Cooperative Agreement DEFC5209NA29596

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $19,800,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Missouri System to design and construct a 20-megawatt research reactor at the MU NextGen Precision Health Facility. This new reactor will be specifically designed to produce critical short-lived medical radioisotopes for use in diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. The 3-year project will develop the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $500,000 project grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on May 31, 2024. The funding supports the "Development of Compact, High-Current Cyclotrons for Medical Isotope Production" over a 2-year period ending on May 31, 2026. This grant aims to advance the development of specialized cyclotron technology that can efficiently produce medical...

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 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) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) on August 1, 2024. The primary focus of the research project is on metal-loaded zeolites as effective and mechanically robust iodine sorbents for nuclear applications. UNR has issued a $342,000 sub-award to the Missouri University of Science &...

Marathon Fusion, Inc. received a $3.63 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on March 6, 2026, to develop and advance a novel partial ionization centrifuge technology for fusion energy applications. The research and development project, which extends through March 5, 2029, focuses on achieving large separation factors and high throughputs for light isotopes, particularly lithium isotopes relevant to fusion reactor...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded Metox International, Inc. a $3,000,000 cooperative agreement on May 1, 2024 to develop low-cost MOCVD HTS wire technology. This award supports Metox's efforts to dramatically lower the manufacturing costs of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire by improving equipment throughput, material efficiency, and wire performance. The goal is to ensure a large domestic supply of low-cost HTS wire that can enable...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,591 Project Grant to Amaero Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Inc. on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of metal additive manufacturing techniques for refractory metal nuclear reactor components. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Nuclear Energy Waste Transmutation Optimized Now (NEWTON) Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) CFDA Program: 81.135 – Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Recipient: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Award Amount: $2,864,750 Award Date: September 8, 2025 Performance Period: September 8, 2025 – September 7, 2028 Location: Cambridge, MA MIT will develop and demonstrate a transformational transmutation technology...

Muons Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop innovative magnetron power sources for superconducting radio frequency (SRF) accelerators. The grant is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this nine-month award concluding...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (CFDA 81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration) supports comprehensive research initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Pittsburgh focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. The key research efforts under this grant include: Computational thermodynamic and diffusional modeling on the Fe-Cr-Al-Mo alloy system to understand the...

Muons Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop Affordable, Efficient Injection Locked Magnetrons for Superconducting Cavities. The project aims to deliver new magnetron technology to support the Office of Science's mission of transforming our understanding of nature and advancing U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Specifically, Muons Inc. will work to design injection locked...