Cooperative Agreement DEAR0002009
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA Program 81.135. The $2,680,000 award was granted to the University of Michigan on Jan 1, 2025 with a final completion date of Dec 31, 2027. The purpose of this project is to develop and demonstrate an approach that integrates physics-based models and machine learning to rapidly and accurately determine the state of health of battery cells. This will involve brief...
- The Regents of the University of Michigan, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, was awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program. The award, with a period of performance from January 17, 2025 to January 16, 2028, will support the university's work to demonstrate a full-scale first-wall prototype based on tungsten-rich refractory multi-principal-element alloy (MPEA) compositions. This...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA Program 81.135, provides $1,800,023.40 to the University of Colorado for the development of techniques for autonomous disassembly of electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries (EV-LIB). The university will leverage its expertise in robotic assembly and partner with two industrial partners to combine industrial-grade hardware, symbolic planning, and open-world vision language models to perform...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Ohio University received a $2.42 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, effective October 13, 2025, through October 12, 2028. The award supports research and development of a Novel Ultra-Conductive Carbon Aluminum Composite (UCAC) Cable designed to enhance electrical and mechanical performance for efficient power transmission and distribution. This project addresses ARPA-E's mission...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $1.53 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, effective January 20, 2026 through January 19, 2028. The project, titled "Regenerable Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Energy and Long Life," addresses the critical gap in sustainable and cost-effective closed-loop technologies for battery recycling and regeneration. Research and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Yale University received a $3.6 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on December 23, 2025, to develop rapid synthesis technology for high-performance carbon allotropes. Under this award, which extends through December 22, 2028, Yale will deploy its newly invented Uniform, Stable Plasma (USP) process to enable catalyst-free synthesis of carbon nanotubes and graphite from biomass, plastic...
- This $2,395,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on June 20, 2023 by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (CFDA 81.135) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop fundamentally disruptive electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies. The key objectives are to create cobalt- and nickel-free battery cathodes, fast-charging and all-weather electrolytes, and coal-derived fast-charging and high-capacity anodes in order to enable EVs with...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of North Texas received a $1.246 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135), awarded October 13, 2025, with completion targeted for October 30, 2028. The institution will develop high-efficiency, resilient distribution transformers featuring advanced magnetic materials designed to reduce energy losses in the nation's electrical grid. With over 50 million distribution transformers...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Nebraska-Lincoln received a $2.25 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135), effective September 17, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 16, 2028. The award supports development of LincolnPak, a scalable packaging technology for quasi-two-level super switches designed to enable efficient high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current to direct current (AC-DC)...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded Stony Brook University a competitive cooperative agreement valued at $2,130,000 under Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0003240 (Creating Hardened and Durable Fusion First Wall Incorporating Centralized Knowledge - CHADWICK). The award was made on July 2, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2028. Scope of Work: Stony Brook University is developing composited...
The University of Michigan received a $2.54 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on April 8, 2026, to develop and demonstrate novel multi-material lightweight design solutions for electric vehicle (EV) battery pack assembly and disassembly. The project leverages the research team's recently developed dissimilar materials joining techniques—including direct welding of polymer composites to metals, aluminum alloys to steel, and aluminum to copper—to enable reversible manufacturing processes that maximize circularity. The work directly addresses ARPA-E's mission to support transformative energy technologies by replacing traditional joining methods such as fusion welding, adhesive bonding, and mechanical fastening with advanced direct joining and unjoining capabilities for dissimilar materials. The three-year project, scheduled for completion on April 7, 2029, will be performed at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor, Michigan facilities through the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects. This award supports the development of manufacturing innovations critical to improving EV battery pack sustainability and end-of-life recyclability, aligning with national objectives for energy security and advanced battery technology development.Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.5m | 4/8/26 |