Cooperative Agreement FRRLD003917

This $352,360 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations supports the development of an "Adaptive Multi-Tiered, Multi-Task Base Station Infrastructure for Communication-Denied Environments" at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The project aims to create a multi-tiered infrastructure utilizing autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous vehicles as mobile base stations to provide communication...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $189,830 will support the creation of accurate maps of mobile broadband network coverage quality through 2025. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the award brings together experts from the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop mathematical models using latent Gaussian processes. These models will combine multiple measurement datasets to predict how...

This $540,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research from January 2023 through December 2025 to advance seamless coexistence of positioning and communication in 5G and beyond wireless systems. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the award to Georgia Tech Research Corporation will characterize tradeoffs between communication and positioning performance. It will also leverage collaborative positioning to design an...

Master Boat Builders, Inc. was awarded a $497,464 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the acquisition of two 30-ton mobile cranes and two forklifts to facilitate capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at Master Boat Builders' shipyard in Coden, AL. The award has a performance period of April 26, 2021 through April 25, 2023. The grant...

The federal Project Grant award with ID 34600380222024 was provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). The $360,214.44 grant, awarded on August 12, 2024, will fund an update to the existing airport master plan for the airport associated with Mobridge, South Dakota. The project will update the airport layout plan with a master plan narrative, enhancing the infrastructure and operational capabilities of the local airport. This grant is...

The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) was awarded a $985,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to install solar power and battery banks at its primary maintenance and operations facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The purpose of this project is to enable MWRTA to obtain real-world data on the feasibility and implementation of on-site renewable energy generation...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides funding to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training program. The project aims to train the next-generation wireless workforce by allowing trainees to access and operate advanced wireless communications equipment and instruments, including software-defined...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training curriculum at the Stevens Institute of Technology. The key products and services include: 1) Extending the abilities of wireless professionals by providing public and remote access to an O-RAN-based wireless cyberinfrastructure, which integrates...

This $360,000 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the development of coherent processing techniques for passive localization of RF-silent mobile objects using bandwidth-rich wireless signals. The grantee, The Trustees of The Stevens Institute of Technology, will pursue three research thrusts. Thrust A will develop passive localization and mapping...

This $360,060 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (CFDA 20.106 - Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs) updates the existing airport master plan and layout plan for the Marshalltown, Iowa airport. The project aims to maintain and improve the nationwide airport system by addressing aging infrastructure, enhancing safety, and supporting the growth of civil aeronautics...