Project Grant W911NF261A189
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $250,000 project grant from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a defense agency of the U.S. Department of the Army, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, supports research on quantum information science, specifically focusing on fiber speckle modulator technology. This one-year project contributes to the Department of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a defense-oriented federal agency, effective March 1, 2026, through April 30, 2030. The award supports basic scientific research under CFDA 12.431 focused on "Quantum-Optical Associative Memories: Synaptic Plasticity and Dynamics." Research will be conducted at Stanford's Palo Alto, California facility and aims to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a defense-focused federal agency, awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a project grant totaling $250,000.00 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to support the development of intelligent functional materials with self-recognition and self-repair capabilities in multi-layer systems. The award, which commenced on October 1, 2025, represents an incremental funding modification of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $170,000 Project Grant award from the Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on March 15, 2026, with a completion date of March 14, 2028. The grant supports development of a theoretical foundation for quantum-optical associative memories, a high-risk, high-payoff basic research initiative aligned with Department of the Army national security objectives....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Research Development and Engineering Command (RDEC) awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a $282,025.05 project grant on May 15, 2026, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to support research on high-density surface electromyography (S-EMG) for human performance applications. The award has a performance period of one year, concluding May 14, 2027, with research activities conducted at Stanford's Palo Alto, California...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $189,920 Project Grant from the Department of the Army through the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2026. The award supports the acquisition and deployment of a synchronized, multi-board control system based on the open-source Quantum Information Control Kit (QICK) to advance quantum error correction (QEC) scale superconducting...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $196,556 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on November 20, 2025, with a completion date of November 19, 2028. The grant supports research on "Enabling Self-Progressive and Transfer-Learning of Flight State and Health Condition in UAV Systems via Onboard Distributed Multimodal Sensors." This project delivers advanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $161,685 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project titled "Stewards of Safety: Adaptive Flight Test Envelope Expansion with Real-Time Pilot Risk Management." The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, supports fundamental and applied research designed to enhance Department of the Air Force...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The award supports the Young Investigator Program (YIP) project titled "New Paradigms for Correlated Topology in Two-Dimensional Materials," conducted at Stanford's California campus. This research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $466,230 Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for research titled "Tensor-Network Quantum Circuits in a Configurable Atom Array." The award, initiated on June 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 14, 2030, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to maintain technological superiority for the United...
The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $194,321 Project Grant from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a defense agency component of the Department of the Army, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award, which commenced on July 1, 2026 and extends through June 30, 2029, supports fundamental research into formal mathematical characterizations of artificial intelligence (AI) alignment failure modes. This represents a new start grant focused on high-risk, high-payoff basic science research designed to advance long-term national security needs and enhance the Department of the Army's technological capabilities in AI-related domains. The research will be conducted at Stanford University's Palo Alto, California facility and is intended to generate foundational knowledge that contributes to the Army's strategic priorities in computing and information sciences. As a three-year award structured within the Army's preferred proposal framework, the project will deliver peer-reviewed scientific research and technical outputs addressing critical questions regarding AI system reliability and alignment—areas of strategic importance to defense technological advancement and national security preparedness.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $194.3k | 6/18/26 |