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- DARPARA2502
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This document is an Executive Summary Template for the DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) Program, specifically for the DARPARA2502 solicitation. The template provides strict guidelines for preparing a one-page executive summary, requiring complete anonymization of the document with specific formatting requirements (12-point font, 1-inch margins, 8.5x11 inch paper). The executive summary must include four critical sections: a brief summary of the effort, background/problem statement, potential impact, and research methods/approach.
The template is designed for junior researchers in academia or non-profit research institutions, targeting those without prior DARPA funding. The cover sheet requires detailed information about the principal investigator, including tenure track start date, previous YFA proposals, and organizational type. Submissions must be in .pdf, .docx, .doc, or .odx formats, with a mandatory cover sheet and a strictly anonymized one-page executive summary. This template is part of DARPA's broader Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910), which aims to identify and support innovative, high-impact research that can create transformative defense capabilities and prevent technological surprise.
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Source Selection Information – Competition Sensitive – Government Use Only DARPARA2502 Young Faculty Award (YFA)
Attachment A
Executive Summary Template
Use of this template is mandatory for all executive summary submissions to this RA. Failure to use this template or follow the instructions herein may result in the submission being determined non-conforming. Additional information regarding a non-conforming determination may be found in Section III of the RA.
This document must include all components described herein and must be submitted in .pdf, .odx, .doc, or .docx formats. All submissions must be written in English and all pages shall be formatted for printing on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins and font size not smaller than 12 point. Font sizes of 8 or 10 point may be used for figures, tables, and charts. Instructional text (identified in brackets) may be deleted.
The executive summary will undergo a “blind” review and must be completely anonymized: do not include identifying information of the PI, organization, or team members on the executive summary page (items 1 through 4). All identifying information should be included on the cover sheet pages only. Failure to anonymize the executive summary may result in the submission being determined non-conforming.
Executive summaries shall not exceed a maximum of 1 page, excluding the cover sheet. The cover sheet may be expanded to 2 or more pages in order to accommodate all the requested information. There should be a page break between all cover pages and items 1 through 4. Items 1 through 4 should not exceed 1 page.
| Page limit includes: |
| Page limit does NOT include: |
| Items 1 through 4 |
| Cover Sheet |
Executive Summary Cover Sheet
DARPARA2502
YFA Topic Area (Number and Title)
Executive Summary Title
Prime Organization
| Prime Organization Type |
| [Choose one: HBCU, MI, Other Educational, or Other Non-profit] |
| Technical Point of Contact (POC)/Principal Investigator (PI) |
| Name: |
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
PI’s Tenure Track Start Date (or Ph.D. date if at a Non-profit)
| PI’s Approved Leaves of Absence, if any |
| Type of absence: |
Start date:
Finish date:
| Have you proposed to YFA before? |
| [Yes or No] If yes what year: ______ |
| I certify that the PI is eligible per Section IV of the RA |
| [Yes or No] |
| Administrative POC |
| Name: |
Telephone:
Email:
| Other Team Members (subawardees and consultants), if any |
| Technical POC Name: |
Organization:
Organization Type:
Date Executive Summary was prepared
DARPARA2502 YFA Executive Summary
[One page limit. Do not include identifying information of the PI, Organization, or Team Members on this page. All identifying information should be included on the Cover Sheet. Failure to anonymize this page may result in the executive summary being determined non-conforming.]
YFA Topic Area (Number and Title)
Executive Summary Title
1. Summary: [Provide a one-two sentence summary of your effort: what you are trying to do and why does it matter? Please minimize jargon. (1-2 sentences)]
2. Intro/Background: [Describe the problem space you are trying to explore. (One paragraph)
a. What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it important?
b. What is/are the current state of the art and what are the limitations to current approaches?]
3. Impact: [Describe the impact your project will have within the field, community, and wider audience. (One short paragraph)
a. If you succeed, what difference do you think it will make?
b. How will the project impact your field?]
4. Methods/Approach: [Identify and describe the scientific phenomena and/or engineering capability under consideration. Outline your research plan and summarize the methodologies you will be employing. Please incorporate the answers to the following questions within your description. (Up to remainder of page)
a. What methodologies will you be employing?
b. What is new about your approaches?
c. What are the advantages of your proposed methodologies over existing ones?]
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