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- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $100,000 new start project grant award dated March 2, 2026, from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a defense agency component, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports fundamental scientific research titled "Understanding Topology and Correlation Effects in Emergent Quantum Systems," with performance continuing through March 1, 2029. The research...
- The Trustees of Princeton University was awarded a $620,208 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The grant is part of the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) and will support basic research related to improving Army programs and operations from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. As the awardee, Princeton University will leverage the funding to conduct scientific research studies and experiments that have the...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration received a $260,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award supports research on "Quantum Engineering of Superconductivity in Fractional Chern Insulators," a fundamental and applied science initiative aligned with the Air Force's mission to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration on September 3, 2025, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The project, titled "Investigating Quantum-Enhanced Sensing in Finite-Range Interacting Molecular Systems," will be conducted at Princeton's New Jersey campus with a completion date of September 2, 2028. This three-year...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration received a $291,667 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on June 15, 2025. The award funds research on new materials for coherent, scalable Josephson junctions, with a performance period extending through June 30, 2028. This project contributes to the Air Force's objective of maintaining technological superiority in...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) awarded UC Berkeley a $330,000 Project Grant under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to support fundamental research on three-dimensional ion traps for quantum information science. The award, issued on August 15, 2025, with a one-year performance period ending August 14, 2026, funds research activities to be conducted in Albany, California. This grant supports high-risk,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $1.375 million project grant from the Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on September 8, 2025. The award supports a Multidisciplinary Research Initiative for University Research (MURI) focused on "Integrated Processing of Quantum-Sensor Data by Quantum Neural Networks," with research to be conducted...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Ohio State University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on July 18, 2025. The four-year award, with a completion date of July 17, 2029, supports fundamental scientific research titled "Exploring and Harnessing Quantum Geometry in Van der Waals Flat Bands." This research...
- 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...
Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on February 9, 2026. The award supports research titled "Engineering Correlation-Driven Topological Quantum Phases," with performance extending through February 8, 2029. Under this grant, Princeton will conduct fundamental scientific investigation focused on quantum phase engineering and topological quantum systems, contributing to the Army's long-term national security objectives in advanced materials and quantum computing research. The research aligns with the Basic Scientific Research program's mission to pursue high-risk, high-payoff scientific discoveries that advance knowledge in physical sciences and materials disciplines relevant to dominant strategic capabilities. The three-year research initiative will be performed at Princeton University's Princeton, New Jersey campus. As a leading research institution with demonstrated expertise in quantum computing and advanced materials research, Princeton will deliver research findings and potential innovations in correlation-driven topological quantum phases that may have applications to emerging defense technologies. The award reflects the competitive merit-based selection process characteristic of the Basic Scientific Research program, which evaluates proposals on overall scientific merit, military relevance, researcher qualifications, and technical feasibility.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 2/2/26 |