Cooperative Agreement DEAR0002112
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Recipient: Nextglass LLC Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Program: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA 81.135) Award Amount: $1,575,000 Award Date: March 12, 2026 Performance Period: March 12, 2026 – March 11, 2029 Place of Performance: Rockville, MD Nextglass LLC, in collaboration with multiple partners, will develop and demonstrate a low-cost, oven-free vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) fabrication process...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary North Carolina State University received a $1.175 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, effective May 4, 2026, with completion scheduled for May 3, 2029. The project, titled "Vacuum Insulated Glazing Enabled by Toughened Composite Glassy Gel," aims to develop a novel room-temperature hermetic and flexible vacuum edge seal for low-cost, highly insulating, and retrofittable vacuum...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Alfred University received a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), administered under CFDA 81.135, for the project "Glass Innovations for Future Thermal Savings" (GIFTS). The award, issued April 28, 2026, with a completion date of April 27, 2029, supports research and development aimed at making vacuum insulated glazing units (VIGs) more affordable and commercially viable. The project...
- This $14,300,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded to Aeroshield Materials, Inc. by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CFDA 81.135 Federal Grant Program. The funding supports Aeroshield Materials' pilot manufacturing of a novel double-pane insulated glass unit (IGU) that utilizes ultra-clear silica aerogel, a lightweight, nanoporous material known for its super-insulating properties. These high-efficiency IGUs are intended to enable more energy-efficient...
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to V-Glass Inc. under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to eliminate commercialization barriers of affordable vacuum windows. The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports a research project with a completion date of January 21, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in emerging...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Solidion Technology Inc. received a $599,501 Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, effective November 13, 2025, with a completion date of November 12, 2028. The award supports research and development activities conducted at the awardee's Dallas, Texas facility in alignment with ARPA-E's VISION Open initiative, which challenges the research community to develop transformative energy...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $256,000 Project Grant to Nextglass LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The purpose of this SBIR Phase I grant is to develop a low-cost, high-performance vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window technology that can dramatically improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce carbon emissions. Nextglass will scale up its novel flexible seal VIG manufacturing process, which uses a low-temperature...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $2.33 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) under FOA DE-FOA-0003387 VISION OPEN 2024, awarded May 19, 2026, with a completion date of May 18, 2029. The project, "An Electrically Rechargeable Fuel for Chemical Wires That Connect Electrical Power Networks," focuses on the research and development of high-energy density chemicals designed...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $1.1 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CFDA 81.135 program, awarded on September 18, 2025, with completion targeted for September 17, 2028. The project, titled "Gaseous Optics for Next Generation Fusion Energy Lasers," develops gas-based optical components—including mirrors, lenses, and beam shapers—designed...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Ohio University received a $2.42 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (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 for efficient power transmission and distribution. The project aims to develop ultra-conductive composite cable...
V-Glass Inc. received a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded May 13, 2026, with completion targeted for May 12, 2028. The awardee will develop and commercialize automation technology to industrialize the production of Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG) windows featuring an efficient spacer design and low-conductivity edge seals. V-Glass's manufacturing approach produces VIG at room temperature, thereby reducing production costs, cycle time, and increasing manufacturing yields, with the ultimate objective of delivering commercial-quality VIG products at prices competitive with conventional dual-pane insulated glazing units (IGU). ARPA-E's investment supports the innovation required to transition V-Glass's VIG technology from early development to commercial-scale production. This aligns with ARPA-E's mandate to fund high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too nascent for private-sector investment. The work will be performed at V-Glass's facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and represents the type of transformative energy innovation ARPA-E targets, in this case advancing building envelope efficiency through advanced window technology.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 5/13/26 |