The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $115,418 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant supports research to model shockwave behavior in search of optimal materials for blast energy dissipation, with a performance period from May 2025 to May 2028. As a prime contractor, USM will leverage its expertise in materials science, engineering, and specialized...
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security will receive $6.69 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027 for the MS-SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PREPAREDNESS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (MS-SHIPS) project. Under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA #12.600), the MS-SHIPS project aims to provide assistance to strengthen Mississippi's...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (CFDA 12.431 - Basic Scientific Research) provides $599,083 to Mississippi State University (MSU) to conduct an "Experimental and Computational Investigation of Propeller-Wing Aerodynamics during Transitional Flight Mode." The award period runs from June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2027. Through this grant, MSU will leverage its expertise in aerospace engineering, computational modeling, and materials research to advance the...
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.289 - Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending) on March 1, 2024. The goal of this grant is to fund workforce development, vocational education, and community revitalization initiatives across sectors such as STEM, healthcare, and technical skills training. As a doctoral research institution, USM plans to leverage...
The University of Southern Mississippi received a $7,999,997 Project Grant award from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant will fund research and development of "Improved Magnetic Gradiometers for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles" over a 3-year period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The University of Southern Mississippi has a history of delivering scientific...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $799,998.55 Cooperative Agreement on December 3, 2024 to Mississippi State University (MSU) under the DoD's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award supports research on "Coordinated Maneuver Against Adversaries with Imperfect Information: A Game-Theoretic Monte Carlo Tree Search Approach." MSU has subcontracted a portion of the work to Rutgers, The State University, to contribute...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment awarded a $799,999 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments program (CFDA 12.617) to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to provide STRENGTHENING DOD SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. The grant aims to enhance community and economic resiliency in areas affected by defense program changes through initiatives focused on...
This federal Project Grant award of $475,397.00 was provided by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024). The funding supports evidence-based research and analysis focused on advancing knowledge and improving practices related to security cooperation, with a particular emphasis on strategic competition, international security assistance, defense industrial engagement, and disinformation...
The University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Institute received a $1.9 million project grant from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment under the Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments federal grant program (CFDA 12.617). The grant will support the University's work as an Emerging Technology Hub through December 2022. As indicated in the program description, the funding will enhance the University's capacity to assist...
The University of Mississippi received a $453,400 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated February 15, 2022 through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funding will support research and development of a micro system analyzer for resonant ultrasound spectroscopy experimentation, bone conduction microphone design, and micro metamaterial characterization. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
The University of Southern Mississippi received a $1,001,031 project grant award from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment on August 1, 2022 to complete the work by January 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments program (CFDA 12.617), which provides technical and financial assistance to states to support communities and businesses affected by defense program activity.
Under the award, the University will focus on strengthening Mississippi's aerospace and defense manufacturing supply chain through industry clustering. A sub-award of $250,000 was provided to the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology to formalize an aerospace and defense cluster in the state. Specific deliverables include identifying companies and resources in the sector, conducting a SWOT analysis, and developing a business plan for a Mississippi Aerospace and Defense Consortium. The plan will assess opportunities for consortium members and outline sustainability beyond the grant period.