Project Grant 2623137
- 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 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...
- 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 Division of Graduate Education awarded a $146,000 project grant to Clemson University to support the development of a learning platform and education curriculum for artificial intelligence-driven socially-relevant cybersecurity. The two-year award, made under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund Clemson University's collaborative research project titled "EAGER: SATC-EDU: Learning Platform and Education Curriculum for Artificial...
- 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 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 Texas Tech University $249,848 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and deliver an artificial intelligence agent-centered cybersecurity education framework. The project will create curriculum modules, hands-on laboratory exercises, and project-based learning activities organized around four core areas: foundations of AI agents, core cybersecurity principles, AI agents for security...
- 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 Division of Graduate Education awarded the University of Texas at Dallas $167,657 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 will cover secure agent deployment, adversarial inputs and prompt security, secure orchestration with tools and memory, secure external...
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 in real-world cyber operations. USC will construct a suite of modular instructional resources covering agent architectures, large language models as reasoning engines, and agentic AI attack surfaces. The curriculum will be deployed on the NSF-funded SPHERE infrastructure as a publicly accessible virtual laboratory environment, allowing students to simulate complex networks, deploy multi-agent systems, and execute proof-of-concept exploits. Academic content will explore agentic AI as defense mechanisms, attack tools, and target systems, with rigorous assignments in reinforcement learning for penetration testing and adversarial attack mitigation. The modules are designed for seamless integration into existing computer science curricula or for standalone rapid workforce upskilling, democratizing access to advanced training resources across U.S. educational institutions. Place of performance is Marina Del Rey, California. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/30/26 |