Project Grant 2544350
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $550,000 CAREER grant to the University of California, San Diego on July 15, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The five-year project, scheduled for completion on June 30, 2030, focuses on developing performance-guaranteed learning and control algorithms for real-world energy systems. The research addresses two primary applications: distribution...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Lehigh University a $533,119 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant effective April 15, 2026, through March 31, 2031, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds fundamental research on geometry-based control methods for nonlinear distributed energy resources (DERs) in smart grids. The project delivers research outputs and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary San Diego State University Research Foundation has received a $550,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. The project will develop two types of distributed intelligence (DI) systems to assess and enforce transient stability in electric power networks hosting heterogeneous electric energy resources (EERs). DI-1 is a power-electronic interface that enforces...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $587,981 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) on August 15, 2026, to develop energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) models for virtual sensing in dynamic energy systems. The project will create compact foundation models capable of inferring internal system states—such as temperature, voltage, and power balance—from limited...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $287,739 to the University of Nevada, Reno (Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education) on June 1, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. This project grant, funded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports fundamental research and educational initiatives aimed at developing a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded $618,201 to the University of Nevada, Reno (Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education) on July 1, 2026, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program focused on cooperative planning and sensing technologies for heterogeneous teams of autonomous aerial and ground robots in precision agriculture. The award supports a five-year research initiative (completion...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: This $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) CAREER Project Grant was awarded to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station on April 15, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. The award supports research and development addressing the autonomous real-time coordination of ultra-large-scale converter-based distributed energy resources (C-DERs) in integrated transmission-distribution power systems. Products...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $500,000 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Vermont for a five-year CAREER project running from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The primary deliverables include the development of algorithms and computational tools to verify the performance of machine learning (ML) models deployed in electric power systems. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Wayne State University received a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. This CAREER award funds fundamental research into trustworthy sequential decision-making systems, specifically addressing the integration of privacy, robustness, and fairness within reinforcement learning (RL)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $200,000 to the University of Massachusetts on June 15, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a project titled "Closed-Loop Hybrid Intelligence with Optogenetic-Neuromorphic Co-Designed Cell Interfaces." The project, scheduled for completion by May 31, 2028, delivers advanced engineering tools and methods that integrate high-resolution...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno, Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education on July 15, 2026. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award funds foundational research to establish scientific and mathematical frameworks for safely integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into real-time control systems for power electronic converters that support modern electric grids. The project will develop trustworthy AI-based control methods that combine neural network adaptability with the reliability requirements of safety-critical energy infrastructure, creating new mathematical tools, validation methods, and establishing rigorous theoretical frameworks to ensure neural network controllers operate safely and stably while providing explainability of decision-making processes. The award extends through June 30, 2031. In addition to the core research objectives, the project delivers broader impacts through workforce development and public engagement. The awardee will strengthen the future engineering workforce through interdisciplinary education bridging AI and control engineering, conduct K-12 STEM outreach to engage younger students, and increase public awareness of emerging technologies through community engagement activities. Collectively, these research and educational deliverables aim to advance the safe adoption of AI in power and energy systems, contributing to more resilient and efficient energy infrastructure that supports national economic prosperity and grid stability.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 7/10/26 |