This Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a federal program under the U.S. Department of Energy, to the University of Michigan. The $2,680,000 award, effective January 1, 2025, supports the project "Rapid State of Health Diagnosis by Model-Enabled Pulse Form Sequence" under ARPA-E's "Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-Lived Advanced Rechargeables (CIRCULAR)" funding opportunity. The University of...
The Regents of the University of Michigan received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to demonstrate a full-scale prototype of a first-wall material based on tungsten-rich refractory multi-principal-element alloy (MPEA) compositions. This work aims to address a key technology barrier to commercial fusion power. The award period runs from January 17, 2025 to January 16, 2028. The ARPA-E Federal Grant Program...
The Regents of the University of Michigan received a $920,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant will support scientific infrastructure at the University of Michigan from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program promotes nuclear energy through resolving technical challenges in areas such...
The Regents of the University of Michigan received a $569,652 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to support scientific infrastructure and consolidated innovative nuclear research. The award, which commenced on August 1, 2024, will support the University's efforts to maintain existing nuclear reactor capabilities, develop advanced reactor technologies, secure the nuclear fuel cycle, and...
The University of Michigan will receive $480,000 under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy to support the Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research program. The University will conduct research and development activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 aligned with the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121). The Nuclear Energy Research, Development and...
This $1,100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy on August 1, 2024, under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.121). The grant was awarded to the Regents of the University of Michigan, a prominent public research university, to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced reactor technologies, securing the...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,070,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award, made on August 1, 2024, supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The prime awardee, the Regents of the University of Michigan, will conduct nuclear energy research projects...
This Project Grant award of $800,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The funding supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives at the University of Michigan focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the...
The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) has awarded a $1,499,783 Cooperative Agreement to Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to conduct research on "Nuclear Product Detection from Deuterated Nanoparticles under Phonon Stimulation" under CFDA #81.135. The 3-year project aims to investigate low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) through experimental and theoretical studies. Key personnel and resources will be provided by subcontractor...
This $1.15 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Texas Tech University's project titled "Advanced Materials Characterization and Nuclear Product Detection for LENR." The project period spans from June 19, 2023 to December 18, 2025. Under this award, Texas Tech University will conduct research related to low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) to develop advanced materials characterization and...