Project Grant 80NSSC22K1788

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Wui-Go, LLC received a $1.23 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) for the period September 15, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The award supports the commercialization of a decentralized wildfire evacuation intelligence platform that integrates generative artificial intelligence (AI), personalized preparedness tools, and real-time...

Skyward LTD received a $174,998 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an edge-computing device and machine learning algorithms to process aerial imagery of wildfires in real time. The SBIR program aims to support technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds. Under this award, Skyward will benchmark hardware, software, and machine learning...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4.5 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.405: Cooperative Institute Inter-Agency Funded Activities) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with performance extending from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports development of new fire detection and monitoring capabilities for the Next Generation Fire System (NGFS), an artificial intelligence-based satellite...

This $297,813 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research to advance the predictive understanding of wildfire ignitions in the western United States. The project establishes new collaborations between Boise State University, the Universities Space Research Association, and NASA Ames Research Center to analyze the biophysical, social, and management factors associated with different wildfire ignition...

Systems Technology, Inc. (STI), in collaboration with Bolder Flight Systems Inc., received a $174,939 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop the Firefighter Integrated Reporting System and Transponder (FIRST). The project, with a completion date of May 14, 2026, and performance location in...

This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports research into wildland fire observation, management, and evacuation systems. With $144,967 in funding, the award will develop intelligent collaborative flying and ground systems to aid in monitoring, responding to, and evacuating areas threatened by wildfires. The awardee is the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, operating through its National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colorado....

Geometric Data Analytics Inc. received a $174,836 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve wildland firefighting capabilities. Funded through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212), Geometric Data Analytics will place satellite-connected sensors in remote wildfire regions to gather and release real-time environmental data to...

FIRE-NET Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded $2.49M to the University of Colorado under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to establish the FIRE-NET initiative, a collaborative network addressing the accelerating threat of fast-moving wildfires across the western United States. Running from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, this project synthesizes expertise across natural sciences, social sciences, data science,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Weatherextreme LTD received a $173,856 Project Grant from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) with an award date of August 15, 2025, and completion date of August 31, 2026. The company is developing an integrated observing and modeling solution to address the critical gap between current technology capabilities and operational deployment in wildfire management. The core...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award will support development of a closed-loop sensing, modeling, and communications system to aid in wildfire detection, mapping, and prediction from July 2022 through June 2025. The system aims to leverage detailed 3D environmental models incorporating fuel, terrain, weather and other...