Air Delivered Effects Broad Area Announcement
This Air Force broad agency announcement funds research, development, and related technical work on air-delivered effects for eligible contractors under a federal contract vehicle.
⚑ Federal contract notice, not a grant/assistance award. · Open to eligible contractors; no special set-aside stated. · Air Force BAA/combined synopsis-solicitation format; submissions should follow solicitation instructions.
This is a defense/applied-research BAA centered on air-delivered effects, materials, computing, and AI—well outside this team’s usual social-science work on risk perception, warning communication, climate, energy, and policy attitudes. At most, Andrew Fox or Hank Jenkins-Smith have a very loose defense-adjacent connection, but not to this technical program.
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) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Air Delivered Effects Broad Area Announcement - Amendment 2
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA8651 AFRL RAZ.
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