Project Grant DESC0026759

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded The University of Mississippi $475,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for intensity frontier studies. The award funds research activities at the University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, with a period of performance extending from the award date through March 31, 2027. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports basic research in the physical sciences, with...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Michigan State University $360,000 on June 1, 2026, for precision phenomenology and uncertainty quantification at hadron colliders under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award funds research in precision phenomenology and uncertainty quantification methodologies applicable to hadron collider physics. Performance takes place in East Lansing, Michigan, with a period of performance from June 1, 2026, through May...

Federal Grant Award Summary Mississippi State University received a $567,416 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of December 14, 2026. This award supports fundamental research investigating microscopic and molecular insights into plasma transport at the low-temperature plasma-liquid interface using optical trapping techniques on single...

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 Michigan State University $100,000 on June 1, 2026, for research and development on liquid metal based muon and pion production targets under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project runs through May 31, 2027, with work performed at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. This Project Grant supports the Office of Science's role as the nation's largest federal sponsor of basic research in the...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Michigan State University $450,000 on April 1, 2026, for techniques and measurements for dune oscillation physics under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). Work is performed in East Lansing, Michigan, with a period of performance from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. This is a project grant, the assistance type used by the Office of Science to support basic research across its extramural portfolio of nearly...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Texas A&M University $321,329 on September 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on the dynamics of open molecular systems near exceptional points. The award runs through August 31, 2027, with work performed in College Station, Texas. The project is classified as a Project Grant, a form of assistance typical of the Office of Science's portfolio supporting basic research in the...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of South Carolina $150,000 on June 1, 2026, to support research elucidating flavor content of nucleons in nuclei under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, and is performed in Columbia, South Carolina. This is a project grant, the assistance type used by Office of Science for extramural basic research support across its portfolio of nearly...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Vanderbilt University $300,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for the CMS Tier2 Heavy Ion Computing Facility. Work will be performed in Nashville, Tennessee, with a period of performance through July 31, 2027. The award funds a Project Grant assistance type supporting the Office of Science's mission as the nation's largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Michigan State University $659,631.20 for a project grant on October 1, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award funds investigation of microbial extracellular electron uptake from redox active solid substrates, with focus on mechanisms for gaining electrons from minerals, electrodes, or other microbes. Work is performed at Michigan State University's East Lansing, Michigan campus, with a period...