowment $100,000 Telehealth in Rural Michigan: Increasing Access to SUD/OUD Services in Mecosta, Osceola, and Newaygo Counties
Moroney, Jon KCAD Internal Project for Orthoforge $7,640 KCAD Orthoforge Project Phase 2
Moroney, Jon KCAD Michigan Health Endowment $200,036 Pharmacy Design Project
Globoker, John KCAD Thr3 XR Lab $26,231  KCAD Thr3 XR Lab 2021
Globoker, John KCAD DLBA/SLFG  $2,500  DLBA/SLFG Project 
Globoker, John KCAD FloraCraft  $9,401  KCAD FloraCraft Innovation
Wancour, Susan Health Professions Michigan Dental Association Foundation $5,000 COVID 19 Dental Fund - PPE
Sanchez, Carlos Latino Business Econ Develop Wege Foundation $195,000 Latino Business and Economic Development Center
Chaney, Matt Multicultural Student Services State of MI - Gear Up $102,145  FSU MI GEAR UP 
Stakley, Deedee OTSS/RSS U.S. Department of Agriculture $669,216 FerrisNow STEM Dual Enrollment Virtual Reality Initiative (FerrisNowVR)
Damari, David Optometry  Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness $4,995 MFVA CCT Study Grant
Damari, David Optometry  Alcon Partner in Education $15,000 Alcon Partner in Ed Program
Klepser, Michael Pharmacy State of Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services $36,711 Collaborative, community pharmacy-based management of individuals with hypertension and dyslipidemia in rural northern Michigan
Kurup, Sonali Pharmacy National Institute of Health (National Cancer Institute) $377,805 Novel dual-targeted inhibitors of EGFR and aurora kinase for lung cancer
Kurup, Sonali Pharmacy MEDC Kickstart Grant $43,987 Dual-targeted inhibitors of EGFR and aurora kinase for multi-resistant lung cancer
Nybo, Stephen Pharmacy National Science Foundation $407,900 RUI: BIOPOLYMER - BIObricks POLYketide Metabolic EngineeRing platform
Sahr, Michelle  Pharmacy National Association of Chain Drug Stores $5,000 Fostering community pharmacy practice innovation by teaching outside the box
Sahr, Michelle  Pharmacy Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Michigan $52,000 Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration to Improve Cardiovascular Disease in Rural Communities
Sohn, Minji Pharmacy Emergent Biosolutions $172,945 Assessment of naloxone co-prescribing mandates on naloxone dispensing, opioid overdose mortality, and high-dose opioid analgesic prescribing
Nybo, Stephen Pharmacy   National Institutes of Health (NCI) $385,406 Combinatorial biosynthesis and metabolism studies of novel tetracenomycins
Stakley, Deedee RSS Michigan College Access Network $10,000 Ferris Math Forward
Pulsifer, Joy Student Life Office CDC/Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence  $105,000 Delta Impact Coordinator
Pulsifer, Joy Student Life Office Office on Violence Against Women $300,000  Campus Violence Prevention Project
Baker, Anthony VPAA Office Frey Foundation $3,500 Lake County Math Foward
Seiferlein, Mandy VPAA Office State of Michigan - Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity $275,091 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century (Perkins)