| NSF Org: |
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 3, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 25, 2018 |
| Award Number: | 1531176 |
| Award Instrument: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Program Manager: |
Deepankar Medhi
dmedhi@nsf.gov (703)292-2935 CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2015 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2018 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $3,260,110.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $3,564,090.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2016 = $2,368,210.00 FY 2017 = $303,980.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
149 NEW MONTGOMERY ST FL 4 SAN FRANCISCO CA US 48377 (650)903-0800 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
331 E. Evelyn Avenue Mountain View CA US 94041-1538 |
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| NSF Program(s): |
CISE Research Resources, Networking Technology and Syst |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001617DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
This project demonstrates the value of high-speed networks and, consequently, seeds demand for further network investment. The project is a three-year, five-city program of capacity building activities and collaborative application development focused on tools that leverage high-speed, next-generation networks for education and workforce development. Building on current NSF-funded activities in Kansas City and Chattanooga where Mozilla has fostered and piloted 17 gigabit apps in collaboration with more than 30 local partner institutions, this project directly complements the gigabit ecosystem-building work of the US Ignite organization and its efforts to bring online and link new gigabit innovation test beds.
To create a national gigabit innovation community, the project moves the work of gigabit technologists out of the lab and into the communities where high-speed networks are now coming online. It provides gigabit technologists deeper and sustained exchanges with lead users so they can refine their applications based on observations and user testing. It also increases visibility for early-stage applications and facilitates deployment in brick-and-mortar settings in order to test and validate app benefits with representative users. The support provided through the Mozilla Hive project helps new entrants to the gigabit innovation community mature into productive contributors to the ecosystem by promoting the continuous development, iteration, and deployment of gigabit apps and celebrating successful apps on the national stage. To accomplish these goals, the project (1) establishes "Hive Learning Networks" in five gigabit cities, providing sustainable grassroots social organizations that can test and iterate gigabit applications at greater speed; (2) catalyzes local, community-based gigabit application pilots in each city through the "Gigabit Community Fund," which provides grants and project support; and (3) facilitates knowledge transfer between developers, institutions, and cities to speed the spread and impact of gigabit apps.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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A partnership between Mozilla, the National Science Foundation, and U.S. Ignite, the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund provided grant funding in select U.S. communities to support pilot tests of gigabit technologies such as virtual reality, 4K video, and artificial intelligence in classrooms and other learning spaces. The goal of the initiative was to increase participation in technology innovation, demonstrate the value of high-speed networks for learning, and seed demand for further network investment while building the national gigabit innovation ecosystem.
Between 2015 and 2018, the Gigabit Community Fund supported the development of 93 projects that tapped into high-speed fiber networks to improve local education and workforce opportunities. Grant funding to these projects totalled more than $1.2 million. In addition, more than $200,000 was provided to grantees and partners for professional development, travel to related events, and gigabit workshops in order to support the understanding and utilization of high speed networks for learning and to build a national community of practice among gigabit innovators. To date, Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund grantees have engaged more than 10,000 students and teachers--88.6% of whom were new to the technology they were using --in 34,000 hours of piloting these applications in the five Mozilla Gigabit cities of Austin, Chattanooga, Eugene (OR), Kansas City, and Lafayette (LA). Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund projects have produced in excess of 85 open source tools for other educators to use like how-to videos, lesson plans, code bases, and blog posts, impacting technology innovation and learning across the country.
Last Modified: 04/02/2019
Modified by: Lindsey Frost
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