Closed · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2021-0007 · CFDA 12.431 · Discretionary

FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)

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

$200K-$600K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 1, 2022
Close date
21
Expected awards

The verdict

FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $200,000 -- $600,000 across 21 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$200K-$600K
award range
Closed
application status
21
expected awards
12.431
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) - is cataloged under number FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2021-0007 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.431, posted by Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 10, 2021 and last updated on February 22, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $600,000. The agency has projected $12.6 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 21 awards. If the agency funds the expected 21 awards from the $12.6 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $600,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 1, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.

Award Range

$200,000 -- $600,000

Close Date

March 1, 2022

Close date for full proposal submissions (by invitation only) is NLT 11:59PM, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 as per AMD 4 to the solicitation.

Posted

May 10, 2021

Est. Total Funding

$12,600,000

Expected Awards

21

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) – Research Collaboration (RC). The program is sponsored and managed by the Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD [R&E]), awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The DoD plans to award FY21 DEPSCoR appropriations through this announcement. DEPSCoR's objectives are to: (1) increase the number of university researchers in eligible States/Territories capable of performing S&E research responsive to the needs of the DoD; and (2) enhance the capabilities of institutions of higher education (IHE) in eligible States/Territories to develop, plan, and execute science and engineering (S&E) research that is relevant to the mission of the DoD, and competitive under the peer-review systems used for awarding Federal research assistance; (3) increase the probability of long-term growth in the competitively awarded financial assistance that IHE in eligible States receive from the Federal Government for S&E research. Consistent with these long‑term objectives of building research infrastructure, the DoD intends to competitively make, and fund from fiscal year 2021 appropriations, multiyear awards for S&E research in areas relevant to the DoD’s mission and important to national security. The Basic Research Office anticipates approximately $12.6 million in total funding will be made available for this program to fully fund at award approximately twenty one (21) grants up to $600,000 (total cost) each. Each grant award will be funded up to $200,000 (total cost) per year for three (3) years. Awards are subject to funding availability. There is no guarantee of an award. The FY21 DEPSCoR - Research Collaboration (RC) competition seeks proposals addressing the following topic areas as detailed in the full announcement in the Related Documents folder: Physics of Sensing Space Propulsion and Power Complex Networks Atomic and Molecular Physics Modeling of Complex Systems Biomathematics Solid Mechanics Environmental Chemistry Electronic Sensing Nanoscale Computing Devices and Systems Marine Mammals and Biology Additive Manufacturing Social Networks and Computational Social Science Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Mrs. Elaina Barker

Key Dates

Posted May 10, 2021
Close Date March 1, 2022
Archive Date March 31, 2022
Last Updated February 22, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)", offered by Air Force Office of Scientific Research. It is associated with CFDA program 12.431. The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) – Research Collaboration (RC). The program is sponsored an...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on March 1, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $200,000 -- $600,000. Total estimated funding: $12,600,000. Expected number of awards: 21.
How do I apply?
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