Open · RDK-RAD-FOA-2024 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments

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

up to $49M
Award range
Open
Status
1000d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments is an open discretionary opportunity from Air Force -- Research Lab, offering Up to $49,000,000. Applications close in 1000 days. PlainGrants indexes 152 other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab.

up to $49M
award range
Open
1000 days left
12.800
CFDA program
152
other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab

Open desk with published close date

Research and Development remains open until July 18, 2029 (1000 days out). Mega-scale award ceiling (Up to $49,000,000) without a cost-share requirement.

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

Deadline tracker

1000 days left to apply

Posted Jul 18 → closes Jul 18, 2029

Posted Jul 18 Closes Jul 18

Instrument

Grant

Description

Original Solictation: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Mariah Salazar Agreements Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil Solicitation Amend 1: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Mariah Salazar Agreements Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil (Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal) Solicitation Amend 2: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Mariah Salazar Agreements Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil (Revisions made: Added detail for Letter of Intent Evaluation Criteria) Solicitation Amend 3: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Mariah Salazar Alternate Agreements Officer Jennifer Jaramillo Agreements Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena Brendan Merritt Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil (Revisions made: Changed Letter of Intent review from 10 business days to 30 business days, Added verbiage to Section, D. Review and Selection Process, on Security Risk Review, added Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil) Solicitation Amend 4: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Mariah Salazar Alternate Agreements Officer Jennifer Jaramillo Agreements Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil (Revisions made: Changed Attachment 2 of Solicitation to DoD R&D General Terms and Conditions MARCH 2025. Removed Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · RDK-RAD-FOA-2024

Grants.gov marks Research and Development 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: Grant. 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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Mariah Salazar Contracting and Grants Officer Phone 5056108624

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What to do next

Research and Development is open with Up to $49,000,000 awards and 1000 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (RDK-RAD-FOA-2024) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 12.800 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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