Project Grant 2611189
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Arizona State University $1,728,720 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish an AI-augmented cybersecurity scholarship program that prepares government cybersecurity professionals with expertise at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cyber defense. ASU will develop and deliver AI-integrated instructional modules in AI-enabled security operations center analysis, AI-assisted...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Purdue University $349,999 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop openly accessible cybersecurity educational resources for future-generation wireless systems, including sixth-generation and beyond cellular networks, advanced wireless local-area networks, non-terrestrial networks, and integrated sensing and communication platforms. The project...
- Arizona State University received a $300,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop artificial intelligence tools and resources for cybersecurity education. The funding supports the EAGER: SATC-EDU project to create a machine learning-enabled security knowledge graph for integrating AI into cybersecurity curriculum from April 30, 2023. The grant falls under the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to strengthen...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Arizona State University $1.199 million on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a cyber threat triage and investigation system for scientific institutions. The award funds development of three integrated capabilities: an adaptive provenance collection framework combining lightweight anomaly detection with selective memory monitoring to capture...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded $500,000 to the University of Arizona on August 15, 2026, to develop an educational platform for training cybersecurity professionals in adversarial malware defense and AI-enabled cyber security. The deliverables consist of two integrated components: an Adversarial Malware Generation and Defense (AMGD) curriculum and an AMGD workbench. The curriculum will define a body of knowledge spanning adversarial machine learning,...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the Center for the Future of Arizona $279,310 on October 1, 2025, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to establish the AZ Cyber Pathways Research-Practice Partnership addressing Arizona's cybersecurity workforce shortage. The partnership develops coherent K-14 educational pathways in computer science and cybersecurity by conducting exploratory research in three areas: supporting partnership development and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $200,000 Project Grant awarded October 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This collaborative research initiative, titled "Multimodal Sensing-Based Security Mechanisms for IoT Systems," addresses a critical gap in cybersecurity approaches for mission-critical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded $500,000 to the University of Southern California on September 1, 2026, to develop instructional resources and graduate-level curriculum for agentic cybersecurity engineering under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project, titled "Agentic Cybersecurity Engineering for Artificial Intelligence" (ACE), addresses the shortage of cybersecurity professionals qualified to design, deploy, and secure AI agents...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arizona received a $670,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The project, titled "Secure Resource Management in NextG Radio Access Networks: Attacks, Defenses, and Proofs of Service," delivers research addressing critical security...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded California State University, San Bernardino $2,132,180 on August 1, 2026, to build a federal cybersecurity workforce pipeline integrating artificial intelligence training under the STEM Education program. The recipient will prepare two cohorts of cybersecurity scholars over three years through combined coursework in cybersecurity, machine learning, and applied AI for security operations. Scholars will gain hands-on experience...
The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Arizona State University $150,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and deliver educational resources addressing cybersecurity workforce gaps in future-generation wireless systems, including sixth-generation and beyond cellular networks, advanced wireless local-area networks, non-terrestrial networks, and integrated sensing and communication platforms. The award funds creation of four integrated educational modules combining foundational concepts with hands-on learning: introducing principles and applications of future-generation networks, examining security mechanisms for artificial intelligence-enabled wireless communications, investigating defenses for artificial intelligence-driven wireless sensing systems, and exploring emerging attack surfaces and security challenges in integrated sensing and communication technologies. The project modernizes existing network security courses, develops new curriculum content focused on future-generation security, and delivers virtual, hybrid, and in-person training activities. Educational materials, laboratory exercises, and training activities will be disseminated through courses, workshops, online resources, and summer research programs. Performance occurs in Tempe, Arizona over the period August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. Arizona State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (Orspa) administers the award on behalf of the university's research teams. The project advances education at the intersection of wireless systems, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence while establishing a scalable framework for future-generation workforce development.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/28/26 |