Closed · N00014-23-S-F006 · CFDA 12.300 · Discretionary
Class of 2024 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Naval Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 16, 2024
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Class of 2024 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Naval Research that offered $1,000,000 -- $3,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1M-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 12.300
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Class of 2024 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program - is cataloged under number N00014-23-S-F006 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.300, posted by Office of Naval Research. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 18, 2023 and last updated on November 21, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,000,000 -- $3,000,000. The agency has projected $30.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 10 awards. If the agency funds the expected 10 awards from the $30.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.0 million. 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 February 16, 2024. 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
$1,000,000 -- $3,000,000
Close Date
February 16, 2024
Posted
July 18, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Description
The VBFF program is sponsored by the Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E)). VBFF supports innovative basic research within academia, as well as opportunities intended to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers for the defense workforce.The Office of Naval Research (ONR) manages the VBFF program for USD (R&E). To accomplish this task, ONR is soliciting proposals for the VBFF program through this FOA. This FOA seeks distinguished researchers for the purpose of conducting innovative basic research in areas of interest to the DoD and fostering long-term relationships between the VBFF Fellows and the DoD.VBFF is oriented towards bold and ambitious “blue sky” research that may lead to extraordinary outcomes such as revolutionizing entire disciplines, creating entirely new fields, or disrupting accepted theories and perspectives.The objectives of the program are to:Support unclassified basic scientific and engineering research that could be the foundation for future revolutionary new capabilities for DoD.Educate and train student and post-doctoral researchers for the defense workforce.Foster long-term relationships between university researchers and the DoD.Familiarize university researchers and their students with DoD’s current and projected future challenges.Increase the number of talented technical experts that DoD can call upon.Please see full text announcement for more details.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 06. 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
Anastasia Lenfest Grant Officer
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