Air Force -- Research Lab · United States

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Air Force -- Research Lab expects to make awards of up to $49 million each. Applications close on 18 Jul 2029. Eligible applicant types include unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility".

Deadline: 18 Jul 2029 (in 976 days)
Grant amount: Up to $49 million per project
Funding rate: No mandatory cost sharing stated; funding percentage not stated
Cost sharing: Not required
Likely applicant types: Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Non-profits, Universities & research, Public bodies, Individuals From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Air Force -- Research Lab
Reference: RDK-RAD-FOA-2024
Assistance listing: 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program
Last checked: 13 Nov 2026

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About this call

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)

Read the full text

• 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)

Who can apply

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

See FOA for Eligibility

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Topics

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Timing

See FOA

How to apply

Read the full notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) linked from the official page: eligibility, cost sharing and evaluation criteria.
Make sure your organisation has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID (UEI); registration can take several weeks.
Register with Grants.gov and set up a Workspace for this opportunity, with the right roles for your organisation.
Prepare the required forms, narrative, budget and attachments exactly as the NOFO specifies.
Submit before the deadline and keep the tracking number. Check for amendments before you submit.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Contact

Mariah Salazar · mariah.salazar@us.af.mil · 5056108624

Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	18 July 2029	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Up to $49 million	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Total budget	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Funding rate	No mandatory cost sharing stated; funding percentage not stated	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Who can apply	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Where to apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 13 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.

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