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1. AFOSR 4 November 2008 Kathy Wetherell
Director of Contracts
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
2. Agenda Background
AFOSR FY09 Budget
Funding Opportunities
Contracting Organization
Items of Interests
Questions
3. Air Force Research Laboratory About 3 charts per TD, + video.
-people and locations (standardized)
- budget and organization (standardized)
-tech examplesAbout 3 charts per TD, + video.
-people and locations (standardized)
- budget and organization (standardized)
-tech examples
4. AFOSR Supports University Individual Investigators Goals
Provide revolutionary scientific breakthroughs to maintain military air, space, and information superiority
Build collaborations between AFRL and universities
General Process
Researchers submit white papers to AFOSR program managers
Promising white papers lead to request for full proposals
Proposal are merit reviewed for excellence and relevance
Individual grants typically are for three years
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is open at all times to good ideas http://www.afosr.af.mil/
5. AFOSR FY09 Budget PDM increase in FY09: Core = 35.6M; URI = 24M
International $12.04M
DARPA 6.74
OSD (MFEL + DEPSCoR) = 7.71
STTR 39.57M
CII 47M
PDM increase in FY09: Core = 35.6M; URI = 24M
International $12.04M
DARPA 6.74
OSD (MFEL + DEPSCoR) = 7.71
STTR 39.57M
CII 47M
6. Funding Opportunities AFOSR BAA 2008-01
Open ended until superseded
Awards for FY09
DURIP BAA 2008-05
Proposals received and being evaluated
Awards announced in February 2009
Grants proposed start dates April 2009
AFOSR Special BAAs
Issued throughout the year, more specific areas of interest
7. Contracting Organization
8. Items of Interest for FY09 FY09 Options
Options prepared, waiting for money
Anticipating awarding by start date, Oct, Nov, Dec
35% Indirect Cost Cap
Included in legislation for FY09
Applicable to all FY09 new awards
ONR issuing amendment to all AFOSR grants issued in FY08 after 14 Nov 07 incorporating the cap
9. Items of Interest in FY09 (cont) Technical Reporting
Program Management emphasis on submission of reports and PMs are taking the lead
Using survey gizmo as tool to aid PIs in submission of technical reports
Not currently included in award documents
Acceptable tool for submission, grants will be modified to incorporate usage
10. Questions
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