Funders › PA › Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc › 2022
Grants paid by Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc, tax year 2022
EIN 45-5152759 · Philadelphia, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2022, Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc (EIN 45-5152759) reported 38 grants paid totaling $3,399,939. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | C | $338,961 | paid | Autonomous Underground Mining Systems to Improve Safety - Intelligent Coal Mining | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Blacksburg, VA | D | $205,466 | paid | AFC518SP-89 - Collecting mine dust particles with liquid-coated vibrating meshes, Phase 2 | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Oakland University Rochester, MI | B | $194,756 | paid | AFC820-22 - Miniaturized and Low Cost Electrochemical Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor for Mine Dust Exposure Assessment | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of California San Francisco, CA | C | $188,666 | paid | AFCTG20-98 - Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hard Rock Underground Miners | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Kentucky Research Fou Lexington, KY | U | $152,672 | paid | AFCRFP20-131 - Analysis of the Influence of Macro Fractures on Underground Coal MIne Ventilation Seals | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Nevada Reno, NV | U | $140,532 | paid | Early Warning Safety Hazard Predictor for Preventive Ventilation Management | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | U | $128,364 | paid | Time Dependent Pumpable Roof Support Assessment | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | B | $128,160 | paid | AFC820-82 Development of a wireless borehole instrument device to measure 3D rock mass stress an... | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $126,804 | paid | AFC820-43 - The effect of coal and mine respirable dust size on lung cells and exposure assessment | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Research C Morgantown, WV | U | $124,717 | paid | AFCTG22r2-159 - Assessment of Pillar Stability in Underground Room & Pillar Mines from Autonomous Robotic Inspection | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | New Mexico Institute of Mining Tech Socorro, NM | C | $123,932 | paid | AFCRFP20-130 - Demonstration of an intrinsically safe drone propulsion system for underground coal mining applications | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Kentucky Research Fou Lexington, KY | U | $118,136 | paid | AFC820-68 - Roof Bolting Module Automation for Enhancing Miner Safety | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $108,892 | paid | AFC417-1 - Characteristics of Dust and Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | U | $106,420 | paid | AFCTG22r2-157 - Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress among Coal Miners | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Foundation Morgantown, WV | B | $84,759 | paid | AFC719FO-101 - Mine-Specific, Geology-Dependent Pillar and Standing-Support Design Tools | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of California at Merced Berkeley, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | AFC618SP-88 - Coal Mining Employment as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | The Pennsylvania State Univ University Park, PA | U | $73,268 | paid | A Holistic Approach to Reducing Coal Workerb | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of California Merced, CA | C | $72,170 | paid | AFC820-15 - Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study (DEMS) | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of California San Francisco, CA | C | $69,994 | paid | AFCTG20-106 - A Translation Project: How best to communicate epidemiology to improve protection of miners health | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $68,022 | paid | Continued Epidemiologic Analyses of Large Data Sets of Health Data on US Coal Miners | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | B | $60,762 | paid | AFC113FO-87 - Application of Pressure Balancing Techniques at the West Elk Coal Mine | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $58,935 | paid | AFC820-54 - Lifting the Veil: Fusing RaDAR and Sound to Provide Enhanced Perception in Obscured Environments | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $58,766 | paid | Investigating the impact of rock rubble on methane-air explosions: High-speed Turbulent Deflagra... | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Research C Morgantown, WV | U | $56,202 | paid | AFCTG22-154 - Integrated RSRCs for Roof Bolt Design with Standing Support GRC Design fo Support Optimization | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Research C Morgantown, WV | U | $56,158 | paid | AFC820-69 - Autonomous Robotic Early Warning System for Underground Stone Mining Safety | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Blacksburg, VA | D | $55,000 | paid | AFCTG20-104 - Exploration of Temporal Changes in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Characteristics | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Kentucky Research Fou Cleveland, OH | U | $53,294 | paid | AFCTG20-103 - Comprehensive atmospheric monitoring in underground | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $52,539 | paid | AFC820-59 - Elucidating the individual and combined toxicity of coal mine dust constituents and their contribution to disease in modern US coal miners | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | The Curators of the Univ of Missour Rolia, MO | D | $50,465 | paid | 21645 - Improvement of Rib Support Design Utilizing Recent Advancements | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Blacksburg, VA | D | $50,000 | paid | AFC316FO-84 - Refining silica and other dust particle classification by optical light microscopy | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $46,262 | paid | AFC820-50 - Integrating real-time personal dust exposure monitoring with location tracking | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA | U | $41,444 | paid | AFC820-14 Opioid Hazard Awareness Training for Sand, Stone and Gravel Workers | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | The Curators of the Univ of Missour Rolia, MO | D | $28,194 | paid | AFCRFP20-112 - Towards Reducing Rib Hazards in Underground Coal Mines by Improvement of the Coal Pillar Rib Rating (CPRR) System and Development of a Novel Fiber-Optic Based Rib Motion Detection System | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Foundation Morgantown, WV | B | $28,075 | paid | AFC719FO-100 - Research and Refinement of a Methane Watchdog System to Improve Longwall Mine Safety | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Connecticut Health Ce Farmington, CT | U | $23,901 | paid | Improving Communication in Noise for Miners Wearing Hearing Protection | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $23,755 | paid | AFCRFP20-111 - Minimizing Rib Failure Hazard through Improvement of the Coal Pillar Rib Rating System, Development of Stability-Mapping Tool and Feasibility Demonstration for Low-Cost, High-Resolution Rib Monitoring | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | AFC820-52 - Large Scale Testing and Modeling of Supported and Unsupported Pillar Analogs | 202303129349101105 |
| 2022 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | U | $11,496 | paid | A HYBRID GEOPOLYMER-BIOPOLYMER CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL FOR PUMPABLE ROOF SUPPORT. | 202303129349101105 |
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