Project Grant 2622911
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded $500,000 to the University of Virginia on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and deliver instructional materials and assessment methods for adversarial causal reasoning in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The project creates course materials, a hands-on practice system, instructor support resources, and measurement tools to teach cybersecurity professionals how to evaluate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Drexel University $249,979 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to prepare undergraduate computing students to use artificial intelligence coding tools responsibly and securely in software development. The project will develop a threat modeling framework for AI-assisted coding workflows and create at least eight hands-on laboratory modules using realistic software development scenarios....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded George Mason University $166,666 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop a modular, hands-on curriculum and low-barrier web-based learning platform for cybersecurity competence in agentic artificial intelligence systems. The curriculum addresses security risks introduced by autonomous AI systems deployed across government agencies, critical infrastructure, and private industry by...
- The Virginia Commonwealth University was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the development of personalized secure programming learning projects motivated by real-world security vulnerabilities. Specifically, the university will map secure programming curriculum topics to categories of real vulnerabilities, build easy-to-use...
- 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 Division of Graduate Education awarded Winston-Salem State University $496,376 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop modular AI security curriculum for the public sector workforce. The project will embed AI security concepts into four self-contained teaching units integrated into existing healthcare management, education, and computer science courses. The units will cover how AI systems fail or face attack, how to evaluate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded George Mason University $188,367 on October 15, 2026, through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and implement the Framework for Rigorous AI-Assisted Computer Science Education (FRAME), an instructional model that integrates artificial intelligence into introductory computer science courses while emphasizing authentic software development experiences and responsible AI tool use. The project will...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded North Carolina State University $250,000 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program to develop AgentSec, a scenario-based educational platform for teaching undergraduate students to secure autonomous artificial intelligence systems. The platform enables students to safely investigate, attack, and defend AI agents in controlled environments through three progressive modules addressing data ingestion, tool-action,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $200,000 to Norfolk State University to expand the university's research, curriculum, and training capabilities at the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The key components of the project, titled "AI-SECURE," include: Developing five new AI courses, a machine learning/AI minor, and six experiential learning modules to infuse responsible AI principles...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Virginia $1 million in Project Grant funding on June 1, 2026, to integrate artificial intelligence education into high school classrooms across a three-year effort ending May 31, 2029. This award operates under NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) and advances Executive Order 14277 on AI education for American youth. The project employs a train-the-trainer model with four core objectives. Twenty high school...
The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Virginia Commonwealth University $250,000 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop curriculum and instructional materials preparing undergraduate computing students to use artificial intelligence coding tools securely and responsibly. The project will deliver a threat modeling framework for AI-assisted coding workflows and at least eight hands-on laboratory modules built around realistic software development scenarios. Students will inspect agent traces, repository content, tool permissions, and AI-generated code to diagnose security vulnerabilities including prompt injection, unsafe command use, overly broad permissions, credential exposure, dependency confusion, and silent security regressions. The project employs pre- and post-assessments and rubric-scored assignments to evaluate student learning. The resulting instructional materials are intended for adoption by instructors at multiple institutions to prepare students for industry, government, and societal needs in AI-native software development. The period of performance runs through August 31, 2029, with work performed at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The funding addresses the national interest by equipping computing students to make sound decisions about AI-generated code changes before acceptance, strengthening their ability to recognize risky tool behavior and protect software projects in workplaces increasingly reliant on AI.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $250.0k | 8/11/26 |