Project Grant DEEE0006404

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an infant-controlled powered mobility device to promote independent movement for children with motor impairments. Awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, the funding will enable Assistance In Motion, Inc. to build and validate a second-generation prototype of their "Weebot" device. The Weebot allows infants as young as six months old to move in any direction by leaning...

Seaflight Technologies Inc. will develop novel aerodynamic circulation control technologies for electric aircraft wings through this $275,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The one-year project will advance research and development of high-lift wing designs using electric jet circulation control to increase maximum lift coefficients and enable longer range for small electric aircraft. Computational...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) awarded a $249,697 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University, to develop a novel prosthetic robot for individuals with lower limb amputation. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: Develop a wearable motion capture system using inertial measurement units (IMUs) to reconstruct and predict human gait during daily life activities outside of...

Technergetics, LLC received a $248,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support the CALIBRATION CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROL PROCESSOR OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE (C3POS) project. The project was completed on February 21, 2022. Under this award, Technergetics developed C3POS, calibration characterization and control processor optimization software. C3POS supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and major...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Marathon Fusion, Inc. was awarded $3.63 million under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) on March 6, 2026, to develop a novel partial ionization centrifuge technology for fusion energy applications. The research and development project, titled "Partial Ionization Centrifuge Enabling Differential Pumping and Lithium Isotope Separation for Fusion Energy," will be performed in San Francisco, California, and is...

The National Science Foundation awarded Activecharge LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an integrated, self-powered sensor node for wind turbine blade monitoring. The one-year project will address technical hurdles such as lack of reliable energy sources and logistical challenges replacing batteries inside blades. Activecharge will prototype a sensor node that reliably harvests electrical voltage from blade...

FIRE Collaborative: Fusion Neutrons for Integrated Blanket Technology Development The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $4.37 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.049: Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to the University of Wisconsin System on September 1, 2025, for a one-year project period concluding August 31, 2026. The FIRE Collaborative project develops advanced blanket technologies for fusion energy systems by conducting integrated neutron-based testing and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC received a $2.5M cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award supports the design, construction, and demonstration of an ultrasonic measurement tool engineered to operate in extreme geothermal downhole environments at...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,874,838 Cooperative Agreement to Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to develop an innovative aluminum (Al) air energy storage and power generation (ESPG) system. The goal is to meet ARPA-E's PROPEL 1K program targets for zero-emissions, high energy density, and high efficiency to enable electrification across the aviation, rail, maritime, and trucking industries. The project team, which includes the University of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program provides $6,046,425 to deploy an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Interoperability Test Bed. The project aims to increase industrial capacity, competition, redundancy, and broad access to validation testing and certification of Direct Current (DC) fast chargers with power ratings between 150 kilowatts...