OpenResearch announcementOpportunity RDK-RAD-FOA-2024

Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments

Air Force -- Research Lab · Department of Defense

At a glance

Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments is an open federal grant opportunity from the Air Force -- Research Lab (Department of Defense). Applications are due July 18, 2029. Individual awards are listed as up to $49M. 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 18, 2024Posted
Jul 18, 2029Application deadlinenext date
Aug 17, 2029Archived

Posted: Jul 18, 2024
Close date: Jul 18, 2029
Archive date: Aug 17, 2029
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $49,000,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See FOA for Eligibility

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.

Original Solictation:

Closing Date of the FOA
FROM: 18 July 2024
TO: 18 July 2029
Cost Ceiling
$49M
Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
Agreements Officer
Mariah Salazar
Agreements Specialist
Monique Esquibel-Sena
Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil

Solicitation Amend 1:

Closing Date of the FOA
FROM: 18 July 2024
TO: 18 July 2029
Cost Ceiling
$49M
Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
Agreements Officer
Mariah Salazar
Agreements Specialist
Monique Esquibel-Sena
Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil

(Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal)

Solicitation Amend 2:

Closing Date of the FOA
FROM: 18 July 2024
TO: 18 July 2029
Cost Ceiling
$49M
Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
Agreements Officer
Mariah Salazar
Agreements Specialist
Monique Esquibel-Sena
Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil

(Revisions made: Added detail for Letter of Intent Evaluation Criteria)

Solicitation Amend 3:

Closing Date of the FOA
FROM: 18 July 2024
TO: 18 July 2029
Cost Ceiling
$49M
Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
Agreements Officer
Mariah Salazar
Alternate Agreements Officer
Jennifer Jaramillo
Agreements Specialist
Monique Esquibel-Sena
Brendan Merritt
Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil

(Revisions made: Changed Letter of Intent review from 10 business days to 30 business days, Added verbiage to Section, D. Review and Selection Process, on Security Risk Review, added Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)

Solicitation Amend 4:

Closing Date of the FOA
FROM: 18 July 2024
TO: 18 July 2029
Cost Ceiling
$49M
Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
Agreements Officer
Mariah Salazar
Alternate Agreements Officer
Jennifer Jaramillo
Agreements Specialist
Monique Esquibel-Sena
Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil

(Revisions made: Changed Attachment 2 of Solicitation to DoD R&D General Terms and Conditions MARCH 2025. Removed Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)

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 RDK-RAD-FOA-2024 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 earlyMariah Salazar Contracting and Grants Officer · mariah.salazar@us.af.mil Open ↗
Submit before July 18, 2029See FOA 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)

Mariah Salazar Contracting and Grants Officer
mariah.salazar@us.af.mil
5056108624

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments”?

According to the official notice, applications are due July 18, 2029. The notice adds: “See FOA” Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments”?

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

How much funding is available through “Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $49m.

How do I apply for “Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RDK-RAD-FOA-2024), 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.

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