Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)

Archived opportunity record

Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Young Investigator… is closed (last close June 1, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Air Force Office of Scientific Research still indexes 136 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Young Investigator… includes a for-profit door among 7 printed types (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +3 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 5 other Air Force Office of Scientific Research listings share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 137).

Code 06

Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Code 12

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 13

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 20

Private institutions of higher education

Code 22

For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Code 23

Small businesses

Code 25

Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.