Cooperative Agreement DEAR0002037
- Grant Award Summary The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA 81.135, awarded Washington University a $500K Project Grant (awarded March 26, 2026; completion date March 25, 2028) to develop an industrial-scale upcycling process for postconsumer polyolefin (PO) waste. The project integrates multiple technical innovations to introduce dynamic bonds into recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and polypropylene (PP) polymer backbones...
- Skynano LLC was awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop lower embodied carbon building materials through recycling of carbon dioxide, carbon fiber waste, and biomaterials into composite panels. Specifically, the award will support Skynano's HESTIA STTR project to produce composite panels for construction using recycled carbon dioxide, carbon fiber, and biomaterials that result in lower embodied...
- This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is funding the development of manufacturing standards and processes for producing textile-derived recycled polyester (RPET) feedstock. The $994,863 award, which runs from March 2025 to February 2027, aims to enable the commercial-scale production of this highly desired but currently unavailable material for the textile industry....
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Endeavor Composites, Inc. received a $1.25 million Phase II Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded June 15, 2025, with completion expected May 31, 2027. The award funds development of an innovative mixer and dispersion technology for processing off-specification and recycled carbon fiber into high-quality, defect-free nonwoven fabrics using the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Additive Friction Surfacing for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing with Improved Service Life in Extreme Environments Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135 Award Details: $1,975,278 | Awarded January 15, 2026 | Completion Date: January 14, 2029 Baylor University, in collaboration with sub-awardees Brigham Young University and Advanced Manufacturing LLC, is developing a novel Additive Friction Surfacing (AFS)...
- Summary Chemfinity Technologies, Inc., a HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business, received a $3.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. Under this award, Chemfinity will develop and demonstrate a porous polymer network (PPN) column separation process designed to recover critical minerals and metals—specifically platinum, iridium, and two additional critical...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Michigan, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, received a $2.54 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) to develop and demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques for electric vehicle (EV) battery pack assembly and disassembly. The project, awarded April 8, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 7, 2029, focuses on creating...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Stanford University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop recyclable, high-performance composite materials through January 2023. Specifically, the award supports an I-Corps project to accelerate manufacturing of composites using dicyclopentadiene-based thermosetting resins modified with additives that impart recyclability and compatibility with polar fiber surfaces....
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $1.314 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) to develop and demonstrate a novel catalytic graphitization technology for converting petroleum coke into high-value graphite. Under this three-year award (September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2028), the research team will advance iron-based catalyst systems that enable graphitization at...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $305,000 through the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Macrocycle Technologies Inc. for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project. The award, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026, supports development of an innovative polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester recycling process located in Cambridge,...
Award Summary SRI International received a $2.2M Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded July 10, 2026, with completion targeted for July 9, 2028. The project executes a proof-of-concept demonstration for manufacturing high-performance, fully recyclable carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs). SRI will develop a scalable, solvent-free process for producing homogenous depolymerizable resin formulations and demonstrate the complete recycling cycle: fabricating CFRP parts, recovering monomers and carbon fiber through recycling, and manufacturing new CFRPs using recovered materials. To ensure predictable performance at production scale, SRI will characterize critical material properties—including stiffness, strengths, toughness, and weatherability—of both the resins and corresponding CFRPs using in-house testing equipment. The University of Houston serves as a collaborative partner, developing predictive composite modeling to guide resin development and CFRP manufacturing processes that can be readily adopted by industry. This initiative aligns with ARPA-E's mission of advancing transformative energy technologies in advanced materials that are too early-stage for private-sector investment.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.2m | 7/9/26 |