Project Grant 087904997

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $600,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corp to conduct research and analysis on Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) adoption for securing internet routing. The key objectives are to: (i) identify organizations lagging in RPKI implementation, (ii) understand the barriers they face in adoption, and (iii) develop targeted recommendations to promote wider...

The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) received a $5.2 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program to support capital projects for Puerto Rico's integrated transportation system. The May 2023 award provides funding through March 2029 for engineering and technical oversight of the Tren Urbano heavy rail system, including $3 million for subject matter experts and $2 million to reengineer automatic train...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) received a $874,940 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant funding will be used to install new Model 2070 traffic signal controllers and upgraded controller software and central system for all currently interconnected traffic signals within the city. Through a sub-award to the City of Riverside, the project will...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), focuses on the design, prototyping, and validation of active reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (active-RIS) for sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless networks. The $200,000 award to New York University (NYU) supports a 3-year research project with three main thrusts: 1) designing and prototyping a wideband liquid crystal-based passive and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $444,030 under the Recreational Trails Program on September 9, 2022. The Formula Grant funding will support the 2022 Recreational Trail Project: Development Yuba Enhancement Phase 2. Specifically, approximately 1.5 miles of the Rattlesnake Trail segment with grades between 25-40% will be re-routed and replaced with around 2.5 miles of sustainable multiple use motorized single track...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $305,000 to develop a high-precision Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) chip. The TDC will feature picosecond accuracy, zero dead-time, unlimited multi-hits, and a dedicated calibration circuit, enabling applications in nuclear physics research, LIDAR, medical imaging, and communications. The Phase I project by Main Engineering LLC aims to...

This $906,585 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) will fund the replacement of the telephone communication system for Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano heavy rail system. The current system was damaged by Hurricane Maria and requires permanent repair beyond the initial 270-day disaster declaration period. The telephone system is critical infrastructure that provides voice communications...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $2,676,692 Project Grant to Northeastern University under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of this 2-year project is to develop and operationalize a high-fidelity wireless network digital twin (DT) platform with hardware-in-the-loop, known as DigiRAN. The DT framework is designed to streamline low-cost, real-time, repeatable, and automated testing and...

This $379,161 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the installation of an adaptive traffic signal system on 11th Street between Corral Hollow Road and North MacArthur Drive in California. The project involves installing fiber optic signal interconnect wiring, upgrading signal controller equipment, implementing appropriate traffic control software and adaptive modules, and performing related conduit and...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program (CFDA 20.325), provides $25,288,942.00 to the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi to complete final design and construction of three key infrastructure components: The Hall Avenue East Improvements, which includes a new road overpass over a Canadian National rail line to reduce the need for at-grade rail crossings in downtown...