Project Grant FA95502510308
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The research project focuses on the development and advancement of multi-junction buried dielectric photonic crystal surface emitting laser diodes and arrays. This fundamental and applied research initiative aligns with the Air Force's mission to maintain technological superiority in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $185,903 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project titled "Geometric and Topological Approaches in the Study of Distributions." The award, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, supports fundamental research aligned with Air Force scientific priorities. The project will be conducted at the University of Illinois in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $175,000 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support the design of novel diagnostic models for studying radiation from unsteady hypersonic nonequilibrium flows. The three-year project, with an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2028, will be conducted at the University of Illinois in Illinois and focuses...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded the University of Illinois a $350,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to advance research in efficient high-power megawatt to terawatt (MW-TW) gas lasers utilizing hybrid pumping processes or free-free optical transitions. The award was issued on June 15, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of June 14, 2029, and will be performed at the University of Illinois's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $406,801 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2028. The award funds a Young Investigator Program (YIP) project titled "Exploring Quantum Thermalization with Ultracold, Ultrapolar Molecules," which focuses on fundamental research in quantum systems and...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for research in quantum paraelectric electro-optics. The award, effective September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the United States Air Force and Space Force. The research will be conducted at the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on July 15, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of July 14, 2029. The award funds research on "Mathematical Foundations for Learning and Inference with Transformer-Like Architectures," which supports the Department of the Air Force's objective to maintain technological superiority in Air...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded The Regents of The University of Colorado a $430,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The project, titled "State-Resolved Studies of Nonequilibrium Aerothermochemistry in Expanding Flow Environments," focuses on fundamental research into the behavior of gases under extreme conditions relevant to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project titled "Operando Insights into the Mechanistic Significance of Vibrational Excited States in Plasmolytic Chemistry." The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029, supports fundamental research conducted at Northwestern's Chicago campus that...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $351,373 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 funds the development of a femtosecond extreme ultraviolet spectrometer for studying quantum bits and catalysts. The spectrometer will utilize ultrafast laser pulses in the extreme ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum to enable measurement and control of quantum...
Award: Probing Surface Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions at the Angstrom Scale The University of Illinois received a $126,124 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective September 8, 2025, with completion targeted for September 7, 2028. This award funds fundamental research investigating surface plasmon-induced chemical reactions at the angstrom scale—research aligned with the Air Force's objective to maintain technological superiority in scientifically relevant areas and prevent technological surprise. The project addresses advanced materials and photonics science, supporting the Department of the Air Force mission through competitive peer-reviewed research that leverages the University of Illinois's established research infrastructure and expertise in materials science and quantum systems. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program prioritizes basic research across materials science, quantum systems, fluid dynamics, and computational methods, with recent awards typically clustering in the $100,000–$400,000 range. This award reflects that funding profile and contributes to the broader research portfolio designed to enhance Air Force technological capabilities. All work is subject to 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $126.1k | 9/8/25 |