The Department of the Air Force awarded a $714,960 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), operating as Ipcb-Cnr, a research institution in Italy. The grant funds a 3-year project titled "Modulation of Astrocytes as New Paths to Dialogue with the Brain ASTROTALK" to investigate new means of interacting with the brain through the modulation of astrocytes, specialized brain cells that support neuron...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $284,378 project grant to Universita' Degli Studi DI Napoli Federico II of Italy for research and development in the area of chemistry. The grant is part of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) and will support research from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research relevant to Air Force needs. This award will...
The federal Project Grant award of $101,850 from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) was provided to Fundación Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, a non-profit research institute in Argentina, to develop "Intelligent Nanosystems with a Programmed Response to External Stimuli." This award, effective August 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, supports fundamental and applied research in advanced materials and nanotechnology, which is a key focus area...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to Universita' Degli Studi DI Roma La Sapienza in Italy under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will support research and development in electrical science and engineering from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. It seeks to prevent technological...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $119,480 Project Grant to the Universita' Degli Studi DI Napoli Federico II (Unina) in Italy under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective from March 2025 to March 2029, supports research on the formation and growth of pyrolytic carbon, with a focus on the impact of persistent radicals and trace metals. As a non-profit organization classified as a child entity, Unina is leveraging its technical expertise...
This Project Grant award for $4,500,000.00, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2027, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a focus on developing mathematical and computational foundations for predictive digital twins. The grant has two...
This $330,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research to investigate biological strategies for addressing challenges in ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) at The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The research focuses on three key areas: gradient chemical doping, 3D architecture, and porosity reduction in CMCs. This fundamental and applied...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Instituto De Fisica De SAO Carlos, a foreign government educational institution and state-controlled institution of higher learning based in Brazil. The award supports research on femtosecond laser processing of diamond and L-threonine organic crystal for photonic applications. Key objectives include maintaining technological superiority in areas relevant to Air...
This federal Project Grant award of $305,040.00 was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2025, will support research at the Université de Montréal focused on the physical bases of cognitive flexibility. The university's research will involve a multidisciplinary collaboration across biochemistry, structural biology, computer science,...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for a project titled "COMPOSITIONALLY COMPLEX CERAMICS FOR HYPERSONICS VIA KNOWLEDGE-GUIDED CERAMIZATION". This grant will fund research to develop advanced ceramic materials for hypersonic applications. The project involves collaboration with sub-awardees such as Northwestern University, Arizona...