Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the funding notice BAA_FA7000-21-S-0001_Amend_0004.pdf (39 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words; open the page to read it in context. The notice itself always controls.

Registrations you need first

• SAM.gov · p. 1

  “Amendments to and/or calls on this BAA will be posted to the SAM.gov and Grants.gov website and published when they occur.” Open page 1

• Grants.gov · p. 1

  “Amendments to and/or calls on this BAA will be posted to the SAM.gov and Grants.gov website and published when they occur.” Open page 1

• Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 23

  “Your organization must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number (replacement of Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number), registering with the System for Award Management (SAM) www.SAM.gov (previously Central Contractor…” Open page 23

New to these? SAM.gov registration can take weeks, so start early: grant-ready checklist.

What to submit

• Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 25

  “For the principal investigator and each of the senior staff, provide a short biographical sketch and a list of significant publications (vitae) and attach it to the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form.” Open page 25

• Form SF-LLL · p. 27

  “(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a…” Open page 27

• Project abstract or summary · p. 29

  “A concise abstract of 300 words or less is required for all proposals.” Open page 29

• Data management plan · p. 29

  “All proposals should include a supplementary document labeled “Data Management Plan” that is two (2) pages or less in” Open page 29

• Budget narrative / justification · p. 30

  “In addition to the Research and Related (R&R) Budget forms available on Grants.gov, the budget proposal should include a budget justification for each year, clearly explaining the need for each item. ii.” Open page 30

Formatting rules

• double-spaced · p. 21

  “Spacing – single or double spaced” Open page 21

• 12-point font · p. 21

  “Font – Times New Roman, 10 or 12 point” Open page 21

Cost share or match

• Cost share / match · p. 1

  “Unless specifically indicated in a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a call, cost sharing is permitted and encouraged but not required.” Open page 1

• Cost share / match · p. 20

  “Cost sharing is allowable but not required.” Open page 20

Mistakes that get applications rejected

• Could get your application rejected · p. 20

  “White papers and proposals from Federal Agencies, including subcontracting/sub-Non-Federal Entity (NFE) efforts will not be evaluated under this BAA.” Open page 20

• Could get your application rejected · p. 23

  “Proposals will not be accepted through Grants.gov or other methods unless the entity is registered in SAM.” Open page 23