Project Grant DEAR0002118
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $575,765 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This CAREER award funds research to enhance the metabolic capabilities of acetogenic bacteria for sustainable production of biochemicals and biofuels from single-carbon (C1) feedstocks such as carbon monoxide and methanol. The project delivers two primary technical...
- The University of California, Berkeley will receive $1.12 million over three years through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The funding will support research to develop a microbial consortium capable of completely converting various biomass feedstocks into biofuels and bioproducts. As a Cooperative Agreement, the University is expected to...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $3,648,906 cooperative agreement to SRI International and the University of Houston to develop a "Printed Microreactor for Renewable Energy Enabled Fuel Production (PRIME-FUEL)." This project, funded under ARPA-E's GREENWELLS program (CFDA 81.135), aims to create a highly energy-efficient, modular catalytic microreactor that will convert carbon dioxide to methanol using intermittent...
- Form Energy, Inc. received a $3.46 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on January 21, 2026, with completion targeted for July 20, 2028. The project, "Regenerative Metal Fuels for Renewable Energy Transmission Without Wires," will develop a novel metal-air fuel cell technology that generates power through electrochemical reactions between metal fuel and oxygen, with the ability to regenerate the metal fuel using...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 project grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135), awarded on March 17, 2026, with a completion date of March 16, 2028. Under the IGNIITE 2025 funding opportunity, Purdue will develop and deliver a hybrid plasma-electrification technology platform for distributed manufacturing of ammonia (NH3) and ethylene (C2H4) utilizing methane and nitrogen feedstocks. The deliverable includes a...
- The University of North Dakota received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support research on hydrolytic softening of ocean water for carbon dioxide removal. With a completion date of November 2022, this award will fund the University's work exploring techniques to extract carbon dioxide from seawater through hydrolysis, an important area of research for developing scalable carbon capture and storage solutions....
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded Northeastern University a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The one-year award period runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. Northeastern University, a private non-profit research university, has extensive experience conducting research, development, testing, and advisory services for federal...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $449,065.26 Project Grant to Marathon Fusion, Inc. on Sep 25, 2023 under CFDA program 81.135. The grant supports the creation of an integrated test environment for metal foil pumps in the fusion fuel cycle, with the goal of advancing fusion energy technologies to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce emissions, and bolster energy infrastructure resilience. The 21-month project period runs through May 24,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $630,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This project grant funds the development of interpretable electro-chemo-mechanical analytics, diagnostics, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems for monitoring porous...
- This $500,000 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program, under CFDA 81.135, was made to EVA Technology Corp. on September 19, 2023. The funding supports the company's project titled "Anoprotonic Devices for >240 Performance Analog AI Hardware", which aims to develop novel analog artificial intelligence hardware components. This award aligns with ARPA-E's mission to fund transformative research and development...
Northeastern University received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2028. The project combines aerobic and anaerobic metabolism in a single bioreactor system to advance transformative biofuel production metrics from C1 (single-carbon) feedstocks. This research addresses ARPA-E's mission to support high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that advance sustainable fuels development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through novel biochemical engineering approaches. The award supports fundamental research and development activities conducted at Northeastern University's Boston, Massachusetts facility. As a leading research institution with established expertise in biotechnology and renewable energy, Northeastern will develop integrated bioreactor technology and associated analytical methodologies to demonstrate improved biofuel production efficiency from single-carbon feedstock sources. The project's 24-month performance period aligns with typical ARPA-E timelines for transformative energy technology demonstration and represents competitive merit-based selection within the program's portfolio of energy innovation investments.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 4/16/26 |