The US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) recently awarded a $350k contract to Professor Mike Wirthlin, Brent Nelson, and Brad Hutchings to investigate current and future design methodologies for Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FRGAs). Working with colleagues from Virginia Tech, the faculty will investigate and evaluate techniques that may lead to significant improvements in FPGA design productivity. The study will culminate with a DARPA-sponsored workshop on the topic to be held summer 2008.