This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $450,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports an "Integrated Approach of Advanced Manufacturing for Enhancing Power Density in Army Aviation and Propulsion Systems" at Northwestern University, a private research institution. The project aims to advance fundamental knowledge and...
The federal Project Grant award of $800,000.00 from the Office of the Secretary of Defense will support the "AI-FUTUREG: AN AI-POWERED FUTUREG WIRELESS SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION ASSURANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION" project at Arizona State University (ASU) under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Program: Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) (CFDA 12.631). The funding will enable ASU to develop an AI-powered wireless system for...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, supports the National Defense Education Program (CFDA 12.006) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The $26,930,883 award will fund a range of STEM education and workforce development initiatives over a 4-year period from August 2024 to July 2028. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include curriculum development, student enrichment...
Northwestern University received a $506,226 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to support the project "UNLOCKING THE CRYO-DOMAIN: BIO-CRYO-TOMOGRAPHY FROM MICRO TO ATOMIC SCALE" from February 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant is funded through the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which supports basic research related to improving Army programs and operations. Under this award,...
The University of Arizona received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command on May 31, 2021 to support work under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Program: Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) federal grant program. The grant funding will support the development of a pulse-burst laser for highly-resolved flow field measurements in both space and time....
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $133,761 was provided by the U.S. Air Force under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Program: Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) (CFDA 12.631). The award supports a technical proposal titled "Optimal Summation for Maximum Identification Range of Targets and the Biophotonics of Targets with Ultralow Reflectance" from Duke University. The project aims to conduct research and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) in the amount of $129,100 supports the "Critical STEM Faculty Alliance (C-STEM)" collaborative research project. The award was granted to Northwestern University, with sub-awards not planned. The project aims to develop an infrastructural technology system that provides more opportunities and lowers systemic risks for historically underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Key activities...
This $465,614 federal Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the development of a "Digital, Multiscale, Adaptive Assembly Platform for Multifunctional Material Systems" at Northwestern University. The project aims to advance fundamental research and technological capabilities in areas critical to national defense, including quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems....
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) provides $150,000.00 in funding to Northwestern University to conduct product analysis for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction species. The award period is from December 16, 2024 to December 15, 2025. This foundational research effort aims to advance scientific knowledge in materials science and develop innovative approaches to address long-term national security needs...
New Mexico State University was awarded a $469,180 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Program: Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) program. The grant will fund the acquisition of a computed tomography (CT) scanner to support STEM education and research programs in Las Cruces, New Mexico from May 2021 through October 2022. The SMART program aims to increase the number of...