Project Grant 2622759
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded North Dakota State University $199,842 on September 1, 2026, to develop CyberBridge, an AI-scaffolded interprofessional training platform for cyber incident response and digital forensics education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). CyberBridge pairs digital forensic examiners and prosecutors in realistic cyber incident scenarios delivered through a web-based platform requiring no specialized hardware. The...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded $441,645 to the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop AI-enhanced cybersecurity education and expand workforce capacity in that field. The recipient will develop six open-access, AI-enhanced modules integrated into an existing cyber data analytics certificate, covering adversarial machine learning, AI-driven threat detection, and AI pipeline security,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Clemson University $250,000 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an AI agent-centered cybersecurity education framework. The project, running through August 31, 2029, will create curriculum modules, hands-on laboratories, and project-based learning activities that train students to understand both the benefits and security challenges of artificial...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $120,036 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the University of Washington Tacoma. The purpose of this 2-year collaborative research project is to develop tailored curriculum modules and scalable pathways to provide comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy education for criminal justice professionals across the United States. The goal is to equip these...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $179,883 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Washington Tacoma and North Dakota State University. The grant aims to develop tailored curriculum modules and scalable pathways to provide cybersecurity and privacy education to criminal justice professionals across the country. The project will create three progressive courses starting with foundational cybersecurity and privacy...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Washington a $1 million cooperative agreement on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop AI technologies for complex engineering system design, testing, manufacturing, and operation. The institute will create physics-aware machine learning and AI tools to accelerate aerospace and advanced manufacturing development by enabling...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Cleveland State University five hundred thousand dollars on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and validate educational approaches that prepare engineering students and faculty to secure artificial intelligence-integrated operational technology systems critical to manufacturing, power generation, water treatment, and transportation infrastructure. The project addresses a national...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Auburn University $299,978 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and evaluate a modular curriculum framework for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence education. Auburn will design, prototype, and evaluate instructional materials addressing AI-native cyber threat environments and agentic AI concepts within cybersecurity instruction. The project scope includes developing reusable...
- 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 Division of Graduate Education awarded the University of Washington $290,921 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop CyberBridge, an AI-scaffolded web-based training system that pairs digital forensic examiners and criminal justice students in realistic cyber incident scenarios to build shared vocabulary, procedures, and evidentiary understanding for effective collaboration in cyberattack investigations and prosecutions. CyberBridge integrates curriculum, simulated incidents, and a multi-agent AI architecture to deliver domain coaching, collaboration mediation, session orchestration, and trust verification. A collaboration mediation agent identifies vocabulary mismatches, procedural misunderstandings, and evidentiary gaps, then provides adaptive scaffolds informed by the Zone of Proximal Development. The platform requires no specialized hardware and is designed for adoption by community colleges, regional universities, and law enforcement academies. Project outputs include an interprofessional scripted-collaboration model, reusable AI-agent skills, and a Delphi-validated competency framework aligned with the NICE Workforce Framework and American Bar Association standards. A quasi-experimental study will compare CyberBridge with domain-siloed tutoring by measuring domain competency, collaboration quality, and AI literacy. Major outputs will be released as open-source resources to support broad institutional adoption and strengthen the national cybersecurity workforce. Performance occurs in Tacoma, Washington, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $290.9k | 7/29/26 |