Project Grant DESC0025882
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,925 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business located in Box Elder, South Dakota. The grant supports the research and development of cold spray additive manufacturing technologies for power system design and life extension. Key products and services to be delivered include innovative solutions centered on cold spray processes,...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $249,999 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct an experimental assessment of cold spray technology for corrosion protection of components facing liquid Pb-Li and FLIBE breeding blankets. The project, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will leverage Virginia Tech's expertise in...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,300 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Continuum Dynamics Inc., a small business located in Trenton, New Jersey. The grant supports the development of a "HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD SPRAY NOZZLE DESIGN USING COMPRESSED AIR FOR REPAIR OF NUCLEAR COMPONENTS" over the project period of Feb 18, 2025 to Nov 17, 2025. This research and development project aims to create innovative...
- Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop structural components with corrosion resistant surface layers for advanced nuclear reactor systems. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness...
- Nanocoatings Inc. (NCI) was awarded a $249,949 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop wire-arc additive manufacturing and wire-arc thermal spray methods to clad nuclear-reactor materials. The one-year project period runs from February 21, 2023 through February 20, 2024 and will be performed in Rapid City, South Dakota. Under this award, NCI will work to advance additive manufacturing and...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $169,830.00 to Precision Materials Engineering LLC to develop new refractory-multiple principal element alloy (R-MPEA) coatings and components for use in molten-salt nuclear reactor system valves and pumps. The award period runs from February 18, 2025 to February 17, 2026. This grant supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines, with a focus on...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,591 Project Grant to Amaero Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Inc. on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of metal additive manufacturing techniques for refractory metal nuclear reactor components. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded LM Group Holdings Inc. $199,994 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop amorphous, corrosion-resistant coatings for storage canister. LM Group Holdings will provide products and services related to amorphous metal coatings and manufacturing of bulk metallic glass laminate composites and cladded surfaces using ultrasonic additive manufacturing. The period of performance is from June 28, 2021 to August 26,...
- High Energy Metals, Inc. received a $199,912 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support research and development of explosively bonding corrosion resistant bimetallic materials for liquid-cooled, high temperature reactor systems. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,998 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Vuronyx Technologies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Woburn, Massachusetts. The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports research and development of radiation shielding for electronic circuits, with a targeted completion date of July 21, 2025. Vuronyx Technologies specializes in advanced materials research and...
This $199,899 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) is funding research by VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business, to extend the service life of nuclear waste storage units through the use of high-pressure cold spray coatings. The project aims to advance the company's cold spray technology and additive manufacturing capabilities to develop innovative solutions for extending the lifespan of nuclear waste storage infrastructure. VRC Metal Systems has previously received multiple federal research and development contracts and grants from agencies such as the Department of the Army, Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Department of Energy, focused on cold spray repair techniques, mobile manufacturing, and materials processing for defense and government applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/21/25 | ||
| Not listed | $199.9k | 5/8/25 |