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Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)

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The Fiscal Year 2021 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support early in career scientists and engineers who have received PhD or equivalent degrees by April 1, 2013 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.

Individual awards are made to US institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. YIP PIs must be a US citizen, national, or permanent resident. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center or DoD Laboratory are not eligible for this competition.

Most YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. Each three year budget must not exceed $150,000; regardless if the total budget is $450,000. Exceptional proposals will be considered individually for higher funding levels and/or longer duration. More information can be found by clicking on the Learn More button below.

Ohio Federal Research Network Announcement – Air Force SBIR (18.2) Special Topics

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Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) announces the Air Force SBIR (18.2) Special Topics

The 18.2 round of SBIR includes a new Air Force pilot called “Special Topics”.  Unlike traditional Phase I topics, which allow $150,000 budgets over 6 months, these special topics are faster and have a smaller budget, $50,000 over 2 months.  Unlike the traditional 20-page technical volume, these require only a 5-page proposal and a 15-slide pitch deck.

This new program is exciting – the faster speed could be more friendly to businesses that wouldn’t traditionally contract with the government, and the shorter proposal and pitch deck format may be more familiar and comfortable for small/startup businesses.

The topics are VERY OFRN-relevant.  In particular, AF182-005 is an open call for dual-purpose technologies. DoD is increasingly interested in repurposing non-defense technologies as a way to reduce development costs and risks.

We recommend interested small business review the topics below, and contact OFRN if you would like help finding partners, conceiving topics, or simply to find out more information.

18.2 Air Force Special Topics

  • AF182-001 – Commercial Solutions for Weather Forecasting
  • AF182-002 – Innovative Position Navigation and Timing
  • AF182-003 – Future Counter UAS Technology Options
  • AF182-004 – Future Logistics and Supply Chain Options
  • AF182-005 – Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions
  • AF182-006 – Human-Machine Timing in Data Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination – a Technology Accelerator

Defense SBIR 18.2 submissions are due June 20, 2018.

Additional information about DoD SBIR 18.2 can be found on the Broad Agency Announcement Instructions webpage and on the DoD SBIR/STTR Portal.

OFRN provides technical assistance to its members and stakeholders in finding partners and pursuing funding opportunities. If you would like support from OFRN in pursuing a funding opportunity, email Becky Mescher at becky.mescher@wright.edu.