Project Grant 1345444

Federal Grant Award Summary Viat Services LLC received a $304,998 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2027. The company will develop the first scientifically validated immersive virtual reality (VR)-based assessment tool for measuring spatial orientation—the cognitive ability to imagine a...

This $379,800 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of innovative lightweight simulation techniques to enable faster performance modeling and optimization for next-generation, large-scale computing systems. The awardee, the University of Virginia (UVA), is designing a suite of simulation tools under the "Akita" framework that encompass three complementary...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $300,000 will fund an "EAGER: TASKDCL: DRONEVISION, A PHYSICS-BASED ENVIRONMENT USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS" project at the University of Southern California (USC). The project aims to develop a novel "physics-based environment called DRONEVISION that will enable its users to see illuminated objects with their naked eyes and to have haptic interactions with them using their bare hands." It will...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop research infrastructure to enhance human training through AI-driven task environments integrating humans with virtual scene simulations and multi-modal sensorimotor interactions. The $150,000 award to The Pennsylvania State University will fund research to: 1) establish an edge-assisted mixed-reality infrastructure...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $383,000 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to develop the first high-fidelity aerodynamic virtual human model. The key products and services include: Modeling the aerodynamic micro-environment consisting of airflow near the human face, simulating the interactions between the body, hair, clothing, and airflows, and developing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) project aims to develop an immersive mixed-reality infrastructure that enables smooth sensorimotor interactions between humans and virtual scene simulations. The $149,999 award, granted under NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research to establish a closed-loop AI-driven task environment for training applications. Key objectives include creating flexible training modules, developing...

Federal Grant Award Summary Digital Copilot, Inc. received a $304,695 SBIR Phase I project grant awarded on June 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The company is developing a low-cost, tablet-based predictive system designed to enhance aviation safety at the approximately 19,500 U.S. airports that lack Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. The system leverages machine learning and aviation data...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $304,200 to develop a novel adaptive learning platform. The platform leverages mixed-reality, competency-based learning to address workforce displacement due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Key innovations include a skills engine using generative AI and robotic process automation (RPA) to identify and map...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,828 to Gforce Animation Inc. aims to revolutionize firefighter training through the development of a virtual reality (VR) environment that mirrors real-world fire scenarios. The project will create an immersive VR training program that allows firefighters to interact with digital fire equipment, reducing the costs, safety risks, and environmental impact of traditional...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $274,944 to Uninet LLC to explore the feasibility of extending 5G software-defined networking and virtual network slicing technologies to non-terrestrial satellite constellations. The project aims to develop more efficient networking solutions to support growing demand for satellite internet services, addressing...