Project Grant N000142612366
- The Office of Naval Research awarded California Institute of Technology $192,570 on July 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to conduct revolutionary science of ultra-refractory films synthesized by thermal laser evaporation. The project runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in California. The award is a project grant, a common assistance type for ONR basic and applied research funding to educational institutions and non-profits with...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded the University of California, Santa Barbara $160,000 on December 1, 2025, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to support modeling the response of material systems in fluctuating high heat flux environments. The award is structured as a Project Grant with a period of performance extending through November 30, 2030. Work will be performed in California. The funding supports basic and applied research with potential naval...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University $210,000 on March 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to support research on understanding the role of molecular design, morphology, and structural geometry in mechanically robust composite encapsulation materials. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2030, and work is performed in California. The Basic and Applied...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded The Johns Hopkins University $190,000 on December 1, 2025, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to conduct research on material properties, response, and degradation in high heat flux environments. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2030. Work is performed in Maryland. The Basic and Applied Scientific Research program supports research at educational...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University $200,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to support research activities titled "Engineering a Critical Phase Through Feedback." The award is structured as a Project Grant with a period of performance from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. Work is performed in California, USA. The Office of Naval Research funds basic and applied research at educational...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded the University of California, Santa Barbara $191,193 on December 1, 2025, to investigate materials degradation in fluctuating high heat flux environments under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The research will run through November 30, 2030, and is performed in California. This project grant supports fundamental and applied research with potential naval operational relevance, evaluated competitively on scientific merit, naval...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded California Institute of Technology $245,000 on May 1, 2026, for development and assessment of detonation-drivers for hypervelocity expansion tube ground testing under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). Work is performed in California and will run through April 30, 2029. The award supports basic and applied research with potential to improve naval operations through technology development and capability delivery for the Navy and...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded the University of California, Merced $113,002 on April 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to conduct research on designing large hydrostatic piezoelectric responses from first principles. The three-year award period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, with work performed in California. The Basic and Applied Scientific Research program supports fundamental and applied research at educational institutions...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded $127,369 to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a division of the University of California San Diego, on May 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for a project titled "Enabling Next-Gen Defense Innovations Through Bioinspired Materials Imaging and Experiential Training." The award carries no indirect costs. Performance occurs in California and runs through April 30, 2027. The project grant supports...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded Physical Sciences Inc. $379,082 on January 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to develop materials for ultra-efficient water generation enabled by deliquescent polymers. The award is structured as a project grant with no indirect costs charged. Work is performed in Massachusetts and runs through December 31, 2028. The program supports basic and applied research with potential to improve naval operations through...
The Office of Naval Research awarded the California Institute of Technology $150,000 on October 1, 2026, for advanced design of heterogeneous materials for extreme Navy applications under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). Work is performed in California and runs through September 30, 2029. The project grant funds research into materials engineering with direct relevance to naval operations and capability development for the Navy and Marine Corps. Award decisions in the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program rest on competitive peer and scientific review, evaluated against criteria including overall scientific and technical merit, potential naval relevance, the recipient's capabilities and experience, key personnel qualifications, and cost realism.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 8/4/26 |