Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program
CFDA 81.124 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$106.0M
Awards
16
Recipients
14
States
12
Last Updated
Jan 21, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $92.1M | 9 | |
| 2026 | $13.8M | 7 | -85.0% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 16 Awards under CFDA 81.124
Largest individual obligations for Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_DENA0003963_089 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS TO FUNDAMENTALLY ADVANCE A PHYSICS-BASED PREDICTION CAPABILITY FOR AN EXCITING CLASS OF CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH THE AIM OF SUBSTANTIVELY ADVA… | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of Energy Department of Energy | CHAMPAIGN, IL-13 | 2024 | $16,550,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003969_089 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT USTIN
THE PSAAP III MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SIMULATION CENTER (CENTER FOR PREDICTIVE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTATIONAL
SCIENCE, OR PECOS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS… | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of Energy Department of Energy | AUSTIN, TX-90 | 2024 | $16,500,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003968_089 THE UNIVERSITY OF STANFORD LELAND JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
INTEGRATED SIMULATIONS USING EXASCALE MULTIPHYSICS ENSEMBLES. THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPLOIT EXASCALE
COMPUTING SYSTEMS TO PREDICT… | THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY California | Department of Energy Department of Energy | — | 2024 | $16,479,507 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003962_089 TO STIMULATE WITH QUANTIFIED UNCERTAINTY, FROM PORE-PARTICLE-TO-CONTINUUMSCALES, A CLASS OF PROBLEMS
INVOLVING GRANULAR FLOWS, LARGE DEFORMATIONS, AND FRACTURE/FRAGMENTATION OF U… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Energy Department of Energy | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $14,083,200 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003965_089 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
CENTER FOR THE EXASCALE SIMULATION OF MATERIAL INTERFACES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS(CESMIX)
MIT PROPOSED THE CREATION OF A SINGLE-DISCIPL… | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts | Department of Energy Department of Energy | CAMBRIDGEPORT, MA-07 | 2024 | $8,600,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003961_089 THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO
CENTER FOR EXASCALE SIMULATION OF HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS
EXISTING LIQUID PROPULSION SYSTEMS ARE COMPLEX AND SEEM… | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Energy Department of Energy | ERIE COUNTY, NY-26 | 2024 | $8,530,200 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003967_089 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR
CREATE A FOCUSED INVESTIGATORY CENTER (FIC) WITH THE MISSION TO CREATE AN ADVANCED, DYNAMIC EXASCALE
MONTE CARLO NEUTRON TRANSPORT SIMULATI… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Energy Department of Energy | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2024 | $4,802,195 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003966_089 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
PSAAPIII: CENTER FOR UNDERSTANDABLE, PERFORMANT EXASCALE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (CUP-ECS)
THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR UNDERSTANDABLE, PERFORMANT… | UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO New Mexico | Department of Energy Department of Energy | — | 2024 | $4,019,900 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004264_089 THE VISION FOR THE PREDICTIVE SIMULATION CENTER (PSC) IS TO REVOLUTIONIZE PREDICTIVE SCIENCE BY UNRAVELING AND LEVERAGING THE CRITICAL INFLUENCE OF SMALL SCALES ON EMERGENT BEHAVI… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Michigan | Department of Energy Department of Energy | ANN ARBOR, MI-06 | 2026 | $3,500,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004268_089 CENTER FOR ADVANCING THE RADIATION RESILIENCE OF ELECTRONICS (CARRE) - A PSAAP-IV PREDICTIVE SCIENCE CENTER (PSC). OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL ASSEMBLE SEVEN UNIVERSITY PARTNERS… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Energy Department of Energy | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2026 | $3,500,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004269_089 TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF MODELING/SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES THROUGH THE STRUCTURE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SIMULATION CENTERS, SINGLE-DISCIPLINE CE… | RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Virginia | Department of Energy Department of Energy | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA-05 | 2026 | $2,821,068 |
ASST_NON_DENA0003993_089 PSAAP III, SOLUTION-VERIFICATION, GRID-ADAPTATION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR CHAOTIC TURBULENT
FLOW PROBLEMS | THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP ALGORITH… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Energy Department of Energy | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $2,579,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004261_089 THE CENTER FOR INFORMATION GEOMETRIC MECHANICS AND OPTIMIZATION (CIGMO) WILL DEVELOP ROBUST, HIGH ORDER-ACCURATE, MESH-INDEPENDENT NUMERICAL METHODS FOR INEQUALITY-CONSTRAINED PRO… | BROWN UNIVERSITY Rhode Island | Department of Energy Department of Energy | PROVIDENCE, RI-90 | 2026 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004262_089 EXASCALE DRIVEN TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF NONLINEAR METAMATERIAL SYSTEMS DER IMPACT, ENABLED BY ML ACCELERATED MESHFREE MODELING METHODS - A PSAAP IV FOCUSED INVESTIGATORY CENTER (… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO California | Department of Energy Department of Energy | LA JOLLA, CA-50 | 2026 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004265_089 PSAAP IV - HIGH ORDER PLASMA TURBULENCE MODELING FOR Z-PINCH - FOCUSED INVESTIGATORY CENTER
DEVELOP HIGH-ORDER NUMERICAL METHODS AND SCIENTIFIC MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES THAT WI… | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Michigan | Department of Energy Department of Energy | EAST LANSING, MI-07 | 2026 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004267_089 THROUGH THE CENTER FOR OPTIMIZED MODERN PARALLEL ADAPTIVE SYSTEM SOFTWARE (COMPASS), IMPROVE MODERN SYSTEMS WITH COMPLEX CPU, ACCELERATOR, MEMORY, AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURES. THE C… | UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO New Mexico | Department of Energy Department of Energy | ALBUQUERQUE, NM-01 | 2026 | $1,000,000 |
Top 16 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $16.6M | 1 |
| Texas | $16.5M | 1 |
| Colorado | $14.1M | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $8.6M | 1 |
| New York | $8.5M | 1 |
| Oregon | $8.3M | 2 |
| Michigan | $4.5M | 2 |
| Virginia | $2.8M | 1 |
| Maryland | $2.6M | 1 |
| California | $1.0M | 1 |
| New Mexico | $1.0M | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $1.0M | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISIL | $16.6M | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINTX | $16.5M | 1 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYCA | $16.5M | 1 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOCO | $14.1M | 1 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMA | $8.6M | 1 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNY | $8.5M | 1 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR | $8.3M | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONM | $5.0M | 2 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI | $3.5M | 1 |
| RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAVA | $2.8M | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKMD | $2.6M | 1 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITYRI | $1.0M | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOCA | $1.0M | 1 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI | $1.0M | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Energy$106.0M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs