Closed · FA8650-24-S-5210 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary
Lab-to-Orbit: Accelerating the Development and Testing of Materials for Low Earth Orbit
Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force -- Research Lab, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $4.6M-$8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 20, 2023
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Lab-to-Orbit: Accelerating the Development and Testing of Materials for Low Earth Orbit is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force -- Research Lab that offered $4,600,000 -- $8,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $4.6M-$8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 12.800
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Lab-to-Orbit: Accelerating the Development and Testing of Materials for Low Earth Orbit - is cataloged under number FA8650-24-S-5210 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.800, posted by Air Force -- Research Lab. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 9, 2023 and last updated on December 18, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $4,600,000 -- $8,000,000. The agency has projected $8.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $8.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $8.0 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. 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 December 20, 2023. 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
$4,600,000 -- $8,000,000
Close Date
December 20, 2023
Posted
November 9, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$8,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
THIS WILL BE A TWO-STEP SOLICITATION:First Step: WHITE PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: 20 December 2023 and Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 2:00 PM EST. Only white papers are due at this time.Second Step: PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: To be provided in the Requests for Proposals sent to recipients that submit White Papers considered to meet the needs of the Air Force. Brief Program Summary: This program is anticipated to be a single phase consisting of a 36 month base technical effort with a 24 month optional period, plus 3 months for the final report. The technical effort of the program will focus on development of a combined computational and experimental approach for materials discovery and development low-earth-orbit applications through strong, organic collaborations between the Recipient and USAF researchers. The program will seek to grow these collaborations by funding graduate students at the Recipient institution(s) performing exceptional basic research in materials problem spaces to advance materials for space and spacecraft systems. Research under this program should produce actionable, quantifiable information that furthers fundamental knowledge of materials systems.The Recipient is expected to consist of an interdisciplinary team including researchers with expertise in materials science, aerospace systems, and data analytics. As such, multi-investigator teaming across departments, disciplines, and institutions (if applicable) is highly encouraged. Emphasis should be placed on transformative concepts, over incremental efficiency gains, to demonstrate the capacity to accelerate technology development for space applications. Developing students with cross-expertise in the areas listed above and the ability to effectively communicate between these technical communities is paramount. To ensure the collaborative effort, graduate students participating in the CoE are expected to perform research under the direction of an AFRL S&E for approximately 8-12 weeks each year on site at AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB. Additional quarterly visits between the Recipient and AFRL S&Es involved in the program are expected.Type of Instrument: Awards under this FOA will be Cooperative Agreement(s) (CA) governed by 2 CFR §200. Cooperative Agreements require successful recipients to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs. The effort may be cost shared as addressed in Part III.2.Estimated Program Cost: The Government anticipates a Base Award Cost of $4.8M with an Option Period Cost of $3.2M. Costs will be shared as follows:- Base Award, 36 Months, Government Share: $3.3M- Base Award, 36 Months, Recipient Cost Share: $1.5M- Option, 24 Months, Government Share: $2.2M- Option, 24 Months, Recipient Cost Share: $1MAnticipated Number of Awards: The Air Force anticipates awarding one (1) award for this announcement. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Cooperative Agreements for all, some or none of the solicited effort based on the recipient’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 20. 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.
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Agency Contact
Mark A. Smith Grants and Agreements Officer AFRL/RXKMC
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