Project Grant FA9550261B127
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 $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 (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...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $535,570 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award supports research on "Multi-Modal Charge Transfer Interfaces for Polariton Sensing," a fundamental scientific research initiative conducted at Penn State's University Park campus in State...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $300,000 project grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. This award supports research validation of high-frequency object scattering models, a capability relevant to naval operations and defense applications. The three-year research performance will be conducted at Penn State's facilities in...
- 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 $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 to advance technological capabilities relevant to Air Force mission objectives. The project will be conducted at Penn State's Pennsylvania campus and focuses on materials science research in polar nitride interfaces, contributing to the program's broader objectives of maintaining technological superiority and preventing technological surprise. As a major public research institution with extensive experience in defense-related research and federal contracting, Penn State will deliver research findings and technical insights through this merit-based award. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program emphasizes peer-reviewed competitive selection processes and supports research across diverse scientific domains including materials science and advanced electronics. Research outcomes from this project are expected to contribute to the Department of the Air Force's mission capabilities and sustain the nation's research infrastructure through strategic partnerships between government and academic institutions.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $149.8k | 5/11/26 |