Description
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD), Research and Engineering (R&E) Joint Hypersonics
Transition Office (JHTO), in partnership with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the
UCAH, is soliciting White Papers (WPs) and Prototype Project Proposals (PPPs), supporting projects that
will accelerate hypersonics technology development, develop the nation’s future hypersonics workforce, and
facilitate the transition of ready technologies into operational capabilities. The Project Technology Areas
descriptions are listed in Section 2 of this document. The JHTO reserves the right to fund none, some, or all
the submissions made in response to this RWP/ RPP. Furthermore, JHTO may choose to fund a portion of a
submission or a combination of submissions. No funding for direct reimbursement of WP or PPP development
costs will be provided. Any references within this document to the UCAH website, specific to this RWP/RPP
Project Call, will utilize the following website: https://hypersonics.tamu.edu/project-call/.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
Three years from the agreement award date with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2024.
ESTIMATED PROJECT CEILING
Each Project Sub-Agreement (PSA) will be approximately $500,000 per year.
Eligibility
- Please confirm your ability to comply with the sponsor’s citizenship requirements on page 3 of the solicitation prior to submitting a NOI.
- Teams are encouraged in all areas to include:
- Consortium Members
- Other universities
- Industry
- Laboratories
- UARCs/FFRDCs
- Minority Serving Institutions
- Nontraditional Defense Contractors (NTDC)
- Nonprofit Research Institutions (NRI)
Applicant Requirements
Applicant is eligible to submit as a PI according to University of Illinois and departmental policies.
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation