Project Grant 2531382
- This $149,952 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support the planning and community engagement phase of the DFARM project. DFARM aims to pilot and evaluate a distributed system of smart, connected hydroponics to empower food-insecure households in Knoxville, Tennessee to produce their own food year-round and increase local food security. The project will develop three key components: 1) an...
- This $599,463 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports research to define and characterize the infrastructure of U.S. food systems. The project, awarded to the University of Washington, aims to develop a shared vision of food systems infrastructure to identify the biggest challenges and most promising solutions. The first phase will define and describe food systems infrastructure, the second...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) is providing $300,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to advance innovations in digital agriculture and optimization through an international research network. The "AI4OPT-AG" project will leverage controlled-environment agriculture and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced data analytics to enhance global food...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $749,995 project grant to the University of Houston under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop artificial intelligence-based decision support tools to improve equitable food and nutrition security in disadvantaged communities in the Houston area. The University of Houston will work with civic and community partners over a one-year period ending November 2023 to assess and model areas with limited access to...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $875,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program. The project aims to develop a new decentralized system that integrates wastewater treatment with hydroponic farming, leveraging innovations in sensors, wastewater treatment, hydroponic systems, and machine learning. The research will be conducted at...
- This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund research at the University of California, Los Angeles to address college food insecurity and promote healthy eating among vulnerable student populations. Over the one-year period from December 2022 through November 2023, the grantee and sub-awardee Chico State Enterprises will develop a framework for understanding barriers to and motivators for food...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,814 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Southern California (USC) for the "SCC-IRG TRACK 2: FOOD ENVIRONMENT DYNAMICS (FED): LEVERAGING AI AND HUMAN MOBILITY DATA TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN FOOD ACCESS AND IMPROVE AMERICANS' DIETS" project. This 3-year project, running from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2027, will use artificial intelligence and human mobility data from...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded a $610,609 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Merced, a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving educational institution. The grant, titled "Collaborative Research: Elevating Farm Worker-Robot Collaborations in Agri-Food Ecosystems", aims to shape the future farm workplace by developing intelligent agricultural robots that can operate in seamless partnership...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $744,721 project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of California, San Francisco on December 15, 2022 with a completion date of November 30, 2023. The grant funds the Network of User-Engaged Researchers Building Interdisciplinary Scientific Infrastructures for Healthy Food (NOURISH) project. NOURISH aims to develop technical solutions to transform "food swamps" saturated with...
- This $250,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports an interdisciplinary research effort led by the University of Virginia to develop a networked cyber-physical system for controlled-environment agriculture (CEA). The project aims to optimize crop production and energy efficiency in CEA facilities to address global food security challenges. Key aspects of the research include: 1) integrating...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $149,992 project grant to Georgia TECH Research Corp to support research aimed at enhancing access to fresh, nutritious food in urban areas. The grant, titled "Leveraging Data and Community-Driven Freight Systems to Support Urban Agriculture Models for Enhancing Food Access," will fund the development of integrated supply-side, community-driven freight systems and urban agriculture models to establish urban agriculture as a vital component of infrastructure. This research seeks to enable the U.S. to improve national health outcomes and urban economic vitality by supporting neighborhood-based food production and delivery, developing new planning tools for cities, and expanding opportunities for students and residents to actively participate in designing food distribution systems. The project will work towards establishing an artificial intelligence-enabled decision-support system to model food distribution through the combined perspectives of infrastructure, logistics, and social networks.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 8/3/25 |