Project Grant FA9550261B036
- Federal Grant Award Summary Columbia University received a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2030. The award supports the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) project titled "Programmable Transport in Superatomic Materials," conducted at the university's New York location. This five-year...
- This Project Grant award of $386,694.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The grant supports the development of a cryogen-free quantum nano-optical microscope from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027. This research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and capabilities...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $513,250.00 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to support research on "Realizing Super- and Subradiance in Atomic Tweezer Arrays". The research aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and advance fundamental understanding in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $150,873 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for theoretical research on fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC) Andreev spin qubits bound to Josephson vortices. The award period runs from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027. This fundamental research initiative supports the Department of the Air Force's...
- This federal Project Grant award, with an ID of FA95502510048, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The $312,778 grant supports research at Columbia University to investigate "Novel Phases and Self-Organization in Quantum Matter of Ultracold Dipolar Molecules" over the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. This fundamental scientific research aims to maintain technological superiority for the...
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York received a $180,138 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 the development of a helium reliquefier for quantum materials research from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant...
- This $199,115.92 federal Project Grant award was issued on May 15, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Defense Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports foundational and applied research across a broad spectrum of scientific and technical domains, with the goal of advancing fundamental knowledge and developing capabilities with potential military applications. The grant recipient is The Trustees of Columbia...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2028. The award supports research and development of the Coupling-Arm Qubit for Scalable, High-Fidelity Entangling Gates (INQS), advancing quantum computing capabilities for the United States Air Force and Space...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. The award supports research titled "Analog Quantum Learning Architectures for Scaling Quantum Metrology, Control and NISQ Applications" as part of the Young Investigator Program (YIP). UCSB's Office of Research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for research titled "Multipartite Entanglement in On-Chip Scalable Photonic Networks Enabled by Spatially Ordered Unique Single Quantum Dot Quantum Emitters." The award was obligated on August 15, 2025, with a three-year performance period extending through August 14, 2028. This...
Columbia University received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the United States Air Force (USAF) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), dated February 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 14, 2031. The award funds a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) project titled "N-Qubit Gates: Theory, Systems, and Experiment," which addresses fundamental and applied research in quantum computing technology. The project will be performed at Columbia University's facilities in New York and focuses on advancing quantum gate technologies through integrated theoretical, systems-level, and experimental research approaches to maintain technological superiority for the Air Force and Space Force. This award supports research designed to enhance Department of the Air Force mission capabilities in quantum information sciences, a priority area identified within the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The multi-year funding structure and MURI designation indicate a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to quantum computing research, consistent with the program's emphasis on fostering strong research infrastructure and preventing technological surprise through competitive, peer-reviewed scientific advancement.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 2/5/26 |