Future Scholars for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Development Programs

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The DoD Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Future Scholars for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Development Programs.”

The FOA intends to supports STEM Workforce Development programs or project that align with the Federal STEM Strategy and the DoD STEM Mission. The announcement will encourage programs or projects that improve the capacity of education systems and communities to create impactful STEM educational experiences for students and teachers, and prepare the 21st century STEM workforce. AFRL’s Workforce Development programs or projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Internships (High School through Doctoral)
  • Fellowship Apprentice/Residency Programs
  • College or University project-based learning programs
  • Formal or informal workforce development programs or project that align with the Federal STEM Strategy and DOD STEM Mission

Recipients are highly encouraged to read the Federal STEM Education Strategy and the DoD STEM’s Mission.

AFRL envisions awarding multiple grants and cooperative agreements, subject to the availability of funds for the future FOA. AFRL anticipates a total of $50,000,000.00 of Federal funding for multiple awards. Proposed efforts may range in size, complexity and periods of performance. The Government reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to the FOA. Using the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2192, AFRL will select proposed efforts that meet the anticipated FOA’s Funding Opportunity Description and clearly address the goals and objectives as stated in the FOA.

This notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of AFRL’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term. AFRL plans to issue the FOA in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 via Grants.gov. Recipients wishing to receive a copy of the DRAFT FOA-20-AFRL/RVKE-000 dated 18 May 2020, should email:

Please note, this is a DRAFT FOA and it is subject to change.

AFRL will host a Notice of Intent telephone conference in which questions will be received, but may not be answered during the conference; questions may be answered at a later date and posted on Grants.gov. Please see below for Notice of Intent telephone conference information:

  • Date and Time: 26 May 2020, 10:00 AM MST
  • Meeting ID: 997 1043 2950
  • Password: 283741
  • One Tab Mobile: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 US
  • Dial by Location: +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose), +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), +1 646 876 9923 US (New York), or +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
  • Find Your Local Number: https://zoom.us/u/aYom4lvAg

In anticipation of the FOA being released, Recipients are advised to complete the following steps, which are required for application submission:

  • Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number (including the plus 4 extension, if applicable) at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.
  • Register in Grants.gov to receive automatic updates when Amendments to a FOA are posted. Please note that applications will ONLY be accepted through Grants.gov. http://www.grants.gov/.
  • Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. To be eligible for an award, the Recipient must (1) be registered in the SAM before submitting its application; (2) provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application; and (3) continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal awarding agency.

Recipients wishing to receive additional information on this FOA, including future amendments, should register in Grant.gov as soon as possible. Recipients will only receive an email when an amendment is posted on Grants.gov, if the Recipient is register for email notifications for the FOA in Grants.gov. The Government recommends email registration as soon as possible after the release of the FOA to ensure notice of any amendments or other FOA information.