AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA
Supports advanced functional materials research in the United States through Air Force opportunities.
The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Functional Materials Division (AFRL/RXA) solicits white papers year-round under Broad Agency Announcement FA8650-22-S-5002, a rolling two-step BAA open through 28 October 2026 at 3:00 PM Wright-Patterson AFB local time. Total anticipated funding across the full BAA period (FY22–FY26) is approximately $48 million, with approximately $8.5 million avai…
Photonic materials, nanoelectronic materials, quantum semiconductor materials and processes, soft matter and biomaterials for Air Force warfighting applications.
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