Project Grant DENE0009569
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $978,700 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) for Fiscal Year 2025 Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research. The award, dated March 16, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 15, 2027, supports Penn State's research infrastructure and scientific...
- This $625,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will fund a five-year research project at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. Penn State, as the primary grantee, will conduct R&D activities across areas such as existing reactor operations, advanced reactor designs, nuclear fuel cycles, and enabling...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $998,793 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant will support the university's research and development efforts in advancing nuclear energy technology from August 2024 through September 2027. The funded activities are expected to contribute to maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing...
- The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports Penn State's comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. This includes...
- The Pennsylvania State University will receive $625,000 in cooperative agreement funding from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. As part of this cooperative agreement, Penn State will support the Department of Energy's mission to promote nuclear energy through resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance issues....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $636,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective August 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026. The award supports fundamental scientific research titled "Conformational Dynamics in Discrimination of Rare Earths by Lanmodulins and Their Derivatives." This research focuses on investigating the conformational behavior and molecular mechanisms by which lanmodulin proteins...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received an $875,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. The award supports research integrating high-throughput experiments and physics-informed machine learning to understand irradiation-induced swelling in metallic glass. This fundamental scientific research initiative advances...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $210,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 to support fundamental research on "Transverse Spin and Momentum Structure of Hadrons in QCD" (Quantum Chromodynamics). This award supports basic scientific research aimed at advancing understanding of subatomic particle physics and the fundamental forces governing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Penn State University received a $560,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The award supports research on hydrogen atom transport membranes to enable hydrogen and hydrocarbon separations, conducted at the university's University Park, Pennsylvania campus. This research aligns with the Office of Science's mission as the nation's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Penn State University received an $875,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, to conduct research on "Quantum Confined Light-Matter Interaction in Novel Magnets." This award represents the Office of Science's fundamental research portfolio, which supports basic scientific discovery across physical sciences disciplines. The project will be performed at Penn...
FEDERAL GRANT AWARD SUMMARY The Pennsylvania State University received a $249,688 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) on March 24, 2026. The award, designated as "Fiscal Year 2025 Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research," supports research activities at Penn State University's University Park campus through March 23, 2027. This award is part of the Office of Nuclear Energy's broader initiative to advance nuclear energy technologies, maintain reactor capabilities, and develop advanced reactor innovations through competitive research funding. The grant funds scientific infrastructure and research support activities aligned with the Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research opportunity, which seeks to advance nuclear energy science and technology through collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches. As a major public research institution with extensive experience in federally funded nuclear and materials science research, Penn State will utilize these funds to support research infrastructure and capabilities that contribute to the nation's nuclear energy innovation objectives. The one-year performance period reflects the focused nature of scientific infrastructure support within the Department of Energy's nuclear energy research portfolio.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $244.6k | 3/24/26 |