Open · FA238424S2335 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

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

Varies
Award range
Open
Status
343d
Days left
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Expected awards

The verdict

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas is an open discretionary opportunity from Air Force -- Research Lab, offering Varies by applicant. Applications close in 343 days. PlainGrants indexes 152 other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab.

Varies
award range
Open
343 days left
12.800
CFDA program
152
other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab

Open desk with published close date

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas remains open until September 30, 2027 (343 days out). Award range Varies by applicant 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

343 days left to apply

Posted Aug 7 → closes Sep 30, 2027

Posted Aug 7 Closes Sep 30

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), is soliciting white papers (and potentially later technical and cost proposals) on the research located in the Continuing Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) Statements of Objectives, FA238424S2233.This Solicitation is limited to those efforts that meet the requirements of 10 USC 4023, which includes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space- flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense.List of Attachments:1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_ARA Amend 01"2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (ARA)"Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)"Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FA238424S2335

Grants.gov marks CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas 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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What to do next

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas is open with Varies by applicant awards and 343 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (FA238424S2335) - 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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