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Faculty Grants

Catalysts of Innovation

Welcome to Faculty Grants, where innovation and collaboration fuel groundbreaking research and transformative projects. Here, we proudly showcase recent grants received from the public and private sectors, empowering our exceptional faculty to push the boundaries of research and education, propelling our university to the forefront of innovation.

Key Grant Resources

Grant Policy Manual Budget Forms & Resources Financial Conflict of Interest Policy Institutional Review Board

Grants Meetings for Spring 2026

Grant applications for review at a particular Grants Meeting are due to be submitted in Kuali at least one full week prior to the scheduled meeting dates below:

January 12, 2026
January 26, 2026
February 9, 2026
February 23, 2026
March 9, 2026
March 23, 2026
April 6, 2026
April 20, 2026
May 4, 2026
May 18, 2026
June 1, 2026

Recent Grants

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WNE Secures Nearly $1.3 Million in State Funding to Advance Biopharma, AI, and Quantum Innovation

Western New England University has been awarded nearly $1.3 million in state funding through three major grants announced by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC). These strategic investments will strengthen WNE’s leadership in workforce development, applied research, and industry partnerships in three rapidly advancing fields: biopharmaceutical technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum hardware.

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WNE Awarded USDA-NIFA $300K Grant to Advance Research for Alzheimer’s Disease

Western New England University has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to pioneer an innovative nutrition-based nanomedicine approach to Alzheimer’s disease.

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WNE College of Engineering Receives $850,000 Earmark to Establish Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems

WNE's College of Engineering will benefit from an $850,000 earmark secured by Congressman Richard E. Neal to establish the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (CAMS). The funding positions WNE as a leader in industry-university collaboration by creating a regional, state-of-the-art hub for advanced manufacturing training and innovation.

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WNE Awarded $149K Grant to Use AI and Drones to Help Local Families Reduce Energy Costs

Thanks to a $149,700 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s EmPower Massachusetts program, the WNE College of Engineering will lead an initiative to help West Springfield families reduce home energy costs through drone-based heat assessments and AI-powered retrofitting plans.

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$400,000 NSF EPIIC Grant to enhance WNE research and innovation

WNE has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program. This grant will help WNE develop capacity and institutional knowledge to forge new partnerships, secure future external funding, and engage with the regional innovation ecosystem.

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WNE College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and College of Engineering Awarded $500,000 Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s Workforce Development Grant

WNE is the recipient of a $500,000 grant to establish an interdisciplinary Master’s in Pharmaceutical Engineering degree program. The grant was announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration as part of an overall $13.1 million awarded through the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).

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College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Receives Grant from National Cancer Institute for Pediatric Neuroblastoma Research

The National Cancer Institute recently awarded an R15 grant to Dr. Dana-Lynn Koʻomoa-Lange, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology. It is a three-year $423,743 grant, titled "Manipulating Aberrant Calcium Signaling to Target Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma."

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Grants $1.1 Million to Western New England University to Support Advanced Robotic Welding Technologies

The award will support a collaborative project between WNE's Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (CAMS) that will work with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and local industry partners to grow the advanced welding cluster and deliver new highly skilled workers to employers in the region.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.37 Million for New FinTech Incubator at Western New England University

WNE's new Springfield-based FinTech Incubator will bolster talent development in the growing tech sector, fund new, on-campus computing infrastructure for hands-on learning opportunities, and allow faculty and students to work directly with private sector companies and other financial sector organizations on real-world challenges.

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Grants Advisory Committee

The Office of Grants at Western New England University benefits from the guidance of the Grants Advisory Committee. Working closely with the Provost’s Office and University leadership, the committee helps by representing faculty perspective and staff interests to the Office of Grants while grant-related policies and procedures are reviewed and shaped.

Grants Advisory Committee Members, 2025–2026

Randall Hoskinson, Director of Grants
Dana-Lynn Koomoa-Lange, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Josephine Rodriguez, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
Caitlin Tanski, Safe Connect Project Director, DOJ Campus Grant

For information or feedback, please feel free to reach out to any Committee member.

Building WNE's Grant Capacity

WNE helps to support faculty research opportunities by working with McAllister & Quinn, a firm that offers federal grant and faculty development consulting to colleges and universities, to help institutions sharpen their strategic focus and increase and diversify external funding. Together with McAllister & Quinn, the Provost’s Office develops an annual grant strategy based on our institutional priorities. In the first year of our partnership with them, McAllister & Quinn helped WNE faculty secure two grants, each of which was over one million dollars. Additionally, our consultants have helped with grant coaching for several cohorts of faculty.

Feedback from a faculty member who worked with the McAllister & Quinn consultants:

“I recently had a very good experience working with the McAllister & Quinn team on a grant proposal to a state economic development agency. The two-member McAllister & Quinn team helped with the writing of the proposal from an outline that we provided… I am grateful for all the help from the McAllister & Quinn team which allowed us to produce a professional proposal on time without impacting our teaching.”–Charles Mutigwe

Contact Information

Randy Hoskinson, Director of Grants

413-796-2076
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