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Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Air Force Academy · Department of Defense

At a glance

Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Air Force Academy (Department of Defense). The application deadline was February 14, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $25M, with about 150 awards expected. 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

Posted
Jul 22, 2016
Close date
Feb 14, 2020
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$25,000,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
150
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

All responsible, potential applicants from academia and industry are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA. USAFA particularly encourages proposals from small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, minority institutions and minority researchers. However, no portion of this BAA is set aside for a specific group. Proposals from Federal Agencies, including subcontracting/sub-recipient efforts will not be evaluated under this BAA. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. U.S. Government schools of higher education, military laboratories and warfare centers, as well as other DoD and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD UARC contract.

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.

The United States Air Force’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in partnership with the PASCC is announcing to business and academia the intent to solicit research white papers and proposals for Department of Defense (DoD) research efforts through this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This strategy provides USAFA an acquisition tool to support the USAFA/PASCC efforts with the flexibility to solicit proposals and make awards supporting research technologies to meet present and future DoD research needs as technology issues are identified. USAFA invites white papers and proposals for research in many broad areas.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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)

10CONS.PASCC@us.af.mil

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction”?

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 “Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $25m and the agency expects to make about 150 awards.

How do I apply for “Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity USAFA-PASCC-BAA-2016), 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.

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