Cooperative Agreement 2018FUCXK015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $289,992 Cooperative Agreement under the CHIPS Research and Development (CFDA 11.042) program to Tech-X Corporation. The purpose is for Tech-X to develop a simulation tool that accounts for manufacturing variations and imperfections to enable faster and more cost-effective development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Key activities include modifying Tech-X's XSIM simulation tool to model the effects of fabrication defects...

This $1,625,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) aims to create an effective infrastructure to meet the requirements of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and grow the National Security Higher Education Network (NSHDN). The key activities include renovating approximately 2,000 square feet of existing building space on the University of South Florida's Tampa campus to provide a...

The National Science Foundation awarded $512,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Cyberspara, Inc. to develop an online simulation product that engages citizens in cybersecurity simulations and implements evidence-based learning research. The project will create an effective, standards-based approach for teaching cybersecurity awareness and best practices to school-age populations. By using developmentally appropriate instructional...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) to assist small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) in the El Paso region. The project aims to enhance the digital engineering capabilities of the SMMs to support the Department of Defense's digital transformation goals. Key activities include conducting digital...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $450,000 Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to St. Bonaventure University to establish a Cyber Operations Center. The project aims to transform an existing classroom into a fully functional Security Operations Center (SOC) that will provide graduate and undergraduate students with hands-on experience in cybersecurity threat prevention, detection, and response. The funding will cover advanced cybersecurity...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Cyber Capacity Building program (CFDA 19.035), is funding the continuation of the AUS CyberCX project. The $296,003.95 award will support a cybersecurity advisor being on-site in Palau for an additional 7 months to continue the work of this cybersecurity initiative. The grant period runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, and the award recipient is CQR Inc. (doing...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024), provides $308,973.00 in funding to the Center for Strategic & International Studies Inc. (CSIS) for the project "U.S. Security Cooperation in a Contested Environment". The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025, will support CSIS in conducting evidence-based research and analysis...

This federal Block Grant award from the Department of Defense (DOD) provides $251,316.00 in funding to North Carolina State University (NC State) for the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program (CYSP) and DOD Cyber and Digital Services Academy (DCDSA). The award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025, supports curriculum development, research projects, and scholarship programs at NC State to enhance national cybersecurity capabilities and cultivate a robust talent pipeline in information...

This $171,717 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA 47.041 Engineering program, aims to enable dense and in-situ spectrum monitoring through the development of ultra-efficient analog cross-correlators and protocol-aware spectrum sensing techniques. The key products and services to be delivered include: (i) Design and implementation of single-shot, analog cross-correlators that can compute cross-correlations between input signals and template waveforms...

The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $549,996 under the CISA Cyber Security Awareness Campaign (CFDA 97.128) cooperative agreement to the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to promote key cybersecurity awareness campaigns from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022. Specifically, NCSA will promote National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CyberSecure My Business, and Stop.Think.Connect. awareness campaigns. The primary...