NOFO 20-01 (2020-2027)_9.7.2021.pdf

WHITE PAPER/PRE-APPLICATION

A white paper (also called a pre-application) is recommended, but optional. Absence of a white paper will not negatively affect a thorough evaluation of a responsive full application with proposal package submitted in a timely fashion.

Prior to submitting a white paper, carefully read the eight (8) FAA program area research topics research to ensure your idea is responsive, and select the topic most relevant to your idea. The white paper should be no more than three (3) pages, and include: (1) a technical summary of the proposed research, (2) a list of proposed collaborators/co-investigators/consultants with their institutions, (3) brief biographical information of the Principal Investigator (PI), ( 4) an estimate of the proposed total project cost.

The Grants Officer for the FAA Aviation Research Grants Program will notify the PI, by letter, whether or not the FAA intends to pursue the proposed research.

The white paper must include, at the top of the first page, the following information:

Title of White Paper PI Name, Job Title Institution Name and Address Title of Applicable FAA Program Area NOFO Number: FAA-20-01

It is important that the white paper be a single file with extension .pdf, .docx, or .doc. The filename must not exceed 50 characters. The white paper must be submitted to the Grants Office via email to Alicia Joynes (Alicia.CTR.Joynes@faa.gov). Additional information can be found through our program website at http://www.tc.faa.gov/logistics/grants.

CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The FAA welcomes submission of applications with proposals that support fields of science, engineering, aviation medicine, human factors, and UAS, with potential relevance to the long-term growth of civil aviation. Proposals for education, training, or specific airport development are not supported under this program.

Prior to preparing your proposal, you must determine if it is appropriate to be considered for award as a research grant, cooperative agreement, or if it is more appropriate to be awarded as a contract. A grant is used when the principal purpose of the research is to assist in accomplishing public purposes. A cooperative agreement is used if the purpose of the research is to assist in accomplishing public purposes, and the institution and the FAA determine that a high degree of involvement by the FAA would benefit the research objective. A contract award is used when the principal purpose is to make procurements for direct use by the FAA. In this case, the method of funding will be a procurement contract and must not be submitted to this office for consideration.