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

Federal funding opportunity RDK-RAD-FOA-2024 from Air Force -- Research Lab (Department of Defense).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 18, 2029

Posted
July 18, 2024
Closes
July 18, 2029
Award ceiling
$49,000,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Assistance listing
12.800
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
August 17, 2029

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.800 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$776.5M
FY2025 obligated
$577.1M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$524.8M
Awards in window
2,643

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 July 2026

Synopsis

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)

Who can apply

See FOA for Eligibility

How to apply

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Agency contact: Mariah Salazar Contracting and Grants Officer · mariah.salazar@us.af.mil · 5056108624

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