Project Grant 2347012
- Federal Grant Award Summary Villanova University received a $407,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The project delivers an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced, data-driven framework for evaluating how urban physical features—including land use patterns, street network design, and connectivity—impact human stress, cognition,...
- This $149,305 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities at Villanova University to develop a roadmap for smart, sustainable, and equitable green stormwater systems in urban communities. Over the one-year period from October 2022 to September 2023, the university will form a cross-disciplinary task force including researchers, government agencies, community partners, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program provides $556,507 in funding to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to investigate human driving behavior and interactions among traffic participants, with the goal of enabling technological advances in autonomous and connected vehicles. The research will leverage an immersive virtual reality driving simulator to conduct...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $1,499,981 to Villanova University to develop innovative real-time monitoring and AI-driven models to support sustainable management of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban environments. The project aims to integrate engineering, computer science, urban planning, and social science to enable effective, accurate, and culturally responsive GSI operations. A sub-award of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $500,000 to Northeastern University to develop advanced technologies that enhance urban mobility and accessibility for the aging population. The project, titled "Strengthening Elderly Mobility in Urban Landscapes: Towards Age-Inclusive and Equitable Communities," leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Stanford University over 3 years, starting July 1, 2024, to research and develop a community-driven vehicular and mobile crowdsensing system to measure neighborhood conditions and factors impacting the wellbeing of homeless populations in San Jose, CA. The project aims to: (1) develop methods to reconstruct citywide maps of neighborhood environments and service needs, (2)...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enable Villanova University to acquire a unidirectional sediment-feed tilting flume (USTF) system. The $282,594 award will facilitate collaborative research and education with partner institutions on two major themes: 1) green urban stormwater infrastructure, and 2) river processes and urban flood impacts. The USTF system will be used to study urban stormwater management, fluvial...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.041 "Engineering" program provides $450,000 in funding to The Trustees of Princeton University to develop a novel "Multi-Attribute Urban Sensing Technology (MUST)" platform. The key products and services to be delivered include: A prototype vehicle-mounted multi-sensor system integrating 360-degree cameras, high-resolution LiDAR, GPS, and innovative environmental/air pollution sensors to collect granular...
- This $486,830 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides funding to the University of Delaware for research aimed at enhancing post-stroke gait recovery. The project will utilize the Variable Stiffness Treadmill 2 (VST 2) to introduce personalized perturbations to the walking surface, with the goal of improving balance, propulsion, and symmetry in the gait of stroke survivors. The researchers will develop a multi-layer...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) will support collaborative research at Drexel University to evaluate and predict the relationship between sustainable urban design initiatives and gentrification processes in the city of Philadelphia. The $225,000 award, effective from July 15, 2023 to June 30, 2026, will fund the development of artificial intelligence computer vision methods and machine learning models to identify...
This $199,949 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enable Villanova University to advance research on the impact of pedestrian infrastructure on well-being metrics such as emotion, stress, and cognitive abilities. The project will establish a comprehensive pedestrian data collection framework integrating mobile sensing and experience sampling to create a first-of-its-kind, longitudinal dataset on real-world pedestrian well-being. This naturalistic dataset will inform the development of preliminary design guidelines for pedestrian infrastructure that prioritizes human well-being, which will be evaluated through immersive virtual environments. The resulting data, models, and insights have the potential to drive positive changes in urban planning, design, and public policy. This 2-year project is scheduled to commence on Jun 1, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $199.9k | 3/19/24 |