Project Grant 2544716
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas received a $511,074 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This award funds the development of autonomous robotic systems capable of interpreting and utilizing non-contact hyperspectral imaging to guide the handling and processing of soft...
- Federal Grant Award Summary 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded $583,047 to The University of Texas at Tyler under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project running from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. The award supports the development and validation of an integrated, miniaturized sensor suite capable of real-time, multiparametric monitoring of molecular-level nitrogen dynamics in plants, soils, and water. The...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, CFDA 47.070) awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant of $121,064 to the University of California, Berkeley, effective July 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027. This award supports fundamental research and educational initiatives focused on re-thinking the perception-action paradigm for agile autonomous...
- 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 Cornell University $565,790 on August 15, 2025, through a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant to support research on adaptive robot learning systems. The award, which extends through July 31, 2030, funds the development of a novel framework enabling robots to acquire and apply new skills through three primary methodologies: learning from demonstration (by...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant of $514,916 to the University of Texas at Dallas on July 15, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2031. This award funds research into adaptive and scalable resilience methods for complex networked systems, including robot teams, infrastructure networks, and distributed learning systems. The project will deliver...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,007,682 Federal Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside). The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Elevating Farm Worker-Robot Collaborations in Agri-Food Ecosystems", aims to shape the future of farm work by developing human-aware agricultural robots that can seamlessly partner with farmworkers to improve tree-crop harvesting outcomes and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $340,412 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. The award funds research and development of an introspective reasoning paradigm for autonomous agents and robots operating in complex, real-world environments. The project will deliver foundational advances in three core technical areas:...
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 date June 30, 2031) that develops algorithmic solutions enabling robot teams to operate effectively under real-world field conditions characterized by variable weather, terrain challenges, intermittent communication, and resource constraints. Primary applications include targeted crop treatment and plant health monitoring, with expected outcomes including improved crop productivity, reduced pesticide and fertilizer overapplication, lower farmer costs, and minimized human exposure to hazardous agricultural chemicals. Beyond research deliverables, the award incorporates comprehensive education and workforce development components that include interdisciplinary student engagement in robotics, artificial intelligence, and agriculture; curriculum development at the intersection of these fields; K-12 outreach through 4-H youth programs and robotics summer camps; and on-farm robot demonstrations. The project is designed to advance scientific knowledge, strengthen the agricultural economy, and promote broader acceptance of robotics and AI technologies within the farming community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $618.2k | 6/29/26 |