Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments
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
- Archives
- August 17, 2029
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
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: [email protected]; [email protected]
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: [email protected]; [email protected]
(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: [email protected]; [email protected]
(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: [email protected]; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
(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, [email protected])
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: [email protected]; [email protected], [email protected]
(Revisions made: Changed Attachment 2 of Solicitation to DoD R&D General Terms and Conditions MARCH 2025. Removed Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, [email protected])
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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