Project Grant H982301010111

This $261,181 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will fund a multi-year study by the University of Nevada, Reno to analyze the determinants and processes that shape language restoration and development efforts within communities. The research will utilize linguistic analyses, observation, interviews, participatory methods, and digital network analysis to track how language is introduced and emerges as a mode of...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is for the development of an Intelligent Language Learning Environment platform by Pangea Chat LLC. The project aims to create a novel language learning solution grounded in learning science and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to make language learning more accessible, inclusive, and socially engaging. Key product goals include...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $299,963 aims to destigmatize disfluencies in speech artificial intelligence (AI) by partnering with the grassroots stuttering community organization "StammerTalk". The key objectives are to: (a) develop metrics, tools, and techniques to measure and address fluency biases in existing automatic speech recognition (ASR) models, and (b) study StammerTalk's...

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612), awarded Oglala Lakota College a $747,142 Project Grant on July 1, 2025, for the Lakota Language Education and Resource Development Project, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The project deliverables consist of three primary components designed to address the critical status of the Lakota language, which has fewer than 1,000 fluent speakers remaining, most over 65 years old. First, the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Talk Coaches Inc. to develop an AI-powered feedback system for enhancing literacy and creative thinking skills for students in grades 3-8. The project, titled "AI-Enhanced Feedback to Accelerate Literacy, Creativity, and Student Engagement," aims to transform the English language learning experience by providing immediate AI-driven...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to ESM Global Productions, LLC to develop an advanced AI-powered translation platform for African languages. This 2-year project aims to create a robust database and novel machine learning models to significantly enhance translation accuracy and nuance for underrepresented African languages, addressing a critical gap in current technology....

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop a universal natural language processing (NLP) model designed specifically for low-resourced languages. The primary technical objective is to create an NLP model capable of handling unique linguistic features, leveraging limited data, and incorporating cultural and contextual nuances to reduce language barriers and increase...

The Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $576,000 Project Grant under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) to the University of Colorado-Denver. The grant, titled "PROJECT NXTGEN COLORADO BILINGUE", will support the university's efforts to improve English language instruction, academic achievement, and educational outcomes for English language learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, in the state of...

This $445,543 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The award supports a project titled "LANGDIV: HNDS-R: TALKER-SPECIFIC, LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC, AND LANGUAGE-GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST-LANGUAGE AND SECOND-LANGUAGE SPEECH" at Northwestern University. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Develop a unique publicly available digital speech resource with...