Project Grant FA9550261B200
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of Illinois received a $126,124 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period of September 8, 2025, through September 7, 2028. The award funds research titled "Probing Surface Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions at the Angstrom Scale," which supports fundamental scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the U.S....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The research project focuses on the development and advancement of multi-junction buried dielectric photonic crystal surface emitting laser diodes and arrays. This fundamental and applied research initiative aligns with the Air Force's mission to maintain technological superiority in...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,686 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The two-year award, made on April 1, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, will fund R&D projects in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs such as maintaining U.S. technological superiority and preventing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $175,000 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support the design of novel diagnostic models for studying radiation from unsteady hypersonic nonequilibrium flows. The three-year project, with an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2028, will be conducted at the University of Illinois in Illinois and focuses...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research titled "Accessing Quantum Properties Through Symmetry Analysis of Electron Ptychography." The five-year project, effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031, is being performed at the university's Urbana, Illinois campus. This award supports fundamental scientific...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $257,368 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research related to Experiment, Modeling, and Simulation of Advanced Materials - Plasma Interactions in the Space Environment. The grant was awarded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) and will support research from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for research in quantum paraelectric electro-optics. The award, effective September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the United States Air Force and Space Force. The research will be conducted at the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded on June 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 14, 2029. This award supports research into efficient high-power megawatt to terawatt (MW-TW) gas lasers utilizing hybrid pumping processes or free-free optical transitions. The research will be conducted at the University of Illinois in...
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the University of Illinois' research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION" over the period of Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 14, 2028. The Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program funds cutting-edge research across domains critical to national defense, including materials science, aerospace systems, and advanced electronics. This award enables the...
- The University of Illinois received a $176,303 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 12-month award, issued on May 6, 2021 and concluding on May 5, 2022, will support the development of a high-voltage characterization system for research on next generation power electronics. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological...
Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $185,903 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The project, titled "Geometric and Topological Approaches in the Study of Distributions," supports fundamental scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the Department of the Air Force while preventing technological surprise. Research activities will be conducted at the University of Illinois in Illinois and are expected to contribute to the Air Force's mission capabilities through peer-reviewed competitive research outcomes. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental and applied research across diverse scientific and engineering domains including quantum information sciences, materials science, and advanced electronics at accredited educational institutions, non-profit research organizations, and commercial entities. Awards are administered in accordance with 2 CFR 200 and Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations, with award decisions based on competitive selection through peer and scientific review processes.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/23/26 | ||
| Not listed | $185.9k | 6/22/26 |