Project Grant FA95502410166
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research into materials science for local heating of electronic nanostructures. The grant is part of the Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. Under this three-year award...
- The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. The grant supports the "On-the-Fly Flight Test Maneuver Optimization and Nonlinear Modeling of Hypersonic Systems" project conducted by the University's Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The grant funding will enable basic scientific research activities related to improving Army programs...
- The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $599,761 project grant by the Department of Defense under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, supports the university's research to evaluate and fingerprint the performance of spintronic materials using a single spin sensor, with a project completion date of May 31, 2027. This work aligns with the program's objectives to advance fundamental knowledge and develop capabilities with potential...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota's Office of Sponsored Projects Administration received a $599,350 Project Grant award on September 15, 2025, from the Department of Defense (Washington Headquarters Service) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports a three-year research initiative through September 14, 2028, focused on "Interfacial Control of Thin Film Growth During Molecular Beam Epitaxy," conducted at the university's...
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a three-year, $598,982 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to support research collaboration on near-field analysis of extended electronic wavefunctions in two-dimensional nanostructures. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2022 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which aims to fund basic research related to improving Army programs and operations. Through this funding, the University of...
- The University of Minnesota was awarded a $109,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the project "UNIQUE CAPABILITY FOR SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DEFECT-MANAGED OXIDE FILMS AND NANOSTRUCTURES" from February 15, 2023 through February 14, 2024. The project will utilize the University's capabilities for synthesizing and analyzing...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), for the project "UNLOCKING POLARITON CHEMISTRY WITH SYSTEMATIC MOLECULAR AND PHOTONIC DESIGN". This 3-year grant (9/1/2023 - 8/31/2026) will fund scientific research to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $298,822 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on November 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of May 29, 2028. The award funds research and development of an integrated technology platform featuring photoelectrical and electromagnetic stimulator arrays with tunable frequency capabilities and a contactless...
- The University of Minnesota received a two-year, $434,563 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the HYPERSONIC CONFIGURABLE UNIT BALLISTIC EXPERIMENT (HYCUBE) project, which aims to develop a compact hypersonic flight testing platform. The Defense Research Sciences Program supports research to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific...
- This federal Project Grant award of $149,977 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, a prominent land-grant research institution, to develop an integrated technology platform with photoelectrical and electromagnetic (EM) stimulator arrays and a tunable frequency, contactless quantum spintronic sensor array for...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (CFDA 12.431 - Basic Scientific Research) provides $598,738.00 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research on "Probing the Ablation of Hypersonic Vehicle Heat Shield Materials Using Pulsed Lasers and Advanced Spectroscopic Diagnostics." The 3-year project, starting on June 1, 2024 and ending on May 31, 2027, aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge in materials science and defense-related technologies that are critical to national security. The University of Minnesota, a prominent land-grant research institution, will leverage its extensive academic and research capabilities to investigate the use of pulsed lasers and advanced spectroscopic techniques to study the ablation, or surface removal, of heat shield materials for hypersonic vehicles. The findings from this basic research effort have the potential to inform the development of more resilient and effective heat shield designs for future hypersonic systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/30/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 7/29/24 | ||
| Not listed | $598.7k | 5/21/24 |