Project Grant FA9550261B253
- 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 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...
- 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) 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $449,447.73 Project Grant award from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), under the Department of the Army's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), to conduct research on molecular triplet qubits. The award was obligated on September 2, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 1, 2028. Research will be performed at MIT's Cambridge, Massachusetts facility. The project supports fundamental research...
- 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 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...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $355,605 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURVEYOR FOR QUANTUM MATERIALS AND DEVICES. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2022 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. MIT will utilize the funding to...
- 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 University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a $331,218 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development activities under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the development of chip-scale group-IV integrated photonics for single-photon detection and quantum metrology from July 2021 through July 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $317,300 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 grant will fund R&D projects at MIT from June 2021 through March 2023 aimed at maintaining technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
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 core objective of maintaining technological superiority in Air Force-relevant scientific areas, specifically advancing quantum computing capabilities through innovative photonic engineering approaches. The project represents fundamental research in quantum systems and photonics, consistent with recent Air Force investments in quantum technologies and materials science. MIT will deliver research outputs and technical findings supporting the advancement of trapped-ion quantum computing platforms, a critical technology area for Department of Defense modernization priorities. The three-year project timeline enables comprehensive development and validation of the photonic-based ion-addressing methodology through MIT's established research infrastructure and quantum systems expertise.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/28/26 |