AFOSR encourages the sharing and transfer of technology

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the entire basic research investment of the US Air Force. AFOSR's technical experts foster support and conduct research within the Air Force, university, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support USAF needs. Using a carefully balanced research portfolio, these research managers create new technology and advance current knowledge, enabling users in the Air Force and U. S. industry to produce world-class, militarily significant, and commercially valuable products.

In Fiscal Year 2000, AFOSR managed funding support for approximately 1,355 grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, totaling $245 million, to about 363 academic institutions and industrial firms. This included grants to university scientists and academic institutions, contracts for industry research, and cooperative agreements. In addition, AFOSR-managed research programs funded and awarded by the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for these programs can also be accessed through AFOSR's web page at http://www.afosr.af.mil.

AFOSR encourages the sharing and transfer of technology and welcomes proposals that envision cooperation among two or more partners from academia, industry, and Air Force organizations. Non-industry proposers should spell out in their proposals their interactions with industry and Air Force organizations, including specific points of contact. AFOSR also encourages proposers to cooperate with or use Air Force facilities; proposers should contact appropriate directorates in AFRL for this purpose. The Directories included in this document (Section VI) provide some initial contact points. This document will guide proposers through AFOSR's research program and facilitate their preparation of research proposals. It is available on the AFOSR web site at http://www.afosr.af.mil. A very limited number of hard copies are available for individuals without access to the AFOSR home page. To request a hard copy, contact AFOSR/ PKC at pkcontracting@afosr.af.mil or send a self-addressed label with your request to:

AFOSR/ PKC
4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 713
Arlington VA 22203-1954

This document is divided into six sections:
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