Project Grant USTTI34

The U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) will receive $289,000 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding will support USTTI's recruitment and leadership of a youth delegation to the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit at the International Telecommunication Union's World Telecommunications Development Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from June 2-4, 2022. USTTI will assemble...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $289,000 Project Grant under the Special Projects program (CFDA 11.553) to the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this grant is for USTTI to develop and execute a mentoring and training program to enhance the skills and knowledge of the next generation of women digital leaders in Africa. Key activities to be performed by...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), aims to build a cohesive group of leaders working on issues in cyberspace who are committed to the UN-affirmed framework of responsible state behavior. The $1,165,940 award, granted to the Information Technology And Innovation Foundation, will be used to update award provisions per FAMA 2025-07 and spans from September 30, 2024 to March 30, 2026. The program...

This Project Grant award of $924,053.50 from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) is designed to enhance the capacities of ESCAP member states to provide robust governance, regulatory, and policy environments related to open radio access network (Open RAN) and other emerging technologies. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be executed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN...

The Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive $1.2 million from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to provide improved geographic granularity of internet shutdowns and greater visibility into internet throttling as a form of censorship. The project aims to enhance the global internet freedom community's understanding of these issues from...

The U.S. Department of State awarded a $296,250 Project Grant under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to provide support to OSCE participating states in operationalizing confidence-building measures on a national and regional level. This 2-year award, running from September 2023 to September 2025, will enable OSCE to deliver a range of technical assistance, capacity building, and training activities across...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training curriculum at the Stevens Institute of Technology. The key products and services include: 1) Extending the abilities of wireless professionals by providing public and remote access to an O-RAN-based wireless cyberinfrastructure, which integrates...

This $139,095 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into designing principles for a future-proof Internet control plane. Funded under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the award supports a collaborative research effort between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project aims to address challenges in evolving Internet control protocols to meet growing demands on the network. Key...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Global Partners Digital LIMITED to counter internet fragmentation and enable an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet that promotes and protects human rights in the target country. The award period is from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). This program funds...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to ORPC, LLC to provide technical assistance and develop policy roadmaps to help drive countries up the Open RAN adoption curve. The award will create an educational portal and global tracker to serve as a resource for beneficiary countries. This aligns with the program's focus on promoting secure, diverse, and resilient information and communications...