FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0009: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Science Portal Pilot (NSPP)
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: AFRL/AFOSR Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 University Center for High-Speed Aerothermoelasticity (FA955027S0001). Status: Closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left). It is in our archive of Air Force Office of Scientific Research notices from 2023.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research offered grants of up to $4.5 million (at least $750,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $13.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 12, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 18, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$4.5 million
- Award floor$750,000
- Total funding$13.5 million
- Expected awards3
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | March 16, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 12, 2023 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | June 13, 2023 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See Announcement
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program awards averaged $943,430; this notice allows up to $4.5 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The Basic Research National Science Portals (NSPs) seek to accelerate DoD critical scientific areas and flood the United States with diverse STEM talent by capitalizing on the demonstrated excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Serving Institutions/ Tribal Colleges (HBCU/MSI/TCs) and building their research capacity in critical research areas. The topic areas that we seek to support with this FOA are independent from those described in our open Broad Agency Announcement (Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research) and do not fall completely within any one research program. We seek to support multidisciplinary research efforts, creating synergies to speed DoD-relevant research and development. This FOA is a pilot for the NSPs and is intended to (1) attract faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge basic research in the technical areas listed in Section 1, (2) build capacity needed to support this research and (3) attract students to pursue studies leading to STEM careers, including in government, the defense industry, and academia.
Who has won Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (12.800) awarded $3.7 billion across 3,902 grant awards, an average of $943,430 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem | California | 1 | $539 million |
| National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining | Pennsylvania | 2 | $309 million |
| Flextech Alliance, Inc. | California | 1 | $233 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | 3 | $128 million |
| Cornell University | New York | 52 | $74.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, FA955027S0001, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0009 still open?
No. It closed on June 12, 2023. A newer notice is open: FA955027S0001, closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left).
Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Science Portal Pilot (NSPP)?
Air Force Office of Scientific Research accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Science Portal Pilot (NSPP)?
Closed June 12, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $4.5 million each. About $13.5 million in total across about 3 awards.
Who has won Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem, National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, Flextech Alliance, Inc. The program made 3,902 awards worth $3.7 billion in that time.