NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250003: AFRL FY25 Compositional Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Control (CODAC) UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
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 2025.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research offered grants of up to $5.8 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on April 21, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 7, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$5.8 million
- Award floor$500,000
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | January 21, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | April 21, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | April 22, 2025 |
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 for additional information on eligibility
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program awards averaged $943,430; this notice allows up to $5.8 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
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) describes a newly proposed initiative of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) concerning standing up a University Center of Excellence (uCoE) for “Compositional Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Control (CODAC)” with educational institutions in the United States. The uCoE is defined as a joint effort among multiple technical directorates (TDs) of the Air Force Research Laboratory to include: the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Information Directorate (RI), Autonomy Capability Team (ACT3), and Munitions Directorate (RW), referred to collectively as “we, our, or us,” in this NOFO, and an outstanding university or team of universities that will perform high priority unclassified and collaborative basic / applied (6.1/ 6.2) research which addresses the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) research needs in the CODAC area with relevance to joint optimization and decision making. Please see the announcement for more information.
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 NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250003 still open?
No. It closed on April 21, 2025. A newer notice is open: FA955027S0001, closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left).
Who can apply for AFRL FY25 Compositional Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Control (CODAC) UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE?
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 AFRL FY25 Compositional Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Control (CODAC) UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE?
Closed April 21, 2025. 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 $5.8 million each.
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.