Cooperative Agreement DEAR0002114
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, operating as Stony Brook University, received a $2.13 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CHADWICK (Creating Hardened and Durable Fusion First Wall Incorporating Centralized Knowledge) program (CFDA 81.135) effective July 2, 2025, with completion targeted for July 1, 2028. The award funds research and development of composited...
- 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...
- 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 The University of Texas at Dallas received a $1.58 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135), dated September 11, 2025, to develop robotic-assisted laser joining technology for silicon-carbide (SiC) components used in harsh environment energy applications. The project, which extends through September 10, 2028, addresses critical limitations in current energy technologies by enabling the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign received a $2.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, awarded November 5, 2025, with a completion date of November 4, 2028. The project, titled "GRADED: Gradient Composites with Radiation Amorphization-Enabled Dimensional Stability and Energy," develops a novel structural component designed to operate in fusion reactor...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary UC Berkeley received a $1.5M Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on April 7, 2026, under the CHADWICK (Creating Hardened and Durable Fusion First Wall Incorporating Centralized Knowledge) funding opportunity. The project, titled "Parallel Design of Armor and Structural Materials," will develop a laser furnace technology to convert iron ore into iron metal without carbon dioxide...
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 will deliver innovations in VIG production processes through the development of new sealing technologies and elimination of internal spacers, enabling these glazing units to achieve superior thermal performance and contribute to significant energy savings in building applications. As part of ARPA-E's mission to fund high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that address climate change mitigation and energy efficiency, this research initiative represents the type of transformative innovation the program targets—technologies that are too early-stage for private-sector investment but hold substantial promise for advancing U.S. energy security objectives. The work will be conducted at Alfred University's facilities in Alfred, New York, leveraging the institution's established expertise in materials science and advanced manufacturing research.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 4/28/26 |