Block Grant H982300810234

Articulate.ai Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop adaptive dialog systems as second language learning partners. The grant will fund an innovative effort to integrate state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technologies into conversational systems for language education. Key deliverables include user-adaptive algorithms and datasets for dialog policy training on language learning tasks. The...

This $261,181 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will fund a multi-year study by the University of Nevada, Reno to analyze the determinants and processes that shape language restoration and development efforts within communities. The research will utilize linguistic analyses, observation, interviews, participatory methods, and digital network analysis to track how language is introduced and emerges as a mode of...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is for the development of an Intelligent Language Learning Environment platform by Pangea Chat LLC. The project aims to create a novel language learning solution grounded in learning science and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to make language learning more accessible, inclusive, and socially engaging. Key product goals include...

The Lakota Language Education and Resource Development Project, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) federal grant program, aims to strengthen and sustain the Lakota language through three key initiatives. The $747,142 grant, awarded on July 1, 2025 with a completion date of June 30, 2028, will fund the development of an updated college-level Lakota language textbook, the creation of a new...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $299,963 aims to destigmatize disfluencies in speech artificial intelligence (AI) by partnering with the grassroots stuttering community organization "StammerTalk". The key objectives are to: (a) develop metrics, tools, and techniques to measure and address fluency biases in existing automatic speech recognition (ASR) models, and (b) study StammerTalk's...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $247,926 to support the biennial Institute on Collaborative Language Research (COLANG) at the University of Nevada, Reno. COLANG brings together experts in language documentation, linguistic analysis, computational approaches, and practical application to provide training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and independent scholars interested in...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Talk Coaches Inc. to develop an AI-powered feedback system for enhancing literacy and creative thinking skills for students in grades 3-8. The project, titled "AI-Enhanced Feedback to Accelerate Literacy, Creativity, and Student Engagement," aims to transform the English language learning experience by providing immediate AI-driven...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $268,067 to support a project titled "Advancing Linguistic Research Through Speech Technologies." The project aims to develop tools and resources, including automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech systems, and educational materials, to bridge the gap between linguistic research and practical language applications. Key activities include...

The Endangered Language Fund, Inc. received a $251,929 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to develop an indigenous language database project. Through this three-year award ending in August 2026, the Endangered Language Fund will compile invaluable language resources for an endangered Native American language. These include a grammar, dictionary, collection of oral literature translated and analyzed, and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to ESM Global Productions, LLC to develop an advanced AI-powered translation platform for African languages. This 2-year project aims to create a robust database and novel machine learning models to significantly enhance translation accuracy and nuance for underrepresented African languages, addressing a critical gap in current technology....