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The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Georgian Center for Strategy and Development from October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports projects under the Global Threat Reduction program, which aims to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction through capacity building and technical assistance initiatives. Specifically, the cooperative agreement will enhance the...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Georgian Foundation For Strategic And International Studies, a non-profit organization, to implement the project "The Advancing National-Security Discourse in Georgia". The grant falls under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900), which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. The project aims to advance...

The Institute for Security and Technology received a $149,955.30 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the Institute will empower citizen...

The Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a private university and non-profit educational institution located in Georgia. The grant will fund a 2-year project to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and principles of media management. Key activities will include delivering training programs for Azerbaijani...

The Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive $1.2 million from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to provide improved geographic granularity of internet shutdowns and greater visibility into internet throttling as a form of censorship. The project aims to enhance the global internet freedom community's understanding of these issues from...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Project Grant award to Trustees of Boston University totaling $225,669 supports the development of a production-ready, open-source software suite to enable rapid collection, management, and analysis of social media data for identifying and mitigating information manipulation (misinformation and disinformation) on social media. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year...

The $3.7 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) Coalition led by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The Coalition will integrate artificial intelligence technologies across legacy industrial sectors in Georgia by establishing an AI manufacturing pilot facility at Georgia Tech and expanding AI job training opportunities for underserved communities....

This $3.6 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) Coalition in integrating artificial intelligence technologies across Georgia's legacy industrial sectors through 2026. Led by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, the Coalition will establish an AI manufacturing pilot facility at Georgia Tech and expand job training opportunities in AI for underserved...

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $399,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems. The grant supports the collaborative research project "DEFENDING AGAINST SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS WITH IN-BROWSER AI" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The research aims to develop in-browser artificial intelligence techniques to defend against social engineering...

The Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive $3.2 million from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish the Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) Coalition through January 2027. The funding will support integrating artificial intelligence technologies across Georgia's legacy industrial sectors by establishing an AI manufacturing pilot facility at Georgia Tech and expanding job training opportunities in AI...