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Skyward LTD received a $174,998 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an edge-computing device and machine learning algorithms to process aerial imagery of wildfires in real time. The SBIR program aims to support technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds. Under this award, Skyward will benchmark hardware, software, and machine learning...

This federal Project Grant award, issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides $948,258.13 in funding to the Natrona County International Airport in Casper, Wyoming. The purpose of this grant is to acquire a blower snow removal equipment to enhance the airport's ability to clear priority airfield areas during adverse weather conditions. This equipment acquisition project is expected to be completed by August 11, 2028. The grant...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded an $8 million cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program to develop and test a framework for harmonizing unmanned aircraft systems training and credentialing services. The three-year project will establish staffing, technology infrastructure, and instruction to deliver nationwide training recognized by federal, state, and local entities. Mississippi State will work with...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) provides $11,275,026.13 to the Natrona County International Airport in Casper, Wyoming. The grant funds the rehabilitation of an 8,680-foot runway, including upgrading the runway lighting system, installing a new precision approach path indicator system, and replacing the airport's wind cone. This project aims to enhance the safety,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) provides $1,034,116.67 to construct a new 16,200 square foot sponsor-owned box hangar for aircraft storage at the airport in Newcastle, Wyoming. The grant funding will assist the airport in becoming more self-sustaining by generating revenue from the hangar. This grant is associated with a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law airport...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $500,000 awarded on September 1, 2022 will fund research at the University of Louisville to develop autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for remote sensing applications in the Arctic through August 31, 2025. The research seeks to advance capabilities under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) by designing flight control methods enabling UAV operation in challenging Arctic wind conditions and autonomous data...

The Natrona County International Airport in Casper, Wyoming will receive $574,496 under a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region. The funding supports the Airport Improvement Program and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) and will allow the airport to rehabilitate 8,679 feet of Runway 8/26, install a new Runway 8/26 Precision Approach Path Indicator, rehabilitate the runway lighting...

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region, awarded on August 24, 2021 and set to be completed by August 23, 2025, provides $108,745 to reconstruct the runway lighting system and rehabilitate 7,008 feet of runway at the Rawlins-Carbon County Airport in Rawlins, Wyoming. The funding is provided through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides $237,750.00 in federal funding to Big Horn County, Wyoming to update an existing airport master plan study. The purpose is to reflect the future needs of the airport associated with Cowley, Wyoming. This grant funding will support activities to update the airport master plan study and infrastructure. Big Horn...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program Project Grant award (CFDA 47.070) to North Carolina State University (NC State) provides $229,309 to develop a new class of control and planning algorithms for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones. The project aims to create a resource-aware, cyber-physical autonomy framework that allows UAS to dynamically reallocate computing resources to adapt performance as the environment changes,...