# Developing Novel Engineering Design Methodologies for the Classroom, the Department of Defense, and Industry

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usafa-baa-2021-call-0001-developing-novel-engineering-design-methodologies-for-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331549

> Air Force Academy offered grants of up to $1.1 million to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on March 18, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USAFA-BAA-2021-CALL-0001 |
| Agency | Air Force Academy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 18, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.1 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.800 |

## 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"

## What the grant funds

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT USAFA-BAA-2021 Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) TWO-STEP CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) 0001 FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: United States Air Force Academy, Department of Mechanical Engineering BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: USAFA-BAA-2021 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: This is an initial announcement. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NUMBER: 12.800 CALL ANNOUCEMENT TITLE: Developing Novel Engineering Design Methodologies for the Classroom, the Department of Defense, and Industry CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 0001 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT: The technical point of contact for this CALL as outlined in the baseline BAA, Section l - Funding Opportunity Description (a)(8), is: Dr. Michael L. Anderson, Director of Capstone Programs USAF Academy Department of Mechanical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO Phone: (719) 333-4048 Email: michael.anderson@usafa.edu CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The contracting points of contact for this CALL are: Grants/Agreements Specialist: Casey Perhson, 10 CONS/PKC United States Air Force Academy, CO Email: casey.pehrson.2@us.af.mil Grants/Agreements Officer: Erica Wilson, 10 CONS/PKC United States Air Force Academy, CO Email: erica.wilson.7@us.af.mil BACKGROUND: The Department of Mechanical Engineering (DFME) has multiple senior capstone design research programs that have a common need for improved design methodologies and initial proof-of-concept. These projects include autonomous systems, general small system design, special operations equipment design, corrosion prevention technologies, hardened and deeply buried target neutralization, munitions innovations and others. The capstone teams start at the beginning of the Engineering Design Process and progress through initial prototyping to develop concepts and prototypes that demonstrate initial feasibility. The research to be performed should advance the state of current design methodologies, explore how to best teach these design methodologies to students, collect feedback on their efficacy and report the findings to the larger engineering community. The research should help capstone teams develop more innovative and useful solutions to customer needs and requirements.

## Questions people ask

### Is USAFA-BAA-2021-CALL-0001 still open?

No. It closed on March 18, 2021. A newer notice is open: FA955027S0001, closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left).

### Who can apply for Developing Novel Engineering Design Methodologies for the Classroom, the Department of Defense, and Industry?

Air Force Academy accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Developing Novel Engineering Design Methodologies for the Classroom, the Department of Defense, and Industry?

Closed March 18, 2021. 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 $1.1 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.