Project Grant W911NF261A218
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Hampton University received a $972,914 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on June 11, 2026, with performance completion targeted for June 10, 2027. The award supports the acquisition of a multifunctional microscopy system designed to advance scientific education and research capabilities at the institution's Hampton, Virginia campus. This equipment acquisition aligns with...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense provides $710,856 to Hampton University to acquire a transmission electron microscope for advanced renewable energy and quantum materials research, education and training. The grant is funded under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which supports scientific research and technological development initiatives across...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $225,936 Project Grant to Hampton University on April 26, 2021 for equipment to support atmospheric measurements and research through April 25, 2022. The funding supports the university's work under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630), which aims to advance technology for Department of Defense missions through basic, applied, or...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Hampton University received a $399,940 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Targeted Infusion Project delivers curricular enhancement and laboratory modernization in chemistry education designed to improve undergraduate preparation for STEM graduate programs and careers....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Hampton University received a $887,393 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Hampton University is utilizing this Title III FUTURE Act funding to strengthen institutional management and fiscal operations while enhancing academic quality and...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), funds the acquisition of a Fourier Transform-Confocal Raman Microscope at Howard University. The $589,167 award, granted on September 15, 2024, will support the university's research and education initiatives focused on investigating quantum dots and nanomaterials. As a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Howard...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Hampton University received a $249,526 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award funds the acquisition of a Monolith X instrument, a microscale thermophoresis (MST) technology platform designed to assay binding kinetics across biochemical and chemical samples. The instrument will be housed in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Howard University received a $996,503 new start equipment grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) on July 6, 2026. This award, which carries no indirect costs (IDC), supports the establishment of bioindustrial manufacturing and biorefinery research and education capabilities at the institution's Washington, DC campus through July 5, 2027. The project grant...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Hampton University under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) from September 15, 2021 to September 14, 2023. The award will support materials development and characterization for mid-infrared solid-state lasers to be conducted by Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. As part of its basic research mission, the Basic Scientific Research program...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Alabama A & M University received a $879,209 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) awarded July 13, 2026, with completion targeted for July 12, 2027. The award funds the acquisition of nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and electron microscopy capabilities at the university's Normal, Huntsville, Alabama campus. These advanced...
Hampton University received an $800,024 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) awarded on July 13, 2026, with a performance period extending through July 12, 2027. The award supports the acquisition of instrumentation for research and education focused on low-dimensional quantum and composite materials fabrication and characterization. This initiative advances the university's research capabilities in materials science, a priority area under the DoD's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program, which seeks to support scientific and technological development with long-term potential contributions to Department of Defense missions. The project delivers both research and educational infrastructure at Hampton University's Hampton, Virginia campus. By establishing enhanced instrumentation and capabilities in quantum materials and composite materials research, the award enables the historically Black college and university to strengthen its scientific research portfolio, support graduate and undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education in advanced materials disciplines, and contribute to the broader federal research enterprise in materials science and engineering.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 6/8/26 |