Writing grants is a difficult and frustrating process. Please find examples of successful grant submissions funded for research by Dr. Brown here. I am the PI unless otherwise specified.

Funding

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI): Cybersecurity Research 2025
Bridging the Gap Between User Interface Security and CI/CD Workflows
2024
$37,500

Virginia Tech University Libraries Collaborative Research Grant
Promoting Software Engineering Best Practices for Research Software Engineers at VT
2024
$10,000

Sloan Foundation
Designing and Implementing Automated Solutions to Promote Software Engineering Best Practices in Research Software Development
2024
$140,173

CCI: Workforce and Industry Engagement
Understanding How Software Developers Secure Usemv r Interfaces in Rapid Release Environments
2024
$10,000

Virginia Tech Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE)
Investigating and Mitigating Bias in AI-Based Automated Resume Parsing Systems
2023
$7,500

Google Award for Inclusion Research
Supporting Under-Resourced Software Engineering Job Seekers through Facilitating Online Collaboration in Technical Interview Preparation
Co-PI: Sang Won Lee
2022
$60,000

CCI: Securing Interactions between Humans and Machines
Understanding the Impact of Data Privacy Regulations on Software and Its Stakeholders
Co-PI: Aaron Brantly, Political Science
2022
$60,000