Project Grant FA9550261B087
- Summary of Federal Grant Award The University of Colorado received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award supports the development of emergent aerospace materials based on three-dimensional programming of biofilm polymer composites, as detailed in the grantee's technical proposal dated June 21, 2024. This research initiative is...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded The Regents of The University of Colorado a $430,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The project, titled "State-Resolved Studies of Nonequilibrium Aerothermochemistry in Expanding Flow Environments," focuses on fundamental research into the behavior of gases under extreme conditions relevant to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $150,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded on September 30, 2025. Titled "YIP Embedding Autonomy in Microscale Systems via Reaction-Diffusion Instabilities," this three-year project (completion date September 29, 2028) supports fundamental scientific research designed to advance technological capabilities relevant to Air...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $149,079 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective September 29, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 28, 2028. The award supports research on dispersive nonlinear transmission lines synthesis for airborne radar pulse shaping, to be conducted at the university's Colorado location. This research initiative aligns with the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $229,887 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis on September 30, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research on "Revolutionizing the Aircraft Design Process through Optimization of Sensing, Actuation, and Airframe Characteristics." The research performance period extends through September 29, 2026, with work conducted at UC Davis's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 25, 2025. The award funds research investigating the dynamics of environment-process-structure-property relationships in additive manufacturing, with performance extending through September 25, 2028. This...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded The Washington University a Project Grant of $176,749 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029. The award funds research focused on controlling crystallite formation in carbon fibers derived from high molar mass and isotactic polyacrylonitrile. This research contributes to the program's core objectives of maintaining technological superiority in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska's Board of Regents, through its Office of Sponsored Programs, received a $125,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds research on high-resolution terahertz electron paramagnetic resonance/electron nuclear double resonance ellipsometry techniques applied to quantum complexes in...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,031,522.00 project grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an additive manufacturing system for advanced continuous fiber composite structures. The award, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, will enable the University to conduct research and deliver prototypes related to this technology. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports basic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Cincinnati's Sponsored Research Services Division received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. This award supports fundamental and applied scientific research investigating the direct current and pulsed field electron emission properties of catalyst-free three-dimensional graphene networks synthesized...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado a $257,741 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective May 15, 2026, with a completion date of May 14, 2029. The project, titled "Voxelated Aerospace Composites via Spatial Patterning of Liquid Crystalline Resins," represents a fundamental and applied research initiative designed to advance aerospace materials science capabilities relevant to Air Force and Space Force operational requirements. The research effort focuses on developing innovative composite materials through the spatial patterning of liquid crystalline resins to create voxelated (three-dimensionally structured) aerospace composites. This work is conducted at the University of Colorado's Boulder, Colorado location and aligns with the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program's objectives to maintain technological superiority, prevent technological surprise, and sustain the nation's research infrastructure through peer-reviewed competitive selection processes. The three-year performance period supports the university's research capabilities across materials science and aerospace systems engineering domains critical to Department of the Air Force mission requirements.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $257.7k | 4/28/26 |