The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $1,663,381.00 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct research on long-term underwater autonomy for surveillance and manipulation capabilities. The award period runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. UMass is conducting this research through its Office of Research Administration-Lowell division. The project aims to advance naval...
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was awarded a $4,280,001 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant will fund advanced marine and undersea technology research at the university over a 3-year period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2028. Key focus areas of the research include developing sophisticated computational modeling and simulation capabilities, sensor technologies, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $326,763 from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) is funding the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to develop new sensing algorithms for complex seabed terrain. The research aims to advance naval operations and broader scientific knowledge in areas such as ocean and atmospheric research, autonomous systems, and advanced sensing technologies. This one-year award, running...
This Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), provides $1,048,025.00 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to support long-term autonomy research for ground and aquatic robotics. The award, running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will enable the university to conduct innovative research and technology development in areas such as advanced materials, intelligent systems, and computational...
The University of Massachusetts Boston received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, will support fundamental and applied research across a range of scientific and technological domains with potential to enhance naval capabilities and national security. The university has extensive experience delivering technical and...
This federal Project Grant award of $157,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on "INVARIANT MODE BAYES FACTOR ACTIVE SONAR". The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a non-profit educational institution, will conduct advanced research and development...
This $175,116 Project Grant was awarded by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) on September 1, 2024. The grant supports the development of retrieval-embedded large language models, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. As a major research university, UMass will leverage its expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and...
The University of Massachusetts was awarded a $275,907 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to support research probing basic electronic properties in microbial protein nanowires from June 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The grant supports the University's research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), which aims to improve naval operations through supporting basic and applied research with potential...
The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded Tufts University a $427,400 project grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant supports research to develop versatile legged robots for open-world human-robot interaction in mixed-initiative teams. The program aims to support and stimulate basic and applied research with potential to improve naval operations. This award will allow Tufts University researchers to advance...
The U.S. Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $540,483.73 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on October 1, 2024. The grant aims to develop and demonstrate a novel "HARMONIC: HUMAN-AI ROBOTIC TEAM MEMBER OPERATING WITH NATURAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATION" system. The project will explore the utility of an advanced cognitive robotic system, its collaborative capabilities with...