Air Force Defense Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support
- Posted
- July 22, 2016
- Closed
- March 26, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- $1
- Expected awards
- 200
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.800
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.800 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $577.2M
- FY2026 obligated
- $818.8M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 2,256
Top recipients: National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, Flextech Alliance, Inc., Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Cornell University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Broad Agency Announcement FA955025S0001 and BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2016-0008 are closed as of 23 March 2026 due to a new mandatory review process, as required by Executive Order 14332 Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking – March 2026. The upcoming Open BAA will be posted at a date later to be determined.
ATTENTION ALL GRANTEES: If you submitted your proposal to BAA FA955025S0001 and BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2016-0008 during the dates 18 March 2026 – 23 March 2026, you must resubmit your proposal to the upcoming Open BAA. The new Open BAA will ensure that all Department of the Air Force (DAF) assistance awards align with Department of War (DoW) priorities, serve the national interest, and adhere to applicable laws and regulations.
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research manages the basic research investment for the U.S. Air Force. Conferences and workshops constitute key forums for research and technology interchange. We provide partial support for conferences and workshops as defined in the DoD Joint Travel Regulations in special areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings, or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques in our areas of research interest. Our research interests are described in the most recent version of our general Broad Agency Announcement titled, “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research” posted on Grants.gov. We can only consider funding requests from U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE) or nonprofit organizations as described in 2 CFR 25.345, including foreign public entities and foreign organizations operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. We do not award grants to organizations with a for-profit organization type. Our support for a workshop or conference is not an endorsement of any organization. Our financial support through grants for conferences and workshops is dependent on the availability of funds, Program Officer’s discretion, and certain other restrictions as described in the full announcement.
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Only some organizations are eligible to submit proposals for conference or workshop support. We can consider conference or workshop funding requests from U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE) or nonprofit organizations as described in 2 CFR 25.345, including foreign public entities and foreign organizations operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. Conference or workshop funding support is not available to commercial organizations. DoD Instruction 5410.20, “Public Affairs Relations with Business and Nongovernmental Organizations Representing Business” prohibits co-sponsorship of conferences and workshops with commercial concerns.
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