Aviation Research BAA 2025
The FAA Aviation Research BAA funds research proposals on FAA aviation research topics for eligible organizations under a federal contract-style solicitation, including work supporting the William J. Hughes Technical Center and other FAA offices.
⚑ Federal contract-style BAA rather than a grant announcement. · Long-running BAA open for 10 years; topic set can change via amendments. · Eligibility is stated broadly in the notice, but the underlying attached solicitation documents may impose specific applicant restrictions.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: emergency_disaster_resilience; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), for Screening Information Request 692M15-25-R-00004, is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and will be open for ten (10) years from December 5, 2024. The BAA will be valid through December 4, 2034, unless terminated sooner. This BAA supports research interests from the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace, Aviation Research Division, which is located at Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ and other FAA organizations as required. See attached documents. Amendment 001 is issued to delete BAA Topic of Interest ARAS0009 Airport Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (UAS) Detection and Mitigation Research Program. Amendment 002 is issued to add Topics of Interest ARAP0012 Engineering Analysis of Field Monitoring and Instrumentation Data and ARSS Future of Oversight. Amendment 003 is issued to remove BAA Topic of Interest ARAS0009 Airport Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (UAS) Detection and Mitigation Research Program which was previously deleted under Amendment 001.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION / 692M15 ACQUISITION & GRANTS, AAQ600.
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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 · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'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.