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FOAAFRLAFOSR20240003: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Closed Closed September 6, 2024 Opportunity FOAAFRLAFOSR20240003

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 2024.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research offered grants of up to $15.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $200 million in total. Applications closed on September 6, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 23, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Air Force Office of Scientific Research has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250002March 5, 2025Closed September 5, 2025Closed
FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0004February 22, 2023Closed September 8, 2023Closed
FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2022-0003February 10, 2022Closed September 9, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedFebruary 23, 2024
DeadlineSeptember 6, 2024
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 7, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education. To the extent that it is part of a U.S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI competition and/or receive MURI funds. Ineligible organizations (e.g., industry, DoD laboratories, FFRDCs, and foreign entities) may collaborate on the research but may not receive MURI funds directly or via subaward.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Agency Name: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Description: See full announcement in Related Documents folder for detailed descriptions of the SPECIFIC MURI TOPICS. Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Katie Wisecarver Program Coordinator Phone 703-696-9544 Business Point of Contact

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design EcosystemCalifornia1$539 million
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and MachiningPennsylvania2$309 million
Flextech Alliance, Inc.California1$233 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York3$128 million
Cornell UniversityNew York52$74.0 million

Top states: California ($1.1 billion), Pennsylvania ($420 million), New York ($298 million), Massachusetts ($152 million), Ohio ($148 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 FOAAFRLAFOSR20240003 still open?

No. It closed on September 6, 2024. A newer notice is open: FA955027S0001, closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left).

Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)?

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) 2025 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)?

Closed September 6, 2024. 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 $15.0 million each. About $200 million in total.

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.

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