Closed · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2017-0002 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Efficient and Robust Machine Learning (ERML)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force Office of Scientific Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 4, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Efficient and Robust Machine Learning (ERML) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000 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.
- $1M-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 12.800
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Efficient and Robust Ma… is closed (last close January 4, 2018). 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 January 4, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
AFOSR seeks unclassified proposals from educational institutions in the United States for a University Center of Excellence (UCoE) in Efficient and Robust Machine Learning (ERML). Proposals must not contain any proprietary information.
Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Efficient and Robust Ma… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 12 other Air Force Office of Scientific Research listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 137).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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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CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Efficient and Robust Ma… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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