[CCoE Notice] Funding Opportunity: AFOSR Releases FY 2012 BAA
Fritz Claydon
fclaydon at uh.edu
Mon Apr 16 08:23:21 CDT 2012
CCE Faculty.................
*From*: Steinberg, Franklyn [mailto:franklyn at lewis-burke.com]
*Sent*: Friday, April 13, 2012 03:51 PM
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*Subject*: Funding Opportunity: AFOSR Releases FY 2012 BAA
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Below and attached is our summary of the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research (AFOSR) broad agency announcement (BAA) for fiscal year (FY)
2012. As with most Department of Defense (DOD) research entities, AFOSR
releases an annual BAA broadly describing its priorities rather than
issuing solicitations in targeted areas. The FY 2012 BAA continues to
reflect DOD’s seven science and technology priorities as well as the AFOSR
technology horizons. It should also be noted that AFOSR is likely to fare
better than some other defense research accounts going forward due to the
heavy emphasis on air power in the defense Strategic Guidance released by
President Obama in January. ****
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Please pass this along to anyone on campus who might be interested. I know
we have strong expertise in the materials area.****
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Enjoy the weekend,****
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Frank ****
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*Funding Opportunity: AFOSR Releases FY 2012 BAA*
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*Lewis-Burke Associates LLC – April 13, 2012*
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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), which administers the
basic science programs of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),
recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2012 broad agency announcement (BAA)
detailing funding interests across a range of scientific disciplines. As
with most Department of Defense (DOD) research entities, AFOSR releases an
annual BAA broadly describing its priorities rather than issuing
solicitations in targeted areas. Investigators are invited to submit white
papers or full proposals to AFOSR program managers in response to the BAA.
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While last summer’s *Budget Control Act* (debt ceiling agreement) mandated
a $487 billion reduction in planned defense spending over the next decade,
Air Force basic research was largely protected in a nod to the importance
of research to ensuring that the Air Force retains its technological
advantage despite budgetary constraints. Further, the Defense Strategic
Guidance released in January by President Obama and Secretary of Defense
Leon Panetta identifies air power as a key component of the future U.S.
military enterprise in anticipation of potential conflicts in the Middle
East and Asia Pacific despite recommending a reduction in ground forces.
With this in mind, AFOSR should remain an emphasis for researchers as it is
likely to fare better than other defense research accounts. ****
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The BAA outlines AFOSR research interests across its Aerospace, Chemical
and Material Sciences; Physics and Electronics; and Mathematics,
Information and Life Sciences directorates. While each directorate
includes a broad range of subcategories of interest to the Air Force,
numerous DOD priorities are evident as cross-cutting themes throughout the
BAA. These include advanced materials, alternative energy and energy
conservation, advanced sensing, communications, cybersecurity, modeling and
simulation, data for decision making, and information systems and
networks. Many of these themes align with the seven defense science and
technology priorities previously announced by Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering Zach Lemnios and the AFOSR technology
horizons of Inherently Intrusion-Resistant Cyber Networks; Trusted
Highly-Autonomous Decision-Making Systems; Hyper-Precision Air Delivery in
Difficult Environments; and Fractionated, Composable, Survivable
Remote-Piloted Systems, recently discussed by AFOSR Director Thomas
Russell. ****
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*Topic Areas: *Areas of interest to each of the AFOSR directorates follow –
detailed descriptions of specific programs are included in the complete
BAA. ****
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*Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences*: ****
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**· **Aero-Structure Interaction and Control****
**· **Complex Materials and Structures****
**· **Energy, Power and Propulsion****
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*Physics and Electronics*:****
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**· **Complex Electronics and Fundamental Quantum Processes****
**· **Plasma Physics and High Energy Density Nonequilibrium
Processes****
**· **Optics, Electromagnetics, Communication, and Signal Processing
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*Mathematics, Information, and Life Sciences (RSL)*
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**· **Information and Complex Networks Research****
**· **Decision-Making Research****
**· **Dynamical Systems, Optimization, and Control Research****
**· **Natural Materials and Systems Research****
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The BAA also contains information about non-core programs funded through
the DOD University Research Initiatives (URI) account. Information about
these programs, including the Multidisciplinary University Research
Initiative (MURI) and Defense University Research Instrumentation Program
(DURIP), is for background, as proposals are solicited through separate
BAAs released later in the year. Other “special programs” mentioned in the
BAA but for which proposals are requested separately include the Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program, and the Young
Investigator Research Program (YIP). Lewis-Burke will provide updates on
relevant programs as BAAs are released. ****
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*Letters of Intent: *Not applicable. However, researchers can begin the
application process by submitting a white paper to the appropriate AFOSR
program manager. Researchers may also choose to submit a full proposal,
but providing a white paper for program manager comment is encouraged. ***
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*Due Dates: *The BAA will remain open until another is released, likely in
the spring of 2013. * *****
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*Total Funding and Award Size: *AFOSR indicates that a total of $350
million is available for awards through the BAA. The BAA encourages
proposals for $200,000-$400,000 per year for up to five years. Although
AFOSR does not precisely state the number of awards it intends to make in
FY 2012, the BAA notes that AFOSR managed about 2,500 awards during FY 2011.
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*Eligibility and Limitations: *The BAA is open to “all responsible
applicants from industry and academia.”****
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*Sources and Additional Background: *
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**· **The complete BAA is available by clicking on the “AFOSR
BAA’s” button at
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8127. ****
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**· **Additional information about AFOSR and its research
priorities is at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/.****
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**· **Information about the AFOSR 2012 Spring Review, including
slide presentations from AFOSR program managers, is at
https://community.apan.org/afosr/spring_review_2012/p/agenda.aspx. ****
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*Frank Steinberg*****
Lewis-Burke Associates LLC****
Government Relations****
1341 G Street, N.W.****
Eighth Floor****
Washington, D.C. 20005****
Phone: (202) 289-7475****
Fax: (202) 289-7454****
franklyn at lewis-burke.com****
www.lewis-burke.com****
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--
Fritz Claydon Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
713.743.4204
fclaydon at uh.edu
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