Project Grant FA95502610025
- This federal Project Grant award of $149,977 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, a prominent land-grant research institution, to develop an integrated technology platform with photoelectrical and electromagnetic (EM) stimulator arrays and a tunable frequency, contactless quantum spintronic sensor array for...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota totaling $250,000. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports an assessment of quantum computing to improve or bypass density functional theory. The University of Minnesota will serve as the prime awardee on this 3-year project, with the Regents of the University of Michigan receiving...
- This $313,124 Project Grant was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Northeastern University on August 15, 2025. The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the grant will fund a 3-year research project titled "Probing Spin-Dependent Electron Transport in Biomolecules" to be...
- The University of Minnesota was awarded a $202,890 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 will fund the development of a synthesis and characterization system for magnetic nanowire arrays from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. As the stated goal of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program is to maintain Air Force technological superiority through scientific...
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research into materials science for local heating of electronic nanostructures. The grant is part of the Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. Under this three-year award...
- This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research by the Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop "ATOMICALLY PRECISE OXIDE BICRYSTALS WITH A TWIST". The three-year project, with a performance period from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2028, aims to conduct fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air...
- The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $599,761 project grant by the Department of Defense under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, supports the university's research to evaluate and fingerprint the performance of spintronic materials using a single spin sensor, with a project completion date of May 31, 2027. This work aligns with the program's objectives to advance fundamental knowledge and develop capabilities with potential...
- The U.S. Department of the Air Force has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on December 1, 2025, supports MIT's research project titled "The Coupling-Arm Qubit for Scalable, High-Fidelity Entangling Gates" with a performance period ending on November 30, 2028. This research project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,525 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to New York University (NYU) to support research on "QUANTUM COMPUTING - MULTI-QUBIT ENTANGLING GATES IN A SYNTHETIC MANY-BODY QUANTUM SYSTEM WITH LONG-RANGE INTERACTIONS". The award period runs from September 29, 2025 to September 28, 2028. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds cutting-edge research across scientific domains...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), for the project "UNLOCKING POLARITON CHEMISTRY WITH SYSTEMATIC MOLECULAR AND PHOTONIC DESIGN". This 3-year grant (9/1/2023 - 8/31/2026) will fund scientific research to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $298,822 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on November 30, 2025, supports the development of an integrated technology platform with photoelectrical and electromagnetic (EM) stimulator arrays, tunable frequency capabilities, and a contactless quantum spintronic sensor array for understanding neuromorphic systems. This multi-year research project, set to be completed by May 29, 2028, aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by funding cutting-edge research in areas critical to national defense, such as quantum computing, advanced electronics, and human performance technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $298.8k | 11/24/25 |