What is UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA's OSHA violation history?

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $28,210 in total penalties.

How does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA's safety record compare to its industry?

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.

Establishment profile

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

3501 WATT WAY, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089
Operated by University of Southern California · 1 of 6 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections

over 38 years

Violations

$28,210 in penalties

Penalties

$28,210

$1,567 avg

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Accident investigations on record

5 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $28,210 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 441 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections

0.5 / yr · last 38 yrs

Violations

0.5 / yr

Penalties

$28,210

$1,567 avg / violation

39% serious61% other

Inspection trigger · complaint

10 of 20

Inspection trigger · accident

7 of 20

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 17 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $28,210 in penalties.

CFR section	Citations	Inspections	Total penalty	First cited	Last cited
342 A	2	2	$10,000	Jul 2013	Aug 2014
4310(A)	1	1	$2,700	Jan 2020	Jan 2020
4312	1	1	$2,700	Jan 2020	Jan 2020
3383 B	1	1	$2,700	Apr 2004	Apr 2004
3273 A	1	1	$2,700	Mar 2002	Mar 2002
3400 D	1	1	$2,700	Apr 2001	Apr 2001
5162 A	1	1	$900	Dec 2002	Dec 2002
5194(H)	1	1	$750	Oct 2018	Oct 2018
3395 F03	1	1	$750	Oct 2014	Oct 2014
3702 Q01	1	1	$750	Apr 1993	Apr 1993
3400 A	1	1	$485	Aug 2014	Aug 2014
1675 J	1	1	$375	May 1996	May 1996
4650 E	1	1	$300	Apr 2001	Apr 2001
5191 F03	1	1	$225	Apr 2004	Apr 2004
3664 A03	1	1	$100	Apr 1993	Apr 1993
3702 Q05	1	1	$75	Apr 1993	Apr 1993
3362 F	1	1	—	Jun 1992	Jun 1992

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 441 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty percentile

97th

peer median: $560

Inspection frequency

99th

peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR

1.3

BLS SOII 2024

Industry avg DART

0.6

BLS SOII 2024

Self-reported TRIR

—

Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint

Accident

Referral

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

Date	Event	Injuries	Hospitalized	Fatalities
Jul 10, 2019	Abrasive Belt,Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Belt Sander,Caught In,Equipment Operator,Finger,Guard,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine Shop,Machinist,Metal,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nip Point,Pulled In,Pulley,Sander,Thumb,Unguarded	1	—	—
Feb 10, 2014	FOOD PREPARATION,EMERGENCY RESPONSE,HEART ATTACK,DIZZINESS	1	1	—
Nov 10, 2003	CHEMICAL BURN,NITRIC ACID,SPILL,SULFURIC ACID,CHEMICAL,LEG	1	1	—
Oct 12, 2001	BURN,SCALPED,SLIP,FALL,SLIPPERY SURFACE,HAND,ANKLE,FOOT	1	1	—
Apr 8, 1996	JANITOR,EXTENSION LADDER,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LADDER,FALL,SLIPPERY SURFACE,SLOPING,SLOPE,WATER	1	1	—
Dec 1, 1992	HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,SEAT BELT,FALL,SHARP TURN,CART,UNSTABLE POSITION	1	—	—

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed

Weekly

First OSHA inspection

—

Most recent activity

1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for University of Southern California, not this location alone

Total cases

Unfair labor practice

Representation (union)

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other University of Southern California locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 45 cases · 36 ULP · 9 representation

Case number	Type	Filed	Closed	Status	Region
31-CA-387675	Unfair labor practice	May 2026	—	Open	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-356388	Representation election	Dec 2024	—	Open	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-341893	Representation election	May 2024	Jul 2024	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-341184	Unfair labor practice	Apr 2024	Jan 2025	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-330947	Representation election	Nov 2023	Mar 2024	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-328487	Unfair labor practice	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-325099	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2023	Aug 2024	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-316966	Representation election	Apr 2023	Jun 2023	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-311590	Representation election	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-308858	Representation election	Dec 2022	Feb 2023	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-275604	Unfair labor practice	Apr 2021	Jul 2021	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-274052	Unfair labor practice	Mar 2021	May 2021	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-256142	Unfair labor practice	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-229821	Unfair labor practice	Oct 2018	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-195237	Unfair labor practice	Mar 2017	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-192125	Unfair labor practice	Jan 2017	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-191203	Unfair labor practice	Jan 2017	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-188816	Unfair labor practice	Nov 2016	Jan 2017	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-188812	Unfair labor practice	Nov 2016	Mar 2017	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-185655	Unfair labor practice	Oct 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-185266	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-185265	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-185264	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Feb 2018	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183592	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Aug 2018	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183591	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183590	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Oct 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183586	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183584	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183583	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Nov 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183581	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183580	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183579	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-183578	Unfair labor practice	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-181634	Unfair labor practice	Aug 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-178831	Unfair labor practice	Jun 2016	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-170450	Unfair labor practice	Feb 2016	Mar 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-165063	Unfair labor practice	Nov 2015	Dec 2015	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-164871	Representation election	Nov 2015	Feb 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-164868	Representation election	Nov 2015	Dec 2016	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-164864	Representation election	Nov 2015	Jan 2017	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-162633	Unfair labor practice	Oct 2015	Dec 2015	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-158402	Unfair labor practice	Aug 2015	Oct 2015	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-157401	Unfair labor practice	Aug 2015	Oct 2015	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-154576	Unfair labor practice	Jun 2015	Jul 2019	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-023538	Unfair labor practice	Sep 1998	Nov 1999	Closed	Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications

Certified

Avg wage ratio

1.12x

H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 8 facilities · 2 marked inactive.

Facility	Permits	Status	Penalties	Last inspected	ECHO
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3015 S HOOVER ST · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3025 ROYAL ST. USC HOUSING · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3560 WATT WAY · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1042 DOWNEY WAY · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3434 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3434 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 823 EXPOSITION BLVD · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 900 W 34TH ST · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number

2807903

Operation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)

$119.2M

Obligated (all-time)

$916.3M

Awards

667

Top agency

Department of Defense

$784.5M

Company-wide — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (across 7 entities)

Obligated (5-yr)

$209.2M

Obligated (all-time)

$1.1B

Awards (all-time)

890

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)

Department of Defense$784.5M

Department of Health and Human Services$91.1M

Department of Homeland Security$23.7M

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7.0M

Department of the Interior$6.9M

Largest awards (top 50 of 667)

Department of Health and Human Services
THE ALZHEIMER'S CLINICAL TRIAL CONSORTIUM - DOWN SYNDROME NETWORK (ACTC- DSN)
assistance · Last action 2025-09-03
$167,922,818
Department of Health and Human Services
USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORT
assistance · Last action 2026-04-16
$127,128,807
Department of Defense
ICT RESEARCH-- IGF::OT::IGF
contract · Last action 2025-03-11
$84,441,114
Department of Health and Human Services
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL INSTITUTE
assistance · Last action 2026-05-14
$81,300,095
Department of Health and Human Services
PROGESTERONE IN BRAIN AGING AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
assistance · Last action 2026-03-03
$40,383,763
Department of Defense
ICT RESEARCH
contract · Last action 2016-01-14
$40,333,879
Department of Health and Human Services
CORE INFRASTRUCTURE
contract · Last action 2026-04-24
$35,857,836
Department of Health and Human Services
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
assistance · Last action 2026-04-23
$35,530,725
Department of Education
GRANT PROGRAM
assistance · Last action 2026-04-07
$35,345,111
Department of Health and Human Services
A NEXT GENERATION DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNDERSTAND DISPARITIES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE - SUMMARY THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL AIMS TO FURTHER ADVANCE CAPABILITIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (BROADLY DEFINED) TO COLLECT DATA ON THE DAILY LIVES OF U.S. FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THESE DATA WILL BE MORE ACCURATE, MORE GRANULAR, AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN IS CURRENTLY POSSIBLE IN TRADITIONAL SURVEY-BASED RESEARCH. THE CONTEXT FOR THIS IS THE UNDERSTANDING AMERICA STUDY (UAS), THE PROBABILITY-BASED INTERNET PANEL WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING AT USC SINCE 2014. THE INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES THE COMBINATION OF MANY DATA TYPES (INCLUDING SURVEY DATA, INFORMATION FROM WEARABLES, CONTEXTUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LINKAGES, ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENTS, SELF-RECORDED NARRATIVES, AND ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS), AS WELL AS AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE WIDER RESEARCH COMMUNITY BOTH IN DATA DISSEMINATION AND IN SOLICITING INPUT ON CONTENT AND METHODS. THE UAS CURRENTLY COMPRISES ABOUT 10,000 U.S. RESIDENTS (INCLUDING A 2,500 PERSON CALIFORNIA OVERSAMPLE), RECRUITED BY ADDRESS-BASED SAMPLING AND PROVIDED WITH INTERNET-ENABLED TABLETS IF NEEDED. SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE PROPOSE TO EXPAND THE UAS NATIONAL SAMPLE TO 20,000 RESPONDENTS, WITH SUBSAMPLES OF BLACKS, ASIANS, AND HISPANICS OF AT LEAST 3,000 EACH. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL FOCUS ON FACTORS EXPLAINING RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES OVER THE LIFE COURSE, INCLUDING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, DIFFERENCES IN THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, AND, MORE GENERALLY, THE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES ONE ENCOUNTERS OVER THE LIFE COURSE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM COVERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUBSTANTIVE EXPERTISE ON DISPARITIES, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND COGNITION OVER THE LIFE COURSE, AS WELL AS AGING AND RETIREMENT, CONSUMPTION, WORK, AND INCOME. TO ENCOURAGE INPUT FROM THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, WE ENVISION A PROGRAM OF ADDED SURVEY MODULES ON INEQUALITY-RELATED TOPICS PROPOSED BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS, AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE. THE BASIC PREMISE UNDERLYING THE PROJECT IS THAT THE ONLY FEASIBLE APPROACH TO COMPREHENSIVELY INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENCES IN THE LIFE COURSE ON OBSERVED INEQUALITY IS TO ENACT A ROBUST MULTI-METHOD APPROACH THAT PROVIDES THE MEANS OF ACCOUNTING FOR AS MANY EXPLANATORY FACTORS AS POSSIBLE. WITHIN THAT CONTEXT, NATURALLY OCCURRING EXPERIMENTS CAN BE EXPLOITED TO HELP IDENTIFY CAUSAL PATHWAYS OF INTEREST (E.G., WHEN AIR QUALITY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVES DUE TO A PLANT CLOSURE; A POLICY CHANGE THAT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF SCHOOLS IN A CERTAIN AREA). THUS, OUR PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY A UNIQUELY DETAILED AND FOCUSED COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON U.S. HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE AIM TO STRATEGICALLY INTEGRATE SELECTED EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES WITH UAS SURVEY DATA AND EXPAND THE ALREADY BROAD SET OF TOPICS COVERED BY UAS SURVEYS.
assistance · Last action 2026-04-28
$34,372,705
Department of Health and Human Services
COMBINATION ANTI-AMYLOID THERAPY FOR PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
assistance · Last action 2026-02-26
$33,534,383
Department of Education
GRANT PROGRAM
assistance · Last action 2026-05-19
$33,011,978
Department of Health and Human Services
TOBACCO REGULATORY SCIENCE INVESTIGATING THE INTERSECTIONS OF PRODUCTS WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS
assistance · Last action 2026-06-04
$32,658,848
Department of Health and Human Services
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES, HOST FACTORS AND HUMAN DISEASE
assistance · Last action 2026-06-19
$32,623,202
Department of Health and Human Services
CENTER FOR ALCOHOLIC LIVER AND PANCREATIC INJURY
assistance · Last action 2026-05-18
$30,394,602
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF ICT RESEARCH--
contract · Last action 2024-12-20
$29,555,631
Department of Health and Human Services
CENTER FOR DENTAL, ORAL, AND CRANIOFACIAL TISSUE AND ORGAN REGENERATION (C-DOCTOR)
assistance · Last action 2026-03-05
$29,535,192
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF FLUQS:FLUX BASED QUANTUM SPEEDUP
contract · Last action 2021-12-08
$27,595,000
Department of Defense
ICT AWARD
contract · Last action 2015-12-18
$26,886,681
Department of Health and Human Services
HARMONIZED DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF DEMENTIA (DAD) FOR LONGITUDINAL AGING STUDY IN INDIA (LASI)
assistance · Last action 2026-02-10
$26,817,622
Department of Health and Human Services
VASCULAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEMENTIA AND GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
assistance · Last action 2026-05-27
$25,158,176
Department of Health and Human Services
ALZHEIMER DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER
assistance · Last action 2026-05-07
$23,094,314
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CIRCUIT REALIZATION AT FASTER TIMESCALES (CRAFT) PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS MORE EFFICIENTLY TO ENABLE HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS FASTER AND WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY.
contract · Last action 2021-01-07
$22,717,950
Department of Defense
ICT RESEARCH
contract · Last action 2015-04-23
$22,345,395
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER TO INCORPORATE NEW PROPOSALS
contract · Last action 2025-04-01
$20,752,778
Department of Health and Human Services
ULTRASCALE MACHINE LEARNING TO EMPOWER DISCOVERY IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE BIOBANKS
assistance · Last action 2026-06-18
$20,746,179
Department of Health and Human Services
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS IN CANCER
assistance · Last action 2025-08-18
$20,386,250
Department of Defense
ICT RESEARCH
contract · Last action 2016-03-29
$19,637,720
Department of Defense
ICT RESEARCH
contract · Last action 2015-04-30
$18,909,754
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH CLIN
contract · Last action 2025-09-12
$18,831,054
National Science Foundation
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: MID-SCALE RI-1 (M1:IP): SPHERE - SECURITY AND PRIVACY HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR REPRODUCIBLE EXPERIMENTATION -CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY (CS&P) THREATS INCREASINGLY IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES, OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND OUR INDUSTRY. RECENT NEWSWORTHY ATTACKS TARGETED NATIONALLY IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, RESEARCHERS, AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE LANDSCAPE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED AND FROM WHAT THREAT EVOLVES: NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE RELEASED AND THE THREAT ACTORS IMPROVE THEIR OWN CAPABILITIES THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND CLOSE COLLABORATION. MEANWHILE, DEFENDERS WORK OFTEN IN ISOLATION, USING PRIVATE DATA AND FACILITIES, AND PRODUCING DEFENSES THAT ARE QUICKLY OUTPACED BY NEW THREATS. TO TRANSFORM CS&P RESEARCH INTO A HIGHLY INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT, CS&P RESEARCHERS NEED A COMMON, RICH, REPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS ACROSS ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND FACILITATES REPRODUCIBLE SCIENCE. THE SPHERE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE WILL OFFER A NOVEL MIX OF EXPERIMENTATION CAPABILITIES, UNIQUELY TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF CS&P RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS. SPHERE?S NOVEL OFFERING OF DIVERSE, RICH HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE, CONFIGURABLE NETWORK SUBSTRATE AND SAFE NETWORK POLICIES WILL SUPPORT NOVEL CS&P RESEARCH IN EMERGING AREAS, SUCH AS IOT, CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, PROGRAMMABLE NETWORKS, EDGE COMPUTING, INTERNET MEASUREMENT AND HUMAN-CENTRIC CS&P. SPHERE?S NOVEL USER PORTALS WILL DEMOCRATIZE ACCESS TO CS&P RESEARCH, AND WILL FACILITATE PRACTICAL CS&P EDUCATION OF BROAD STUDENT POPULATIONS. SPHERE?S NOVEL SUPPORT FOR REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIMENTATION AND REPRODUCIBILITY, TIGHT COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AND CLOSE ALLIANCES WITH ARTIFACT EVALUATION COMMITTEES, WILL ENABLE VERTICAL PROGRESS IN THE SCIENCE OF CS&P. THE SPHERE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE WILL TRANSFORM CS&P RESEARCH, FROM PIECEMEAL AND OPPORTUNISTIC TO HIGHLY INTEGRATED, BY UNIFYING THE COMMUNITY?S EXPERIMENTATION EFFORTS ON A COMMON, RICH, HIGHLY USABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. INTEGRATED RESEARCH EFFORTS WILL INCREASE THE PACE OF INNOVATION AND IMPROVE THE SUCCESS AND SOPHISTICATION OF CS&P RESEARCH PRODUCTS. THUS, SPHERE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND THE NATION?S RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN CS&P. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
assistance · Last action 2026-05-14
$17,993,139
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF
contract · Last action 2024-12-20
$17,562,195
Department of Defense
PHASE I
contract · Last action 2012-01-03
$17,204,040
Department of Health and Human Services
RESEARCH ON PROSTATE CANCER IN MEN OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY: DEFINING THE ROLES OF GENETICS, IMMUNITY AND STRESS (RESPOND)
assistance · Last action 2026-03-30
$16,762,678
Department of Health and Human Services
USC PE-GCS: OPTIMIZING ENGAGEMENT OF HISPANIC COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS IN CANCER GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES - ABSTRACT COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN THE US. HISPANIC/LATINOS ARE THE LARGEST AND FASTING GROWING ETHNIC GROUP IN THE US, AND CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG H/L IN THE US. THEREFORE, WE NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE FULL COMPLEXITY OF THE MOLECULAR ETIOLOGY OF CANCER IN THIS ETHNIC GROUP. FOR INSTANCE, ALTHOUGH INCIDENCE RATES OF CRC ARE LOWER AMONG LATINOS AS COMPARED TO WHITES OR AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS WITH METASTATIC DISEASE HAVE SHORTER OVERALL SURVIVAL WHEN ADJUSTED FOR HEALTH CARE SETTING, DEMOGRAPHICS, DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT FACTORS. H/L ALSO TEND TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A YOUNGER AGE AND WITH HIGHER STAGE, AND WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT MEXICAN H/L IN CALIFORNIA HAVE THE GREATEST PROPORTION OF YOUNG (<50 YEARS OF AGE) DIAGNOSES COMPARED TO OTHER H/L SUBGROUPS. MOREOVER, MEXICAN H/L SHOWED HIGHER PREVALENCE OF RECTAL CANCER CASES COMPARED TO OTHER H/L AND NHW. ALTHOUGH SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND ACCESS TO CARE MIGHT INFLUENCE THESE DIFFERENCES, WE NEED TO TAKE A COMPLETE LOOK AT THE BIOLOGY OF DISEASE IN THIS ETHNIC GROUP TO DETERMINE ONCE AND FOR ALL IF THESE CLINICAL DIFFERENCES ARE RELATED TO DIFFERENCES IN MOLECULAR ETIOLOGY. THE CANCER GENOME ATLAS HAS PROVIDED A DEEP OVERVIEW OF THE MOLECULAR TAXONOMY OF CRC IN 594 CASES, HOWEVER, LESS THAN 1% OF THE CASES (N=5) WERE H/L. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR US TO TAKE MORE DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MOLECULAR GENOMIC LANDSCAPE OF CRC IN H/L. ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES LIKELY LIMITING OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THESE LARGE GENOMIC INITIATIVES IN MINORITY PATIENTS IS THAT PATIENT OR PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES MAY NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCRUING AND CONSENTING PATIENTS INTO CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. THIS CONCEPT OF PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH THE PATIENTS AND THE TRANSLATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNITY. OPTIMIZING AND IMPROVING OUR APPROACHES FOR DIRECTLY ENGAGING PATIENTS AT INITIAL CONTACT, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A TRANSLATIONAL GENOMIC STUDY, AND DURING THE TIME OF RETURN OF RESULTS IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND PATIENTS, BUT COULD ALSO LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS AND FOR THE CANCER CARE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. AS SUCH, WE PROPOSE THE CREATION OF THE USC CENTER FOR OPTIMIZATION OF PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT IN CANCER CHARACTERIZATION (COPECC) WITH A FOCUS ON OPTIMIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF LATINOS IN CRC GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION RESEARCH STUDIES. USC COPECC WOULD SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NCI U2C PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT AND CANCER GENOME SEQUENCING (PE-CGS) NETWORK. OUR INVESTIGATIVE TEAM INCLUDES EXPERTS IN ALL RELEVANT AREAS OF RESEARCH FOR GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION, PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION. WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED PLATFORM FOR CONSENTING PATIENTS INTO CANCER GENOMICS STUDIES THAT WILL SERVE AS A STANDARD PROCESS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF USC COPECC IS TO GENERATE RESULTS ON PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION AND CRC GENOMIC RESEARCH THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO DISTRIBUTE BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING LATINOS IN HOPES OF IMPROVING OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR CRC IN THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION.
assistance · Last action 2025-09-10
$16,634,214
Department of Defense
MACHINE TRANSLATION FOR ENGLISH RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION IN ANY LANGUAGE
contract · Last action 2021-09-30
$16,239,347
Department of Defense
SERVICES IAW SOW (C-302)
contract · Last action 2019-10-24
$15,998,843
National Science Foundation
NSF I-CORPS HUB: WEST REGION
assistance · Last action 2025-08-15
$15,550,000
Department of Health and Human Services
HORNET CENTER FOR AUTONOMIC NERVE RECORDING AND STIMULATION SYSTEMS (CARSS) - DESPITE A WIDE-RANGING INTEREST IN PERFORMING CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE APPLICATIONS, THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE OPEN-ARCHITECTURE AND OPEN-SOURCE IMPLANTABLE SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMIC NERVE STIMULATION AND RECORDING. AS A RESULT, CLINICAL RESEARCHERS FACE SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL, REGULATORY, AND FINANCIAL HURDLES IN GETTING ACCESS TO THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROMODULATION TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR PERFORMING THESE CLINICAL STUDIES. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLINICAL CLOSED-LOOP IMPLANTABLE NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN SUPPORTING CLINICAL RESEARCH. HOWEVER, IN THEIR CURRENT FORM, NONE ARE SUITABLE FOR THE BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE APPLICATIONS, AS THEY LACK KEY FUNCTIONAL MODULES FOR ACCESSING THE AUTONOMIC NERVES; MOREOVER, MANY OF THEM USE CLOSED ARCHITECTURES (E.G., THE USE OF CUSTOM ASICS INSTEAD OF COMMERCIAL OVER-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS) AND PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. THEREFORE, THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS HORNET CENTER FOR AUTONOMIC NERVE RECORDING AND STIMULATION SYSTEMS (CARSS) IS TO DEVELOP AN OPEN-ARCHITECTURE AND OPEN-SOURCE IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMIC NERVE STIMULATION AND RECORDING. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP THE CARSS IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM TAILORED FOR BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE APPLICATIONS. THE CARSS SYSTEM INCLUDES AN EXTERNAL CHARGER AND CONTROLLER, IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF INTEROPERABLE AND IMPLANTABLE LEADS FOR STIMULATION AND SENSING. AS SUCH, THIS SEAMLESSLY UNIFIED SYSTEM WILL ENABLE CLOSED-LOOP SENSING AND NEUROMODULATION, PROVIDING EXPERIMENTAL FLEXIBILITY AND CONTROL TO THE CLINICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE DEVELOPED SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, OUR CARSS CENTER WILL ENGAGE WITH THE USER COMMUNITY AND FACILITATE TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION BY PROVIDING SYSTEM TEMPLATES AND LIBRARIES (ALONG WITH SUPPORTING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION) AS WELL AS TRAINING. THE CENTRAL GOAL OF OUR DISSEMINATION APPROACH IS TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE THE TECHNICAL, REGULATORY, AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY INTO BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE RESEARCH AND THEREBY ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSLATION OF NOVEL BIOELECTRONIC MEDICAL THERAPIES. WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A COLLABORATIVE TEAM FROM INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA TO ACHIEVE A CARSS SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR USE IN HUMAN CLINICAL RESEARCH.
assistance · Last action 2025-07-11
$14,881,315
Department of Health and Human Services
NOVEL HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL ENGINEERING AND TRANSPLANTATION APPROACHES FOR HIV CURE
assistance · Last action 2026-05-29
$14,584,323
Department of Health and Human Services
USC/UCLA CENTER ON BIODEMOGRAPHY & POPULATION HEALTH
assistance · Last action 2026-03-17
$14,360,584
Department of Health and Human Services
ATHEROSCLEROSIS INTERVENTION WITH NOVEL TISSUE SELECTIVE ESTROGEN COMPLEX THERAPY
assistance · Last action 2025-07-16
$13,895,561
Department of Defense
RESEARCH CLIN - FUNDING FOR TASK ORDER 6 IGF::OT::IGF
contract · Last action 2020-11-10
$13,437,981
Department of Health and Human Services
HARMONIZED DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF DEMENTIA (DAD) FOR LONGITUDINAL AGING STUDY OF INDIA (LASI)-GENOMIC STUDY
assistance · Last action 2025-09-03
$12,545,540
National Science Foundation
EXPEDITIONS: DISCOVER: DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING COMPUTATION FOR VENTURES BEYOND EXASCALE REALIZATION -THE SUCCESS OF CMOS HAS OVERSHADOWED NEARLY ALL OTHER SOLID-STATE DEVICE INNOVATIONS OVER RECENT DECADES. WITH FUNDAMENTAL CMOS SCALING LIMITS CLOSE IN SIGHT, TIME IS NOW RIPE FOR AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE EMERGING DISRUPTIVE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES. THE DISCOVER EXPEDITION WILL EXPLORE NOVEL SUPERCONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS AS A VIABLE POST-CMOS COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY. SUPERCONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS CAN DELIVER ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT SCALE. THE POTENTIAL TRANSITION TO SUPERCONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS WILL BE REVOLUTIONARY, ANALOGOUS TO THE TRANSITION OF NMOS-ONLY LOGIC TO CMOS LOGIC IN THE 1970S. WHILE ENERGY EFFICIENCY WAS THE INITIAL DRIVER FOR THE TRANSITION TO CMOS, THE BENEFITS OF CMOS WENT FAR BEYOND ENERGY-EFFICIENCY GAINS AND INCLUDED ULTRA-SCALE INTEGRATION AND MORE RELIABLE CIRCUITS. IN A SIMILAR VEIN, THIS DISCOVER EXPEDITION WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR SEMINAL INNOVATIONS IN INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS, SUSTAINABLE EXA-SCALE COMPUTING, AND ACCELERATION OF MACHINE LEARNING. DISCOVER WILL ENABLE COMPUTING PARADIGMS THAT CAN FACILITATE MODELING OF CLIMATE-CHANGE EFFECTS, DETECTION OF UNDERGROUND GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES, ENHANCEMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG DESIGN FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SMART MATERIALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. DISCOVER WILL HELP ENSURE THE PREEMINENCE OF THE US AS A TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD LEADER AND GUIDE FUTURE HARDWARE AND CHIP-MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS. THE DISCOVER TEAM WILL DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATE A SUPERCONDUCTIVE SYSTEM OF CRYOGENIC COMPUTING CORES (SUPERSOCC), AN ARTIFACT BUILT FROM SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CAPABLE OF YIELDING >100X IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT THE SAME PERFORMANCE AS CMOS. THE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION PURSUIT IS ENABLED BY THE TEAM?S INNOVATIONS IN SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS AND DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND ARCHITECTURES THAT SCALE, ADVANCED DESIGN-AUTOMATION TOOLS FOR EASING DESIGN COMPLEXITY, AND SUPPORTING COMPILERS AND RUNTIME SYSTEMS. THROUGH THIS MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM, THE DISCOVER EXPEDITION WILL METHODICALLY LOWER THE TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER BARRIERS RELATED TO PHYSICAL SCALING, INTEGRATION COMPLEXITY, TOOL SUPPORT, AND INTERFACING TO ROOM-TEMPERATURE ELECTRONICS. THROUGH ITS CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS, DISCOVER WILL EMPOWER A NEW GENERATION OF ENGINEERS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BRING SUPERCONDUCTING TO THE MAINSTREAM OF COMPUTING. THE HANDS-ON SUPERCONDUCTING LABS HOUSED AT USC, COMBINED WITH K-12 OUTREACH ACROSS PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, WILL ALLOW THE DISCOVER TEAM TO BRING THE EXCITEMENT OF COMPUTING HARDWARE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE WORKFORCE. WITH INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION WITH USC?S I-CORP AND INDUSTRY AFFILIATES, DISCOVER IS POISED TO OPEN THE POWER OF SUPERCONDUCTING TECHNOLOGY FOR TACKLING CRITICAL SOCIETAL CHALLENGES. THE DISCOVER EXPEDITION IS LED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INCLUDES FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS FROM AUBURN, CORNELL, NORTHEASTERN, NORTHWESTERN, ROCHESTER, AND YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (AS AN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PARTNER). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
assistance · Last action 2025-09-19
$11,999,918
Department of Defense
IRIS TEST ARTICLE GENERATION EFFORT WILL DELIVER TEST ARTICLES IN SUPPORT OF TECHNICAL AREAS 1, 3, AND 4A OF THE IRIS PROGRAM.
contract · Last action 2014-12-09
$11,983,075
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER TO INCORPORATE ARL WEST COLLABORATION SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2025-09-18
$11,735,382
Department of Health and Human Services
GENE ONTOLOGY CONSORTIUM AND KNOWLEDGEBASE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT BECAUSE OF THE STAGGERING COMPLEXITY OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON KNOWLEDGE STORED IN A COMPUTABLE FORM. THE GENE ONTOLOGY (GO) IS BY FAR THE LARGEST KNOWLEDGEBASE OF HOW GENES FUNCTION, AND HAS BECOME A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE COMPUTATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLING THE GENOMIC REVOLUTION. THE GO KNOWLEDGEBASE ENCODES A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS USING MODERN SEMANTIC TECHNOLOGIES, AND THIS IS THE KEY TO ITS BROAD ADOPTION AND APPLICATION. IT STORES VASTLY MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ONE PERSON CAN KNOW, AND THEREFORE ENABLES COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAS BECOME INDISPENSABLE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR MEASUREMENTS IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. CRUCIALLY FOR HUMAN HEALTH RESEARCH, GO IS ALSO ONE OF A SUITE OF COMPLEMENTARY ONTOLOGIES CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH A WAY TO MAXIMALLY PROMOTE INTEROPERABILITY AND COMPARABILITY OF DATA SETS. IT REPRESENTS THE GENE FUNCTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT CAN BE PERTURBED IN HUMAN DISEASE, HELPING RESEARCHERS OR CLINICIANS TO IDENTIFY GENETIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISEASE. GO IS A KNOWLEDGEBASE THAT CAN BE STATISTICALLY MINED, EITHER STANDALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH DATA FROM OTHER KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES, WHICH ENABLES RESEARCHERS TO DISCOVER CONNECTIONS AND FORM NEW HYPOTHESES FROM THE BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS GO REPRESENTS. ALL KNOWLEDGE IN GO IS REPRESENTED USING SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND SO IS AMENABLE TO COMPUTATIONAL INTEGRATION AND CONSISTENCY CHECKING. TO ENSURE THE KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS, WE WILL: 1) DEVELOP AND REFINE THE GENE ONTOLOGY TO REFLECT CURRENT BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; 2) COORDINATE, INTEGRATE, AND PROVIDE GO ASSERTIONS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES; 3) ENHANCE USABILITY OF THE GO RESOURCES FOR MULTIPLE RESEARCH COMMUNITIES. WE WILL EXTEND THE REACH OF OUR CONSORTIUM OF CONTRIBUTORS, TO EFFICIENTLY EXPAND THE CONTENT OF THE KNOWLEDGEBASE, AND DEVELOP TEST SETS AND CHALLENGES TO SPUR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE. OUR AIMS REFLECT THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REALIZING THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVES FOR A BIOMEDICAL KNOWLEDGEBASE: EFFICIENTLY CAPTURING AND INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADHERING TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD FOR ACCURACY AND DETAIL; CONSTRUCTING AND PROVIDING A ROBUST, FLEXIBLE, POWERFUL, AND EXTENSIBLE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY FOR INTERNAL USE BUT JUST AS EASILY BY THE WIDER COMMUNITY; AND LASTLY, LEVERAGING STATE-OF-THE-ART SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB SERVICES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO DISSEMINATE THE GO RESOURCE TO THE ENTIRE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY.
assistance · Last action 2026-06-18
$11,556,770
Department of Health and Human Services
URBAN AIR POLLUTION AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: RISK, HETEROGENEITY, AND MECHANISMS
assistance · Last action 2025-12-09
$11,463,444
Department of Education
CAMPUS BASED-FWS
assistance · Last action 2023-03-31
$11,453,560

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-06-26. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

Date	Trigger	Violations	Serious	Penalty
2025-04-15	Unprogrammed Related	0	—	$0
2025-02-06	Accident	0	—	$0
2019-12-05	Accident	2	2	$5,400
2018-06-11	Complaint	1	—	$750
2015-08-20	Accident	0	—	$0
2014-06-18	Complaint	2	—	$5,485
2014-05-23	Accident	1	—	$750
2013-03-20	Referral	1	—	$5,000
2003-12-09	Accident	2	1	$2,925
2002-08-16	Complaint	1	—	$900
2001-10-25	Unprogrammed Related	1	1	$2,700
2001-02-21	Complaint	2	1	$3,000
1996-05-09	Accident	1	—	$375
1994-03-18	Complaint	0	—	$0
1993-01-29	Accident	3	2	$925
1992-08-18	Complaint	0	—	$0
1992-05-28	Complaint	1	—	$0
1991-06-12	Complaint	0	—	$0
1989-03-15	Complaint	0	—	$0
1987-08-24	Complaint	0	—	$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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