Project Grant FA9550261B155
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $700,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded June 5, 2026, with completion targeted for June 4, 2031. The project, titled "Schema: Scalable Compositional Hierarchies for Evolvable Multi-Agent Architectures," focuses on fundamental research in multi-agent systems and advanced computational architectures relevant...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective August 1, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The award funds development of integrated-photonics-based systems for selective addressing of trapped ions in multi-ion quantum computing applications. This research aligns with the Defense Research Sciences Program's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $450,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded on July 15, 2026, with a completion date of July 14, 2029. The project, titled "Scaling and Automating Formal Verification for Modern Processors (YIP)," will be conducted at MIT's Cambridge, Massachusetts campus. This award supports basic research aligned with the Air...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2029. The project, titled "Quantum Computing - Harmonics Engineering for Noise-Resilient Superconducting Qubits (HARMONIQS)," supports fundamental research aligned with Air Force modernization...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $150,000 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) project titled "Deformation-Induced Chemical Mixing in Metallic Alloys." The award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, supports fundamental and applied research designed to maintain technological superiority for the U.S....
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $495,000.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The purpose of the grant is to fund research on "The Fear of Missing Out on Information for Reduced Order Modeling: A Method for Healthier Data- and Model Selection" over a period of 3 years from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2026. As a leading research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology a $250,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for "The Coupling-Arm Qubit for Scalable, High-Fidelity Entangling Gates," effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028. This fundamental research initiative supports the Air Force's objective to maintain technological superiority in quantum computing systems relevant to national...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $242,482 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports MIT's "ADVANCED MOLECULAR MEASUREMENTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON RULES OF COMPOSITION IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY". This grant funds cutting-edge research to advance molecular measurement...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on September 30, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). Titled "Data-Driven and Model-Based Foundations of Control for Soft Robots," this five-year award (through September 29, 2030) supports fundamental and applied research designed to advance control...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $400,000 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to support research on "Exposing Electrochemical Mechanisms in Thermochemical Ammonia Synthesis." The research will be conducted at MIT's Cambridge, Massachusetts facility with a completion date of December 15, 2027. This award funds basic research...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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 August 1, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The project, titled "Precision Generative AI for Adaptable Engineering Design with Negative Data," supports fundamental research aimed at advancing Air Force technological capabilities in artificial intelligence and engineering design methodologies. This award aligns with the program's objective to maintain technological superiority in Air Force-relevant scientific areas and prevent technological surprise through merit-based competitive selection. The funded research focuses on developing generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of utilizing negative data—instances where design parameters or conditions fail or perform suboptimally—to enhance adaptive engineering design processes. This work contributes to the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program's emphasis on basic research in computational methods and advanced technologies applicable to Air Force modernization priorities. MIT, as a premier research institution with extensive federal contracting experience across defense and civilian agencies, will conduct the research in-house at its Cambridge, Massachusetts location, leveraging its established capabilities in artificial intelligence, advanced computing, and defense technology development.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/22/26 |