Project Grant FA23862514063
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is providing $241,082 to the University of Queensland in Australia to investigate ablation products in the near wake of a high-speed hypersonic vehicle. The 3-year project, which began on September 30, 2025 and will be completed by September 29, 2028, aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities related to hypersonic flight. The...
- This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $214,532.00 to The University of Queensland to conduct experimental validation of the MMT thermochemical nonequilibrium air chemistry model in the X2 free-piston driven expansion tube. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and creating strategic advantages in...
- This federal Project Grant award of $144,740 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports fundamental and applied research on nonlinear fluid-structure interaction for agile stratospheric flying platforms. The research is being conducted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), a prominent Australian research institution with a track record of executing complex federal contracts and grants, particularly in defense-related...
- The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $223,560 Project Grant to Monash University in Australia under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, supports research on "Mechano-Acoustically Enhanced Resin Injection Hybrid Repair of Composite Structures." Monash University, an internationally renowned research institution with a substantial track record of performing...
- This federal Project Grant award of $212,927.00 from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) to model polychromatic spontaneous emission of sodium in the mesosphere. The research project aims to maintain technological superiority for the United States Air Force and Space Force by advancing fundamental scientific understanding...
- The University of New South Wales received a $147,923 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct basic research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The proposed research aims to investigate whether mechanically activated ion channels enable cellular sensing of microgravity. The two-year award period began on July 16, 2021 and will support research through July 15, 2023. The Defense Research Sciences...
- This Project Grant award of $430,000.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports state-resolved studies of nonequilibrium aerothermochemistry in expanding flow environments at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing fundamental scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense, such as aerospace...
- The University of New South Wales received a $115,500 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force on September 26, 2021 to support work completing on September 25, 2023. The grant funds research titled "Improved Simultaneous Mapping of Pressure and Strain for Hypersonic FSI Experiments" under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This program aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to its needs by...
- This $150,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Air Force Research Laboratory on September 15, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports research conducted by Purdue University in Indiana on a "BROADBAND COMMUNICATION LEO SATELLITE MEGACONSTELLATION-BASED PASSIVE SENSING" project. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force through fundamental and applied...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $456,581 Project Grant to Purdue University on September 15, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for a 3-year project titled "Uncertainty Quantification and Control in Regularized Astrodynamics for Safe Space Autonomy". The project aims to conduct fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a focus on...
This $150,000.00 Project Grant, awarded on September 30, 2025 by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports ground-testing and development of single-stage access-to-space propulsion systems at the University of Queensland in Australia. The university, a leading Australian research institution with extensive experience in federal contract and grant awards, will leverage its scientific expertise in aerospace engineering to advance critical technologies for national defense capabilities. The multiyear project, with a planned completion date of September 29, 2029, aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the United States Air Force and Space Force through innovative propulsion system research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 9/6/25 |