This $271,051 Project Grant was awarded on January 15, 2025 by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to New York University (NYU). The grant will support research on surrogate models for quantum control and optimization over a performance period ending on January 14, 2028. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental and applied scientific research across disciplines critical to maintaining technological...
The federal Project Grant award for "STUDIES OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL INTERFACES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS - RENEWAL" is provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The $112,185 award to the University of Chicago will support fundamental and applied scientific research across disciplines critical to national defense capabilities, including quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems. The research aims to...
The federal Project Grant award of $150,000 from the U.S. Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Tel Aviv University provides funding for 4D printing research on soft robotics, focused on converting thermal to electric actuation. The award period runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027. As part of the Air Force's broader efforts to maintain technological superiority, this grant supports fundamental and applied research across disciplines critical to national defense...
The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $203,483 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on expanding the frontiers of decision making under uncertainty. The grant, which began on October 1, 2024, will support USC's research efforts in this critical area for national defense capabilities over a 3-year period through September 30, 2027. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $201,023 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on March 11, 2024. The funding supports research on the autonomous navigation of drones and robots in indoor and outdoor cluttered environments. The work aims to develop new capabilities and prevent technological surprise in areas relevant to Air Force needs, such as computer science, aerospace systems, and related...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Cornell University. The grant funds research to develop new diagnostics for exploring extreme conditions, including laser propagation through plasmas and power flow at electrodes. This work aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. The research will be conducted at...
The U.S. Air Force, through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded a $175,720 project grant to Universita' Del Salento in Italy. The grant funding will support fundamental and applied scientific research in the area of aeronautics over a 3-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The research aims to maintain technological superiority, prevent technological surprise, and advance scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to New Mexico State University (NMSU) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period of March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2029. The grant provides funding for NMSU to conduct fundamental research on quantitative models of light-matter interactions in highly excited semiconductors. This research aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop new capabilities in areas relevant to the Air...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $156,000 Project Grant to the Universite De Montpellier in France under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research across diverse disciplines relevant to national defense capabilities, including quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems. The 3-year project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The research funded through this award aims to maintain...
This federal Project Grant award of $333,583.00 was issued on May 1, 2025 by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the "LARGE ROBOTICS MODELS: PRE-TRAINING, DATA CURATION, AND ADAPTATION FOR GENERALIZABLE AND ROBUST AUTONOMY COLLABORATORS" project at Stanford University. The research aims to advance fundamental and applied science across disciplines critical to national defense, such as quantum...