Closed · FA865021S2205 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force -- Research Lab, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
May 11, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS) is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force -- Research Lab that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 152 other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
12.800
CFDA program
152
other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 11, 2026. CFDA 12.800 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 11, 2026

Posted May 11 Closes May 11

Est. Total Funding

$6,000,000

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS) The Aerospace Vehicles Division (RQV), Aerospace Systems Directorate (RQ), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is soliciting research in aircraft structural design, analysis, and experimentation, specifically in the following areas: Innovative structural concepts for reducing weight and/or improving performance Generation of realistic load and environmental spectra Advanced structural design and analysis methods Advanced techniques for experimental validation of structural models and simulations

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FA865021S2205

Grants.gov marks Collaboration for Innovative Research on Airc… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Air Force -- Research Lab book (127 peers, 83% of 153).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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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