Project Grant FA95502510375
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $317,300 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund R&D projects at MIT from June 2021 through March 2023 aimed at maintaining technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $558,055 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund research from September 2021 through May 2023 on passive control of non-canonical flows with anisotropic porous materials. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $495,000.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The purpose of the grant is to fund research on "The Fear of Missing Out on Information for Reduced Order Modeling: A Method for Healthier Data- and Model Selection" over a period of 3 years from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2026. As a leading research...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $355,605 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURVEYOR FOR QUANTUM MATERIALS AND DEVICES. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2022 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. MIT will utilize the funding to...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $242,482 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports MIT's "ADVANCED MOLECULAR MEASUREMENTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON RULES OF COMPOSITION IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY". This grant funds cutting-edge research to advance molecular measurement...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded a $268,162 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will fund the development of a fluorescence microscope system to enable time-lapse tracking of compact, multistable gene circuits for cellular regeneration research. This fundamental research aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop new capabilities in...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $200,000.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030, supports fundamental and applied scientific research on "LIGHT-DRIVEN NON-EQUILIBRIUM COLLOIDAL CRYSTALLIZATION". This research aligns with the program's objective to maintain...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "DEFORMATION-INDUCED CHEMICAL MIXING IN METALLIC ALLOYS", supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The award period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028. The Air Force...
- The federal Project Grant award titled "MURI CELLULAR MECHANICS AND PROCESS PRINCIPLES OF 3D SECRETION FOR ULTRALIGHT MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS IN BUTTERFLY WING SCALES" was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The $1,500,000.00 award was granted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Sep 30, 2025, with a final completion date of Sep 29, 2030. The grant supports fundamental and applied...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $200,000.00 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research federal grant program (CFDA 12.300). The grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, supports MIT's research on "YIP SOFT-ACTUATED FLAPPING-WING ROBOTS FOR LOCOMOTION IN AMPHIBIOUS ENVIRONMENTS" through April 30, 2028. The project aims to advance the development of soft-actuated, flapping-wing...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2025. The grant, titled "DATA-DRIVEN AND MODEL-BASED FOUNDATIONS OF CONTROL FOR SOFT ROBOTS," supports fundamental and applied research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The research focuses on developing innovative technologies and advancing scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense, such as quantum computing, materials science, aerospace systems, advanced electronics, artificial intelligence, and human performance. The 5-year project will be conducted at MIT, leveraging the institution's extensive expertise and capabilities in cutting-edge research and technological development across multiple scientific and engineering domains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 9/30/25 |