Project Grant FA95502510361
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $100,429 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 supports the university's research on "Non-Diffracting Geodesic Lenses for Highly Efficient Directed-Energy Applications" with a performance period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027. As a prominent Italian research institution, the university has demonstrated extensive expertise in conducting...
- This Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2028, is provided to the Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche - CNR in Italy to develop a 3D nanostructured Micro-Electrode Array (MEA)...
- 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 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 U.S. Air Force awarded a $149,472 Project Grant to Università degli Studi Roma TRE, an Italian university, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports a multi-year research project titled "A Bio-Pneumatic Muscular System for Morphing Materials" focused on developing advanced materials science capabilities with potential defense and technological applications. Università degli Studi Roma TRE is a research-oriented institution that has...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $100,064 Project Grant to Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, an Italian research university, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, supports a research project to study and test the manufacturing of all-metal leaky-wave antennas. The university has a history of delivering high-value scientific research to U.S. federal agencies, particularly the Air Force, in areas such as electronics,...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award of $119,480 was provided by the U.S. Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Universita' Degli Studi DI Napoli Federico II (Unina) in Italy. The grant supports research on "The Formation and Growth of Pyrolytic Carbon: Impact of Persistent Radicals and Trace Metals" over the period from March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2029. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds cutting-edge scientific research...
- The Universita' Degli Studi DI Brescia (Unibs), a not-for-profit research organization in Italy, was awarded a $121,082 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on July 15, 2025. The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The award, which runs through July 14, 2028, will fund Unibs's work in areas such as neuro-symbolic complex event...
- The University of Rochester received a $629,806 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated February 1, 2022 to be completed by September 30, 2023. The award is being used to develop a DURIP SUPER RESOLUTION ADAPTIVE OPTICS OPHTHALMOSCOPE FOR REVEALING THE RETINAL CODE under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in...
This $220,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research on "Optoelectronic Stimulation and Recording of Retinal Glia and Neurons via Photosensitive Bio-Hybrid Polymer Nanowire Platforms (ORPHEUS)" at the Universita' Degli Studi DI Roma Tor Vergata (UNI Roma2) in Italy. The grant, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2025, to Sep 29, 2028, funds research to develop photosensitive bio-hybrid polymer nanowire platforms for stimulating and recording retinal glia and neurons. This project aims to advance scientific understanding and create innovative technologies relevant to national defense capabilities in areas such as optoelectronics, neuroscience, and materials science. UNI Roma2's Ricerca Internazionale Division, which focuses on interdisciplinary research collaborations, will lead this effort.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $220.0k | 9/24/25 |