Project Grant 2553466
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $618,369 project grant awarded on June 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant supports a four-year research initiative (completion date: May 31, 2029) focused on developing functional soft robots using piezoelectric metamaterials at millimeter- to centimeter-scale dimensions. The research...
- Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $300,201 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded February 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative investigates the hydrodynamic mechanisms enabling metachronal swimming—a coordinated paddle-rowing technique observed across aquatic organisms ranging from single cells to large crustaceans. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $140,201 to the University of Delaware on October 1, 2025, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support research enabling autonomous underwater robotic systems through enhanced situational awareness. The project, scheduled for completion by November 30, 2026, addresses critical gaps in underwater robotics by developing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $599,960 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective July 15, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The research initiative develops advanced cyber-physical systems (CPS) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) designed to enhance long-term ocean...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The project delivers experimental research and computational modeling services focused on understanding granular flow behavior under varying gravitational conditions. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $662,253 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This project grant funds the development of soft-bodied robotic underwater vehicles that utilize embodied intelligence—specifically physical reservoir computing—to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $447,758 Project Grant (CFDA 47.076, STEM Education) to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029, in collaboration with North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This collaborative research initiative delivers adaptive learning (AL) platform development and implementation across...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $604,641.10 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 14, 2027. The project develops an automated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platform to monitor soil water content (SWC) and soil organic content (SOC) across agricultural operations. The deliverables include a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $431,987 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) beginning September 1, 2026 and concluding August 31, 2028. The award funds the development of advanced statistical software and analytical tools within the open-source Ecoverse software ecosystem to address challenges in processing artificial intelligence (AI)-derived...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $174,924 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Fisheries Initiative (CFDA 11.433) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project will improve fishery-independent data collection and analysis for demersal species management in the Southeast U.S. (SEUS) through three primary deliverables: (1) assessment and optimization of the Southeast Area...
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 Engineering program) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. The project, titled "Towards Sustainable Aquaculture: Video-Based Reconstruction of Digital Underwater Animals for Robot Learning of Aquatic Capture Tasks," delivers a robotics framework and digital infrastructure designed to enhance disease monitoring and safe fish handling in aquaculture operations. Primary deliverables include: (1) a curated library of controllable digital models of underwater animals with realistic motion capture; (2) autonomous underwater vehicles equipped with manipulators for gentle capture and handling; (3) advanced learning methods to model robot-animal interaction dynamics; (4) open-source datasets, robotic software, and experimental benchmarks; and (5) experimental validation through simulation studies, controlled laboratory testing, and field trials at North Carolina aquaculture facilities. The project also addresses workforce development by training students in robotics, artificial intelligence, and aquaculture technologies to prepare workers for aquatic systems management. Validation efforts combine computational simulation with real-world testing, positioning the deliverables to advance multiple engineering disciplines—robotics, computer vision, and sustainable aquaculture—while supporting the NSF Engineering program's mission to foster innovation and economic strength through engineering research and education.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 6/30/26 |