Project Grant FA9550261B110
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $370,700 project grant from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for research titled "Experiments with 3D Cluster States." The award, effective April 30, 2026, through April 29, 2031, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the Department of the Air Force. The research will be...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $149,783 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on May 15, 2026, for the Young Investigator Program (YIP) project titled "Polarization Controlled Charge and Phonon Transport in Polar Nitride Interfaces." The three-year award, with a completion date of May 14, 2029, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, a $237,636 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the acquisition of a dedicated electron microscopy system for materials characterization and analysis in the areas of quantum, hypersonic, infrared, and mechanical materials research. The funding will enable Penn State to enhance its...
- The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $651,009 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 Penn State's "SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FOR SPACE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION" research from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. As the prime awardee, Penn State will leverage its expertise in materials science to conduct environmental...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $372,205 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the Gravity-Offloaded Robotics and Proximity Operations (GRIP) Testbed, awarded April 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 14, 2027. This Defense Research Sciences Program award supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for...
- This federal Project Grant award of $225,000.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Pennsylvania State University. The award supports the "SURROGATE MODELS FOR QUANTUM CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION" and "DATA-DRIVEN DISCOVERY OF CISLUNAR TRANSPORT MECHANISMS (D3CTM)" research projects, with a performance period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2028. The key products and services to be...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $253,064 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Air Force on March 22, 2021 to support research activities concluding on August 15, 2023. The award is provided through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to augment heat exchange in an aircraft engine inlet duct. This program aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority through scientific research preventing technological surprise and creating it for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $130,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) awarded on August 18, 2025, with a completion date of August 17, 2028. The research focuses on phase-field modeling of mesoscale structures of III-nitride ferroelectrics, conducted at Penn State's University Park, Pennsylvania campus. This fundamental research effort aims to...
- The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant 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 support optical heat flux measurements for engine and turbine rigs from May 15, 2022 to May 14, 2023. Under the award, Penn State will conduct research to accelerate turbine development through optical measurements of heat flux in engine and turbine test rigs. The Air...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027, will fund in-situ microscopy research on the failure mechanisms of GaN-based transistors. As a prominent research university, Penn State has extensive experience in delivering complex technical services to federal agencies, including...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded $310,000 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) by the Air Force Research Laboratory, effective May 15, 2026, with a completion date of May 14, 2029. The award funds research on an entropy-based framework for characterizing strongly compressible turbulent flows, a project designed to advance the Department of the Air Force's scientific and technological capabilities in aerodynamics and fluid dynamics. This three-year project grant represents part of the Air Force's broader effort to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise through fundamental and applied research conducted at accredited educational institutions. The research will be performed at Penn State's facilities in Pennsylvania and is subject to the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Phase VII Agreement requirements, which mandate active institutional participation in FDP demonstrations and pilots. As a major public land-grant research institution with extensive experience in defense-related research and development, Penn State is well-positioned to deliver sophisticated technical solutions in advanced aerodynamic research. The award follows standard Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program guidelines, with project selection based on peer and scientific review of competitive proposals and compliance with applicable federal cost principles and record-keeping requirements outlined in 2 CFR 200 and Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $310.0k | 5/1/26 |