Project Grant FA9550261B156
- Federal Grant Award Summary 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 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 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) to support research on "The Coupling-Arm Qubit for Scalable, High-Fidelity Entangling Gates." The award, effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028, funds fundamental and applied scientific research in quantum information sciences designed to maintain technological...
- 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...
- 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 Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $150,873 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period of December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027. The award funds a theoretical study of fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC) Andreev spin qubits bound to Josephson vortices. This research addresses the Air Force's priority to maintain technological superiority in quantum...
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 Program designed to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The project represents fundamental and applied scientific research conducted at a premier research institution with established expertise in quantum computing and advanced electronics. The award supports research activities exploring the integration of neutral atom quantum systems with superconducting circuit approaches, representing work at the intersection of multiple quantum computing paradigms. UC Berkeley, as a leading federal research partner with substantial experience in DARPA and Department of Defense-funded research initiatives, will deliver research findings and technological insights intended to advance quantum information science capabilities relevant to national defense objectives. The three-year performance period allows for comprehensive exploration of hybrid quantum system architectures that could enhance quantum computing performance and reliability for defense applications.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $156.5k | 5/22/26 |