CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
Open-ended, long-runway Air Force funding for human-centered research with an unrestricted applicant pool and rolling submissions through 2027.
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What this is
CHEERS is a broad Air Force Research Lab initiative focused on human effectiveness research, encompassing enabling, enhancing, restoring, and sustaining capabilities. The program operates under a Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) and accepts white papers on an ongoing basis through September 2027, with potential progression to full technical and cost proposals. Applicants must consult the related MAA notice (FA238424S2233) for detailed Statements of Objectives, the industry guide, and specific technical areas. This is authorized under 10 USC 4023 for experimental/test supplies needed for national defense.
Who can apply
Unrestricted eligibility—any entity type (for-profit, non-profit, university, individual) may apply, subject to clarifications in the full solicitation text. Applicants must refer to the related MAA FA238424S2233 for complete eligibility details and technical requirements.
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 Continuing Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) Statements of Objectives, FA238424S2233. This Solicitation is limited to those efforts that meet the requirements of 10 USC 4023, which includes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space- flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense. List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_ARA Amend 01" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (ARA)" 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 · human effectiveness · cheers program · multiple authority announcement · defense technology · white paper solicitation · aerospace medicine
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