The National Science Foundation awarded a $432,269 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will fund the acquisition of a GPU cluster for multi-disciplinary research and education from September 2021 through August 2024. The cluster will support investigator-initiated research and education in all areas of computing, communications, and information science and engineering,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $519,376 Project Grant under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will support NSHE's Nevada System of Higher Education Threat Prevention, Safety, and Awareness Initiative. This initiative aims to enhance the capacity of NSHE institutions,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of North Texas Research and Innovation Division. The grant funding aims to develop a comprehensive framework to streamline diverse processes and integrate advanced technological solutions into disaster relief operations, enhancing the overall effectiveness and speed of emergency response efforts. The key objectives are to...
The University of Utah received a $149,247 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation on October 1, 2021 for the development of online role-playing games to improve multi-stakeholder collaboration in concurrent disaster response planning. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), the award will support the creation of games and simulations to advance the use of research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $599,344 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) under the NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE, CFDA 47.070) program. This 3-year grant, active from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, aims to engage middle and high school teachers in summer cybersecurity research experiences at UNR. The project, titled "RET Site: Research Experiences in Cybersecurity for Nevada...
The Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, received a $1,395,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Homeland Security to support the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program. Funded from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026, the award will couple graduate and undergraduate education with nuclear forensics research relevant to technical priorities under the National Technical Nuclear Forensics...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $299,453 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The project will deliver a cybersecurity training program to support the development of a diverse and skilled cybersecurity workforce in Nevada. Key activities include promoting...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $996,137 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). This grant will establish a new CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at UNLV to cultivate a group of cybersecurity experts skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for government service. The program aims to attract...
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was awarded a $499,899 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems to support the "ACCESSCSFORALL: MAKING HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE" program. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024. Under this award, the University will deliver a collaborative research program aimed at making high school computer science more accessible through the...
The Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has been awarded a $661,251.00 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant will fund research projects at UNLV in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences to contribute to Department of Defense technology missions over a...