Project Grant ED17HDQ0200079

This project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of an artificial intelligence-assisted product design and production planning (AI-PDPP) system designed to improve manufacturing efficiencies. Awarded to the University of Oklahoma in May 2025 for $679,973, the three-year research initiative (completion date: April 30, 2028) focuses on integrating deep learning into three core manufacturing processes: product functional...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program), is developing a high-precision time-to-digital converter (TDC) capable of picosecond accuracy. The $305,000 award to Main Engineering LLC will enable the research and development of a semiconductor chip-based TDC that can operate in harsh environments and provide enhanced performance features such as zero...

The Pacific Basin Development Council will update and implement the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa under a $106,250 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. Through this award made under EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program, PBDC will foster global competitiveness and meet regional economic needs by encouraging partnerships and collaboration...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant awarded $275,000 to ADA TECH LLC to develop a novel artificial intelligence-powered generative design solution. The project aims to integrate consumer data, Internet of Things (IoT) telemetry, and design for excellence (DFX) engineering specifications into 3D generative computer-aided-design models. The primary objectives are to enable the...

Pacific Northwest Water Power Program Cooperative Agreement Summary Washington Maritime Blue received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective November 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The Pacific Northwest Water Power Program (PNW-WPP) delivers targeted commercialization support and incubation services for marine...

This $350,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of an open-source, multiscale, application-agnostic platform (OPEN-MAP) for heterogeneous system-in-package co-design. Led by Purdue University, the consortium aims to break barriers across applications, design domains, and abstraction levels in modeling, simulation, optimization, and design through OPEN-MAP. The platform will...

This $230,292 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports research to enhance understanding of how innovative research and development (R&D) effectively translate into commercial products. The study will focus on place-based innovation (PBI) ecosystems, regions where stakeholders collaborate in close geographic proximity, to uncover critical factors that facilitate or hinder successful R&D...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The award funds research to develop a computational framework for Design for Product Evolution (DFPE) that integrates dynamic models of customer decision-making with social network influence dynamics. The research...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,000,000 in funding to Gravel Capital LLC to develop an artificial intelligence-powered printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) prototyping service. The project aims to create a rapid, cost-competitive PCBA manufacturing service that leverages computer vision and AI techniques to automate the design process, reduce innovation timelines, and...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) to assist small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) in the El Paso region. The project aims to enhance the digital engineering capabilities of the SMMs to support the Department of Defense's digital transformation goals. Key activities include conducting digital...