USAFA-BAA-2021-CALL-0001: Developing Novel Engineering Design Methodologies for the Classroom, the Department of Defense, and Industry
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 Academy notices from 2021.
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.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 16, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.1 million
- Expected awards2
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant, Other, Procurement Contract
Key dates
| Posted | February 16, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 18, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | April 17, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "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 $1.1 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
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.
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 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.