The University of Iowa was awarded a $260,000 Project Grant by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support research on "OPTOSPINTRONIC CONTROL OF SPIN QUBITS IN NUCLEAR SPIN FREE HOSTS". This fundamental and applied scientific research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing...
This Project Grant award of $615,454.00, provided by the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), supports fundamental research on modular quantum computing with optical cavities and transportable atom arrays at the University of Illinois. The award will fund the development of innovative quantum computing technologies that could enhance national security capabilities. The research, which runs from May 15, 2025...
The Federal Project Grant award of $175,542.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is funding research at the University of Michigan to develop "QUANTUM PHOTONIC ELEMENTS BUILT FROM COOPERATIVE ATOMIC ARRAYS". The goal of this 3-year research project, which commenced on October 1, 2024, is to advance quantum computing and photonics capabilities that are critical to national defense. The University of...
This $999,359 federal Project Grant, awarded on April 3, 2025 by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), supports research by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to develop "Symmetry Engineered Photonic Quantum Nano-Materials for Generation and Control of Classical and Quantum Light." This 4-year research effort, with a completion date of April 2, 2029, aims to advance...
The Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System to conduct "DEPSCOR-RC FY23-THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF GAS-PHASE MOLECULAR POLARITONS" research. The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, will support foundational and applied research to advance scientific understanding and develop innovative capabilities with potential military...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $169,968.00 project grant to Iowa State University of Science and Technology on January 27, 2025. The grant, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), supports fundamental research to expand scientific knowledge and understanding in areas critical to national security, such as quantum computing, materials science, and biotechnology. The grant will fund Iowa State University's...
The University of Iowa received a $598,563 Project Grant from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service to support basic scientific research related to or with potential to improve Army programs under the Basic Scientific Research federal grant program (CFDA 12.431). Specifically, the grant will fund research and development of a Constellation Ready Magnetometer from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The University of Iowa will conduct the research at its location in Iowa City,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) provides $220,100 to the University of Chicago to support the development of a "Quantum Sensing and Imaging Enabled Through a High-Sensitivity NIR II Camera" from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. The research aims to expand scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in quantum computing, materials science, and other strategic disciplines that...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $1,665,823 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports foundational and applied research across scientific and technical domains critical to national security. Key focus areas include quantum computing, artificial intelligence, materials science, and other strategic research to advance fundamental knowledge and address long-term national security...
This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award was made to The Ohio State University on July 18, 2025 with a performance period through July 17, 2029. The funding supports fundamental research at The Ohio State University focused on "Exploring and Harnessing Quantum Geometry in Van der Waals Flat Bands"....