Project Grant FA9550261B053
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $344,928 Project Grant to Cornell University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support the development of microwave equipment for controlling and measuring superconducting currents. The two-year award, made on February 1, 2022 and set to be completed by January 31, 2024, will fund Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs to develop technologies at its Ithaca, New York...
- Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $748,210 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded June 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 14, 2029. The project, titled "Materials Correlations and Causations for Superconducting Quantum Microwave Performance," supports fundamental and applied research designed to maintain technological superiority for the Air Force and Space Force....
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Cornell University a $1,062,450 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports Cornell's development of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition capabilities for nitride materials and devices research. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. This award will allow...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Cornell University a $826,225 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to extend the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for scientific discovery. The funding will support fundamental research across a range of disciplines relevant to Air Force needs, including engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, and computer science. Cornell University has extensive experience conducting contracted research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded on May 15, 2026, with a completion date of May 14, 2029. The award supports research on "Quantum Computing - Scalable Logical Qubits Encoded in Collective Ion Motion," a Young Investigator Program (YIP) initiative focused on advancing quantum computing technologies...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $149,999 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. The award supports fundamental and applied research on the topological robustness of complex stochastic networks, with particular focus on examining how scale-free network properties influence overall system robustness. This research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. The award supports research titled "Frozonium: Dynamical Floquet Control from Qubits to Qudits," conducted at the university's Ithaca, New York location. This project advances fundamental and applied scientific research in...
- 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 Yale University a $450,002 project grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research and development in the area of physics from May 2021 through April 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise through maintaining a strong research...
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the University of Illinois' research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION" over the period of Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 14, 2028. The Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program funds cutting-edge research across domains critical to national defense, including materials science, aerospace systems, and advanced electronics. This award enables the...
Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $1.49 million Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), effective May 1, 2026, with a completion deadline of April 30, 2027. The award funds the development of a high-power radiofrequency (RF) platform designed to support high-frequency accelerator development, as specified under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) initiative. This research infrastructure project aligns with the Air Force's strategic objective to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise through investment in advanced scientific and engineering capabilities at accredited research institutions. The Defense Research Sciences Program supports fundamental and applied research across multiple scientific domains including quantum information sciences, materials science, and advanced electronics. Cornell's RF platform development project contributes to the Air Force's mission enhancement objectives by advancing accelerator technology capabilities that support both research and operational applications. The one-year performance period reflects the focused scope of this instrumentation-based research initiative, which is conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York location through a competitive peer-reviewed selection process consistent with Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations.