Project Grant FA23861114034

The National Science Foundation awarded a $349,974 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of California, San Diego on July 15, 2021 for work concluding on June 30, 2023. The grant funds research to develop high-energy supercapacitors using materials stable over large voltage ranges. The University of California, San Diego will lead optimization of redox material design and scale-up synthesis. Researchers will also...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF SUNY), operating as SUNY at Binghamton, received a $4.2 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122). The award, effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029, funds the development and demonstration of the Resilient Energy System...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Noon Energy Inc. aims to develop a new ultra-low-cost rechargeable carbon-oxygen battery for long-duration renewable energy storage. The key objectives are to create and validate a multi-physics model of the optimized reactor, design the optimized reactor and operating conditions, and build and test several prototypes to demonstrate the...

Arizona State University was awarded a two-year, $299,999 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop ultrafast electrochemical capacitors for electronic and energy applications. The grant aims to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough energy storage technologies. Under the award, ASU researchers will conduct work in Tempe, Arizona from July 2021 through June 2023 to design and test ultrafast...

This $640,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research on developing new sodium-based mixed glass former (MGF) mixed oxy-sulfide-nitride (MOSN) glassy solid electrolytes (GSEs) for advanced energy storage applications. The primary objectives are to: 1) prepare and characterize these novel Na-based MGF MOSN GSEs, and 2) conduct fundamental studies on Na+ ion conduction mechanisms in these...

Federal Project Grant Summary The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Columbia University $290,000 through the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) on December 1, 2025, to conduct research on hierarchical core-sheath polymer electrolytes for high-performance metal batteries. The two-year project, concluding November 30, 2027, will be performed at Columbia University's facilities in New York. This research aligns with ONR's mission to develop advanced materials and...

This Project Grant award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), under the CFDA program 81.135 "Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy", provides $500,000.00 to Mana Battery, Inc. to develop an industry-transforming anode-free sodium battery cell using the company's proprietary sodium borate electrolyte (SBE) platform. The proposed battery cells comprise safe, low-cost, fluorine-free electrolytes and nickel-free cathodes, with the goal of outperforming lithium...

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Drexel University on December 1, 2025, for "Energy-Efficient Single-Phase Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Thin Films" under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The research performance period extends through November 30, 2030, and focuses on the development and characterization of advanced thin-film materials with potential naval applications. This project supports fundamental and applied...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a Project Grant of $199,700 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to advance sodium metal battery technology for naval defense applications. The two-year research initiative, which commenced May 1, 2025 and concludes April 30, 2027, focuses on developing high energy density battery systems while addressing supply-chain resilience concerns critical to...