Cooperative Agreement SGECPD22CA0037

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $149,951 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to organize a series of workshops focused on training researchers to utilize the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) for advancing AI research in critical domains. The two-year project aims to increase awareness and promote broader adoption of the NAIRR pilot program by offering hands-on training...

This $117,392 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund a 1.5-day workshop in 2023 to support aspiring principal investigators for the agency's Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grants. The workshop will provide mentorship and guidance to help researchers strengthen proposal writing skills and develop comprehensive research plans through one-on-one mentor meetings, mock review panels, and drafting an executive summary....

This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the Integrative Activities program aims to develop a disinformation training range to improve user awareness and resilience. Awarded October 1, 2021 for a one-year period, the grant supports The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to lead the effort in partnership with the University of Illinois, Northeastern University, Clemson University, and Lehigh University. The partners will create an online platform...

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...

This $149,174 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079) supports the development of the Resilience-Recovery Under Attack (RRUA) framework. Led by the University of Florida, this international collaborative project aims to advance resilience science by addressing the unique challenges faced by Ukraine's digital services sector, which has experienced persistent external shocks due to the ongoing...

This $8,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The primary awardee, Internews Network, will implement a 5-year program from October 2024 to September 2029 to deliver technical assistance, training, communication support, and capacity-building to...

This $191,281 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund a two-day workshop hosted by Columbia University. The workshop will bring together awardees from the Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation program to showcase project diversity, advance networking, analyze sustainability lessons, identify data standards, create a vision for a...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities, under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083), provides $749,999 to The Ohio State University for work on actionable sensemaking tools to curate and authenticate crisis information. The University will gather work practice data and conduct qualitative analysis to inform the design of tool prototypes. Wright State University and the University of South Carolina receive subawards....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) provides $1,000,000 to the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, doing business as CRDF Global, to implement the CE3 Cyber Exercises and Experiential Education Program. The program is intended to bolster the cybersecurity workforce capabilities of low to middle-income countries. The award began on October 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by September 30,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,620 to Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois to conduct faculty development workshops aimed at improving cybersecurity education for high school teachers. The goal is to empower high school teachers with cybersecurity knowledge so they can inspire and guide students towards considering cybersecurity degrees and careers, fostering a new generation of cybersecurity...