Project Grant FA9550261B088
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028. The award supports fundamental and applied research on "The Coupling-Arm Qubit for Scalable, High-Fidelity Entangling Gates," an initiative aimed at advancing quantum computing architectures critical to maintaining...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Project Grant to The Leland Stanford Junior University on September 15, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, designated "QOOLEST: Qubit Operations Optimized for Longevity in Superconductors and Semiconductors at Elevated and Significant Temperatures," supports advanced research in quantum...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $260,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The grant funds research on "Quantum Engineering of Superconductivity in Fractional Chern Insulators," a fundamental research initiative designed to advance quantum information sciences and maintain technological...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, received a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force Defense Financial and Accounting Service (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded on March 15, 2026. The project, titled "Exploring New Biophysical Properties with Quantum Entanglement," will be performed in Michigan and extends through March 14, 2031. This research initiative aligns...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary New York University received a $149,525 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the Young Investigator Program (YIP) research initiative entitled "Quantum Computing - Multi-Qubit Entangling Gates in a Synthetic Many-Body Quantum System with Long-Range Interactions." The award, dated September 29, 2025, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $1,375,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on September 8, 2025, for a three-year performance period concluding September 7, 2028. The award supports the Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) titled "Integrated Processing of Quantum-Sensor Data by Quantum Neural Networks." This...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration received a $291,667 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on June 15, 2025, with completion expected by June 30, 2028. This award supports fundamental and applied research focused on developing new materials for coherent, scalable Josephson junctions—superconducting devices critical to quantum computing and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Columbia University received a $1.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded February 15, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of February 14, 2031. The project, titled "N-Qubit Gates: Theory, Systems, and Experiment," supports fundamental and applied scientific research in quantum...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on May 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 14, 2028. The award funds research on Quantum Computing Model Based Tomography for Quantum Computing Verification and Validation (QCVV) on Multi-Qubit Systems. This research supports the Air Force's strategic objective to maintain...
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, with completion targeted for April 30, 2028. The award, titled "Frozonium: Dynamical Floquet Control from Qubits to Qudits," supports fundamental and applied scientific research in quantum information sciences at the university's Ithaca, New York location. The project aligns with the Air Force's strategic priorities to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise through peer-reviewed competitive research conducted at accredited educational institutions. The research initiative focuses on advanced quantum control methodologies, specifically exploring dynamical Floquet control techniques applicable to quantum computing architectures ranging from qubits to qudits. This work contributes to the Air Force's broader investment in quantum technologies and computational sciences as critical defense-related scientific domains. The two-year performance period reflects the typical structure of project grants under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, which supports university-based research partnerships designed to enhance Department of the Air Force mission capabilities and sustain the nation's research infrastructure in strategic technology areas.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 4/2/26 |