DEPARTMENT
OF THE AIR FORCE, HQ AIR FORCE MATERIAL COMMAND, AIR FORCE OFFICE OF
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ARMSTRONG LABORATORY, PHILLIPS LABORATORY, ROME
LABORATORY, WRIGHT LABORATORY
AUTHORIZATION:
Public Law 100-370, Section
1(g)(3), 1023 Stat. 846, 10 U.S.C. 2368(a); Public Law 100-456, Division A,
Title II, Section 204; 84 Stat. 908, 10 U.S.C. 2358(b)(1), (c)(1); 95 Stat.
1404, 1405, 10 U.S.C. 2361.
To maintain technological
superiority in the scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs; to prevent
technological surprise to our nation and create it for our adversaries; to
maintain a strong research infrastructure composed of Air Force laboratories,
industry, and universities; and to complement the national research effort.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds must be expended in furtherance of the research identified in the
proposal, in accordance with the cost principles as established in OMB
Circular Nos. A-21 and A-122.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Private/public educational institutions; other
private/public nonprofit organizations which are operated primarily for
scientific, educational, or similar purposes in the public interest, and
commercial concerns.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Private/public educational institutions;
other private/public nonprofit organizations which are operated primarily for
scientific, educational, or similar purposes in the public interest, and
commercial concerns.
Pre-application Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage
under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Research proposals shall be prepared in
accordance with local instructions. See Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov).
Award Procedure: Awards decisions will be based on a competitive
selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review.
Deadlines: Proposals may be submitted in accordance with requirements
of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Program Research and Development
Announcement (PRDA), or other solicitation notice in the Commerce Business Daily
(CBD).
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 60 to 90 days.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Re-application with new proposal is permitted.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas or matching
requirements apply in some cases.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Normally from 12 to 36 months.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Technical progress reports, reports of expenditures, and
invention reports must be submitted annually (for those projects which exceed 18
months) and after completion of the performance period.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133
(Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial
assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend
less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit
requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Recipient will maintain accounting records which will permit
determination that the funds were used for the award purposes. Financial records
must be maintained for at least 3 years; records shall be retained beyond the
3-year period if audit findings have not been resolved.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 57-3600-0-1-051.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 01 $263,000,000; FY 02 est $260,000,000; and
FY 03 est $275,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $50,000 to $5,000,000.
Average: $500,000.
In fiscal year 2001, a total of about 609 new grants were awarded. In fiscal
year 2002, it is estimated that 600 new grants will be awarded.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DODGARS), February 8,
1994, and local publications/procedures.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 110
Duncan Avenue, Suite B115, Bolling AFB, Washington DC 20332-4990; Armstrong
Laboratory, 8005 Ninth Street, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353; Phillips Laboratory,
3651 Lowry Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5777. Telephone: (505) 846-4979;
Rome Laboratory, 26 Electronics Pkwy, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4514. Telephone:
(315) 330-7746; Wright Laboratory, 2530 C Street, Bldg. 7, Wright-Patterson AFB,
OH 45433-7607. Telephone: (513) 255-4813.
Headquarters Office: HQ Air Force Material Command/PKT, 4375 Childlaw
Road, Suite 6, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5006. Telephone: (513) 257-8934.
FTS is not available.
Web Site Address: http://www.usace.army.mil/business.html.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
(a) Aerospace sciences and engineering sciences, e.g., structural dynamics,
mechanics of materials, particulate mechanics, propulsion diagnostics, space,
power and propulsion, external aerodynamics and hypersconics, internal fluid
dynamics; (b) chemistry and materials sciences, e.g., chemical reactivity and
synthesis, polymer chemistry, inorganic materials chemistry, electrochemistry,
theoretical chemistry, molecular dynamics, metallic structural materials,
ceramics and nonmetallic structural materials; (c) physics and electronics
devices, components, and circuits, optoelectric information processing,
devices and systems, quantum electronic solids, semiconductor and
electromagnetic materials, phontonic physics, optics, x-ray physics, atomic
and molecular physics, plasma physics; (d) life and environmental sciences,
e.g., neuroscience, chronobiology, perception and recognition, spatial
orientation, cognition, bioenvironmental sciences, optical and infrared
environment, space sciences; and (e) mathematical and computer sciences, e.g.,
dynamics and control, physical mathematics and applied analysis, computational
mathematics, optimization and discrete mathematics, signal processing,
probability and statistics, software and systems, artificial intelligence,
neural computation systems, and electromagnetic.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
(a) Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposed research; (b)
potential contribution of the proposed research to the mission of the Air Force;
(c) availability of funds; (d) likelihood of the proposed effort to develop new
research capabilities and to broaden the research base in support of national
defense; (e) offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques,
or unique combinations of these factors that are integral to achieving the
objectives; (f) qualifications, capabilities, experience, and past research
accomplishments of the proposed principal investigator and team; and (g) realism
and reasonableness of proposed cost.
