The University of Maryland Eastern Shore received a $140,825 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to develop a high-throughput strategy using the Wolf Cell Sorter. The strategy will analyze human dorsal root ganglia neurons emitting fluorescence at different wavelengths for research education. The grant period is from April 20, 2021 to October 19, 2022. The award supports applied research aligned with the Basic,...
The University of Maryland, College Park received a $772,251 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to support research and development work with potential national defense and civilian applications. The award, effective December 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025, will fund advanced research on topics such as quantum computing, space exploration technologies, and the development of...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a $246,000 Project Grant from the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant supports scientific research and technological development initiatives at UMBC that contribute to national defense missions while maintaining potential civilian applications. The funding will enable UMBC to provide specialized equipment...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $250,000 Young Faculty Award (YFA) grant under the CFDA 12.910 Research and Technology Development program to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). This 2-year grant aims to identify and engage rising academic researchers to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA's mission of creating and preventing technological surprise. The grant supports UMD in conducting innovative fundamental and applied...
The University of Maryland, College Park received a $254,515 Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (DoD) Research Development and Engineering Command under the DoD Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant will fund the development of high-speed dual-magnification and focusing schlieren systems to study hypersonic turbulence. This research is expected to advance fundamental scientific knowledge and technological capabilities relevant to national security. The...
The University of Massachusetts was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910). The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, supports the university's development of innovative research enabling transformative Department of Defense capabilities. The funded research aims to identify and engage rising academic researchers to address DARPA's interests across its six...
The University of Maryland, College Park received a two-year, $339,455 Project Grant award 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 activities from March 2021 through February 2023 aimed at maintaining Air Force technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to its needs. As the prime awardee, the...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) provides $1,028,021.00 in funding to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security, with a focus on advancing fundamental knowledge in areas such as quantum...
This federal Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) provides $762,452.00 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to conduct research on the "Quantification of Capillary Surface Energy on Axon Regeneration Through a Peripheral Nerve Regeneration" over the period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. As a historically black, 1890...
This $687,641 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command under the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) supports the University of Maryland, College Park in conducting research on "APPROXIMATION-FIRST TELEMETRY FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN TACTICAL NETWORKS." The research aims to advance fundamental knowledge and develop innovative technologies in areas...