# CAREER: From Redundancy to Efficiency -- Scalable, Observable Multicast for AI Datacenters

**Budget Signal Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institution | Rutgers University Newark |
| Location | NEWARK, NJ |
| Project | CAREER: From Redundancy to Efficiency -- Scalable, Observable Multicast for AI Datacenters |
| Award amount | $700,000 |
| Obligated so far | $385,666 |
| Awarded | 2026-09-17 |
| Period | 2026-09-01 to 2031-06-30 |
| Program | Networking Technology and Syst |
| Directorate / division | CSE / SSF |
| Award ID | 2643600 |

## Why this score
- Award of $300K or more.
- Equipment- and compute-heavy field.

Source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2643600). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T18:13:44.963Z.
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