The federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Defense under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), will fund the upgrade of the Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system at Stony Brook University to support the development of novel mid-infrared semiconductor photonic devices. The $124,965.57 award, effective from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, will enable the research institution to enhance its capabilities in advanced materials research and fabrication,...
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Morgan State University under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant, awarded on April 18, 2025, supports research to develop lightweight thermoelectric nanocomposites with low thermal conductivity and high figure-of-merit near room temperature. The research aims to advance materials science and...
This $246,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by 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). The award was made to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) on May 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2026. The funding will support UMBC's research and equipment/instrumentation acquisition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and...
This Project Grant award of $281,948 from the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) supports foundational and applied research by Morgan State University, a historically Black university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant will fund research and development efforts across scientific and technical domains relevant to national security, including quantum computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced materials, and defense technologies. Morgan...
This $245,350 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant was awarded to Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 1, 2024, with a performance period ending on August 31, 2025. The grant funding supports a research project titled "Resilient Autonomous Nation In-the-Loop"...
This $212,991.80 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under CFDA Program 12.431 "Basic Scientific Research" supports foundational and applied research at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security. The grant funds UMBC's research efforts aimed at advancing fundamental knowledge in areas such as quantum...
This $110,000 Department of Defense (DoD) Project Grant, awarded under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), supports the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) in conducting research on sub-wavelength optical lattices in two-dimensional materials. The award, with a performance period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2028, will enable UMD to advance fundamental knowledge and capabilities in areas such as quantum computing, materials science, and defense technologies that...
Morgan State University was awarded a $560,446 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to acquire advanced vibrational and optical spectroscopy and imaging systems for interdisciplinary materials research, STEM education, and outreach efforts. The grant was awarded under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to support basic, applied, or advanced research with good long-term potential to contribute to Department of Defense...
This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $400,000.00 to Morgan State University for the "DEVELOPMENT OF CBN/DIAMOND N-TYPE AND P TYPE CONDUCTIVITY USING IN-SITU EPITAXIAL AND ION IMPLANTATION DOPING" research project. The performance period for this award is from August 23, 2024 to August 22, 2027. The research aims to develop advanced semiconductor materials,...
This $134,265.53 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) supports advanced research on the physics of wide bandgap and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices. The funding will be used by the prime awardee, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated (ORAU), to conduct foundational and applied research in areas critical to...