Cooperative Agreement W911NF2520095
- The University of Washington was awarded a $259,289 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a "TESTBED FOR LARGE-SCALE NON-VOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE PHOTONICS". The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental and applied research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a...
- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) under the DoD's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The award, titled "MITIGATION OF METAL-IMPURITY-INDUCED ABSORPTION LOSSES IN SI3N4 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS," aims to fund fundamental research to expand scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in areas critical to national security, such as photonic integrated circuits....
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides funding of $265,970.77 to Energy and Photonics Consulting, Inc. to conduct scientific research concerning novel laser applications. The research is to be performed in accordance with the proposal and revisions dated through August 2, 2024, as well as additional research considerations dated May 23, 2024. The...
- The University of Washington received a $235,466 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funds the Versatile Testbed for Integrated Nanophotonics project to develop and operate a testbed for nanophotonics research from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas...
- This federal Project Grant award of $155,000.00 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) is funding research to boost the efficiency of photonic computing by developing photonic memory and advanced analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog converter (ADC/DAC) integration. The primary work is being performed by the University of Florida (UF) and includes close collaboration with a sub-grantee, Colorado State University (CSU). The...
- This one-year Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) in the amount of $189,118 was granted to the Regents of the University of Michigan on June 1, 2025. The objective of this "seedling project" is to establish a roadmap for efficient two-photon devices utilizing III-nitride semiconductor-based 2D nanosheets as gain media in high-Q microcavities. The key technical focus areas include epitaxy, nanofabrication, modeling, and...
- The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded a $495,792 Cooperative Agreement to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on November 27, 2024. The award supports research to develop foundry-fabricated quantum photonic integrated circuits, with a final completion date of February 25, 2030. RIT, a private research university, has a strong track record of executing complex technological projects and federally-funded research...
- The Department of Defense awarded a $325,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to Trustees of Boston University on Jul 11, 2025 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award, titled "MODERN OPTICS: DIRECTIONAL AND SPECTRAL SORTING OF INFRARED RADIATION WITH PHASE-ENCODED DIFFRACTIVE SCALABLE ELEMENTS (DISPERSE)", supports fundamental research to expand scientific knowledge and understanding in areas critical to national security, such as advanced materials, quantum...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $134,265.53, was provided by the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports fundamental research on physics of wide bandgap and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices, with the goal of advancing scientific knowledge and addressing long-term national security needs. The research is being...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), provides $158,500.00 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to acquire a wavelength-division multiplexing laser source for integrated high-dimensional reconfigurable optical networking and computing. The award supports fundamental research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge and technological...
The U.S. Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command has awarded a $175,845.12 Cooperative Agreement to Dream Photonics Inc. of Woodinville, WA under the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The award, active from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, focuses on the "Hybrid Integration of III-V Light Sources with Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits". This grant supports fundamental research in advanced photonic technologies, with Dream Photonics conducting device simulation, component design, layout, and experimental characterization. The company will also collaborate with a sub-grantee, Tech-X Corporation, as part of this high-risk, high-payoff scientific research initiative aimed at expanding knowledge and capabilities in areas critical to national security.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $175.8k | 8/27/25 |