CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas
The Air Force Research Laboratory and USAFSAM are soliciting white papers, and possibly later proposals, for CHEERS research efforts under 10 USC 4023 for experimental or test purposes related to defense needs.
⚑ DoD MAA / open-period solicitation: white papers first, later technical and cost proposals may follow · Must fit 10 USC 4023 experimental/test-purpose defense supply authority · See related notice and attachments for additional statements of objectives and protection requirements · Eligibility text not provided in notice excerpt
This is an Air Force applied-research broad agency solicitation centered on human effectiveness, aerospace medicine, and defense-capability development. That is outside IPPRA’s core program lines in public risk perception, weather/climate communication, energy/nuclear risk, and related policy evaluation, so the team would not plausibly pursue it as a PI-led grant.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 70 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: national_security_defense, public_health (primary); social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research; clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 40 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), is soliciting white papers (and potentially later technical and cost proposals) on the research located in the Continuing Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) Statements of Objectives, FA238424S2233.
This Solicitation is limited to those efforts that meet the requirements of 10 USC 4023, which includes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space- flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense.
List of Attachments:
1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_ARA Amend 01"
2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (ARA)"
Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)"
Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Amber A Taylor Grantor <AFRL.711HPW.MAA@us.af.mil>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.