Project Grant FA86552517017

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Tel Aviv University in Israel. The grant, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027, supports research on 4D printing of soft robotics and converting thermal energy to electrical actuation. This fundamental and applied scientific research in materials science and aerospace systems aims to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise for the U.S....

The U.S. Air Force is providing a $150,000 Project Grant awarded to Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2027, will fund research to investigate the electromechanical behavior of ionic gels for applications in physical intelligence. As a prominent research institution, Ben Gurion University has a track record of successful federal grant projects,...

The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), has awarded a $130,132 Cooperative Agreement to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to conduct foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security. The 3-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will support the university's research efforts aimed at advancing fundamental knowledge in areas such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence,...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Air Force through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). The award supports fundamental and applied research on the orientation dependence of chiral light-conjugated molecule interactions in chiroptical thin films with supramolecular structure of π-conjugated molecules. The research aims to advance scientific understanding in...

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (The) received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force on March 2, 2021 to support work under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant aims to fund research and development activities focused on maintaining U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. Specifically, the grant will support the Hebrew University's work developing chip-scale integrated quantum...

The federal Project Grant award of $166,487.49 from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (VPAMCRDECOM-A) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) supports the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel to develop an "Autonomous Cell-Free Ribosome Biogenesis Reconstituted on a Photonic Chip". This foundational research project aims to advance the understanding of cell-free ribosome biogenesis and explore its potential...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,031,522.00 project grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an additive manufacturing system for advanced continuous fiber composite structures. The award, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, will enable the University to conduct research and deliver prototypes related to this technology. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports basic...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $229,700 project grant to Shenkar Engineering Design Art C P B of Israel on September 23, 2021 to develop conductive technical fabrics composed of carbon-nanotube yarns for military systems use. The work will be conducted through September 22, 2024 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $431,807.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the development of a system for monitoring the dynamic functional physical properties of flexible sensory materials to enable advanced robotic and human interface applications. The research will be conducted by Georgia Tech Research Corp, a non-profit research organization and state institution of higher...

This $135,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will fund research conducted by New York University (NYU) on bioinspired soft robots based on organic crystals for operation in extreme conditions. The research aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and create strategic advantages for the U.S. The project will run from...