Project Grant DEAR0002131
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $550,000 to develop electric motors that use electromagnetic forces to eliminate bearings. The project aims to transform the reliability, lifetime, efficiency, and utility of electric motors and generators across industries like transportation, manufacturing, and medical equipment. By creating a cost-effective solution that uses...
- 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...
- The University of Wisconsin System was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the IGNITE program (CFDA 81.135). The grant, titled "ALLOYBOT: Autonomous Platform to Develop Alloys for Energy and Propulsion Technologies 100X Faster," supports the development of an autonomous laboratory platform called "ALLOYBOT" that will synthesize and test 100 new alloy compositions per week to accelerate...
- This $274,995 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program Project Grant will support the development of a semi-active magnetic bearing for flywheel energy storage systems by Magma Space LLC. The magnetic bearing technology aims to enable high-speed flywheel energy storage systems for both space and terrestrial applications by overcoming limitations of lithium-ion batteries such as loss of energy capacity over time and stringent temperature control requirements....
- 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)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary GTI Energy (Institute of Gas Technology) received a $499,900 Project Grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, awarded May 13, 2026, with completion targeted for May 12, 2028. The award supports the development of robust carbon-doped titanium oxide (CDTO) membranes with tunable nanopores designed to enable in situ catalyst retention and organic solvent recovery in Suzuki reactions. This research represents transformational...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $500,000 Project Grant award on May 12, 2026, under the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) 2025 program (CFDA 81.135). The research and development project, titled "Negative Capacitance Electrostatic Energy Storage Technology for Powering Data Centers," will be conducted in Cambridge, MA, with a completion date of...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $595,000 Project Grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, awarded November 14, 2025, with a completion date of November 13, 2027. Titled "Enhancing High-Performance Grid Optimization Algorithms," this research and development initiative advances computational methods for solving large-scale security-constrained alternating current (AC) unit commitment problems in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 Project Grant award dated June 25, 2025, from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under FOA DE-FOA-0003224 (IGNITE program). The award supports research and development of an Optically Powered Ultra-High-Speed (OPUS) Wound-Field Synchronous Generator (WFSG) integrated with optical encoder technology for position estimation. The project, with a completion date of June 24, 2027, is designed to advance...
Motibera, Inc. received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) under the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) 2025 solicitation. Awarded on May 6, 2026, with performance concluding May 5, 2028, this grant supports research and development of "Self-Supporting Motors for Mass Adoption of Efficient Drive Technology." The project will be conducted at Motibera's Madison, Wisconsin facility. The core deliverable is the development of an innovative electric machine concept that eliminates traditional mechanical bearings through advanced electromagnetic engineering. The technology employs self-sensing control mechanisms and self-bearing electromagnetic forces to achieve rotor levitation, representing a transformative approach to electric motor design. This research addresses ARPA-E's mission to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment, with applications toward improving energy efficiency in electric drive systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 5/6/26 |