Project Grant DESC0026586

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Denver $585,900 on September 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on magnon heat and spin transport in metallic magnetic thin films and nanostructures. The project runs through February 29, 2028, with work performed at the university's Denver, Colorado campus. This Project Grant supports fundamental research in materials science within the Office of Science's...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Colorado $1.656 million on September 1, 2026, for research on nonlinear elements for weak-link scalable superconducting qubits (NEW-LINQS) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award funds basic research in quantum technologies at the university's Boulder, Colorado campus, with work scheduled through December 31, 2027. The Office of Science funds fundamental scientific research across the...

The University of Denver received a $487,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "Enabling Magnetism Control by the Electrical Triggering of Metal-Insulator Transition." The award, dated August 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 14, 2027, supports fundamental scientific research aligned with the Office of Science's mission as the nation's...

Federal Grant Award Summary Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs Division received a $298,553 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award supports fundamental research on nonlinear effects in high-intensity laser focusing within a simulated fusion reactor environment, conducted at the university's Fort Collins, Colorado...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of California, Los Angeles $480,000 on March 1, 2026, for tokamak research under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award is a Project Grant. Work is performed in San Diego, California, with a period of performance from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. The Office of Science sponsors basic research in the physical sciences, supporting researchers across more than 300 institutions and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded New Mexico State University $350,000 on January 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to study non-trivial aspects of nuclear structure via electromagnetic probe. The award, a project grant, funds research conducted at the recipient's Las Cruces, New Mexico facility through December 31, 2026. The Office of Science program supports basic research in the physical sciences across nearly 29,000 researchers...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of New Mexico $875,000 on September 15, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct randomized protocols for robust quantum optimal control and noise characterization. The award funds research at the University's Albuquerque, New Mexico campus, with a period of performance through September 14, 2027. This is a project grant, a form of assistance funding supporting basic research in the...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Southern California $199,859 on September 15, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on leveraging unconventional symmetries for noise-resilient quantum memories. Work is performed in Marina Del Rey, California through September 14, 2027. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports extramural grants and contracts advancing fundamental scientific...

The University of Colorado received a three-year $120,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical studies of ultrafast electron dynamics in molecules interacting with intense laser pulses. The grant will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 exploring major problems in understanding the behavior of electrons at extremely fast timescales when molecules are...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded $321,750 to The Regents of the University of Colorado on February 1, 2026, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to develop a low-noise 2 micron laser system for studies of low-temperature Fermi-Hubbard model physics. Work is performed in Boulder, Colorado and runs through January 31, 2027. The Basic Scientific Research program supports basic research in chemical, life,...