Project Grant 2511726
- The National Science Foundation awarded Kent State University $299,996 on August 1, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to scope and plan a sustainable open-source ecosystem for the architecture, engineering, and construction sector. The project, titled OpenConstruction, addresses fragmentation of digital assets across the AEC community—including field imagery, design documentation, and engineering workflows—that currently reside in proprietary...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $612,447 on February 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct coordinated uncrewed aerial system sampling of atmospheric boundary layer structures. The project uses formations of fixed-wing drones to collect real-world data on air movement and coherent structures—organized rolling air currents—within the...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Colorado State University $358,749 on March 1, 2026, to acquire and deploy a field-deployable, continuous-flow bioaerosol measurement and monitoring instrument for real-time sampling and characterization of atmospheric particles. Under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), the recipient will purchase and install a SwisensPoleno Jupiter instrument that combines optical sizing, fluorescence, polarization, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award under CFDA 47.041 - Engineering provides $300,000 in funding to The University of Iowa to research methods for integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with manned aircraft during airport landing procedures. The key focus areas include: 1) developing advanced motion planning algorithms to coordinate the navigation and control of multiple manned and unmanned aircraft, 2) enhancing pilot comfort...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado one dollar on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on integrated communications and sensing systems for autonomous uncrewed aircraft operating over wireless networks along designated drone highways. The project develops hardware and software innovations addressing the coexistence...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. received a $380,000 project grant awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) to develop AEROSPEC, an Adaptive Spectrum Framework for Autonomous Aerial Systems. The project, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, will design and validate a Dynamic Frequency Management System (DFMS) tailored specifically for Unmanned Aerial...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $314,818 project grant to San Diego State University Foundation doing business as San Diego State University Research Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant aims to develop an enhanced open networked airborne computing platform to facilitate design, implementation, and testing of airborne computing systems integrating control, computing, communication, and networking functions. Key...
- This $27,720,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports the design, construction, and outfitting of the Aerospace Education Hub at Kansas State University Salina. The Hub will house three key facilities: the Applied Aerospace Research Center focused on UAS research and safety, the Aviation Maintenance Training Center for hands-on maintenance education, and the Advanced Composites Lab...
- The Ohio State University received a three-year Project Grant award of $872,967 from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will fund research from January 2022 through December 2025 on integrating autonomous unmanned aircraft systems into wildland fire management. As part of the award, The Ohio State University will collaborate with partners to advance the development and testing of technologies enabling...
- Grant Award Summary Kent State University received a $219,933 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development of QUAIM (Quantum Cyberinfrastructure with Automated Implementation Toolkits), a collaborative research initiative designed to lower barriers to quantum computing adoption...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Kent State University $2.590189 million on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop an integrated airspace sensing and analysis system. The award funds development of a multi-sensor data acquisition remote tower system at the Kent State University Airport and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering Training Facilities. The system will integrate infrared and lidar sensors with data storage, processing, and visualization tools to generate a unified data stream supporting detection, tracking, identification, and analysis of cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft, including small uncrewed aerial systems. The capability will enable research on sensing systems, data architectures, decision-support tools, and operational procedures designed to improve safety, resilience, and performance in increasingly complex airspace environments where crewed aircraft, uncrewed aerial systems, autonomous vehicles, and small aircraft operate in shared spaces. The instrument will also support research on system architecture, sensor fusion, requirements analysis, risk-informed decision-making, human-system interaction, autonomous operations, secure data management, and verification and validation of advanced airspace management concepts. Performance occurs in Kent, Ohio, with a period of performance through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.6m | 8/5/26 |