Project Grant FA95502610026
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $200,000 Project Grant on August 1, 2025 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This 5-year grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the grant funds research on "LIGHT-DRIVEN NON-EQUILIBRIUM COLLOIDAL CRYSTALLIZATION" to be performed at MIT,...
- 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 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 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...
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00, provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research into "Deformation-Induced Chemical Mixing in Metallic Alloys" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award runs from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, and leverages MIT's expertise in areas such as materials science, advanced engineering, and technological innovation to conduct...
- 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 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $271,051 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) on January 15, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the funding will enable NYU to develop "Surrogate Models for Quantum Control and Optimization" over the 3-year award period ending on January 14,...
- 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 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 $164,000 Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports fundamental and applied research on quantum coherence and decoherence in model spin systems at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027. The grant aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by funding cutting-edge research across scientific domains critical to...
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 and Space Force by advancing the development of quantum computing technologies, a critical research area for national defense. As a leading research university, MIT leverages its extensive expertise in quantum systems, materials science, and advanced engineering to support this important initiative for the Department of the Air Force.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 11/24/25 |