DoD FY2021 Space University Research Initiative (SURI): Sponsor Deadline for Pre-Proposals
Date and Time
Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2021 Space University Research Initiative (SURI)Sponsor Deadline for Pre-Proposals (encouraged): April 28, 2021FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: June 9, 2021Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: June 16, 2021Award Amount: Up to $1M per year for a maximum of five years.
This is a special Funding Opportunity Announcement in support of the basic and applied Space-related research objectives of the Department of Defense (DoD) Space University Research Initiative (SURI), sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Chief Technologist Office. DOD’s SURI program is focused on directing basic research toward applications that meet US Space Force (USSF) needs and challenges. The program was initiated as a pilot to foster engagements between various DoD agencies and the academic community in a developing USSF University Consortium, with the goal of improving the transition of critical concepts from the academic sector into revolutionary new military technologies. Key to the program’s success is the close management of the SURI projects by DoD agency program officers, and their role in providing research guidance and supporting transition of research products into DoD applications.
There are two topics associated with this Broad Agency Announcement:
- Space Logistics and Mobility; and
- Space Domain Awareness.
A given university team may propose toward one or both of the topics. Proposers are encouraged to confer with the designated AFOSR program officer prior to submitting a full proposal. AFOSR anticipates making at least two awards, at least one in each topic area.