Project Grant FA9550261B115
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a Project Grant of $156,462 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project "Bridging Worlds: Entangling Neutral Atoms and Superconducting Circuits," with performance from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. This research initiative focuses on quantum information sciences, a critical area of emphasis within the Defense Research Sciences...
- This federal Project Grant award of $590,442.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports the development of a "CRYOGENIC SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING TRAPPED-ELECTRON QUANTUM COMPUTING" at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The grant, with a performance period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026, will enable UC Berkeley to conduct cutting-edge research in quantum computing, a critical...
- This Project Grant award for $378,828.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the award funds a project titled "Driven-Dissipative Quantum Systems Under a Microscope" to be conducted by the University of California, Berkeley. The research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), under the Department of Defense, awarded The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, a $330,000 new start Project Grant on August 15, 2025, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports fundamental research in three-dimensional ion traps for quantum information science, with a completion date of August 14, 2026. The research...
- Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $354,244 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) for the period of May 15, 2026 through May 14, 2027. The award funds the technical research project titled "Laser and Time Delay Detectors to Quantify Real-Time Entanglement During Atomic, Molecular and Solid-State Photoprocesses" (DURIP), as...
- 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 Project Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded $395,187 to the University of California, Berkeley on September 30, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for a four-year research initiative concluding September 29, 2029. The project focuses on developing Nonlinear Attosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy (NATAS) as an advanced analytical capability for studying nanoscopic matter at interfaces. This fundamental research...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,156,883 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The grant provides funding from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to conduct a direct test of the quantum statistics theorem using well-separated indistinguishable particles. UC Berkeley, as the prime awardee, will perform...
- The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, received a $375,213 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on May 1, 2021 to complete work by April 30, 2023. The grant funding supports magnetic imaging of two-dimensional quantum materials to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The University of California, Berkeley will conduct this...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a $1.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Project Grant 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 fundamental and applied research to...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded University of California, Berkeley a Project Grant totaling $754,126 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on May 15, 2026, with a completion date of May 14, 2027. The award supports the acquisition of specialized scientific instrumentation—specifically a narrow-linewidth Rydberg laser and millimeter wave instrumentation—to establish a hybrid neutral-atom-superconducting circuit quantum interface. This Defense Utilization: Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) acquisition enables UC Berkeley to advance quantum computing research by providing the technical foundation for integrating neutral atom systems with superconducting quantum circuits, addressing critical research objectives in quantum information sciences relevant to Air Force and Space Force technological priorities. The funding supports infrastructure development that will enhance UC Berkeley's capabilities in quantum sensing and quantum computing research—key scientific areas identified within the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program's mandate to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise. As a premier research institution with extensive federal research partnerships and demonstrated expertise in quantum computing and advanced electronics, UC Berkeley serves as a critical partner in delivering the sophisticated research and development infrastructure necessary to support national defense objectives in emerging quantum technologies.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $754.1k | 5/1/26 |