This $444,005 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701) is intended to build the capacity of the Strong Cities Network (SCN) to counter violent extremism in countries across East and West Africa, South and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Western Balkans. The primary awardee, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a non-profit organization based in London, UK, will leverage its...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $987,643.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901). The award is intended to counter adversary and competitor efforts to acquire dual-use and emerging technologies with potential military applications, as well as to expand international support for adopting or strengthening strategic trade...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $526,968 will fund the development of countermeasures against laser-assisted side-channel attacks on integrated circuits and electronic systems from 2022 to 2025. Under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will investigate "Eradicator," a multi-layer suite of sensors, randomization techniques, and tamper response mechanisms to avert such attacks....
This Cooperative Agreement award for $493,306.00, awarded on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, supports efforts to mitigate the risk of diversion, theft, and other means of malign foreign actors' acquisition of microelectronics to support military end-uses or otherwise violate/circumvent sanctions and export controls. The award, provided under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901),...
The Unified Judicial System of South Dakota received a $604,426 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports the state court's efforts to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases. Specifically, the funding enables the Unified Judicial System to conduct comprehensive...
This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will fund an awareness raising campaign in Indonesia related to lithium-ion batteries. The $446,943 award will support outreach to mining, foreign trade, and customs authorities from September 2022 through September 2024. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York will undertake the project on behalf of the State University of New York at Albany. The campaign...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), provides $173,000 to the Long Beach Research Foundation of California State University to investigate secure embedded field-programmable gate array (EFPGA) redaction solutions and dynamic key schemes for hardware security and reliability from March 2023 to February 2025. The project aims to develop a comprehensive...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Axpro Semi, a small business located in Sunnyvale, CA. The funding supports the development of a RISC-V and FPGA pipeline-coupled heterogeneous compute microprocessor architecture and emulation software tools. The goal is to dramatically improve CPU performance and enable more affordable, energy-efficient, and scalable computing...
This $272,395 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) aims to develop new approaches for targeting the G9A/GLP epigenetic regulatory complex to address stimulant addiction. The key deliverables are: 1) Identifying molecular surfaces that enable selective manipulation of G9A/GLP dimers and their chromatin binding activities, and 2) Determining how each G9A/GLP dimer configuration contributes to...
Siev Technologies LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel catalytic membrane reactor for producing valuable chemical intermediates from zero/negative value feedstocks and waste. The award period runs from August 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to advance science, engineering, and...