Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS)
- Posted
- May 11, 2021
- Closed
- May 11, 2026
- Program funding
- $6,000,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract
- Assistance listing
- 12.800
- Archives
- June 9, 2026
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
Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS) The Aerospace Vehicles Division (RQV), Aerospace Systems Directorate (RQ), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is soliciting research in aircraft structural design, analysis, and experimentation, specifically in the following areas:
- Innovative structural concepts for reducing weight and/or improving performance
- Generation of realistic load and environmental spectra
- Advanced structural design and analysis methods
- Advanced techniques for experimental validation of structural models and simulations
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"
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