This is a $5,750,000.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of Washington (UW) on September 15, 2021. The contract is for the "Verified Information Exchange Convergence Accelerator Track F - Trust & Authenticity in Communications Systems" project, which was solicited through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).
The contract is part of NSF's Convergence Accelerator program, which aims to accelerate use-inspired research and support convergence across disciplines. Under this contract, UW will conduct research, development, and sustainability planning related to trust and authenticity in communications systems over a period of approximately 2 years and 4 months, through January 31, 2025. This effort does not have a set-aside designation. As a prominent public research university, UW has extensive experience supporting federal initiatives through contracts and grants across a wide range of scientific and technical domains.