Closed · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2021-0008 · CFDA 12.431 · Discretionary

FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – CAPACITY BUILDING (CB)

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

$500K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 1, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – CAPACITY BUILDING (CB) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force Office of Scientific Research that offered $500,000 -- $1,000,000 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.

$500K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.431
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE… is closed (last close March 1, 2022). 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

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Closed March 1, 2022

Posted May 10 Closes Mar 1

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) – Capacity Building. 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. The aim of DEPSCoR – Capacity Building is to improve the research capabilities at institutions of higher education (IHE) in eligible States/Territories to perform competitive basic research in science and engineering that is relevant to the DoD mission and reflect national security priorities. The DoD’s basic research program invests broadly in many scientific fields to ensure that it has early cognizance of new scientific knowledge.To address the program’s aim, DEPSCoR – Capacity Building (CB) objectives are to:Jumpstart capability development in the State/Territory through increased human, technical, and management resources. Achieve excellence in a DoD-relevant research area through funding to support equipment, education, research, and other relevant activities. Grants awarded under this program are intended to support the strategic objectives of IHEs (either individually or in partnership with others) in DEPSCoR States/Territories to achieve basic research excellence in areas of high relevance to the DoD. Proposals will vary depending on technical field and geographic region. The Basic Research Office anticipates approximately $1 million in total funding will be made available for this program to fully fund at award one grant up to $1 million (total cost). The award will be funded up to $500,000 (total cost) per year for two (2) years.The award is subject to funding availability. The Basic Research Office reserves the right to select and fund for award all, some, part, or none of the proposals received. There is no guarantee of an award.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2021-0008

Grants.gov marks FY21 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 40 other Air Force Office of Scientific Research listings share this eligibility-code string (29% of 137).

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

Mrs. Elaina L Barker

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