THIS COMPETITIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED, ''FERRITIC AND VANADIUM ALLOYS WITH NANOPARTICLE STRENGTHENING FOR FUSION (FAVA-NSF)”. THIS AWARD IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0003240 (CHADWICK) AND APPLICATION CONTROL NUMBER 3240-1524. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO DEVELOP NOVEL NANOPARTICLE-STRENGTHENED FERRITIC AND VANADIUM-BASED ALLOYS VIA RAPID EXPLORATION OF NANO PHASES THAT FORM UNDER SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO ENABLE COMMERCIAL FUSION POWER. THE RECIPIENT ALONG WITH THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IS PROPOSING AN ACCELERATED MATERIALS DISCOVERY PROCESS (I.E., 5× FASTER) OF COMPUTATIONALLY GUIDED ALLOY DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWED BY NOVEL ALLOY POWDER SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING METHODS INCLUDING GAS ATOMIZATION REACTION SYNTHESIS (GARS) AND FRICTION CONSOLIDATION TO PRODUCE RELIABLE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS FOR FUTURE FUSION POWER PLANTS (FPPS).