This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $4,500,000.00, was issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports the "SECURE UAV-UGV" project, which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and create strategic advantages for the nation. The award, with a...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $4,493,413.00 Cooperative Agreement to CAL Poly Corporation, doing business as CAL Poly Partners, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to November 30, 2027, will fund research into green, secure satellite propulsion (GSSP) solutions. This includes micropropulsion and cybersecurity for small spacecraft, as well as improving CAL Poly's ability to handle...
This $341,013.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to the CAL Poly Pomona Foundation Inc. for the period from August 26, 2024 to August 25, 2025. The grant supports the foundation's research, development, testing, and evaluation services for the Department of Defense across a range of disciplines including aerospace engineering, cybersecurity, agriculture, and...
The Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc. received a $344,995 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The grant funded research to develop processing parameters for femnal steels and other military materials. The research aimed to support basic, applied, or advanced scientific research with potential to contribute technologies for Department of Defense missions, as outlined...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $466,801 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The funding supports research on "DURIP ULTRAFAST IONIC HOPPING, ELECTRON, AND PHONON CORRELATIONS IN SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES" from July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024. As a leading private research university, Caltech conducts extensive scientific research and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $150,000.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on March 10, 2025. The project, titled "PLANAR BRIDGE: CONFIDENTIAL DISCOVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INTERNET INFORMATION," is scheduled for completion by July 8, 2026. The award supports fundamental and applied research aimed at maintaining...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $130,000.00 from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (CFDA 12.800 - Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program) to Budy Consulting Inc. supports the research and development of PVDF composite materials, including synthesis, characterization, and polymer processing. The project aims to maintain technological superiority for the United States Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and capabilities in...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2025. The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the United States Air Force and Space Force. The research will focus on areas such as quantum computing, materials science, aerospace...
This federal Project Grant award of $125,000.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), is supporting research by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) on "Pushing the Limits of Structural and Electronic Complexity in Silicon Diamondoids." The research aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas critical to national defense, including quantum...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) a $600,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on femtosecond pulse pairs in multi-ring CMOS microresonators. The award period is from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027. Caltech, a private research university, has a strong track record of delivering scientific research and technical services to federal...