Project Grant S356A210014

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $516,302 to Norfolk State University to establish a research framework for fostering digital capital and online safety among adolescents. The project aims to: Identify challenges and gaps for meaningful digital engagement among children Examine the relationship between children's digital capital, digital engagement, and perceptions of social solidarity Explore effective...

This $600,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of a first-of-its-kind open-source measurement infrastructure platform. The University of Chicago will design, develop, and deploy this platform to enable new classes of research on digital infrastructure access across U.S. populations. Specifically, the platform aims to facilitate studies on the national digital divide challenge by...

The California Department of Technology (CDT), through a $70,226,453.82 Project Grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032), will implement the California Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include convening digital equity stakeholders, refining digital equity data and maps, expanding digital navigation and digital inclusion programs, funding and expanding existing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $225,000 to Michigan State University aims to develop a user-centered platform for digital content integrity. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: REDDDOT Phase 2: A User-Centered Platform for Digital Content Integrity," seeks to protect the integrity of digital content and maintain public trust in the face of threats posed by advanced generative AI...

The University of Washington received a $2.96 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to address digital divides in Tacoma, Washington through February 2025. The grant will fund the expansion of broadband access, device distribution, digital skills training, and capacity building for minority communities. Key activities include distributing tablets and...

The University of California, Santa Barbara will leverage informal organizational networks for successful digital transformation under a $333,293 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science. The grant falls under the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to contribute to scientific strength and welfare through basic research and education in the social, behavioral and economic sciences. Specifically, the...

Federal Grant Award Summary Digital Promise Global received an $889,630 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research-practice partnership, in conjunction with Looking Glass Ventures, Data Science 4 Everyone, and four school districts (Broward County, FL; Indian...

The $5.55 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program will support Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's "Creating Connections" initiative. The two-year project aims to enhance digital infrastructure and equitable broadband access in Newark, New Jersey through collaboration among civic groups, non-profits, and public institutions. Key activities include expanding...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $750,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan aims to develop a Community Tech Workers (CTW) model to support digital capacity building for under-resourced microbusinesses. The goals are to: (1) create a taxonomy of barriers and supports for equitable digital technology participation among microbusiness owners; (2) develop culturally relevant workforce training for...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $467,236 to the University of California Irvine for research and tool development supporting distributed and fragmented software design meetings. Specifically, the University will study several software development teams conducting remote design meetings to document issues, assess...