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No. FA955026S0001 · Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$0 – $10,000,000
Expected awards
~9999
Application deadline
No deadline listed
Posted
Jun 4, 2026
Last verified
4 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

AFOSR’s basic research announcement funds unclassified, nonproprietary fundamental research for the Air Force and Space Force. Universities, nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, and other organizations may apply, and awards may be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other transactions. The announcement says about $200 million is anticipated, with typical awards of $100,000 to $300,000 per year and most awards lasting three years; proposals may be for up to five years, and requests above $10,000,000 will not be considered. No cost share is stated. The announcement is open until superseded and does not state any geographic restrictions or set-asides.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Biomedical & Disease Research
  • Defense, National Security & Aerospace
  • Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (12.800), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 243 $150,000 $107,646 – $293,338
FY 2025 454 $200,000 $100,000 – $368,221
FY 2024 469 $300,000 $150,000 – $500,000
FY 2023 889 — —
FY 2022 627 — —
FY 2021 586 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $0 – $10,000,000.

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 3,268 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Nonprofit (85), Business (14), Higher education (1) of 3,268 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (117) · NY (54) · TX (36) · FL (30) · OH (28)
Largest recent awards
  1. ADVANCED ROBOTICS FOR MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE $25,947,714 · FY 2025
  2. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE $17,877,600 · FY 2024
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $14,461,537 · FY 2024
  4. CINCINNATI UNIV OF $9,941,902 · FY 2024
  5. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN $5,100,000 · FY 2024

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 30, 2026