Budget for STEM Curricula Revisions & Walden University Research Consortium with JHU.edu to Improve Digital Literacy Nationwide in the Prevention of SPARS Outbreak (SARS-CoV-2)
⏬ [SF, GOLDEN DOME & DRONES] | GRANT WRITING MASTERS CLASS | OVERALL AVG IS 98.2 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Gravity Motors OH daddi-0 DIS is done dude!!!
MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT (Merit-Based Accountability) APPLICATION (only for a grade, but could be replicated to a certain extent based on content and research, but…..)
⬇️ 📁 FILES ⬇️ 📁
⬇️ 📁 2026_March 21_Pentagon Workforce Readiness for Electromagnetic Energy Shift STEM Education_W4Assgn1_Kerr_J (Stratton = Maiden Name til 10/9/2008) �https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRfw3L8loYRvyKvWevNTtLBuDD2h1Hoo/view?usp=drive_link
GRANT APPLICATION PIECES | NTIA-BEAD-2022 | SC PROJECT SPERO RESURRECTED for $3.6 TRILLION RENEWABLE ENERGY CHANGEOVER
⬇️ 📁 2026_March 29_Needs Goals OBJ ACT_100 A_W5_6881_Gravity Motorz 3-6 trillion_BEAD GRANT 2022_Prof suggests submission
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xAIFutwwnijPQvj9VMwq9VBBdI5bzx0o/view?usp=drivesdk
⬇️📁 2026_April 5_6881 grants_M4Assgn1_Kerr_J_97 A_FP PT 2_Methodology and Evaluation Plans_Satellite Labs to prevent infectious disease outbreaks via daily H20 and Soil Sampling
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ao65jFY_iXJU_6ZreUdY1v6xLTsnoteH/view?usp=drivesdk
⬇️📁 2026_APRIL 12_100 A_CHARLIE KIRK_M4W7Assgn2_NTIA-BEAD_EACH LAB costs with sustainability past grant funding_FINAL Budget with Itemizations.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x00aTSEy0nUV4yc9dbSuT26L2__aAYf8/view?usp=drivesdk
⬇️📁 2026_APRIL 26_94 A_M5Assgn_6881 Grant Writing_Cover Letter and Abstract_NTIA-BEAD-2022_Gravity Motors and Satellite Labs daily water sampling.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oBs3yhaj-STPpToD1cvU72tukaikde8u/view?usp=drivesdk
References
(Backlash from State Agencies due to decreasing profit, but if they reduce overhead, then that equates to LESS WASTE & MORE PROFIT) Jangjoo, S., & Tang, T. (2025). Renewable energy transitions from the ground up: Building a framework for local action despite limited state support. Cities, 158, Article 105737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.105737
Popa, D. C., & Szabó, L. (2024). Securing Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Needs for Sustainable Energy Initiatives. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 17(22), 5442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17225442
Magnets & Geothermal Energy Direct Correlation through Electromagnetic Induction:
Trifonova, P., Metodiev, M., Hristova, D. , & Kolcheva, K. (2025). Geothermal Sources Detected by Magnetic Anomalies and their Relation with Hot Springs and Geology: A Case Study from Bulgaria. Earth Systems & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00814-9
THIS is an ongoing research mission since 2003 out of Houston, Texas for LoneStar Community College (formerly NHMCCD) and Hawai’i Department of Health since 2020 while located in Springfield, MO at GREYSTONE Apartments while going through a divorce that still has yet to be resolved fully. Rainwater & Shannon Kerr owe me TREBLE DAMAGES equivalent to $144,000,000.00 regardless of insurance claims never paid to me, etc. Plus face FEDERAL PRISON & Multi-STATE Death Penalties from Missouri, Texas, & South Carolina! Oh, MAKAHA BEACH ~ MATTHEW SHOOK with GOOGLE, look how stupid everyone really is with their patterns of full-blown CRIMINAL INSANITY!!! Trying to FAKE ME, REALLY???? https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/aaa-worldwide/springfield-missouri-hana-1519947, https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/jim-falk-nissan-maui-motors/houston-tx-renaultmitsubishi-1526167, https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/carmax-circuit-city-chrysler/houston-tx-mo-sc-planted-car-1521756, https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/spartanburg-regional-medical/sc-mary-black-hospital-health-1521777, https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/expedia-expediadotcom/seattle-wa-dotcom-group-expe-1520479
IRS TAX-EXEMPT | Staff vs. Consultants (GRANT BUDGETS)
Whether consultants or staff are the best choice for a grant contract depends on the level of knowledge required by the contract. For instance, an engineer could run a side business in which an organization gets a tax incentive at the end of the year if it operates with other tax-exempt entities. Salaries of actual staff are overhead, whereas consultants are not (only if it furthers the "exempt purpose") (Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLC [MSK], 2012, para. 2).
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-who-is-an-independent-contractor
The IRS has a wealth of insight pertinent to contractor/employee relations at the above "rabbit-hole" link. If an organization (e.g., university) partners with a consultant with 501(c)(3) status that furthers both exempt purposes, the amount paid in consulting fees could be classified as 100% tax deductible. Further, educational purposes for the underprivileged/underserved in the furtherance of education (double benefit) with a consultant are tax-exempt according to MSK (2012). However, it is best to consult a tax professional for each organization's specific details on what is allowable, and what is not. As for staff, again, it's all overhead & 100% taxable and not tax-deductible.
Reference
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, LLC (MSK). (2012, March). IRS rules that providing consulting services to nonprofits at cost is not an exempt purpose. MSK. https://www.msk.com/newsroom-alerts-1845
IMAGE Courtesy of: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security found at: https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/spars-pandemic-scenario.pdf, as the world turns, the preventative research MUST keep moving FORWARD! Please stop fraudulent paper throwing ~ it’s childish, pathetic, self-serving, malicious, and proves that blades of grass have bigger backbones than all of it combined!
SUSTAINABILITY | 2026 - Permanent: The grant’s annual duration, plus research for infectious diseases and advancing technology, is an indefinite pursuit and subject to public policy revisions based on public health needs globally. Therefore, permanence and demand are continuous based on immediate and long-term goals, objectives, and activities.
DISCLAIMER: This is a practice run for a GRADE ONLY in a Master’s Class with WALDEN University
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⬇️ 📁 FILES ⬇️ 📁
⬇️ 📁 2026_March 21_Pentagon Workforce Readiness for Electromagnetic Energy Shift STEM Education_W4Assgn1_Kerr_J (Stratton = Maiden Name til 10/9/2008)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRfw3L8loYRvyKvWevNTtLBuDD2h1Hoo/view?usp=drive_link
⬇️ 📁 2026_March 29_Needs Goals OBJ ACT_100 A_W5_6881_Gravity Motorz 3-6 trillion_BEAD GRANT 2022_Prof suggests submission
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xAIFutwwnijPQvj9VMwq9VBBdI5bzx0o/view?usp=drivesdk
HYPOTHETICAL => Just using Huntsville, TX as an example. It’s totally feasible & sustainable.
“PROJECT SPERO RESURRECTED” for U.S.A. out of Spartanburg, SC for https://pargrading.com
The sustainability of this is ongoing funding in the form of University sponsorship of Satellite Labs to prevent and mitigate infectious disease outbreaks, where as if it were a company that did it, the longevity wouldn’t be there. ALL can be staffed with a PhD forensic pathologist (e.g., Sam Houston State University), and then that pathologist would pick their team in the form of possibly other PhD students, but you need somebody in public policy, health, management, information technology, and engineering = which means you would need civil, chemical, petroleum, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace. The aerospace team would interpret drone & sonar footage to determine where to take soil and water samples in a large body of water (e.g., Lake Livingston). Then, the last piece is someone in a security role, who could be a Texas Game Warden or retired military veteran, depending on the region.
MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT (Merit-Based Accountability) APPLICATION (only for a grade, but could be replicated to a certain extent based on content and research, but…..)
📁 2026_March 30_M3_W5_6881_100 A_Pt 1_Project Spero Resurrected_Needs Statement Goals Objectives activities
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzhuiZeYwFTeSMZPb8zbQ5uOwWomqYts/view?usp=drivesdk
📁 2026_April 5_6881 grants_M4Assgn1_Kerr_J_97 A_FP PT 2_Methodology and Evaluation Plans_Satellite Labs to prevent infectious disease outbreaks via daily H20 and Soil Sampling
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ao65jFY_iXJU_6ZreUdY1v6xLTsnoteH/view?usp=drivesdk
Screenshot 2026-03-26 at 05-00-51 Inbox_DR. Lum at Walden is going to approach WALDEN colleagues over GRANT proposal.png (and me notifying my school that Oak Street Health of Spartanburg, SC is beyond negligent and BCM.edu and Methodist MUST START from scratch on the damages and skip anything that has to do with cancer anything.
2026_MARCH_26_LUMBAR SPINE MRI REDO against Oak Street Health in Spartanburg for doing nothing but LIE to ME (a 2009 NYSE & NASDAQ WHISTLEBLOWER) and everyone else this WHOLE TIME! Even after they were already busted in 2026 by the USDOJ for FILING FRAUDULENT CLAIMS https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/oak-street-health-agrees-pay-60m-resolve-alleged-false-claims-act-liability-paying-kickbacks, they are doing it again, and to EVERYONE they see fit! Plus, they publicly humiliate themselves by verbally abusing patients in public while blaming other patients, because they did that to me in October 2025, and why I left MURDER-burg idiot-pack behind (for the second time) - October 19, 2025, and have been in Texas ever since getting the medical care I deserve, not what’s DICTATED! Besides, slavery (aka abuse for financial gain) was OUTLAWED for ALL U.S. NATIVE BORN AMERICANS in 1865 under the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, not just for colored folks ==== ALLLLLLL PEOPLE of the USA!!! I got better things to do with my time ~ obviously!
NOTE: If anyone wants me to get cancer treatment prior to all the injuries being fully addressed (as in REPLACE ALL MISSING & BROKEN TEETH MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT from your Jim Falk ILLEGAL THEFT OF MY TEXAS HANDICAP PLACARD 6/12/2018, that led to the POLICE stalking me and beating me up 7/5/2018 with a THREE YEAR (2015 - 2018) IMPLANTED MEDTRONIC PUMP REFILL HISTORY in HONOLULU! 🫵 thought you destroyed my life, BUT I’m STILL ALIVE = GET OVER IT & OWN IT! I was handicapped then, and even worse now, but that PUMP IS GONE since 11/15/2018! Therefore, I suggest putting a settlement in my hands because I REFUSE TO PAY for LIES & FRAUD with DR. DUMB DUMB or DOORMAT, sorry, but not! And, if YOU have a problem with this ~ CALL FBI in Greenville, SC @ 864-232-3807 with reference to my federal VICTIM file 8644154930 in place since SEPTEMBER 2021, or FBI MISSOURI in place since JUNE 2021 against SHANNON KERR & HIS ATTORNEY! 🛑 BILLING INSURANCE cuz I’ve NEVER HAD surgery on my KNEE, SHOULDER, TEETH, now ANKLE all on RIGHT SIDE with a tear in my right subclavian artery in RIGHT SHOULDER with a CSF LEAK in my NECK = BUT in PERFECT HEALTH OTHERWISE! You people don’t even know how to fight, but I’m the weak one? Hmmmm interesting…. Whose the stupid one, really? Clearly not me, cuz I have common sense, unlike 99.99999999% of everyone else! https://strattonworldwide.com & co-inventor of https://fasciablaster.com since 2010! Since Kerr screwed himself, Ashley Black & I would own Hawai’i, but we’ll just take all your money while you drown! Oh Costa Rica ~ H-town has a problem NFL, PGA, MLB, & NBA!
NTIA-BEAD-2022 => $3.6 Trillion overall BUDGET divided up to EACH STATE (beginning with MINNESOTA
<for GEORGE FLOYD Memorial🛑 🤥>
with for UPGRADED CAMERA SYSTEMS in ALL SCHOOLS throughout the USA to END SCHOOL SHOOTINGS PERMANENTLY by 2030 GOLDEN DOME INITIATIVE
(based on State of Minnesota Office of Broadband Development [OBD] [2025], Exhibit E “Grant Application”; F “Grantee’s Duties”; & G “Project Budget”https://mn.gov/deed/assets/grant-contract-agreement-template_tcm1045-666272.pdf) and Calendar Year for Walden University, as (p. 13) 1.4 Community Anchor Institution (CAI) Lead for BEAD beginning in MN for unserved/underserved (potentially across all 50 states) (4 terms/year = 12-month calendar year)
(Call for STEM Curriculum Revisions per Ewim & Dosunmu, 2025)
NOTE: Grant applications over $500,000, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) (2025), face more cuts and require a 6-week lead time with preapproval. According to NIH (2025), “Burden Reduction Effort,” notice number NOT-OD-26-019, released December 3, 2025, prior approvals are no longer required for unsolicited applications requesting $500,000 or more“ (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-019.html).
Motivation/Justification:
I raise this to your attention as a seizure/stroke risk since 2013, with severe nerve damage in my back and neck caused by a defective Medtronic device for 8.5 years. Also, the research consortium agreement with JHU.edu on research into the prevention of another COVID-19 (i.e., SPARS) outbreak outbreak could be justification enough for immunocompromised people (such as myself, with Factor V Leiden DNA mutation in my blood since birth, apparently, as of 2016) (Schoch-Spana et al., 2017). However, this has yet to be fully identified as the Medtronic Syncromed II was in place for 1 year prior to diagnosis from the #1 hospital in Texas – Methodist Oncology Partners & Dr. Asha Murthy (who has decided to switch to PART-TIME since 2024 due to FEAR because she can [and would freely] testify on my behalf against ALL CONSPIRATORS! re: https://j2rrinc.com/lawsuits ~ all of METHODIST & BCM.EDU would since 2013). People are not honest, because I never had those problems before that device. Thus, NOT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ~ personal CATASTROPHIC injury ALL the WAY! And, STOP STALKING DOCTORS, VICTIMS & FIRST RESPONDERS who CAN ALL TESTIFY (though not needed with everything PUBLIC!) thinking that will prevent a lawsuit, cuz the IRS, along with the rest of the planet via social media 👁️the truth! Still not paid anything as of March 26, 2026, so please just stop already! If this happened to your neighbor that you don’t know, nor like, you would help them LEGITIMATELY! Why the cat fight? Cuz, you don’t want to be a grown-up? What planet do you live on?
Use for => EXHIBIT G – Project Budget (Budget Table) (p. 40)
State of Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (OBD). (2025, January 1). Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD): Grant contract agreement template. https://mn.gov/deed/assets/grant-contract-agreement-template_tcm1045-666272.pdf
Organization Name
Walden University (WU), Johns Hopkins University (https://JHU.edu & https://OurRescue.org
Project Title
Project Spero Resurrected
Prepared by: (name, title)
Juline (Julie) A. Kerr, (Walden Master of Science Student), President, Treasurer & Executive Director of https://j2rrinc.org
Pending OCED Award#
TBD (for NTIA-BEAD-2022)
I. Brief Description of Project
According to Erwin (2025, para. 1), the NTIA-BEAD-2022 (BEAD) “$3.6 trillion” allocation to each state depends on the number of physical schools within regional boundaries (though not explicitly stated, but it makes sense based on extensive literature & grant reviews). The primary goal of BEAD funding is to provide internet to unserved/underserved populations in the United States (U.S.) in preparation for the Golden Dome construction to increase security response (and accessibility to education) by 2030. Placing updated internet and security camera systems at all schools should inhibit victimizers from engaging in school shootings that result in planned lawsuits, decrease bullying events, increase accountability, and allow children to focus on learning instead of fear. Additionally, 20 days after completing my research for Dr. Mincey’s master’s-level Human Resources (HR) class at Walden University (WU), I identified four potential new markets with cybersecurity and health reform at the forefront for OURRescue.org (Kerr, 2025). Subsequently, Ewim & Dosunmu (2025) issued their own call for STEM education curriculum revisions for bridging gaps in education and digital literacy (i.e., especially women in engineering) that correlates with my call to action aligned with the U.S. White House NTIA-BEAD-2022 grant for state dissemination (Kerr, 2025, 2026; Kerr [Stratton], 2025a, 2025b, 2025c, 2026).
For example, according to the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) (2024), the state of Minnesota (MN) has 3100 schools (i.e., 2690 public + 510 private) and an overall BEAD award of $652 million (initial award as of 2025 was $378 million) (OBD, 2025). When divided equally per location results in an estimated budget of $203,750 per location to be used for (most likely) building internet supply towers for the school and surrounding areas in fulfillment of “Internet For All” originally prosed by Former President Joe Biden and Vice President (VP) Kamala Harris in 2022 (U.S. Department of Commerce [DOC], 2024). Moreover, installing towers at each school across the U.S. would provide an (possible) additional source of long-term income with various telecommunications suppliers through individual negotiations (e.g., Verizon, AT & T, Time Warner Cable/Spectrum, T-Mobile, etc. [including outside contractors]).
NEEDS STATEMENT, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
“Project Spero” Revisited (Harrelson, 2026)
The environmental and economic crises stemming from traditional power generation and resource exploitation are manifesting into extreme catastrophes, which demand the introduction of sustainable, high-performance, technologically advanced energy solutions (Ajagekar et al., 2020; Aksoy et al., 2025; Bernstein et al., 2023; Carvalho, 2022; The Economic Times, 2026; Handoyo et al., 2024; Hawley, 2026; Kerr, 2026a, 2026b; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information [NCEI], 2025; Rosen, 2015; Shan et al., 2022; United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction [UNDRR], n.d.; Valencic et al., 2025; Weingarten et al., 2015). Nuclear waste in the creation of electricity and resource extraction byproducts (e.g., Fukushima Japan 2011) is constant contributors of ocean pollution harming food sources for millions of people globally with effects of irreversible aquaculture damages (Liang et al., 2024).
However, the integration of StrattonWorldwide.com’s (my father [inventor] & I [researcher]) gravity motor technology into Harrelson’s (2026) Spartanburg “Project Spero” and university engineering departments (e.g., Texas A & M Petroleum, Civil, Chemical, & Mechanical) is a prime example of a feasible solution because once the motor is set in motion it remains running based on centrifugal force and requires little to no maintenance depending on application (Stratton-Kerr, 2026; ZAYO Group; 2024). All would need to work cooperatively and collaboratively with the United States (U.S.) Golden Dome data center infrastructure, managed (recommended) by Walden University (i.e., PhD Management & Doctorate of Information Technology [DIT]), Clemson University Wildlife & Fisheries PhD, NASA/the Space Foundation, Texas A & M University (i.e., all engineering), and https://pargrading.com. (father’s company) (Kerr, 2026b; ZAYO Group, 2024). The project should integrate quantum computing (QC) (e.g., faster processing & monitoring with Google®), artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and human oversight to minimize nuclear waste generation, emissions from excessive electricity, and fossil fuel use (Ajagekar et al., 2020; Navaid et al., 2026; Shan et al., 2022). Environmental information highlights the urgency for innovative intervention: weather and climate disasters have caused over “$2.915 trillion dollars” in material damage in the U.S. between 1980 and 2024 from NCEI (2025, para.1), “$1.59 trillion” from 1970 to 2023 from earthquakes by UNDRR (n.d., para. 2), plus “$14 trillion fraud through NGO’s ‘fraud at scale’ call for research” presented by Senator Hawley (2026, 1:20) of Missouri for insurance fraud and identity theft, and $480 billion annual loss projections for STEM talent pipelines depleting (The Economic Times [TET], 2026; Kerr, 2026b; Nash, 2025). These numbers are not only economic costs, but also deep social and health disparities that follow (e.g., poverty) (Aksoy et al., 2025; Kerr, 2026a, 2026b). Moreover, according to an investigation, artificial water accumulations lead to true polar shifts (Valencic et al., 2025) that can change global climate patterns, and intensify hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and other catastrophes. The proposed gravity motor system (GMS) (from https://strattonworldwide.com/shop) provides regenerative, non-invasive energy (e.g., reducing those hazards from use of nuclear and fossil-fuel sources of power) supporting environmental balance (Carvalho, 2022). The need to reduce the environmental footprint and economic damages arising from traditional forms of energy systems and resultant disaster-related damages must be a public priority in the U.S., and abroad. It is to that end for Harrelson’s (2026) Spartanburg’s “Project Spero” (with revisions supplied by https://pargrading.com) to delve into integrated geospatial tech with human monitored AI and VR/AR oversight to employ GMS’s that reduce environmental destruction, avoid nuclear and fracking waste (e.g., cause of quakes from oil extraction to operate mechanical engines with wastewater disposal [byproduct of fracking]), and increase resilience to natural disasters. Thereby, protecting the working class and their health from inflated costs and potential health hazards (Aksoy et al., 2025; Bernstein, 2023; Kerr, 2026a, 2026b; Rosen, 2015; Weingarten et al., 2015).
SMART Goal: Through the “Project Spero” initiative by 2030, roll-out and implement more gravity motor-driven (GMS) crisis response and energy systems in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (SC) and participating universities to achieve a 50% reduction in nuclear waste and fossil fuel dependence by 2030 (Harrelson, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026; ZAYO Group, 2024).
SMART Objectives:
1. Launch an AI-driven, user-controlled crisis response prototype within Spartanburg County (SC) powered by gravity motor technology (GMS) by December 31, 2027 that has led to a 20% reduction in time to respond to emergencies and a 30% increase in assessing damage and immediate hazards (via military drones & humans) accurately by the end of this time frame (Handoyo et al., 2024).
2. Supply GMSs developed in university engineering programs to 75% of U.S. government Golden Dome data centers by December 31, 2028. Thus, allowing reduction from 25% of nuclear waste and fracking-related environmental pollutants (Carvalho, 2022).
3. By December 31, 2030, achieve a 30% reduction of national economic losses of natural disasters and manufactured crises induced by energy production, which will help contribute to deficit-reduction strategies associated with the $38.99 trillion US$ fiscal debt largely driven by $14 trillion reported fraud, waste, and abuse according to Senator Hawley (2026) (Fiscal Data Treasury, n.d., para. 1; NCEI, 2025; UNDRR, n.d.).
This work targets and meets the overlapping environmental, social, and economic challenges through academic, government, and technology partners working together in an interconnected environment. With its emphasis on data-driven, sustainable energy options, the project could be a solution to long-term risks, a healthier landscape, and a community that can work smarter, not harder, for transformative impact consistent with U.S. sustainability and equity efforts.
II. BUDGET NARRATIVE
(based on MN ONLY for Walden University (LEAD TEAM), OurRescue.org, and Johns Hopkins NTIA-BEAD-2022 $3.6 trillion divided by 50 states rollout proposal)
(NOTE: Explains why an expense is necessary per the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations [OCED] [2023].)
Guided by the code of federal regulations (C.F.R.) (as identified throughout the process of identifying allowable expenses justified for an NTIA-BEAD-2022 grant proposal submission), it was determined that only states can submit proposals to BEAD directly, and other entities (e.g., universities) must apply through state-designated websites (National Telecommunications and Information Administration [NTIA], 2022). According to Cain et al. (2023, para. 1), the University of Minnesota (U of M) has received an environmental improvement grant to improve “rural, tribal, and underserved communities to access federal funding” aligned with such goals. As for WU (e.g., Public Policy, Education, Management, Health & Information Technology departments) in a consortium agreement (collaboration) with JHU.edu (e.g., Medical & Cybersecurity) for OurRescue.org (e.g., proposed four potential new markets [Kerr, 2025]), they could justify a grant proposal based on the proposed (attached) budget totaling $692,993.00 for STEM education curriculum revisions for all 50 states while building out ISO 21001 certified homeschooling programs specific to unserved/underserved populations aligned with NTIA-BEAD-2022 $3.6 trillion overall budget (2026-2030) to increase digital literacy nationwide (possibly internationally), thereby bridging the gap between practice and policy entirely (Cain et al., 2023; Erwin, 2025; Ewim & Dosunmu, 2025). Each line item in the (III.) budget (below) includes specific references to justify itemizations and calculations. Further, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (n.d.)suggests calculations in a grant budget are based on “person months” with percentages tabulated; however, uncertainty remains regarding the amount of health-related research needed, which would result in an increased overall budget after consulting the selected team.
Project Director: Dr. Lum is WU’s program director for Public Policy (PP) Honors Society (i.e., Pi Alpha Alpha) and will devote 40% of his time each project year, with WU contributing 10% of his salary. We request 30% support (12 calendar months) for Dr. Lum’s salary each project year (Gitlin et al., 2021, p. 209, Box 13.7). Dr. Lum will coordinate all project activities (e.g., advisory panel coordination & budget management) aligned with U.S. requirements and WU PP curricular revisions and ongoing updates. Additionally, he will serve as liaison to JHU.edu (through consortium agreement) and OURRescue.org for oversight and management of the overall budget (with corresponding goals and objectives).
(2) Project Coordinator (Grant Administrator & Student) & (6) Project Secretary (which may/may not be allowable?): Mrs. Kerr is an incoming WU PhD Management student and president of her own hybrid-nonprofit, https://j2rrinc.org) with 20+ year track record navigating government grants for the oil and gas industry in Houston, Texas (since 1999); and corporate-level training executive. She is also a member of Dr. Lum’s PP Honor Society, who would work closely with the entire team to coordinate and administer the project goals and objectives, and delegate per the advisory panel’s guidance. Moreover, Mrs. Kerr will devote 20% of her time each project year, with federal student loans contributing an additional 20% (in the form of a possible WU PhD Management fellowship with an anticipated start date of May 25, 2026) (Gitlin et al., 2021, p. 209, Box 13.7). We request 20% grant support (i.e., 15% [project coordination & grant administration plus 5% [project secretary]) (12 calendar months) to ensure alignment with all C.F.R. grant requirements for curriculum revisions to improve digital literacy.
Clinical Coordinator & Grant Administration oversight: Dr. McMahon will devote 20% of her time, and WU will contribute 10% of her salary to each project year (Gitlin et al., 2021, p. 209, Box 13.7). We request 20% grant support (12 calendar months) for Dr. McMahon’s salary per project year. Dr. McMahon will serve as clinical coordinator for all health and safety curriculum revisions, and as research and training liaison, in collaboration with JHU.edu (medical & cybersecurity), to mitigate/circumvent potential public health crises (e.g., COVID-19, SPARS/SARS-CoV-2) through health policy development.
Academic Coordinator: Dr. Wolfe will commit 15% of his time, and due to international ethics compliance, we request 15% (12 calendar months) grant support for Dr. Wolfe’s salary per project year. Dr. Wolfe will serve as academic coordinator to oversee and ensure ethical compliance with all STEM-level curriculum revisions as deemed by WU. Dr. Wolfe can also contribute to JHU.eduBIOETHICS initiatives.
Project Evaluator: Dr. Wilson will commit 15% of her time, and due to the breadth of UN SDGs, we request 15% (12 calendar months) grant support for Dr. Wilson’s salary per project year. Dr. Wilson will serve as the project evaluator to ensure compliance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in all curriculum revisions and grant executions.
III. BUDGET
(% = Gitlin et al., 2021, p. 203-204, Box 13.5)(Pi Alpha Ap
2026_March 26_W5_6881_1 of 2_Grant Writing Budget For Walden Public Policy Honors
2026_March 26_W5_6881_2 of 2_Grant Writing Budget For Walden Public Policy Honors
REFERENCES for BUDGET (State of Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (OBD), 2025, for EXHIBIT G, p. 40)
Cain, R., Sommer-Foy, M., & Milavetz, T. (2023, April 13). U of M receives grant to help underserved communities access funding for energy and environmental improvement [Press release]. University of Minnesota (U of M). https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/u-m-receives-grant-help-underserved-communities-access-funding-energy-and-environmental
Erwin, S. (2025, September 13). Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design. Space News. https://spacenews.com/golden-domes-cost-anywhere-from-billions-to-trillions-depending-on-design/
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THE NEXT PIECE to this PUZZLE (putting it all together for the final, due for Walden University, only for a grade May 10, 2026):
NPMG 6881 FP Outline per Actual Grant Format Requirements(only states can apply to NTIA-BEAD-2022, everyone else applies through each state’s designated website per GRANTS.gov NOFO at https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340304.
ACTUAL MINNESOTA GRANT TEMPLATE
https://mn.gov/deed/assets/grant-contract-agreement-template_tcm1045-666272.pdf
EXHIBIT E – Grant Application (p. 38)
“This grant contract agreement incorporates the grantee’s grant application as a part of this grant contract agreement by reference. The complete grant application is on file at the Office of Broadband Development, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development, and is also on file with the grantee.
If there is a conflict between the grant contract agreement terms and the grantee’s application, the grant contract agreement terms have priority over the application (p. 38).”
EXHIBIT F – Grantee’s Duties (p. 39)
Needs Statement
Goals, Objectives & Activities
Scope of Work
“Includes commitments made in grant application and includes project units, BSLs, technology, network design, service pricing, middle-class pricing and low-cost service offering commitments, speed to deployment, labor plans including direct hires and local hiring plan.
If there is a conflict between the grant contract agreement terms and the Grantee’s pre-qualification or application, the grant contract agreement terms have priority over the application. (p. 39).”
EXHIBIT F | GOALS, OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES
Developing Sustainable Gravity Motor Technology for Crisis Response & Energy Solutions in Minnesota & South Carolina: Project Spero Extension
Part I | Needs Statement
Many energy systems in Minnesota (MN) are currently built using nuclear and fossil-fuel technologies (like the rest of the United States [U.S.]). A few are especially important factors contributing to climate change or economic difficulties. This is reflected in the problem of nuclear waste and pollution from resource extraction in many areas (e.g., fracking and nuclear power plants) (Bernstein, 2023; Kerr, 2026; Liang et al., 2024). Presently, the worst example of water treatment is the discharge of nuclear waste, where contamination has the greatest implications for a country’s food security in an aquaculture market, with serious consequences on marine ecosystems (Liang et al., 2024). Given the clear threat of lake/river destruction (which constitutes a substantial food source), the energy supplies involved are not currently of sufficient public health or economic value to the local economy and area as much as to regional and indigenous communities. Climate change-related natural disasters and manufactured crises have historically caused substantial economic losses in the United States (U.S.) and abroad. Likewise, it contributes to inflation in all 50 states’ budgets. At the northern edge of the U.S. Midwest, Minnesota (MN) is growing vulnerable to disasters, with poverty rates of “American Indians at 29%” and “African Americans at 22.5%” (Casale, 2024, para. 14), which would make recovery efforts extremely challenging (especially during snowstorms and floods). Between 1980 and 2024, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2025) estimated that there were $2.915 trillion weather- and climate-related damages in the U.S., mainly property destruction, disrupted business operations, and health-care costs from disasters. Although less prevalent in MN, earthquakes in aggregate cause up to “$1.59 trillion” economic losses each year, according to the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2025, para. 2) report. These hazards have a specific level of impact due to induced seismicity associated with fossil fuel extraction (Aksoy et al., 2025; Bernstein, 2023; Kerr, 2026) events.
According to Stevens (2024), these problems persist with MN’s outdated infrastructure and the lack of proper integration of new technologies during a crisis. “Project Spero,” highlighted by Harrelson (2026) and Stratton-Kerr (2026), is a novel solution for building electromagnetic induction gravity motors at universities—a regeneration that operates inexpensively and has little environmental impact on the state economies and health that it enables. This project, when combined with artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and geospatial monitoring, will enable MN to develop ways to reduce its use of hazardous energy. To back up with an environmental impact report and community stakeholder surveys, one could use this approach (as needed) to take direct actions that help each community generate the power needed to support the Golden Dome infrastructure without increasing strain on outdated systems or the people (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017). Establishing a solid, responsive approach would enable MN to address the energy climate problem for local and national priorities in their use of the NTIA-BEAD-2022 (BEAD) $652 million budget (State of Minnesota Office of Broadband Development [OBD], 2025).
Goals, Objectives & Evaluation Criteria
Goal 1: Reduce MN and SC dependence on nuclear and fossil fuel energy sources by adopting gravity motor technology beginning in Spartanburg County (SC) with their BEAD award of $551 million (then replicate the technology for each state thereafter) and place at consortium universities by 2028 through “Project Spero” implementation (Dinov, 2025; Harrelson, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026; U.S. Department of Commerce [DOC], 2025).
o Objective 1A: Develop and deploy an AI-powered crisis response prototype, based on gravity motor technology, in targeted MN and SC regions by December 31, 2027 (Dinov, 2025).
o Objective 2A: Provide gravity motor units at 75% of Minnesota’s government and university data centers by December 31, 2028, to reduce nuclear waste emissions by 25%.
o Objective 3A: By December 31, 2030, more than 25% less fossil fuel would be used in state critical equipment, if implemented by “Project Spero” (Dinov, 2025; Harrelson, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026).
o Recommendation for SMART Activity: Initiating a phased pilot program, deploy an AI-based gravity motor power system in university campuses and other government facilities with sufficient training-management systems in place by MN and SC to reduce nuclear/fossil fuel energy dependency in critical infrastructures by 2030 (Dinov, 2025).
§ Evaluation Criteria 1A: Use MN and SC Department of Public Safety (DPS) records on emergency response times pre- and post-prototype, for 20, with an anticipated minimum 20% reduction (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
§ Evaluation Criteria 2A: Incorporate statistics from each state energy portfolio that must be updated (or report on the number of data centers at the university level), using gravity motors by the year 2028 (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
§ Evaluation Criteria 3A: With energy consumption data from each state level, it will reduce in some cases (by a quarter) using fossil fuels as a basis to reduce the number of buildings in a country (in the field); and determine the total of government systems that need data centers, using gravity motors will be reduced by 25–50% (Dinov, 2025).
Goal 2: Improve MN and SC disaster preparedness and environmental resilience by 2030 through the use of global geospatial technologies that leverage AI, AR/VR, and drone-based monitoring (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
o Objective 1B: From June 30, 2028, forward, integrate AR and VR software and solutions into emergency response training in MN and SC to increase the assessment of damage rate by 30% (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
o Objective 2B: Set up an AI-powered geospatial monitoring hub for the detection of emerging environmental hazards to identify them by December 31, 2029, in MN and SC communities as soon as they become critical to life or welfare, with at least 90% accuracy around climate change impact detection (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
o Objective 3B: Engage community awareness of sustainable energy in a nonprofit and non-governmental program collaboration by 2030, and with state-funded and community-driven campaigns, such as “Project Spero” gravity motor system (Harrelson, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026).
o Recommendation for SMART Activity: Make MN and SC more prepared by 2030 to effectively detect/prevent loss of life and/or property damage, and address climate change to enhance its emergency response by developing an AI, AR/VR game (e.g. with geospatial data analysis and simulation technology) system on a VR basis for the purpose of training all MN and SC first responders and other community members for this purpose (e.g., increase budgets, salaries, and job opportunities) (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
§ Evaluation Criteria 1B: Training evaluations that show 30% higher accuracy in simulated damage assessment conducted by MN and SC emergency providers with AR/VR tools (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
§ Evaluation Criteria 2B: The geospatial hazard detection hub will be tested using real incident data, with 90% accuracy (Bari et al., 2023; Kordi & Ertz, 2026).
§ Evaluation Criteria 3B: Surveys and participation metrics from public education will show more than 40% increase in use and awareness of sustainable energy products statewide (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
Goal 3: By 2030, MN and SC can reduce economic losses of natural disasters and energy production crises while also implementing “Project Spero” technologies and mitigation procedures (Bari et al., 2023; Harrelson, 2026; Kordi & Ertz, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026).
o Objective 1C: A 15% economic loss reduction in disasters in MN and SC by December 31, 2029, through gravity motor technology solutions.
o Objective 2C: By 2030, fraudulent claims of disaster insurance will be reduced 50% using information monitoring and accountability based on “Project Spero” technologies (Harrelson, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026).
o Objective 3C: In 2026, MN and SC can build a STEM workforce that will be able to work on such sustainable energy technologies through the training system at various educational levels for skilled personnel within the energy sector (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
o Recommendation for SMART Activity: Develop a whole disaster management initiative based on gravity motor power systems, fraud detection, and STEM education to cut economic losses (finance) and skills development in the energy sector (to create future workers) (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
§ Evaluation Criteria 1C: Loss numbers by MN and SC Office of Insurance and Emergency Management data will show a 15% decline in disaster-related financial loss (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
§ Evaluation Criteria 2C: Insurance fraud investigations through designated first responder task forces funded by the U.S. Government that result in 50% lower claims as per those evaluated, along with regulatory agencies’ monthly audits (with CANCELLED ELECTRONIC CHECK & PHONE CALL VERIFICATION for ALL CLAIMS over $50,000 SIGNATURE VERIFICATION) through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) https://doge.gov/savings.
§ Evaluation Criteria 3C: Records with certification and training from MN and SC universities and vocational schools will show a 25% increase in STEM job candidates for sustainable energy (Walz & Shoemaker, 2017).
The sustainability of MN and SC’s growing environmental, economic, and energy challenges will also need to be addressed through strategic, technology-based solutions aligned with federal and state policy objectives to work towards the sustainability of each state. The “Project Spero” initiative, by combining gravity motor technology with AI/AR/VR/Geospatial tools and others (and disaster adaptation) is an innovative technology application for how to reduce reliance on dangerous sources of energy in response to climate change hazards (Bari et al., 2023; Dinov, 2025; Harrelson, 2026; Kordi & Ertz, 2026; Stratton-Kerr, 2026). Moreover, it would provide economic resilience. Given the need to be accomplished transparently (with concrete strategies and procedures for determining the success of these groundbreaking technologies), this is one reason why MN and SC need to launch these next-generation machines and use them as a sustainable energy revolution and emergency preparedness program – not least at the expense of environmental and social threats.
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