Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research that funds basic scientific research through its Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). Designed for early-career scientists and engineers who received their Ph. D.

in 2013 or later, this program fosters creative basic research in science and engineering while supporting outstanding young investigators. Awards are typically up to $150,000 per year for three years, totaling $450,000. Applicants must be employed full-time at a U.S. institution of higher education, industrial laboratory, or nonprofit research organization, and must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident.

Exceptional proposals may be considered for higher funding levels or longer durations.

FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 1 of 30 # AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH PROGRAM The Fiscal Year 2020 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support young in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph. D. or equivalent degrees by 1 April 201 3 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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.

Please review the remainder of this announcement for additional information. We anticipate approximately thirty-seven (37) awards under this competition if funds are available. Hyperlinks have been embedded within this document and appear as underlined, and or blue-colored words in the midst of paragraphs.

The reader may “jump” to the linked section within this document by “clicking” (CTRL + CLICK, or CLICK). FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 2 of 30 # SUMMARY FUNDING OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION 1. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY NAME Air Force Office of Scientific Research 875 North Randolph Street, STE 325, Room 3112 Arlington, VA 22203 2.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TITLE Air Force Fiscal Year 2020 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) 5. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NUMBER 12. 800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program Proposals must be received electronically through Grants.

gov by Monday, 03 Jun 2019 at 11:59 PM Eastern time to be considered. Technical or general pre-proposal inquiries and questions must be received in writing by electronic mail not later than Friday, 26 April 2019 to be considered. FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 3 of 30 A.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 4 B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION ............................................................................................................

4 C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION....................................................................................................................... 5 1.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS 52. COST SHARING 53. OTHER 5 a.

Primary Investigator Employment Requirements 5 b. Acknowledgement of Support and Disclaimer Requirements 6 c. Expectation of Public Dissemination of Research Results 6 d.

Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements 6 D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION ................................................................................ 7 1.

ADDRESS TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKAGE 72. CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION 7 a. Pre-proposal Inquiries and Questions 7 b.

The Application as a Whole 7 e. Marking Requirements for Confidential or Proprietary Information 9 f. Electronic Form and Proposal Attachments 9 g.

Advance Preparation for Electronic Submission through Grants. gov 9 3. COMPONENT PIECES OF THE APPLICATION 10 a.

SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal Assistance 10 b. Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements 11 c. SFLLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 11 d.

R&R Other Project Information Form 11 e. Publicly Releasable Project Summary / Abstract 12 g. Bibliography and References Cited 15 h.

R&R Senior / Key Person Profile Form 15 j. Budget Justification 15 k. R&R Project / Performance Site Locations Form 16 l.

R&R Personal Data Form (Optional) 16 m. Data Management Plan (Optional) 16 4. INFORMATION YOU MUST SUBMIT IF SELECTED FOR POSSIBLE AWARD 17 5.

DUNS UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER, CAGE, AND SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT 17 a. SAM Registration Required 17 b. SAM Exemption or Exceptions Not Available Under This Announcement 17 c.

Questions about SAM Registrations and Updates 18 d. Consequences of Non-Compliance with SAM Registration Requirements 18 6. SUBMISSION DATES AND TIMES 18 a.

Pre-Proposal Inquiries and Questions Deadline 18 b. How Submission Time for Pre-Proposal Inquiries and Questions is Determined 18 c. Effect of Missing Pre-Proposal Inquiries and Questions Deadline 18 d.

Proposal Submission Deadline 18 e. How Proposal Submission Time is Determined 18 f. Grants.

gov Tracking Number is Application Receipt 19 g. Effect of Missing the Proposal Submission Deadline 19 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW 19 8.

FUNDING RESTRICTIONS 19 a. Proposal Preparation Costs 19 b. Pre-Award Costs for Grants 19 c.

Pre-Contract Costs under FAR Cost-Reimbursement Contract Awards Not Available 20 FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 4 of 30 d. Air Force Office of Scientific Research No-cost Extension (NCE) Policy 20 9. OTHER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 20 E.

APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 20 a. Principal Evaluation and Selection Criteria 20 b.

Additional Evaluation and Selection Criteria 21 c. No further evaluation criteria or criterion will be used for proposal selection 21 2. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS 21 a.

Merit-based, Competitive Procedures 21 3. DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL 21 4. NO GUARANTEED AWARD 21 F.

FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION ....................................................................... 22 a. Electronic Notification 22 b.

Selection for Possible Award Does Not Authorize Work 22 a. Federal Award Document 22 b. Electronic Federal Award Distribution 22 3.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND NATIONAL POLICY REQUIREMENTS 22 a. Reporting of Matters Related to Recipient Integrity and Performance 22 b. Agency Review of Risk Posed by Applicants 22 c.

Cross-Cutting National Policy Requirements 23 d. Acknowledgement of Research Support 23 e. Disclaimer Language for Research Materials and Publications 23 f.

Grants - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 24 g. Grants - DoD Research and Development General Terms and Conditions 24 i. Conditions of Award for Recipients Other Than Individuals 24 j.

Contract Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 25 k. For-Profit Organizations Not Generally Eligible for Equipment Vesting 25 l. Minimum Record Retention Requirements 25 a.

Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance 26 b. Technical Performance Report Format 26 c. Department of Defense (DD) Form 882 Report of Inventions and Subcontracts 26 d.

Standard Form (SF) 425 Federal Financial Report 27 e. Electronic Payment Requests and Electronic Payment 27 h. Electronic Submission of Reports 27 G.

AGENCY CONTACTS....................................................................................................................................... 28 1. TECHNICAL INQUIRES AND QUESTIONS 28 2.

GENERAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS 28 H. OTHER INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................. 28 1.

OMBUDSMAN 28 2. GRANTS AND CONTRACTING OFFICERS AUTHORITY 29 3. UNSELECTED PROPOSAL RESUBMISSION UNDER GENERAL BAA 29 4.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 29 FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 5 of 30 The Fiscal Year 2020 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends support for scientists and engineers who have either received Ph. D. or equivalent degrees post 01 April 201 3.

These scientists and engineers have shown 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.

We seek unclassified proposals from qualified and responsible applicants in the research areas of interest identified in the most recent Broad Agency Announcement titled “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research” published on Grants. gov at http://www. grants.

gov/web/grants/search-grants. html? keywords=FA9550-18-S-0003 Note: The AFOSR Open BAA updates annually in the March/April time frame.

Please make sure you are coordinating your topic ideas with the appropriate Program Officer to ensure the topic area is still relevant to the Air Force. Proposals may be submitted for only one research portfolio area. It is important that your proposal shows strength in as many of the evaluation areas as practicable for maximum competitiveness.

Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. YIP primary investigators must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. We discuss this more in section C.

3. a. Primary Investigator Employment Requirements.

Researchers working at the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers and DoD Laboratories are not eligible for this competition. B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION Most YIP awards are three (3) years in duration, funded up to $150,000 per year for a total of approximately $450,000.

The YIP may be funded no more than $150,000 annually, regardless if the overall amount is $450,000. All proposals should be submitted in adherence to these guidelines. Proposals deemed exceptional by our Program Officers (POs) may be considered for higher funding levels.

Higher funding levels could take the form of more funding in one or more years of the basic award, and/or an option for continued performance for one (1) or two (2) additional years at a funding level recommended by our PO. You should only submit a supplemental proposal for an option for continued performance beyond the three (3) year basic period if our PO requests.

The YIP award start date is determined at the time of the award but is most likely projected for 01 January 20 start date. FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 6 of 30 We anticipate approximately 37 awards under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2358 in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts.

We rely on discretionary appropriated funds for this program. Awards are only made if funds are available. We select what kind of award instrument we can use based on requirements in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act 31 U.S.C.

6301 – 31 U.S.C. 6308.  A grant or cooperative agreement award may be made to U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE) or nonprofit organizations as described in 2 CFR 25.

345, including foreign public entities and foreign organizations operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. We do not award grants to organizations with a for-profit organization type.  A cost-reimbursement contract may be awarded to applicants with a for-profit organization type as described in 2 CFR 25.

325, or to any applicant that requests a fee or profit. Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, or non-profit research organizations where the PI is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. YIP PIs must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident.

There may not be co-PIs. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center or DoD Laboratory are not eligible for this competition. The YIP award is to an institution.

However, YIP highlights outstanding individuals and should the awardee transfer institutions, the agency may attempt to accommodate these changes if funds are available and approved by the program coordinator, PO, and Contracting office.

Potential options may include: (1) grant remains at awarded YIP institution with a new PI, identified by the YIP awardee, (2) sub-contract to the new institution of the YIP awardee, or (3) termination of YIP grant with new award to the YIP awardee as a Core AFOSR grant or any combination of the above. The new PI must meet the stated YIP eligibility requirements.

We reserve the right to select and fund for award all, some, part, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. There is no guarantee of an award. C.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION a. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, for-profit businesses, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator is a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident by 01 October 2019; employed on a full-time basis and holds a permanent position. All PIs must meet all eligibility requirements.

a. Eligible Applicants must meet the following criteria: i. Doctorate no earlier than 01 Apr 201 3.

b. Eligibility Notice for All Applicants We review your application, proposal, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) designated repositories of government-wide public and non-public data, including comments you have made, as required by 31 U.S.C. 3321 and 41 U.S.C.

2313 and described in 2 CFR 200. 205 and 32 CFR 22. 410 to assess risk posed by applicants, and confirm applicants are qualified, responsible, and eligible to receive an award.

If we cannot determine you or your organization FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 7 of 30 qualified and responsible, you are not eligible to receive an award. None of the following entity types are eligible to submit proposals as primary award recipients under this announcement.

(1) Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) (2) DoD Laboratory Personnel We do not require cost sharing for proposals under this announcement. Cost sharing is not an evaluation or selection criterion. a.

Primary Investigator Employment Requirements As the Principal Investigator, you must hold a full-time permanent, career- competitive, or tenure-track position with your organization, or your proposal must include a letter from your organization stating that you will be considered for a permanent, career-competitive, or tenure-track position if you currently hold a short- term appointment.

This is in addition to the requirement you are a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident by 01 Oct 2019. You are not eligible to submit a proposal if you do not meet these requirements. b.

Acknowledgement of Support and Disclaimer Requirements You must include the F. 3. d.

Acknowledgement of Research Support on all materials created or produced under our awards. The F. 3.

e. Disclaimer Language must be included on materials as required. Our award document may provide additional instructions about specific distribution statements to use when you provide research materials to us.

You are not eligible to submit a proposal if you cannot accept these terms. c. Expectation of Public Dissemination of Research Results We expect research funded by this announcement will be fundamental.

We expect public dissemination of research results if you receive an award. This is a basic requirement for unclassified research results.

We intend, to the fullest extent possible, to make available to the public all unclassified, unlimited peer-reviewed scholarly publications and digitally formatted scientific data arising from research and programs funded wholly or in part by the DoD as described in the OUSD, AT&L Memorandum, “Public Access to Department of Defense-Funded Research” dated 09 Jul 2014. We follow DoD Directive 5230. 24 and DoD Instruction 5230.

27 policies and procedures to ensure broad dissemination of unclassified research results to the public and within the Government. The DoD Instruction 5230.

27 policy and procedures allowing publication and public presentation of unclassified fundamental research FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 8 of 30 results will apply to all research proposed under this competition unless the Program Officer gives you an explicit, written exclusion to these policies with the Grants or Contracting Officer’s advice and consent.

All exclusions must be authorized or required by law, and must cite a valid legal authority. You must provide a copy of all peer-reviewed publications developed or produced from research conducted with Air Force funds to our Program Officer. You are not eligible to submit a proposal if you cannot accept these terms.

d. Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements You must complete the “Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements” provided with the Grants. gov package.

We provide more specific information about this requirement in section D. 3. b.

We cannot determine you are eligible for funding unless we receive this form. (1) General Requirement for Disclosure You and your organization must disclose any potential or actual scientific or non-scientific conflict of interest(s) to us. You must also disclose any potential or actual conflict(s) of interest for any sub recipient you include in your proposal.

You must provide enough information for us to evaluate your disclosure. We may have to ask you more questions if we need more information. At our discretion, we may ask you for a conflict of interest mitigation plan after you submit your proposal.

Your plan is subject to our approval. (2) Scientific Conflict of Interest Scientific collaborations on research and development projects are generally the result of close collaboration prior to the submission of applications for support. Accordingly, virtually all of these collaborations might be considered to include a potential conflict of interest.

The potential conflict is mitigated by the disclosure of these collaborations, and the list of current and pending support you provide for senior and key researchers. D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION 1.

ADDRESS TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKAGE All the application forms you need are available electronically on Grants. gov. From the “View Grant Opportunity” page, you can click on the “Application Package” tab to download the application package. You can find the electronic application package on Grants.

gov by searching for the announcement number shown on page one or by using this link: FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003, Air Force Fiscal Year 2020 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). We will not issue paper copies of this announcement. Please contact us at afosr.

baa@us. af. mil to request a reasonable accommodation for FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 9 of 30 any accessibility requirements you may have.

2. CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION a. Pre-proposal Inquiries and Questions If you need help with technical matters, you should email the individual listed in section G.

1. Technical Inquires and Questions or the Program Officer identified for your topic of interest in our “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research” broad agency announcement on Grants. gov. If you need help with general matters, you should email the individual listed in section G.

2. General Announcement Questions. All technical or general pre-proposal inquiries and questions must be submitted not later than Friday, 26 April 2019 .

We may not be able to answer questions received later. We discuss this more in section D. 6.

Submission Dates and Times. The Program Officer does not have the authority to make commitments for us. Grants and Contracting Officers acting within their warranted capacity are the only people authorized to make commitments for the Government.

b. The Application as a Whole You must submit your proposal electronically through Grants. gov. We will not accept or evaluate any proposal submitted by any means other than through Grants.

gov. We must receive your proposal before the D. 6. d.

Proposal Submission Deadline. You must use the electronic Standard Form (SF) 424 Research and Related (R&R) Form Family, OMB Number 4040-0001. The SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal assistance form must be your cover page.

No pages may precede the SF 424 (R&R). You must mark your application with the announcement number. A summary of what is required for a complete proposal is summarized below:  We require the forms and attachments in bold text with all applications  Some applications require the attachments in italic We provide more instructions in D.

3. Component Pieces of the Application > R&R FORM, OMB No. 4040-0001 FIELD ATTACHMENT > SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal Assistance, including an authorized signature > 18. Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements > 18.

SFLLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities > R&R Other Project Information Form 7. Project Summary / Abstract > 9. Bibliography & References Cited FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 10 of 30 > 10.

Facilities and Other Resources > R&R Senior / Key Person Profile Form Biographical Sketch > Current & Pending Support > R&R Budget Form Budget Justification > R&R Project / Performance Site Locations Form > R&R Personal Data (Optional) None The SF 424 (R&R) must include the signature of an authorized representative from your organization. The signature is affixed electronically by Grants. gov upon submission.

This signature is considered the signature for the application as a whole.  Paper Size – 8. 5 x 11-inch paper  Spacing – 1.

5-line spacing  Font – Times New Roman or Garamond, 10, 11, or 12 point  Page Limitation – Project Narrative not more than 20 pages Content – as described below Your project narrative must not exceed twenty (20) single-sided pages. We will not consider more than the maximum number of project narrative pages in our evaluation.

You must not include elaborate brochures, reprints, or presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal. We created this table to help you understand how to calculate your page count. > INCLUDED IN PAGE COUNT NOT INCLUDED IN PAGE COUNT > D.

3. f Project Narrative Everything else You must include enough budget related information in your proposal to support your costs as reasonable and realistic, and in compliance with 2 CFR 200 Subpart E - Cost Principles. Not having enough information in your proposal to understand if your costs are reasonable and realistic is the most common reason awards are delayed.

e. Marking Requirements for Confidential or Proprietary Information You must mark your proposal and proposal sections that contain proprietary or confidential information. You must use the protective legend found at FAR 52.

215- 1(e) Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2004) modified to permit release to our outside evaluators. FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 11 of 30 We make every effort to protect the confidentiality of proposals, including any proposal evaluations; however, under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, some or all proposal information may be subject to release.

Your entire proposal, or any portions thereof, without protective markings or otherwise identified as requiring protection will be considered voluntarily furnished to us without restriction, and will be treated as such for all purposes. f. Electronic Form and Proposal Attachments Your application and proposal attachments must be in electronic file formats.

You should use the Portable Document Format (PDF) for your attachments. DO NOT password protect any attachments The website http://www. grants.

gov/web/grants/applicants/adobe-software-compatibility. html provides additional important instructions. g.

Advance Preparation for Electronic Submission through Grants. gov Your proposal must be submitted electronically through Grants. gov. Your organization must complete several one-time actions before electronic submission.

Registration with Grants. gov may take up to twenty-one (21) days. You should verify that the person authorized to submit proposals for your organization has completed Grants.

gov registration well in advance of the submission deadline. Grants. gov electronic proposal submissions cannot be accomplished before your organization is fully registered.

(1) A Grants. gov getting started checklist is available at: http://www. grants.

gov/web/grants/learn-grants/grants-101/getting-started-checklist. html. (2) Guidance for registering with Grants.

gov as an organization may be found at: http://www. grants. gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.

html. (3) Questions relating to the Grants. gov registration process, system requirements, how an application works, or the proposal submittal process can be answered by email at support@grants.

gov, telephone at (800) 518-4726 or (606) 545-5035, or at http://www. grants. gov/web/grants/support.

html. (4) An active System for Award Management (SAM) registration and an active Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number are required to register through Grants. gov. Section D.

5 provides more information. 3. COMPONENT PIECES OF THE APPLICATION a.

SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal Assistance The SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal assistance form must be your cover page. No pages may precede the SF 424 (R&R). Complete all required fields in accordance with the “pop-up” instructions on the SF 424 (R&R) form.

The completion of most fields is self-explanatory. You can turn on Grants. gov “Help Mode” to provide additional instructions for forms.

“Help Mode” is FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 12 of 30 turned on by the icon with the pointer and question mark at the top of the form. We have special instructions for completion of several SF 424 (R&R) form fields in your application. Our instructions are: 2.

You may leave “Applicant Identifier” blank 3. You may leave “Date Received by State” and “State Application Identifier” blank 9. You must list Air Force Office of Scientific Research as the reviewing agency if Grants.

gov has not pre-populated this answer 16. You should check “No.” and “Program is Not Covered by Executive Order 12372” 17. Select “I Agree” to:  Provide the certification regarding lobbying that is required by 31 U.S.C.

1352 as implemented by DoD in 32 CFR Part 28. The full text of this certification may be found at http://www. wpafb.

af. mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070817-127. pdf or we will provide you a copy if you ask for one.

 Certify that all statements in the proposal, your Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements are true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge. See section F. 3.

Administrative and National Policy Requirements for more information and links to the full text of these items. 18. You must attach the completed D.

3. b. Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements.

You may have to attach the completed D. 3. c.

SFLLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities if you have lobbying activity that you must disclose. b. Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements You must attach this representation to field 18 of the SF 424 (R&R).

You must complete and attach the “Representation for Tax Delinquency, Felony Conviction, and Internal Confidentiality Agreements” provided with the Grants. gov package. We cannot fund an award if this information is not provided.

If you answer “is” a corporation with a felony conviction and/or “is” a corporation with a felony conviction on this representation, you may not be eligible for an award i f your proposal is selected. You should contact us right away to discuss your situation to find out if you can submit your application.

If you do not attach this form to the SF 424, we may request the representation after you submit your application, but we are not required to do so. We may deem your FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 13 of 30 application ineligible for selection by citing an authority listed or referenced in DoD Class Deviation (CD) 2016-O0002 or CD 2015-O0005, and make an award to another applicant. c.

SFLLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities When required, attach this disclosure to field 18 of the R&R Other Project Information Form. If you have lobbying activity that you must disclose under 31 U.S.C. 1352 as implemented by the DoD at 32 CFR Part 28, you must attach the completed SFLLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.

You can find instructions for completing this form at http://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/default/files/omb/grants/sflllin.

pdf. d. R&R Other Project Information Form Complete this form as indicated.

You must include all necessary attachments. 1, 1a. You must address all prospective human subject involvement by answering these questions.

Additional documentation pursuant to National Policy and U.S. Air Force standards is required for all proposals with human use or involvement. Your inquiries about our requirements should be sent by email directly to our Research Protections Officer at afosrharpo@us. af.

mil with a copy to the Program Officer for the announcement topic. 2, 2a. You must address all prospective animal subject and/or recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) involvement by answering these questions.

Additional documentation pursuant to National Policy and U.S. Air Force standards is required for all proposals with animal or rDNA use or involvement. Your inquiries about our requirements should be sent by email directly to our Research Protections Officer at afosrharpo@us. af.

mil with a copy to the Program Officer for the announcement topic. 4a. For any proposal that has an actual or potential impact on the environment, answer yes and provide the answers and attachments required for fields 4b, 4c, and 4d.

Additional documentation in accordance with National Policy and U.S. Air Force standards is required for any proposal with an actual or potential impact on the environment. 7. Attach your D.

3. e. Publicly Releasable Abstract 8.

Attach your D. 3. f.

Project Narrative 9. Attach your D. 3.

g. Bibliography and References Cited 10. Attach a Facilities and Other Resources description document here if you need to supplement your D.

3. f. Proposal Narrative facilities and resources section.

11. You may supplement your D. 3.

j. Budget Justification by attaching an Equipment Justification here. Do not duplicate information included on your budget justification.

If you attach an Equipment Justification, make sure you reference the attachment in your budget justification. FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 14 of 30 > 12. Attach your D.

3. m Data Management Plan here if applicable e. Publicly Releasable Project Summary / Abstract You must attach the Project Summary / Abstract to field 7 of the R&R Other Project Information form.

You must identify the topic area and program officer your proposed research falls under. You must provide a concise abstract of 300 words or less with your proposal. You must mark this abstract publically releasable.

Your abstract should use terms the public can understand to describe the research objective, technical approach, anticipated outcome, and potential impact of the specific research. Your abstract header should include the Program Officer's name and office symbol from section G. 1.

Technical Inquiries and Questions below. If you receive an award, we must publish your abstract to a searchable website available to the general public in accordance with Public Law 113-235. The website address is https://dodgrantawards.

dtic. mil/grants/#/home. Your project narrative must not be longer than twenty (20) single-side pages.

We will not consider any pages beyond this maximum in our evaluation. You must attach the Project Narrative to field 8 of the R&R Other Project Information Form. The narrative must be complete and self-contained to qualify for review.

This attachment is included in your page count. You must identify the topic area and program officer your proposed research falls under. You must clearly describe your research, including your research objective and approach.

Your project narrative will be evaluated using the criteria listed in section E. 1. Criteria.

You should show strength in as many of the evaluation and selection areas as practicable to demonstrate maximum competitiveness. You must describe any environmental impacts of your research outside the laboratory in any appropriate narrative section, including how you will ensure compliance with environmental statutes and regulations.

Your narrative should include the following elements: (1) Statement of Objectives You must summarize your proposed research on a single page titled “Statement of Objectives. ” We may decide to incorporate your statement of objectives into the award as a description of the work instead of incorporating the whole technical proposal.

You should use active verbs when you prepare the statement of objectives, e.g., “conduct” research in a subject area, “investigate” a problem, “determine” to test a hypothesis. (2) Research Effort FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0003 Initial Announcement Page 15 of 30 (a) You should describe the research you plan in detail. State the research objectives and approach, and the relationship and comparable objectives to research progress elsewhere.

Describe your research team’s knowledge in the field, and provide a bibliography and list of literature citations. Discuss the nature of the expected results. (b) The adequacy of this information will influence the overall evaluation