The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a USD 310,771 Project Grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for the DURIP Mass Spectrometry Facilities at NC A&T, with a period of performance from July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024. As the largest public historically black college and university in the nation, NC A&T has extensive experience...
This federal Project Grant award of $798,202.00 from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) will enable North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to acquire a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system for advanced materials research and education. The award, effective September 1, 2024, will support the university's work in developing innovative materials and technologies with...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,966 Project Grant to North Carolina State University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT CONTROL OF ULTRA-THIN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES". The goal of this 3-year project, which runs from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, is to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing research in materials science and aerospace systems....
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $801,380 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Florida A&M University (FAMU) for the "DURIP NANOSCALE 3D PRINTING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL NATURAL AND NATURE-INSPIRED MATERIALS FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS" project. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024, will support fundamental research to develop advanced materials and additive manufacturing...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $187,976 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Duke University. The grant, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026, will fund research to characterize the chiro-optic and dynamical responses of bespoke semiconducting materials for spin transport and long-wavelength information transmission. This work aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S....
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $119,949 Project Grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund research to develop methods for the destruction of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) using low-temperature plasma on nanofibrous adsorbents. As a historically black college and university...
North Carolina State University received a $394,707 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on September 15, 2021 to complete work by September 14, 2022. The award is supporting the development of an electromagnetic property measurement apparatus to test ceramic materials at high temperature environments under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA #12.800). The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...
This $219,952 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research on "Multifractal Mechanics of Field-Coupled Materials and Structures" at Florida A&M University (FAMU). The grant, active from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, focuses on advancing scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas critical to national defense, such as materials science,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) provides $999,999.00 to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The funding supports a 4-year research project titled "Enhancing Ionic Conductivity of Solid-State Electrolytes via Computation, Modulation, and Characterization (CMC)". The...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "DESIGN AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC DEFECTS IN GROUP II-OXIDE MATERIALS". The award period runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The university has sub-awarded portions of the work to North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University, and the Massachusetts...