Closed · BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2017-0003 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Boundary Layer Transition Experiment II (BOLT II)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force Office of Scientific Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$1.8M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 30, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Boundary Layer Transition Experiment II (BOLT II) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $1 -- $1,787,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 136 other opportunities from Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

$1-$1.8M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.800
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Boundary Layer Transition Experiment II is closed (last close September 30, 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.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 30, 2017

Posted May 4 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$1,787,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

The Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) project is coordinated by AFRL/AFOSR and will be carried out in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQ), the Winning Team under this competition, and an academic-led team chosen separately under the BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2017-0001 competition. The academic-led team will be referred to as the “AFOSR Performers” throughout this BAAThe principal tasks of this BAA are providing the Launch Vehicle System, securing the test range, and conducting the launch event for the Flight Geometry provided by the AFOSR Performers

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Boundary Layer Transition Experiment II includes a for-profit door among 5 printed types (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Small businesses; +1 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Inside Air Force Office of Scientific Research's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

King Nwoha Procurement Analyst Phone 703 6961146

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