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CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

Funds white papers under a narrower experimental-purchase authority inside the Air Force's CHEERS human-performance research strategy.

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The same CHEERS plan sits behind this solicitation as behind its Open Period 1 sibling, but this one buys under a different, narrower legal authority.

White papers, and potentially proposals after them, go against the same Statements of Objectives, but only for efforts that meet 10 USC 4023 — a statute letting the military buy ordnance, signal, chemical-activity, transportation, energy, medical, …

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

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.grants.gov