Project Grant DESC0026510
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $482,372 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded August 1, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2027. The grant supports fundamental research investigating redox controls on the stability and chemistry of critical element-bearing minerals in subsurface hydrothermal systems. This project advances the Office of Science's mission as the nation's largest federal sponsor of basic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $1.75 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded on August 15, 2025, for research on "Molecules to Materials: Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Activation and Transfer in Redox-Active Mixed Metal Oxides." The project, scheduled for completion by August 14, 2027, focuses on fundamental research in materials science and catalysis—core priorities within the Office of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $799,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The award supports research on "Quantum Decoherence and New Physics Searches in High-Energy Systems Using Quantum Information Science Tools," conducted at the institution's Rochester, New York campus. This funding advances fundamental physics research within the Office of Science's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This award supports fundamental research into ab initio quantum electrodynamics (QED) approaches to investigate polariton transport processes. The project will be conducted at the University of Rochester's Rochester, New York campus and represents basic research funding...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $310,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Rochester for a collaborative research project titled "Tracking Reactivity in Porous Materials with Terahertz Spectroscopies," effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This project, led by Professor Daniel Mittleman of Brown University and Professor Michael Ruggiero of the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $100,380 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congressional priorities. The University of Rochester will serve as a key partner and enabler in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $159,056 Project Grant from the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on June 11, 2026, with a completion date of June 10, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administrative priorities, and congressional direction. The University of Rochester serves as a key partner and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects received a $613,051 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The award funds fundamental research on ab initio Green's function methods describing relativistic effects, representing basic research in computational science aligned with the Office of Science's mission to support discovery in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $550,692 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded February 15, 2026, with a completion deadline of July 31, 2028. The award supports the development of new synthetic organic chemistry reactions utilizing N-alkenylnitrones and N,O-dialkenylhydroxylamines as reactive intermediates. The research team is...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $402,749 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports experimental research designed to control magnetohydrodynamic instabilities in aluminum smelting processes. The primary deliverables include laboratory experiments utilizing approximately...
The University of Rochester received a $729,312 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to support fundamental research on molybdenum chalcogenide clusters as redox-active metalloligands for actinides. This research initiative, conducted at the university's Rochester, New York campus, advances the Office of Science's mission as the nation's largest federal sponsor of basic research in physical sciences. The project focuses on developing novel inorganic chemistry approaches relevant to materials science and energy applications, contributing to the scientific knowledge base that supports the Department of Energy's broader research portfolio in fundamental physics and chemical processes. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program funds basic research across multiple disciplines including advanced scientific computing, biological and environmental systems, fusion energy, high energy physics, and nuclear physics. As a Project Grant—representing 95 percent of awards under this program—the University of Rochester's award reflects the Office of Science's traditional mechanism for supporting investigator-initiated fundamental research at academic institutions. The university, a major federal research institution with $58.2 million in Department of Energy Office of Science funding across 68 awards, is well-positioned to execute this one-year research initiative and contribute to the scientific discovery mission supporting the nation's energy future.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $729.3k | 7/15/26 |