← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Us Ignite, Inc.
Washington, DC
$33,172,072
Total funding
20
Grants
Funding over time
peak $12.5M · FY2012–25$20M$15M$10M$5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$32,172,072 · 19
USDA$1,000,000 · 1
By mechanism
—$33,172,072 · 20
Investigators at Us Ignite, Inc.
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
PPO: Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office$12,165,815
· FY2017 · CSE
US Ignite: Track 2: Sustainable Ecosystem of Smart Applications$7,166,043
· FY2015 · CSE
US Ignite - Innovation Ecosystem Programs Technical Assistance and Support$3,921,993
· FY2025 · TIP
PAWR Project Office Renewal$3,870,888
· FY2022 · CSE
OVERCOME: Connectivity for Underserved Communities$2,264,253
· FY2020 · CSE
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS USERS IN LOW-DENSITY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SAME HIGH QUALITY, HIGH-SPEED SERVICES OFFERED TO URBAN USERS DUE IN PART TO THE COST OF DEPLOYING FIBER AND EXISTING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. DESPITE REDUCTIONS IN THE COST OF FIBER BACKHAUL AND WIRELESS EQUIPMENT, HIGH DEPLOYMENT, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS TO REACH LOW-DENSITY AREAS CONTINUE TO PRESENT HIGHER COST-PER-BIT FOR BROADBAND SERVICES AND MORE LIMITED ACCESS THAN IN URBAN REGIONS. A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD A LARGE-SCALE, NEXT GENERATION, WIRELESS, RESEARCH TESTBED FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING WAYS TO REDUCE THE COST OF BROADBAND DELIVERY TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.THAT MEANS THAT THE RURAL PLATFORM MUST APPLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSFORM NETWORKS IN RURAL AND OTHER LOW-DENSITY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE WAY. AS A LARGE-SCALE TESTBED, THE RURAL PLATFORM WILL TARGET ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS, ENGINEERS, APPLICATION DEVELOPERS,AND END-USERS OF ADVANCED WIRELESS AND APPLICATION SYSTEMS AS PROSPECTIVE USERS. THESE US-BASED RESEARCHERS WILL BE PROVIDED REMOTE ACCESS TO THE RURAL PLATFORM. SINCE THERE IS LIKELY TO BE MULTIPLE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO REDUCING THE COST, PLATFORM USERS/RESEARCHERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION AND ABILITY TO ADD THEIR OWN DEVICES TO TEST AND EVALUATE. TO DO SO, THE RURAL PLATFORM WILL FEATURE ARCHITECTURAL FLEXIBILITY AND DESIGN DIVERSITY TO SUPPORT NOVEL SOLUTIONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE DATA COLLECTED (E.G., SPEED, BANDWIDTH, COSTS, ETC.) FROM THE RURAL PLATFORM WILL BE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION, AS WELL HELPING TO INCREASE US-BASED WIRELESS EXPERTISE. IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THE RURAL PLATFORM WILL ENABLE EXPERIMENTATION FOR WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AUTONOMOUS IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES, AGRICULTURAL AND FIELD ROBOTS, PRECISION ANIMAL MONITORING, AND AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY RURAL EDUCATION TO REVOLUTIONIZE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND TO PROVIDE BASIC COMMUNITY SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE OVERALL SOCIETAL BENEFIT IS FINDING AFFORDABLE OPTIONS, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY, AND PROVIDING BETTER ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL WEB-BASED SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.$1,000,000
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
2018 and 2019 US Ignite Application Summits - Bridging Academic Research and Community Stakeholders for Increased Impact$325,248
· FY2018 · CSE
EAGER: Pathways to Sustainable Success in Smart and Connected Communities$299,636
· FY2022 · CSE
US Ignite 2017 Application Summit$299,363
· FY2017 · CSE
EAGER: US Ignite Launch$298,888
· FY2012 · CSE
EAGER: Smart Community Big Data Co-op$295,944
· FY2018 · CSE
Collaborative Research: EAGER: REAL Leafy - A Sustainable, Viral Infrastructure-as-a-Service Edge Cloud$252,507
· FY2018 · CSE
EAGER: US Ignite: Wireless Research Consortium$247,119
· FY2016 · CSE
US Ignite 2015 Application Summit$199,753
· FY2015 · CSE
US Ignite 2016 Application Summit$198,545
· FY2016 · CSE
US Ignite 2014 Application Summit$168,417
· FY2014 · CSE
US Ignite 2013 Application Summit$99,058
· FY2013 · CSE
NSF Cloud for Everyone Workshop$43,916
· FY2016 · CSE
ONF US Ignite Workshop$33,312
· FY2013 · CSE
US Ignite Next Generation Developers Workshop$21,374
· FY2013 · CSE