Project Grant W911NF261A279
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) received a $150,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The project, titled "Precision Heteroatom Doping of Carbon-Based 2D Materials," focuses on fundamental and applied scientific research in materials science to support Department of the Air...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a USD 310,771 Project Grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for the DURIP Mass Spectrometry Facilities at NC A&T, with a period of performance from July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024. As the largest public historically black college and university in the nation, NC A&T has extensive experience...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Tuskegee University received a $872,562 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) effective May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2027. The award supports research titled "Accelerating Discovery at the Intersection of AI, Quantum Science, and Genomic Biotechnology," representing a new equipment grant initiative aligned with the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $437,500 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on December 16, 2025, with completion targeted for December 15, 2027. The award funds an incubator study titled "From Materials Insights to Predictive Qubit Engineering: An Incubator Study in Ge/SiGe," which focuses on advancing quantum computing through fundamental research in...
- Federal 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) on July 13, 2026, with a completion date of July 12, 2027. The award funds the acquisition and deployment of nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and electron microscopy capabilities at the university's Normal campus in Huntsville, Alabama. These specialized...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) received a $809,000 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) effective July 6, 2026, with completion targeted for July 5, 2027. This Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCUMI) instrumentation award funds the acquisition of a versatile transmission...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clark Atlanta University, Inc. received a $447,195 Project Grant from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), awarded June 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 14, 2027. The award supports the acquisition of thermomechanical instrumentation to advance materials science research, education, and capacity-building activities at the institution's...
- The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded North Carolina Central University (NCCU) a $783,353 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). NCCU will deliver basic, applied, and advanced research in science and engineering disciplines from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027. As a historically Black university, NCCU will contribute its expertise in areas of long-term potential to Department of Defense technology missions, as...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University a $249,992 Project Grant under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) from February 15, 2021 to February 14, 2022. The grant funds research titled "MASSIVE MIMO AND MILLIMETER WAVE INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATION FOR SWARM NETWORKS: DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT." This project supports basic research related to improving Army...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Elizabeth City State University received a $630,846 Project Grant award 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, with a completion deadline of July 5, 2027. The award funds the acquisition of a combined non-Fourier Transform Infrared (non-FTIR), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and Spectral Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM) system for...
North Carolina A&T State University received a $10 million Project Grant from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) awarded on August 31, 2026, with performance through August 30, 2031. The ACCELERATE-DAQ initiative aims to accelerate North Carolina's defense research capacity in four critical technology domains: artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, cyber resilience, and quantum systems. This five-year project supports basic, applied, and advanced research activities aligned with long-term Department of Defense (DoD) technology needs, consistent with the program's mandate to fund research with potential defense applications across mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences. As the nation's largest public historically black university (HBCU) by enrollment, NC A&T will leverage its established research infrastructure and workforce development capabilities to advance defense-relevant research in these emerging technology areas. The award supports research and research-related activities, including potential science and engineering education and research infrastructure development initiatives, performed at the university's Greensboro, North Carolina location. This funding represents a significant expansion of NC A&T's defense research portfolio, building on its existing strengths in cybersecurity, autonomous systems, materials science, and STEM workforce development across its colleges and research centers.ACCELERATE-DAQ Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $10.0m | 7/21/26 |