Project Grant 2613085
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $325,000 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on activity-based modeling and optimization of urban curb management under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research develops an integrated framework combining activity-based behavioral models, traffic flow models, economic analysis, simulation, and optimization to evaluate alternative curb...
- This $249,358 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by Amherst College on non-local microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow models. The investigator will construct and analyze multi-scale non-local mathematical models to more accurately capture driver behavior by integrating downstream information, compared to traditional local traffic flow models. The project aims to perform mathematical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute a $341,000 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: URBAN GOODS MOVEMENTS, PRICING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE" from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The grant will support research examining pricing strategies and their social impacts related to urban goods movement and delivery. The...
- The University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a three-year, $374,449 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to research speed limits on pattern formation in dynamic materials. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports innovation and excellence in engineering research and education to improve quality of life and economic strength. Under the award, University of Massachusetts Boston researchers in the Department of Grants and Administrative...
- The University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA received a three-year, $351,058 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will fund research from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 examining the effects of state steering strategies on the development of advanced industries. As part of NSF's mission to promote basic research in the social and behavioral sciences, this grant will support the University's...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Massachusetts a $400,489 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to establish the Research for Inclusivity and Driving Equity Research Experience for Undergraduates site from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The site will engage 10 diverse undergraduate students annually in transportation research focused on improving mobility access and outcomes for underserved communities. Students will participate in...
- The University of Massachusetts Amherst was awarded a three-year, $359,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CNS CORE: MEDIUM: DYNAMIC DATA-DRIVEN SYSTEMS - THEORY AND APPLICATIONS." The NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering program supports investigator-initiated research and education across computing, communications, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $202,000 Project Grant to Michigan State University under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. The funding will support collaborative research to develop scalable, data-driven predictive control frameworks for managing mixed traffic systems with connected and automated vehicles alongside human-driven vehicles. The project aims to enable advancements in transportation efficiency and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $350,000 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on March 1, 2027, to develop faster computational methods for transportation network design optimization. The project, funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), addresses the challenge that transportation agencies lack efficient tools to evaluate infrastructure investments while accounting for how travelers respond to changes in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This award funds research into data-driven modeling and inference methods for high-order models on complex networks. The project develops computationally efficient, scalable algorithms to simulate and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Massachusetts $325,001 on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on activity-based modeling and optimization for urban curb management under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research develops an integrated framework combining activity-based behavioral models, traffic flow models, economic analysis, simulation, and optimization to evaluate curb management strategies. The first research thrust develops data-driven methods to characterize curb-user behavior, quantify social costs of inefficient curb utilization, and evaluate how pricing, allocation, and operational policies influence transportation system performance. This work integrates user-specific behavioral models with link- and network-level traffic flow models to capture interactions between curb demand, congestion, and system-wide externalities. The second thrust develops scalable simulation and optimization approaches for curb space allocation. The research addresses curb space as a constrained urban resource supporting passenger pick-up and drop-off, parking, freight loading, and emerging delivery services. Project activities include collaboration with local governments, freight operators, delivery services, and other mobility stakeholders to ensure practical relevance. Performance occurs in Amherst, Massachusetts, over a three-year period ending September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $325.0k | 8/4/26 |