# Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 1: AI-Empowered Semantic Communications with Energy Efficiency and Privacy Preserving for IoT-Enabled Emergency Response

**Budget Signal Score:** 70/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institution | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Location | LAFAYETTE, LA |
| Project | Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 1: AI-Empowered Semantic Communications with Energy Efficiency and Privacy Preserving for IoT-Enabled Emergency Response |
| Award amount | $1,200,000 |
| Obligated so far | $475,000 |
| Awarded | 2026-08-06 |
| Period | 2026-10-01 to 2029-09-30 |
| Program | Use-Inspired NextG |
| Directorate / division | CSE / CCP |
| Award ID | 2548961 |

## Why this score
- Award of $1M or more.
- Equipment- and compute-heavy field.

Source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2548961). Last refreshed: 2026-11-03T18:10:42.804Z.
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