Cooperative Agreement 70NANB15H240

This Project Grant award for $199,006 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports fundamental research aimed at advancing the understanding of computational complexity and improving artificial intelligence (AI) training methods. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Attempting to prove several important results in complexity theory, including the plurality is stablest...

This $103,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research to improve science communication via results-blind selection of studies. Over a three-year period from May 2023 to April 2026, the University of Alabama will test whether selecting scientific studies for journalism coverage based on research methods rather than results can enhance trust in science reporting and the research itself. In three related studies, the University...

This three-year, $350,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to develop a knowledge platform and related tools to bridge the gap between visualization research and design practice. Specifically, the Trustees of Boston College will receive funding to build a comprehensive online framework for improving access to and learning about effective visualization design principles. This framework will consolidate existing...

The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 12.219), awarded a $515,510 project grant to the Idaho Secretary of State. The grant, valid from July 2024 to July 2029, aims to enhance voting experiences for military personnel, overseas citizens, and their families by developing electronic voting tools, improving electronic ballot transmission, implementing digital signature verification, and reducing failure rates in the absentee voting process. This grant is...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $467,236 to the University of California Irvine for research and tool development supporting distributed and fragmented software design meetings. Specifically, the University will study several software development teams conducting remote design meetings to document issues, assess...

This $341,287 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.618 - Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems) supports Equip For Equality, Inc., the federally designated Protection and Advocacy system for the state of Illinois, in ensuring full electoral participation for individuals with disabilities. The five-year grant, active from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) provides $316,000 to the University of Utah to conduct research towards enabling computers to serve as more reliable and robust assistants that provide guidance and feedback to help analysts make effective data visualization design decisions. The key objectives are to develop "provably effective" visualization analyses that can be tested against best...

This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618) provides $236,091.00 in funding to the Protection & Advocacy System, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The funding supports the Protection & Advocacy System,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Disability Rights North Carolina a $311,568 Formula Grant under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618). The five-year grant runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, Disability Rights North Carolina will provide services to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with...

The Disability Law Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $236,091 federal Formula Grant under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Protection and Advocacy Systems Grant Program (CFDA 93.618). This 5-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant funding will enable the Disability Law Center to provide legal advocacy,...