# SCC-DG: Leveraging Data and Community-Driven Freight Systems to Support Urban Agriculture Models for Enhancing Food Access

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GA) · $149,992

## Abstract

This Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) development project supports research that aims to enhance access to fresh, nutritious food in urban areas by designing integrated supply-side, community-driven freight systems and urban agriculture models that scale into economically viable urban food logistics networks. This initiative aims to establish urban agriculture as a vital component of infrastructure, enhancing the availability of food for everyone. Despite the availability of food outlets in cities across the U.S., many neighborhoods still lack reliable access to healthy food due to persistent logistical, infrastructure, and economic barriers. Previous efforts have focused on consumer behavior and demand-side systems, while supply-side logistic systems—particularly those leveraging existing community assets—have remained underexplored. This research seeks to enable the U.S. to improve national health outcomes and urban economic vitality by supporting neighborhood-based food production and delivery, developing new planning tools for cities, and expanding opportunities for students and residents to actively participate in designing food distribution systems.

The research project's vision is to establish a data collection system that will eventually enable the development of an Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Decision-Support System (AIEDSS), which models food distribution through the combined perspectives of infrastructure, logistics, and social networks. This project 

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2531382
- **Awardee organization:** Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GA)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** EMW9FC8J3HN4
- **PI:** Sofia Perez-Guzman
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** S&CC: Smart and Connected Communities, Machine Learning Theory, Translational Research, WOMEN, MINORITY, DISABLED, NEC
- **Estimated total:** $149,992
- **Funds obligated:** $149,992
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 08/15/2025 → 07/31/2027

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2531382

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2531382, SCC-DG: Leveraging Data and Community-Driven Freight Systems to Support Urban Agriculture Models for Enhancing Food Access. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2531382. Licensed CC0.

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