Project Grant W911NF261A039
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $126,000 Project Grant from the Research Development and Engineering Command (a Defense agency) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), awarded on January 30, 2026, with completion targeted for January 29, 2027. This new start grant funds fundamental research investigating cellular perturbations caused by micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) in three-dimensional human cardiac tissues derived from human embryonic...
- The Department of Defense awarded a $126,940.00 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on May 23, 2025. The grant supports the acquisition of an interfacial tensiometry system to be used for fundamental research across a range of scientific and technological domains critical to national security, such as quantum computing, materials science, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. The grant is intended to fund high-risk,...
- The University of Massachusetts received a $129,859 project grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The funding supports the development of an Integrated System for Multi-Channel Bioelectronic Recording under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). This program aims to fund basic research related to improving Army programs and operations. The one-year project running from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024 will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received an incremental funding award of $240,000 on September 15, 2025, from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award supports research into "Resource-Aware Coordination in Dynamic, Unstructured, and Contested Environments: A Submodular Optimization and Online Learning Perspective," with a completion date of September 14, 2028. Research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arizona received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) for the project "DEPSCOR-RC FY24 Atomic Ensembles with Dynamic and Quantum Boundaries." The award, dated September 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2028, supports fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge in quantum physics and atomic science relevant to...
- The University of Massachusetts received a $140,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The award is part of the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) and will fund research to design materials to enhance the warfighter mission. The research is being conducted from February 2021 through March 2023 in Amherst, Massachusetts. The cooperative agreement will support basic research related to improving...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan's Regents, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Division, received a $349,809 Basic Scientific Research (CFDA 12.431) project grant from the Department of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command, effective July 28, 2025 through July 27, 2028. The award supports fundamental scientific research on the simultaneous measurement of Casimir forces and near-field energy transfer from heterostructured and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Harvard College's Office for Sponsored Programs received a $120,450 Project Grant award from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2029. This new start initiative, titled "Representation Learning and Geometric Optimization Over One Trajectory," supports fundamental scientific research aligned with long-term national security...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects received a $299,900 Project Grant award from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on February 18, 2025. The award, designated "Light Controlled Artificial Topological Materials," funds fundamental research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge in materials science and related disciplines critical to long-term...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boston University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) effective September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award supports fundamental research integrating non-Hermitian physics with nonlinear optics to enhance infrared photon absorption at the nanoscale. The research aims to engineer spectral singularities in...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst received a new start Project Grant award of $209,091 from the Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) effective January 30, 2026 through January 29, 2030. This four-year award supports fundamental scientific research aligned with the Army's long-term national security priorities across disciplines including materials science, quantum computing, engineering, and advanced technologies. The program prioritizes high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives designed to generate innovative discoveries that advance strategic capabilities and expand scientific knowledge. As a major public research institution with extensive federal partnerships, UMass will conduct the research at its Amherst, Massachusetts campus, leveraging its academic resources, specialized research facilities, and faculty expertise to deliver the proposed scientific investigation. The award follows UMass's demonstrated capacity to manage complex federal research projects and aligns with the institution's established portfolio of Department of Defense and defense-related research initiatives, including its existing $750,000 Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for advanced research and technical service delivery.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $209.1k | 1/30/26 |