Cooperative Agreement S20AC20006

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) provides $499,428.18 to Alakai Defense Systems, Inc., a veteran-owned small business, to develop a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) based spectrometer for use in a wavelength enhanced Raman spectroscopy (WERS) application. The project aims to advance fundamental knowledge and technological capabilities in the areas of photonics and spectroscopic sensing, which have...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, is valued at $3,245,061 and was awarded on October 1, 2024. The project aims to develop, deploy, and demonstrate the synergistic benefits of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and Advanced Power Flow Control (APFC) technologies to address steady-state power flow, congestion relief, and...

This Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $135,085 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) for the period of March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2024. The funding supports the acquisition of an ultrahigh-resolution microscope Raman and synchronous fluorescence system to conduct materials characterization and analysis. As the...

The Department of Defense, through the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), awarded a $247,755,000 Cooperative Agreement to Williams International Co., L.L.C. (Willc) on December 20, 2024. The grant supports facilities expansion to increase domestic production volume of cruise missile engines. The performance period for this award spans from December 2024 to March 2033, aligning with the DPA Title III program's strategic objective of reducing reliance on foreign...

This $1,080,277 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) provides funding for the fourth phase of the Richmond Signal System project in Virginia. The project continues the previous Phase III work to complete the deployment of the Richmond signal system network across various locations in the city. The primary products and services delivered through this grant include...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Sporian Microsystems, Inc. $256,491 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a spectroscopy-based, real-time fluid composition monitoring system for supercritical carbon dioxide-based power cycles. The project aimed to deliver a monitoring system to analyze fluid composition during power generation. Southwest Research Institute was provided a $24,000 sub-award to conduct consulting and testing in...

Vega Wave Systems Inc. received a $206,500 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a three-dimensional, ultra-radiation-hardened video system for nuclear power plant inspection. The project is being conducted in West Chicago, Illinois under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

This $5,186,797 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will support research on multifunctional multiferroic 2D sensors. The research will focus on the development of 2D ferroelectric materials and devices, with work conducted by the University of Arkansas and Georgia TECH Research Corp. Key activities include materials synthesis, characterization of ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, and device...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $454,850 Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) to develop a BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE SURFACE SENSOR ARRAY FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT AND GROUND TEST. The period of performance for this award under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) was from January 13, 2021 to January 12, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...

This $150,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the University of Illinois in conducting research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION". The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense capabilities. The award has a performance period from Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 14, 2028. As a leading...