National Science Foundation

Civic Innovation Challenge awards support community-based solutions to mobility and disaster resilience In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $15.9 million in awards to teams comprising civic partners such as local, state, and tribal officials and non-profit and community leaders to conduct and evaluate ready-to-implement pilot projects that address community-identified challenges. Gaps in equality and natural disasters can have a widespread impact, but the effects are seen and ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303451&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 21, 2021 at 09:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

EPSCoR jurisdictions receive NSF investment to build R&D capacity and education The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested nearly $40 million in nine projects that fund collaborative networks, spanning a total of 20 institutions in 15 jurisdictions, through NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research RII Track-2 . EPSCoR is designed to build research and development capacity in states that demonstrate a commitment to ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303487&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 17, 2021 at 10:30AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF announces the launch of SpectrumX, an NSF Spectrum Innovation Center WASHINGTON-- The worldwide growth of wireless connectivity has provided immense societal benefits and has led to an explosion in usage of the radio spectrum and expansion to higher frequencies. However, the range of available radio frequencies is finite, and as the quantity of users and applications increase the spectrum gets congested. Ubiquitous connectivity must operate in harmony with scientific uses of spectrum -- such as Earth observation, astronomy, and geospace and ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303454&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 14, 2021 at 12:53PM Read more at nsf.gov