Project Grant DEAR0002121
- This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA Program 81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, on July 11, 2024. The grant was made to The Regents of the University of California, operating as the University of California, Berkeley, to fund the development of "HIGH-PERFORMANCE, MODULAR PIEZOELECTRIC COMPONENTS FOR MINIATURIZED POWER CONVERSION". The award has a performance period of 24 months, with a planned...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded a competitive cooperative agreement totaling $1.53 million to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) on January 20, 2026, for a research and development project entitled "Regenerable Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Energy and Long Life." The project, which extends through January 19, 2028, is being performed at UC San Diego's La Jolla campus and addresses the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on March 17, 2026, for the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) 2025 program. The award funds development of a hybrid plasma and Joule heating technology for distributed manufacturing of ammonia (NH3) and ethylene (C2H4) using methane and nitrogen as feedstocks. The project will deliver a...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Stanford University received a $1,050,000 cooperative agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, awarded on September 26, 2025, with a completion date of September 25, 2028. Under this award, Stanford is developing an advanced combustion-based reactor system designed to produce high-quality carbon nanotubes at significantly increased production rates. The technology is engineered to achieve productivity gains...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $610,000 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a collaborative research project initiated September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports fundamental research in the development and optimization of redox-active organic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California at Riverside received a $400,000 Project Grant award dated November 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This three-year project, extending through October 31, 2028, focuses on developing advanced research methodologies and fundamental scientific understanding of competing light-to-electricity conversion mechanisms in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $350,026 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on July 1, 2025, to support fundamental research on sustainable etch gas usage in semiconductor manufacturing. This three-year project, which concludes June 30, 2028, is funded through the Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation as part of the Ecosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded $400,000 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside for a research project titled "Emergence in Strongly Coupled Electron Systems and Artificial Neural Networks." The project, which commenced on September 1, 2025, and concludes on February 28, 2027, supports fundamental scientific research investigating...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Yale University received a $3.6M Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on December 23, 2025, for research and development of a novel carbon allotrope synthesis technology. The project, titled "Rapid, Direct, Catalyst-Free Synthesis of High-Performance Carbon Allotropes Using an Ultrahigh-Temperature Stable Plasma Platform," will be performed in New Haven, Connecticut, through...
- This $500,000 Project Grant awarded on July 18, 2024 by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (CFDA 81.135) to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) aims to develop a high-energy-density, fast-charging, low-cost solid-state battery that will enable cleaner, safer, and more efficient advanced air mobility. The award supports RPI's work to create a critical metal-free, conversion-type solid-state battery technology under the Innovative Grid Innovations Incubator Exploring (IGNITE)...
The University of California, Irvine received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded on March 16, 2026, with a completion date of March 15, 2028. The project aims to develop and demonstrate a one-step, low- to zero-emission natural gas-to-battery electrode manufacturing process utilizing plasma reforming and cold spray deposition technologies. The primary deliverables include optimization of a plasma reactor prototype for high-yield nano-graphene production, integration of cold spray deposition for efficient electrode manufacturing, and validation of electrochemical performance through comprehensive battery testing. The innovation addresses critical energy material supply chain challenges by simultaneously sequestering carbon into high-value nano-graphene while producing hydrogen in a continuous-flow process. The resulting electrode manufacturing capability is designed to displace conventional energy-intensive production methods, thereby reducing costs and enabling more affordable battery systems for advanced energy storage applications. This closed-loop development approach aligns with ARPA-E's objective of advancing transformative energy technologies and supports U.S. energy resilience and domestic supply chain strengthening for emerging energy technologies.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 3/16/26 |