FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260004)
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC): (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260004). Its award ceiling of $600,000 is below the median of $1,000,000 (38th percentile). Dated 87 days ago, it serves as a historical benchmark. Score 45/100. As of 2026-11-04, from Grants.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).
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award ceiling: $600,000 · 38th percentile of 143 GrantPulse records · 0.6x the median
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260004 |
| Title | FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) |
| Agency | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| Status | posted |
| Posted / open date | 2026-08-10 |
| Close date | 2027-04-05 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Estimated total funding | $14,400,000 |
| Funding category | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Eligible applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Eligibility notes | This funding opportunity aims to create basic research collaborations between a pair of researchers, namely 1) Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI), henceforth referred to as Applicant, a full-time faculty member who has never served as a PI on a prior DoD directly funded research Prime award and 2) Collaborator/co-Principal Investigator (co-PI), henceforth referred to as Collaborator, an investi |
| CFDA / Assistance listing | 12.431 |
| Summary | The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) – Research Collaboration (RC) opportunity. The program is sponsored and managed by the Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD [R&E]), awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The DoD plans to award FY26 DEPSCoR appropriations through this announcement. DEPSCoR's objectives are to: (1) increase the number of university researchers in eligible States/Territories capable of performing science and engineering (S&E |
| Agency contact | [email protected] & [email protected] |
| award ceiling percentile | 38th of 143 (median $1,000,000, 0.6x median) |
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- Source agency: Grants.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Record date: 2026-08-10
- Data refreshed: 2026-11-04
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Peer benchmark and outreach value: FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) and 20 DOD peers
- DOD GrantPulse records like this one: 20
- FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)'s award ceiling: 38th percentile of 143 records
- Timing: Low: older than 30 days
- Estimated pipeline if you contact every DOD peer: $4,000 (peers × rate × deal size; an estimate from your assumptions, not a forecast)
45 / 100 Plain-English Eligibility Score
- 151 days until the deadline: enough time to prepare a strong application.
- Award ceiling of $600,000 suits small organizations.
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FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260004) from Air Force Office of Scientific Research: posted, award ceiling $600,000.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC) | DOD | $600,000 | 38th | 2026-08-10 |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II | HHS | $287,500 | 15th | 2026-09-25 |
| Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I | HHS | $100,000 | 8th | 2026-09-25 |
| FY 2027 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | PAMS | $10,000,000 | 83rd | 2026-09-30 |
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