Project Grant SAU90022GR0013

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $515,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the 12th annual Slash Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria. The Slash Filmfestival, organized by the nonprofit Verein ZUR Foerderung DES Fantastischen Films, will showcase international productions of fantastic film from September 23 through October 3, 2021 across three venues. The grant funding will support the festival's operations through the...

The Department of the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded $160,451 to Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) Project Grant from April 15, 2021 to October 14, 2022. The grant funds the MEASURING RETURN ON ATTACK: COMBINING EXPLOIT MARKET DATA WITH ATTACK TREES (CEMDAT) project to develop methods for the Air Force to measure the return on investment of cyber attacks by combining data from cyber exploit markets...

This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $374,400.00 to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidg. Technische Hochschule Zürich, or ETH Zurich) to conduct research on "Rapid Adaptive Task Learning Inspired by Hierarchical (Cortical) Networks." The research aims to develop advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that can rapidly adapt to new...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $447,659 to the University of Louisville to engage U.S. undergraduate and graduate students in international research experiences focused on digital twin technology in logistics and supply chain management. Over a 3-year period from August 2025 to July 2028, the project will enable a cohort of 8 students (4 undergraduate, 4 graduate) per year to spend 6 weeks...

This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $159,379.00 in funding to the University of California, Irvine to conduct research on "Stochastic Control and Optimal Mass Transport: A Schrodinger Bridge Approach". The award period runs from September 25, 2024 to September 24, 2027. As a leading research university, UC Irvine will leverage its specialized facilities and diverse faculty expertise...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $837,184 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (Mumok) exhibition "Blackness, White, and Light." The exhibition, scheduled from March 31 to September 3, 2023, will be the first comprehensive solo exhibition in Europe of New York-based artist Adam Pendleton. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs' goal of informing and influencing foreign...

The Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $328,900 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to support the performance of "Danse Macabre" by Austrian artist Markus Schinwald and U.S. composer Matthew Chamberlain at the 2021 Wiener Festwochen Festival in Austria. The grant completion date was June 30, 2021. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign...

The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $119,480 Project Grant to the Universita' Degli Studi DI Napoli Federico II (Unina) in Italy under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective from March 2025 to March 2029, supports research on the "Formation and Growth of Pyrolytic Carbon: Impact of Persistent Radicals and Trace Metals." Unina, a prominent Italian research university, will leverage its technical expertise and research...

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration provides $2,229,077 to the City of Colorado Springs Airport to update its airport master plan narrative report and airport layout plan under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The project aims to address key issues, objectives, and goals for the airport's future development through July 2025. The Federal Aviation...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports a collaborative research initiative focused on learning-assisted integrated sensing, communication, and security for 6G unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. The multi-institutional research team from Auburn University, Florida International University, IIT Kharagpur, and IIIT Naya Raipur aims to develop innovative solutions integrating UAV...