Cooperative Agreement HQ0034262E004
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Ground Vehicle System Center (GVSC) awarded a five-year cooperative agreement to the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) under the Department of Defense through TACOM Life Cycle Management Command. Obligated at $1.04M and effective from July 30, 2025, through July 29, 2030, this cooperative agreement funds technical support and research services in systems engineering, digital engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), advanced...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects received a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Naval Air Warfare Center, a division of the Department of the Navy, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) on September 30, 2025. This award represents Exercise Option 1, CLIN 0002 of a larger research initiative focused on "Predictive Cost Adaptive Control of Autonomous Flight Vehicles,"...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $115,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on August 12, 2025, with a completion date of August 11, 2026. This new start cooperative agreement supports coupled aeroservoelastic design optimization and demonstration of highly adaptable aerostructures having...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Maryland, Baltimore received a $2.999 million Cooperative Agreement from the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop triage clinical decision support systems for prolonged field care scenarios. The award, dated March 18, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 18, 2027, supports research aimed at enhancing the Department of the Air Force's operational medical capabilities. This...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $179,798 from the Naval Air Warfare Center under the Office of Naval Research's Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for the project titled "A Universal Framework for Control Systems Testing From Model-in-the-Loop Simulations to Flight." The award was modified on February 20, 2025, to provide a no-cost extension...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Aperi Computational Mechanics Consulting, LLC received a $106,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), effective August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for January 31, 2026. The award funds Phase I development of commercial software that automates 3D scan-to-simulation workflows, addressing inefficiencies in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of Defense (DoD) Engineering and Support Center awarded Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MDFA) a Cooperative Agreement valued at $444,586 under the Congressionally Directed Assistance program (CFDA 12.599) on December 17, 2025. The award, with an ultimate completion date of December 17, 2027, supports congressionally-directed priorities as identified in the DoD annual appropriations act. While the specific products or services to be...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $15.65 million Cooperative Agreement to the Advanced Robotics For Manufacturing Institute (ARM Institute) on April 8, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award will be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work entitled "Advanced Robotics & Automation for Manufacturing" through October 10, 2028. ARM Institute, a non-profit organization based in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. received a $106,494.46 cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for January 31, 2026. The award funds Phase I development of commercial software designed to automate three-dimensional scan-to-simulation workflows, addressing inefficiencies in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Maryland, Baltimore received a $1,013,566 Cooperative Agreement award from the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on June 11, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 11, 2026. This cooperative agreement supports research initiatives aligned with Air Force and Space Force mission capabilities within the Defense Research Sciences Program, which funds fundamental and applied scientific...
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $119.3 million to the National Center For Manufacturing Sciences Inc. (NCMS) under the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Program (CFDA 12.225). The award was executed on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 7, 2029. This modification adds new projects and extends the period of performance for existing research initiatives focused on maintenance and sustainment technologies for military and civilian equipment platforms. Under this Cooperative Agreement, NCMS delivers comprehensive research and development services spanning digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, and modeling and simulation capabilities. The program leverages commercial technological developments to improve maintenance processes, reduce operational costs, and enhance system reliability across diverse defense platforms including ships, submarines, aircraft, land vehicles, and warfighter support systems. As a non-profit organization specializing in collaborative research across government, industry, and academic sectors, NCMS applies technical expertise to advance sustainment technologies that benefit both the U.S. military and commercial industry.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 1/23/26 | ||
| Not listed | $107.4m | 1/23/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 12/29/25 |