Project Grant FA95502310647
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support the project "INVESTIGATING THE DYNAMICS OF ENVIRONMENT-PROCESS-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING". The grant, with a performance period from September 25, 2025 to September 25, 2028, will fund fundamental and applied research at UC Berkeley to maintain...
- This $375,142 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research on the effects of simulated spaceflight conditions on microbial growth, metabolic interactions, and biomanufacturing. The research aims to provide insights for biomanufacturing in space applications. The primary awardee, The Washington University, will conduct experiments using high aspect ratio vessels (HARVS) to replicate microgravity...
- The University of California Irvine received a $614,808 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on September 1, 2022 to complete work by August 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support development of a kinetic spray deposition system for research on agile manufacturing of next-generation structural and propulsion system materials. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
- The University of California Irvine will receive $277,691 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a high-speed nano to pico-mechanical testing system for analysis of structural materials. The award is part of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which provides funding to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise....
- 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...
- This $484,367 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is supporting research by the University of North Texas to determine the energetics, thermodynamics, and bio-agile metabolic strategies of extremophiles in Earth's harshest ecosystems. The research is intended to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for national defense capabilities in areas such as aerospace systems, advanced...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command awarded a $155,511 Project Grant to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, awarded on January 6, 2025, supports the development of a "Microscope for Environmental Extremes" with a planned completion date of January 5, 2026. The Basic Scientific Research Program funds high-risk, high-payoff basic research across a range of scientific and technological domains critical to...
- The University of Colorado was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "YIP EMERGENT AEROSPACE MATERIALS BASED ON 3D PROGRAMMING OF BIOFILM POLYMER COMPOSITES". The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and developing innovative aerospace materials through 3D programming of...
- This federal Project Grant award of $221,250.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Southern California (USC). The grant supports fundamental and applied research on microbial extracellular electron transfer in human and animal systems, with a performance period from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2027. As a leading research university, USC will leverage its extensive expertise across...
- The University of California, Irvine (UCI) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "META-STABLE HIGH ENTROPY OXIDE AS EFFICIENT OXYGEN CARRIER FOR HETEROGENEOUS ENERGETIC MATERIALS". The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by supporting...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of California Irvine on September 30, 2023. The grant, titled "LEVERAGING ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS AND MINERAL INTERACTIONS OF MICROBES FOR LUNAR EXTREMES (CFIRE)," will fund research to characterize the biomineralization capabilities of microorganisms and develop additive manufacturing techniques using living components for mechanically robust structures. The project involves collaborations with researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to investigate mineral and metal bio-transformations, model adaptive bio-transformation processes, and advance 3D printing approaches for recycable, smart materials. Key deliverables include deriving kinetic coefficients for mineral dissolution and phase changes, quantifying microbe-mineral interactions, and establishing the relationship between microbial signatures and mineral transformation kinetics.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $4.0m | 9/12/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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202320783S | The Johns Hopkins University | Project Grant FA95502310647 | $250.0k | 11/5/24 | |
202320802S | Battelle Memorial Institute | Project Grant FA95502310647 | $213.3k | 10/23/24 | |
202320792S | Northwestern University | Project Grant FA95502310647 | $233.3k | 10/22/24 | |
202320801S | Battelle Memorial Institute | Project Grant FA95502310647 | $426.7k | 1/24/24 | |
202320791S | Northwestern University | Project Grant FA95502310647 | $466.7k | 1/24/24 |