OpenResearch announcementOpportunity FA955026S0001

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Air Force Office of Scientific Research · Department of Defense

At a glance

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research is an open federal grant opportunity from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Department of Defense). The notice does not list a fixed close date; check the official notice for timing. Individual awards are listed as up to $10M, with about 9,999 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see 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

Posted: Jun 4, 2026
Close date: Not listed
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $10,000,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: 9,999
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract, Other
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See Announcement

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.

AFOSR plans, coordinates, and executes the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) basic research program in response to technical guidance from AFRL and requirements of the Air Force. Additionally, the office fosters, supports, and conducts research within Air Force, university, and industry laboratories; and ensures transition of research results to support U.S. Air Force needs. The focus of AFOSR is on research areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national war fighting and peacekeeping capabilities. These areas are organized and managed in two scientific Departments: Engineering and Information Science (RTA), Physical and Biological Sciences (RTB), and our international offices (EAORD, SOARD, and AOARD). The research activities managed within each Department are summarized in this section.

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 FA955026S0001 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 earlyCalvin D Scott Grantor · afosr.baa@us.af.mil Open ↗
Submit before the deadlineOpen until superseded Submit 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.

Agency contact (as published)

Calvin D Scott Grantor
afosr.baa@us.af.mil
703-696-7308

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $10m and the agency expects to make about 9,999 awards.

How do I apply for “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FA955026S0001), 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.

OpenResearchALN 12.800