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CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

Open Closes September 30, 2027 (334 days left) Opportunity FA238424S2335

Air Force -- Research Lab is offering grants to any type of organization. Applications close on September 30, 2027.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 20, 2025. Checked October 31, 2026.

Key dates

PostedAugust 7, 2025
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2027
Archived by Grants.govOctober 30, 2027

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to any type of organization.

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What the grant funds

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), is soliciting white papers (and potentially later technical and cost proposals) on the research located in the Continuing Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) Statements of Objectives, FA238424S2233. This Solicitation is limited to those efforts that meet the requirements of 10 USC 4023, which includes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space- flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense. List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_ARA Amend 01" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (ARA)" Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)" Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

How to apply

  1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
  2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
  3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Amber A Taylor, Grantor, AFRL.711HPW.MAA@us.af.mil, 7033475655.

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Who can apply for CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas?

Air Force -- Research Lab accepts applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas?

Closes September 30, 2027 (334 days left). Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

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