# Space Domain Awareness Grand Challenge – Ground-Based Spectral Signatures of Satellites

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usafa-baa-2021-call0002-space-domain-awareness-grand-challenge-ground-based-spectral/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332083

> Air Force Academy offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $282,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on April 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USAFA-BAA-2021-CALL0002 |
| Agency | Air Force Academy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $282,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| 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) 0002 Revised FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: United States Air Force Academy, Department of Physics 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: Space Domain Awareness Grand Challenge – Ground-Based Spectral Signatures of Satellites CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 0002 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT: The technical point of contact for this CALL as outlined in the baseline BAA, Section I - Opportunity Description (a)(15), (Center for Space Situational Awareness Research) is: Dr. Francis Chun, Director, Center for Space Situational Awareness Research USAF Academy Department of Physics United States Air Force Academy, CO Phone: 719-333-2601 Email: francis.chun@usafa.edu CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The contracting points of contact for this CALL are: Grants/Agreements Specialist: Christina Aguirre, 10 CONS/PKC United States Air Force Academy, CO Email: christina.aguirre@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 Center for Space Situational Awareness Research (CSSAR) in the Department of Physics (DFP) conducts research in satellite optical signatures using ground-based telescopes on the campus of USAFA and across the world with the Falcon Telescope Network (FTN). One research area of emphasis is manmade satellite characterization via non-resolvable imaging using various optical remote sensing modalities (e.g., photometry, spectroscopy, and polarimetry). For this call, we are specifically looking for research in support of: 1. Calibration of the USAFA telescopes for slitless spectroscopy. 2. The application of slitless spectroscopy on manmade satellite characterization. 3. The extraction of satellite features and characteristics from spectral signatures alone and in concert with satellite photometric and polarimetric signatures using machine learning or other data analysis/fusion algorithms. The researcher is expected to complete the research on-site at the United States Air Force Academy and to incorporate cadet participation in the projects, typically one to two cadets per semester.

## Questions people ask

### Is USAFA-BAA-2021-CALL0002 still open?

No. It closed on April 22, 2021. A newer notice is open: FA955027S0001, closes April 2, 2027 (146 days left).

### Who can apply for Space Domain Awareness Grand Challenge – Ground-Based Spectral Signatures of Satellites?

Air Force Academy accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Space Domain Awareness Grand Challenge – Ground-Based Spectral Signatures of Satellites?

Closed April 22, 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 $300,000 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.