National Hypersonic Science Centers (NHSC), Air Force Office of Scientific Research

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the basic research investment for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). As a part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR’s technical experts foster and fund research within the Air Force Research Laboratory, universities, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support USAF needs...... This BAA is in support of the the National Hypersonic Science Center program. The National Hypersonic Science Center program is jointly sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Hypersonics Project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Fundamental Aeronautics Program (NASA ARMD FAP). Hereafter the sponsoring agencies will collectively be referred to as "sponsors". ..... AFOSR invites proposals for research in the areas described in detail in Section I, Funding Opportunity Description of this BAA. The schedule for this announcement is given below...... AFOSR will not issue paper copies of this announcement. The sponsors involved in this program reserve the right to select and fund for award all, some, or none of the proposals in response to this announcement. Sponsors will provide no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and costs proposals, or any other material, submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. It is AFOSR policy to treat all proposals as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.