Project Grant DESC0026175
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $2,347,609.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on January 1, 2025. The award, titled "FIRE COLLABORATIVE: ADVANCED PROFILE PREDICTION FOR FUSION PILOT PLANT DESIGN (APP - FPP)", supports fundamental scientific research to advance the design of fusion energy technologies. The project aims to leverage MIT's expertise in...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) is for the "DESIGN OF CHARGED-PARTICLE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATING AT MODERATE REPETITION RATES TO ADVANCE DIRECT-DRIVE LASER FUSION ENERGY" project. The grant, awarded to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 1, 2025, supports fundamental scientific research aimed at developing advanced diagnostic tools to study charged particle...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $3,288,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the "FIRE COLLABORATIVE: RAPID HIGH-FIDELITY BULK IRRADIATED MATERIALS DATA GENERATION TO ACCELERATE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS" project. This award is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental scientific research across various disciplines, including fusion...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science to develop machine learning techniques for predicting the performance of tungsten alloy plasma facing components in fusion energy applications. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2022 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), with work to be completed by August 31, 2023. MIT will utilize the funding to assist the Office of...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $450,000.00, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on August 15, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to support research on "Spin Polarized Tunneling in Symmetry-Breaking Antiferromagnets." MIT, as a premier private research university, will leverage its expertise in quantum computing, materials science, and advanced...
- The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy has awarded a $136,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the "Fiscal Year 2023 Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research" program (CFDA 81.121). The grant will support cutting-edge scientific research and infrastructure development related to nuclear energy at MIT's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The funding will enable MIT to enhance its...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded a $331,750 Project Grant 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 supports MIT's research to develop and demonstrate spark plasma sintering techniques for fabricating advanced nuclear fuels and alloys. The project aims to advance nuclear fuel and materials manufacturing capabilities at MIT, with a period of...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $156,249 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support MIT's provision of scientific infrastructure to support nuclear energy research under the Department's Nuclear Energy University Programs. The Nuclear Energy University Programs...
- The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $925,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant, effective August 1, 2024, supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The funding will enable MIT to conduct cutting-edge research focused on maintaining existing nuclear...
- This federal Project Grant award of $827,250.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports fundamental scientific research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on quantum measurement and control of milligram-scale masses for gravity experiments. The award has a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The research aims to advance the understanding of complex physical systems and develop...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science provided a $1,153,926.38 Project Grant award under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 1, 2025. The grant will support studies of fusion pilot plant physics during the early experimental campaigns of the SPARC project and research related to achieving plasmas with a fusion energy gain factor (Q) greater than 1. MIT, a leading private research university, will leverage its expertise in plasma physics, fusion energy, and advanced scientific computing to advance the fundamental scientific understanding and technological innovations required for viable fusion energy systems. The award supports critical national research initiatives in fusion energy and represents the Department of Energy's significant investment in cutting-edge scientific discovery and development across multiple energy and scientific domains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.2m | 9/23/25 |