Project Grant 2137530
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Michigan for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant supports the NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK F: MISINFORMATION JUDGMENTS WITH PUBLIC LEGITIMACY project. Under the award, the University of Michigan will lead efforts to examine the public's attitudes toward the legitimacy of different approaches for identifying inaccurate...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $749,222 Project Grant to the George Washington University under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F project to address misinformation and online abuse/harassment by building trust in communication systems. The George Washington University will leverage the grant to develop solutions that enhance integrity and safety in...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a three-year $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop algorithms that leverage structural properties in distribution testing. MIT will extend the reach of distribution testing through more efficient solutions that capitalize on known data structures. The university will also design sample-efficient methods to ascertain if data...
- This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the Integrative Activities program aims to develop a disinformation training range to improve user awareness and resilience. Awarded October 1, 2021 for a one-year period, the grant supports The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to lead the effort in partnership with the University of Illinois, Northeastern University, Clemson University, and Lehigh University. The partners will create an online platform...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $330,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The grant supports research from 2023 to 2026 on non-parametric estimation techniques to address challenges with covariate shift in machine learning models. Specifically, MIT researchers will characterize fundamental limits of estimation with covariate shift, develop efficient algorithms that achieve these limits,...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on December 1, 2021 to fund research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FOUNDATIONS OF DEEP LEARNING: THEORY, ROBUSTNESS, AND THE BRAIN?" through November 30, 2024. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific...
- This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science was provided to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research exploring methods for signaling to human users when a video has been manipulated or entirely constructed using deepfake technology. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: Assessing the effectiveness of three different methods for visually alerting users...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), provides $750,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant supports the development of machine learning, data mining, and network science models to aid fact-checkers in identifying and intervening on misinformation and disinformation. Subawards of $250,000 each will be provided to...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $1.2 million project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to support research activities under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The award will fund a collaborative research project between Aug 1, 2021 and Jul 31, 2025 to develop frameworks that converge Bayesian inverse methods and scientific machine learning in Earth system models...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of March 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The grant funds the "EVERYDAY AI FOR YOUTH: INVESTIGATING MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION, CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES OF AN INNOVATIVE AI CURRICULUM" project being conducted by MIT in Cambridge, MA. The project aims to develop and...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities to support the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F: Adapting and Scaling Existing Educational Programs to Combat Inauthenticity and Instill Trust in Information program. Under the award, MIT will deliver projects from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 to enhance education programs aimed at building resilience against the spread of misinformation. Specifically, MIT will adapt and expand existing educational outreach efforts to help the public identify authentic versus inauthentic information and promote trust in facts. The funding supports the NSF's Integrative Activities program, which aims to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering and math and strengthen U.S. research infrastructure through capacity-building initiatives.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $750.0k | 9/20/21 |