Project Grant 80NSSC22K1393

Space Foundry Inc. received a $399,880 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research activities concluding on March 26, 2023. The award is being used to fund the "Plasma Printing of Graphene Composites for EMI Shielding Applications" project under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). Through this funding, Space Foundry Inc. will develop new plasma printing techniques to produce graphene-based...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Iowa State University to conduct fundamental research on the development and reliability of additively manufactured electronics for use in extreme environments. The research aims to advance material-process-structure-property relationships for printed electronics based on air-sensitive metals and alloys, such as nickel alloys, to broaden the functionality of...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to enable a sustainable space industry that minimizes environmental impact. The key objectives are to: Investigate how existing space resources like lunar regolith and metallic debris can be used to manufacture products for use in space, reducing reliance on Earth-sourced materials. This involves studying...

This $257,665 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), aims to establish an innovative electrohydrodynamic (EHD) 3D printing technology for fabricating microscale 3D electronics. The key objectives are: 1) studying the relationship between ink composition and rheological properties, 2) investigating spatial photonic sintering of metallic nanoparticles, and 3) developing the "Intense Pulsed Light Assisted EHD 3D...

Rogue Space Systems Corp. was awarded a $271,381 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (NSF TIP, CFDA 47.084) to develop a prototype metal-fueled Hall effect thruster using radioisotope heating. The award period is August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Under this award, Rogue Space Systems Corp. will produce a prototype thruster that utilizes zinc fuel and a radioisotope power system unit. A thermal management system will deliver the...

Jupiter Volta Inc. received a $3.65 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), awarded March 26, 2026, under CFDA 81.135. The company will deliver an operational Rapid Additive Manufacturing (RAD) printer capable of producing three-dimensional diamond-metal composite materials for evaluation as fusion-facing materials, plasma thrusters, and extreme-current electrodes. These advanced composites are engineered to withstand extreme environmental...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Raven Space Systems, Inc., a small disadvantaged business in Kansas City, KS. The grant, funded through the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop 3D printing capabilities for high-strength heat shield materials to enable fully 3D printed reentry capsules for space cargo return missions. The core innovation is a platform technology for...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is advancing semiconductor processing technology. The project aims to develop a novel power generator and applicator system that uses nanosecond-scale high voltage pulses to enhance the quality, reduce processing steps, and lower costs of depositing super-thin coatings for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The technology,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) provides $618,137 to fund research aimed at advancing laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing by addressing the limitations of current practices that primarily use expensive, energy-intensive spherical metal powders. The key objectives are to: 1) enhance powder-spreading dynamics through multimodal particle sizes and a hybrid powder dispenser, and 2)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 to Iris Light Technologies Inc., a small business in Chicago, Illinois, to develop foundry-scale production of on-chip silicon photonic light emitters enabled by printed photonic ink. The project aims to create black phosphorus-based inks that can be integrated directly onto silicon photonic chips to produce on-chip lasers. This...