Description
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers and potentially technical and cost proposals for the Structural Integrity Research Collaborations for Aircraft (SIRCA) program. The program aims to enable collaborative research partnerships between AFRL, academia, and industry in areas relevant to aircraft structural integrity, including risk and reliability, metal fatigue and fracture, and composite damage modeling. The program will support the development of critical war-fighting technologies for the nation's air, space, and cyberspace forces, as well as commercial derivatives.
• The program is open to all types of entities, including small businesses and academia.
• The program will support research and development in areas such as risk and reliability, metal fatigue and fracture, and composite damage modeling.
• The program will provide funding for up to 24 months, with the possibility of extension.
• The program requires the submission of white papers, which will be reviewed and selected for further consideration.
• The program has an estimated funding of $4,950,000.