Project Grant 1820240

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop a universal natural language processing (NLP) model designed specifically for low-resourced languages. The primary technical objective is to create an NLP model capable of handling unique linguistic features, leveraging limited data, and incorporating cultural and contextual nuances to reduce language barriers and increase...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop an innovative AI-driven platform for interactive language learning designed for young children. The $303,226 award will fund the creation of a personalized, adaptive solution that uses phoneme recognition and learning algorithms to track, assess, and respond to the individual language progress of each child. The platform is designed...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project award of $222,489 aims to develop an accessibility interface technology to improve software usability for the approximately 61 million Americans living with disabilities. The proposed solution will enable end-users to access up to 80% of commercially-available software, while also providing software distributors a low-cost method to fulfill accessibility mandates and increase product usage and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant awarded $275,000 to ADA TECH LLC to develop a novel artificial intelligence-powered generative design solution. The project aims to integrate consumer data, Internet of Things (IoT) telemetry, and design for excellence (DFX) engineering specifications into 3D generative computer-aided-design models. The primary objectives are to enable the...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant to Artimatic Technologies, Inc. to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology for automated 3D content creation. The goal is to create tools that enable experienced animators to rapidly produce high-quality 3D content and allow novices to create engaging 3D graphics without extensive technical training. The project will utilize deep neural networks to generate 3D models...

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...

Articulate.ai Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop adaptive dialog systems as second language learning partners. The grant will fund an innovative effort to integrate state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technologies into conversational systems for language education. Key deliverables include user-adaptive algorithms and datasets for dialog policy training on language learning tasks. The...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $275,000 supports Applied Sentience Inc. to develop proactive personal artificial intelligence assistants with contextual awareness and social intelligence. Funded through the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award will advance fundamental scientific understanding of enabling AI agents to understand users' lives and predict their needs. Applied Sentience will create hybrid...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to ESM Global Productions, LLC to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled database for accurately translating African languages. The project aims to create a first-of-its-kind solution to address the lack of accurate translation tools for diverse African languages, which have traditionally been underserved by Western technology companies. The AI-enabled database will be...

Narratear, Inc. received a $125,000 Phase I award under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), effective September 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. The company is developing and commercializing AMA AI, an artificial intelligence-based special education tool designed to address critical shortages in special education personnel and educator preparedness. The...