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Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

Air Force -- Research Lab · Opportunity number FA238424S2233

6520 days left (deadline Aug 22, 2044)

Details summarized from the official notice as of Oct 15, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.

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Key facts

Opportunity number	FA238424S2233
Agency	Air Force -- Research Lab Department of Defense
Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA)	12.800
Posted	Aug 7, 2025
Deadline	Aug 22, 2044
Cost sharing or matching required	No
Funding type	Cooperative agreement, Grant, Other, Procurement contract
Category	Science technology and other research and development
Last updated here	Oct 15, 2026

Summary from the notice

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), is soliciting white papers (and potentially later technical and cost proposals) on the research located in the Statements of Objectives attached to the Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) Opportunity FA2384-24-S-2233.

List of Attachments:

1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_BAA Amend 01"

2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (BAA)"

Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)"

Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

Unrestricted (open to any type of entity, check the notice)

Registrations you will likely need

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SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

Past awards for this program

Totals for assistance listing 12.800 from public USASpending.gov data, as of Sep 27, 2026. Past awards do not predict future funding.

Year	Listing	Awards	Total	Average
2026	12.800	6	$1,918,559,849	$319,759,975
2025	12.800	6	$1,918,559,849	$319,759,975
2024	12.800	6	$1,930,508,392	$321,751,399

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Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Registrations you will likely need

Past awards for this program

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