Project Grant 2547573
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded $918,934 to the University of California, Santa Cruz on August 1, 2026, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to conduct a three-year project (completion date: July 31, 2029) investigating how the human brain integrates information across sensory modalities, temporal scales, and prior knowledge. The research will develop and test a computational...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded $775,500 to Washington University in collaboration with partner institutions on July 15, 2026, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to support collaborative neuroscience research extending through June 30, 2030. This Project Grant funds research investigating single-neuron computational mechanisms underlying visual object coding and memory formation in...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Oregon received a $227,025 Project Grant award effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). The award supports the development of novel functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods to measure temporal context reinstatement and investigate how this...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Oregon received a $199,997 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops advanced graph retrieval techniques for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems that enhance generative artificial intelligence...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Hampshire, under the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), received a $511,753 Project Grant awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The grant funds research investigating how the human brain learns to categorize information when exposed to multisensory stimuli—combining auditory, visual, and integrated sensory inputs. The research delivers controlled...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $619,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. This research project will generate empirical findings on how the brain leverages interactions between different memory systems to enhance memory consolidation, with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Office of Multidisciplinary Activities division under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), awarded the University of Alabama a $520,547 Project Grant effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, to conduct experimental research on complexity and dynamic learning under uncertainty. The project delivers scientific research products focused on understanding how individuals...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $723,850 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Multidisciplinary Activities under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The award funds computational modeling research examining how the brain integrates sensory information with expectations—a process fundamental to human perception and central to artificial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded a $604,425 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports fundamental research investigating how the brain leverages memory systems to guide attention while...
The National Science Foundation's Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded a $765,147 Project Grant to the University of Oregon effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The research examines the neural mechanisms underlying novelty-driven information seeking and long-term memory formation, with particular focus on how individuals differentially engage in intentional versus compulsive information-seeking behaviors. Using explore-exploit decision theory and neuroimaging methods, the project tests the hypothesis that novelty functions as an intrinsic reward signal engaging mesolimbic dopaminergic circuits, providing insights into how the brain evaluates and prioritizes novel information across contexts ranging from natural foraging to digital content navigation. The research deliverables will advance understanding of the computational and neural basis of information-seeking behavior with direct implications for educational technology design. By characterizing how novelty drives explore-exploit decisions and impacts learning outcomes, the findings are intended to inform the development of artificial intelligence-powered educational tools capable of delivering digital content in ways that optimize student engagement and memory retention. The University of Oregon, a major research institution with significant federal funding across life sciences and behavioral domains, will serve as the prime performer for this three-year investigation.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $765.1k | 7/8/26 |