Closed · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2018-0004 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Design of High Electrical Strength Materials

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

$1-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 13, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Design of High Electrical Strength Materials is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $1 -- $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.

$1-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.800
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Design of High Electric… is closed (last close August 13, 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 August 13, 2018

Posted Jun 14 Closes Aug 13

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This is a special BAA in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) University Center of Excellence for High Critical Electric Field Strength Materials. A University Center of Excellence (COE) is defined as a joint effort among Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Air Force Research Laboratory Technology Directorates (AFRL TDs), and an outstanding university or team of universities to perform high priority collaborative research. This center is a joint project between the AFRL’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX), and Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY).

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Design of High Electric… (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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. 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.

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Agency Contact

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