Advanced materials & manufacturing for modernization
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- W911NF262A033
- Recipient
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The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation UEI H1HYA8Z1NTM5
- Awarding agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $8,000,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 12.431 Basic Scientific Research
- Completion date 32% complete
- Funding agency
- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Place of performance
- Lexington, KY 40526, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded $8 million to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation through a Cooperative Agreement on March 2, 2026, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to advance advanced materials and manufacturing for modernization through March 1, 2028.
The award funds development of high-temperature aluminum alloys and friction stir additive manufacturing capabilities. In Year 1, work includes production of Al-3Ni-3Ce alloy feedstocks through enhanced casting cooling; feedstock microstructural tailoring via laser and friction stir processing; production of friction stir processed tri-modal alloy feed rods for friction stir additive deposition; collaboration on solid state additive manufacturing techniques; and establishment of hybrid laser and friction stir processing systems for high-temperature aluminum alloy production.
Performance occurs in Lexington, Kentucky. The Research Foundation passed through work to Optimus Alloys LLC under sub-award W911NF262A033-3210003713-26-220, awarded July 8, 2026. Optimus Alloys delivers the feedstock production, processing, and hybrid machine development elements of Year 1 activity in collaboration with the University of Kentucky.
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Optimus Alloys LLC | $200,000 |
Quick answers
Who received award W911NF262A033?
W911NF262A033 was awarded to The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on March 2, 2026.
How much is award W911NF262A033 worth?
$8,000,000 has been obligated on W911NF262A033.
Which agency awarded W911NF262A033?
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W911NF262A033, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).
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