AFOSR Broad Agency Announcement (basic research)

The AFOSR Broad Agency Announcement is Air Force Research Laboratory's basic research channel under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, now housed in AFRL's Foundational Technology Directorate. It is the office's open, continuous route for proposals from universities, industry laboratories, and AFRL labs, with year-round review through white papers and full submissions on Grants.gov. The program spans Engineering and Complex Systems, Information and Networks, Physical Sciences, and Chemistry and Biological Sciences. It uses grant funding and supports basic research rather than near-term product development; the available fact sheet does not publish a single award cap, so the public signal is the scope of the research areas and the rolling intake process. Applicants fit best when the work is fundamental, clearly tied to AFOSR research interests, and ready for program-officer review without waiting for a single annual deadline. The channel is strongest for research groups that can show scientific merit, relevance to Air Force needs, and a proposal structure that fits a continuous BAA rather than a one-off competition.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.