Project Grant FA9550261B212
- 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 Project Grant Award Summary The Washington University, through its Office of Sponsored Research Services, received a $176,749 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. The award funds research on controlling crystallite formation in carbon fibers derived from high molar mass and isotactic polyacrylonitrile. This research contributes to the Air Force Defense Research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a Project Grant of $150,873 to the University of Maryland, College Park through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for a theoretical study titled "Theoretical Study of FTQC Andreev Spin Qubits Bound to Josephson Vortices" (INQS). This two-year award, effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027, supports fundamental quantum computing research conducted at the university's Office...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Washington University received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (Defense or Civilian designation) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), effective from September 25, 2025, through September 24, 2028. This award supports fundamental research into ultra-high energy capacitors and their potential to enable new quantum phenomena in two-dimensional (2D) materials. The research will be conducted at the University's...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $271,051 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) on January 15, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the funding will enable NYU to develop "Surrogate Models for Quantum Control and Optimization" over the 3-year award period ending on January 14,...
- The George Washington University received a $475,000 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 award will support research and engineering in the field of optoelectronics and photonics from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs...
- 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...
- The University of Washington was awarded a $259,289 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a "TESTBED FOR LARGE-SCALE NON-VOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE PHOTONICS". The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental and applied research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a...
- This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $457,041 to The Trustees of Princeton University to fund equipment and research for "Entering the Interacting Quantum Many-Body Regime with Arrays of Laser-Cooled Molecules" over the period of March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2026. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing...
- The University of Illinois received a $511,388 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2029. The award supports fundamental research to identify and characterize the origins of lossy defects in Josephson junctions, which are critical components in superconducting quantum computing and advanced electronics applications. This research aligns with the...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded The Washington University a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective July 15, 2026, through July 14, 2028. The award supports fundamental and applied scientific research titled "Electron Trapping Mechanisms and Quantum Gate Design on Solid Neon Surfaces" (INQS), to be conducted at the university's Office of Sponsored Research Services Division in Missouri. This research project contributes to the Air Force's strategic objective of maintaining technological superiority in quantum information sciences, a critical scientific domain identified within the Defense Research Sciences Program portfolio. Under this award, The Washington University will deliver research services and scientific expertise focused on advancing quantum computing technologies through investigation of electron trapping phenomena and quantum gate design methodologies. The university's research capabilities in computational sciences and advanced experimentation position it to execute this peer-reviewed, competitively selected research project. Deliverables are expected to advance the Department of the Air Force's mission in quantum information sciences while contributing to the nation's research infrastructure in defense-critical scientific areas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 6/29/26 |