Project Grant FA9550261B288

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $150,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for quantum computing research focused on integrated-photonics-based systems for selective addressing of trapped ions in multi-ion configurations. The award runs through July 31, 2029, and is classified as a Project Grant. Work is performed in Massachusetts. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports research...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded $250,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on August 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a fault-tolerant qubit based on topological Josephson junctions. Performance will occur in Massachusetts over a period extending from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the Department of...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Yale University $107,986 on June 15, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop harvest preconditioning methods for scalable high-resolution signal and image reconstruction. The project grant runs through June 14, 2028, with performance in Connecticut. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the Department of the Air Force mission and...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Cornell University $175,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research on entangling trapped ion and superconducting qubits with low-energy photons. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance through August 31, 2028, and work will be performed in New York. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the...

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 Department of the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded Yale University $149,999 on June 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on light-induced dynamics of optically pumped electronic materials. The award is a project grant with a period of performance through May 31, 2029, and work is performed in Connecticut. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the Department of the Air...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Yale University a $450,002 project grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research and development in the area of physics from May 2021 through April 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise through maintaining a strong research...

The Department of the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $150,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the Young Investigator Program project "Quantum Computing—Harmonics Engineering for Noise-Resilient Superconducting Qubits (HARMONIQS)." Work will be performed in Massachusetts with a period of performance through May 31, 2029. The funding supports research enhancing the...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded the University of Illinois $200,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research on accessing quantum properties through symmetry analysis of electron ptychography. The award is a project grant with a performance period through May 31, 2031. Work is performed in Urbana, Illinois. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the...

<p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded New York University $299,423 on September 29, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop multi-qubit entangling gates in a synthetic many-body quantum system with long-range interactions.</p> <p>The award funds quantum computing research through a Project Grant, with performance occurring in New York. The period of performance extends through September 28, 2028.</p>