CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
Unrestricted funding from the Air Force for human-focused research across all technical areas, with a 2+ year open period to submit proposals.
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What this is
This is a broad, open-period solicitation from the Air Force Research Lab's Human Effectiveness Directorate seeking research proposals on enhancing, enabling, restoring, and sustaining human performance and health. The program accepts white papers from any entity type and may progress to full technical proposals. Applicants must review the related Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA FA238424S2233) to access detailed Statements of Objectives, industry guidance, and technical requirements.
Who can apply
Open to any type of entity—no restrictions on organization type, size, or for-profit/non-profit status. Geographic eligibility not specified in this excerpt; verify in the full MAA document.
Eligible applicant types
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Full description — from the agency
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)
Topics: air force research lab · human performance · CHEERS program · white paper solicitation · human effectiveness · aerospace medicine
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