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Air Force Office of Scientific Research · Department of Defense

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Open · Opportunity NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260002 · Assistance Listing 12.800

Key facts

Deadline
Due Apr 9, 2027 · 184 days left
Award size
Up to $15M
Total available
$170M
Cost share / match ?
Not required
Who can apply
Other (see eligibility)
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 22

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About this grant

Agency Name: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Description: See full announcement in Related Documents folder for detailed descriptions of the SPECIFIC MURI TOPICS.

Eligibility (from the notice)

This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education. To the extent that it is part of a U.S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI competition and/or receive MURI funds. Ineligible organizations (e.g., industry, DoD laboratories, FFRDCs, and foreign entities) may collaborate on the research but may not receive MURI funds directly or via subaward.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

22 awards to Tennessee recipients in 3 counties since federal FY2023 · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
University Of TennesseeTullahoma, Franklin County$17.9M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$5M2022
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2.2M2022
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2M2021
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$980K2019
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$897K2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$731K2023
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$601K2020
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$541K2023
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$450K2021
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$447K2022
University Of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$435K2021

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (12.800)

Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program

How applications are judged

Awards decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

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