OpenResearch announcementOpportunity FA2391-23-S-2403

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

Air Force -- Research Lab · Department of Defense

At a glance

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) is an open federal grant opportunity from the Air Force -- Research Lab (Department of Defense). Applications are due May 10, 2043. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 12.800 (Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 26, 2023Posted
May 10, 2043Application deadlinenext date
Jun 9, 2043Archived

Posted: Jul 26, 2023
Close date: May 10, 2043
Archive date: Jun 9, 2043
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract, Other
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 12.800, not this notice): The range for Federal Assistance is $3,000 to $332,089,923 Approximate Average Award Size: $941,199

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number FA2391-23-S-2403 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyJodonna Alvarez Grantor · AFRL.RQ.PACERBAA@us.af.mil Open ↗
Submit before May 10, 2043Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

12.800Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 12.800

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$874M

FY25

$652M

FY26

$700M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.800. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 12.800

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 2,840 grant awards had funding actions under Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, with 1,363 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING$514M
FLEXTECH ALLIANCE, INC.$151M
BIOINDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN ECOSYSTEM$128M
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$69.9M
RED ROCK BIOFUELS LLC$67.5M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Jodonna Alvarez Grantor
AFRL.RQ.PACERBAA@us.af.mil
937-713-9966

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)”?

According to the official notice, applications are due May 10, 2043. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How do I apply for “Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FA2391-23-S-2403), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 12.800