N660012424001
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The effort will design and demonstrate the hardware implementation of arrays of ferroelectric electrostatic nanoelectomechanical devices that can perform multiply and accumulate operations (FENMACS).
And demonstrate the operation of a highly parallel FENMAC compute engine with programmable weights.
And demonstrate the operation of a highly parallel FENMAC compute engine with programmable weights.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE DEFENSE SCIENCES OFFICE (DSO) AT THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) IS SOLICITING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN THE AREA OF ULTRALOW POWER IN-MEMORY COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES FOR APPLICATION TO SCIENTIFIC MODELING, SIMULATION, AND ANALYSIS. THE NANOWATT PLATFORMS FOR SENSING, ANALYSIS, AND COMPUTATION (NAPSAC) PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP NOVEL IN-MEMORY COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES CAPABLE OF TRANSFORMATIVE ADVANCES IN COMPUTING ACCURACY, SCALABILITY, AND POWER EFFICIENCY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Ithaca,
New York
148502820
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 11/29/27 to 04/06/26 and the total obligations have increased 1110% from $292,165 to $3,534,348.
Cornell University was awarded
Advanced Ferroelectric Nanoelectomechanical Device Arrays Parallel Computing
Cooperative Agreement N660012424001
worth $3,534,348
from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in November 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Ithaca New York United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 12.910 Research and Technology Development.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NanoWatt Platforms for Sensing, Analysis, and Computation (NaPSAC).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 3/2/26
Period of Performance
11/30/23
Start Date
4/6/26
End Date
Funding Split
$3.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for N660012424001
Transaction History
Modifications to N660012424001
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
N660012424001
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Private Institution Of Higher Education
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Private Institution Of Higher Education
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
N66001 NIWC PACIFIC
Funding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Awardee UEI
G56PUALJ3KT5
Awardee CAGE
4B578
Performance District
NY-19
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Modified: 3/2/26