Project Grant 2629582
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Norfolk State University $519,949 on October 1, 2025, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to investigate novel spin textures in non-centrosymmetric magnetic materials through neutron scattering techniques. The project synthesizes and characterizes non-centrosymmetric magnetic materials including ScTMGe (TM = Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu), Mn-doped ScFeGe, and chiral magnetic oxides. Neutron scattering...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,500,571 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Bryn Mawr College, a women's liberal arts college, to establish a Research and Education Center for Quantum Materials and Sensing. The project aims to integrate resources from higher education, an existing NSF-funded Quantum Center at Johns Hopkins University, national labs, and industry to advance research in quantum materials and quantum sensing, and to...
- This $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's "Catalyst Project" to broaden participation in quantum information science and engineering. The University will utilize culturally relevant pedagogy and experiential learning activities combined with industry partnerships from IBM, Google, and local start-ups to examine approaches for increasing...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $6 million on September 1, 2026, as a cooperative agreement to establish and operate the Engineering Research Center for Quantum Networks, with funding extending through August 31, 2030. The Center lays technical and societal foundations for the quantum internet—an infrastructure connecting quantum sensors, processors, computers, transmitters, receivers, cameras, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Human Resource Development awarded a $345,148 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to support the CREST Postdoctoral Research Program (CREST-PRP) through September 30, 2025. This grant, funded under NSF's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to expand the potential energy landscape (PEL) formalism to model quantum effects in water and aqueous solutions. The research project will use path...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $499,874 on October 15, 2026, to investigate cross-sector partnerships in quantum workforce development under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project will examine how academia, industry, and government collaborate to build educational infrastructure and career pathways in quantum engineering. Using oral histories, document analyses, and case study...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $498,945 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop research-based educational materials to prepare undergraduate students for the "Second Quantum Revolution". The materials will include Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials (QUILTS) and peer-instruction tools focused on quantum information science and technology (QIST) concepts such as quantum...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,149,999 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund the development of an open-source ecosystem of modeling tools for quantum hardware. The project aims to democratize access to quantum technology by creating user-friendly tools that allow researchers to model quantum systems...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Oregon State University $743,868 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve undergraduate quantum mechanics education through evidence-based instructional design. The project investigates how students' sensemaking practices and self-efficacy develop across an undergraduate quantum mechanics course sequence and designs instructional materials that form a coherent, targeted sequence of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Connecticut a $7.5 million cooperative agreement on August 1, 2026, to establish and operate the NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut (QuantumCT), advancing America's leadership in quantum technologies through innovation, applied research, support for inventors and entrepreneurs, and workforce development. The award funds QuantumCT's partnership with industry and government across Connecticut and nationally to build an ecosystem...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Norfolk State University $4,999,998 on October 1, 2026, to establish and operate the CREST Center for Emergent Chiral Quantum Matter (CECQM) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The center will investigate quantum materials whose properties are governed by chirality—structural handedness that produces mirror-image materials with fundamentally different quantum behavior. The research will address how chirality influences electron, spin, and collective excitation behavior and how these effects can be leveraged to create new functionality in quantum devices. The work aims to advance understanding of quantum materials to support the nation's long-term technological competitiveness, economic prosperity, and national security. CECQM will integrate research with education and workforce development, providing research opportunities for high-school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers in quantum science and engineering. The center will strengthen collaborations among universities, national laboratories, industry, and community partners to develop the highly skilled workforce needed for the growing quantum economy. Performance occurs at Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia. The award period runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031. This project grant supports the NSF CREST program's mission to help emerging research institutions operate centers that integrate research and education to elevate institutions to national research competitiveness and advance STEM knowledge.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $5.0m | 8/4/26 |