Closed · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2020-0003 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)

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

$1-$450K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 14, 2020
Close date
37
Expected awards

The verdict

Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $1 -- $450,000 across 37 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 136 other opportunities from Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

$1-$450K
award range
Closed
application status
37
expected awards
12.800
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator… is closed (last close July 14, 2020). 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 July 14, 2020

Posted Mar 19 Closes Jul 14

Expected Awards

37

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Fiscal Year 2021 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support young in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 1 April 2013 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. 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 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

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Ellen Robinson Program Coordinator Work Cell 703-835-3078 Work Phone 703-588-8527

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What to do next

Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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