Federal Grant Award Summary

The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Defense Finance and Accounting Services under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project "CODAC: Designing Integrated, Generic, and Interoperable Compositional Analyses of Modern Systems." Awarded on May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031, this five-year initiative supports fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the Department of the Air Force. The research will be conducted at the University of Florida's facilities in Gainesville, Florida, and is expected to contribute to advancing Air Force mission capabilities through peer-reviewed competitive research in scientific and engineering domains relevant to defense modernization.

Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, which emphasizes innovation across quantum information sciences, materials science, aerospace systems, and advanced technologies, the University of Florida will deliver research products and scientific findings that support the program's objectives of preventing technological surprise and strengthening the national research infrastructure. As a major public research university with demonstrated expertise in aerospace, engineering, and advanced computational modeling, the institution is positioned to execute the complex technical research required under this competitive award, with results expected to contribute to both fundamental scientific understanding and practical applications supporting Air Force and Space Force operational requirements.