Opportunity Information: Apply for NNH09ZEA001N AAD1
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- The NASA Headquarters in the recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ROA 2009 B.2 Aircraft Aging and Durability Project (AAD1)(Recovery Act)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 43.004 Aeronautics, Recovery Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 16, 2009 and posted on Nov 16, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 23, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
ROA 2009 B.2 Aircraft Aging and Durability Project (AAD1) (Recovery Act) is a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NNH09ZEA001N) that supports research under NASA's Aviation Safety Program. The core aim is to strengthen the science and engineering behind how aircraft materials and structures age over time, so that future civilian and military aircraft can rely on integrated, system-level methods to detect aging-related damage, predict its impact on strength and remaining life, and mitigate or manage the hazards that come with long-term service exposure. A key point in the scope is that the project is not mainly about extending the life of older, legacy aircraft. Instead, it is focused on aging and damage mechanisms in newer aircraft designs and relatively young fleets, especially where new materials, manufacturing approaches, and joining methods may introduce different degradation pathways or unexpected failure modes.
The technical work is organized around three connected theme areas: Detect, Predict, and Mitigate. "Detect" is about finding, locating, and fully characterizing damage or degradation in materials and structures, including the development or advancement of sensing and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) approaches. "Predict" covers life and strength prediction methods that account for accumulated damage from combined thermal, mechanical, and environmental loads over long durations, with an emphasis on physics-based and validated modeling rather than purely empirical curve fits. "Mitigate" targets concepts and strategies to prevent degradation, contain damage, or manage aging-related deterioration in a way that improves safety and reliability at the system level.
To ensure the research stays anchored to practical aviation safety needs, NASA defined eight "Challenge Problems" that represent real application areas where aging and durability matter and where improved tools are needed. These Challenge Problems span both airframe and propulsion domains as well as aircraft electrical systems: CP01 focuses on damage methodology for metallic airframe structures; CP02 addresses structural integrity in integral metallic structures; CP03 targets durability and structural integrity for composite skin-stringer fuselage structures; CP04 is centered on durable bonded joints; CP05 covers the durability of engine fan containment structures; CP06 examines durability issues in engine superalloy disks; CP07 deals with durability in the engine hot section; and CP08 focuses on wiring degradation and faults. Proposed work under the solicitation is expected to connect back to one or more of these Challenge Problems while also supporting the Detect, Predict, and Mitigate themes.
AAD also lays out a four-level approach to building technology from fundamental science up to integrated, validated capability. Level 1 is foundational research aimed at understanding the underlying physics and building the modeling capability needed for sensing and diagnostics, including physics-based modeling, continuum-based models and computational methods, material science across metals, ceramics, and composites, and strong characterization and validation test techniques. Level 2 translates that foundation into discipline-focused technologies and analytical tools such as NDE systems, structural integrity analysis tools, lifing methods, and mitigation concepts. Level 3 emphasizes cross-discipline coupling so that, for example, NDE data and structural integrity analysis reinforce each other for better detection, NDE improves model inputs and remaining-life predictions for better prediction, and predictive models guide the development of more effective mitigation strategies. Level 4 is where results from the earlier levels are pulled together into an integrated Detect-Predict-Mitigate capability that can perform at the system level, supported by system-level experiments for validation.
NASA notes that it will concentrate its internal resources on "NASA-appropriate" research across the levels, but it is explicitly looking to work with partners in other government agencies, industry, and universities to fill gaps NASA cannot cover. This particular solicitation is specifically intended to fill gaps at Level 1 and Level 4, meaning it prioritizes both (a) basic, physics-grounded aging science and modeling, and (b) higher-level integration and validation work where system-level experiments demonstrate that the combined methods actually work as intended. In other words, the call is designed to support research that either builds the scientific bedrock for understanding and modeling aging or proves out integrated solutions in a system context, rather than only producing isolated component-level improvements.
Administratively, the opportunity was funded under the Recovery Act funding activity category and anticipated making about five awards. It allowed cooperative agreements and procurement contracts as funding instruments, did not require cost sharing or matching, and listed eligibility as unrestricted (open broadly to different entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement). The posting date was November 16, 2009, with an original and final closing date of December 23, 2009, and an archive date of January 22, 2010. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 43.004 (Aeronautics, Recovery Act). Points of contact referenced include Richard D. Young (AAD Project POC), Tami Croom (AAD NRA Manager), and Roberta Keeter (Procurement POC), indicating both technical and procurement channels for questions related to the program and submission process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the ROA 2009 B.2 Aircraft Aging and Durability Project (AAD1) opportunity?
It is a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity under the Aviation Safety Program focused on research into aircraft aging and durability. The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NNH09ZEA001N and is referred to as ROA 2009 B.2 Aircraft Aging and Durability Project (AAD1) (Recovery Act).
2) What is the main goal of this NASA funding opportunity?
The core goal is to strengthen the science and engineering foundation for understanding how aircraft materials and structures age over time, enabling system-level methods to detect aging-related damage, predict impacts to strength and remaining life, and mitigate or manage hazards associated with long-term service exposure.
3) Is this program mainly about extending the life of older, legacy aircraft?
No. The scope emphasizes that it is not mainly aimed at extending the life of older, legacy aircraft. Instead, it focuses on aging and damage mechanisms in newer aircraft designs and relatively young fleets, particularly where new materials, manufacturing approaches, and joining methods may create different degradation pathways or unexpected failure modes.
4) What technical themes organize the research scope?
The technical work is organized into three connected theme areas: Detect, Predict, and Mitigate.
5) What does "Detect" mean in this solicitation?
"Detect" focuses on finding, locating, and fully characterizing damage or degradation in materials and structures. It includes development or advancement of sensing and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) approaches.
6) What does "Predict" mean in this solicitation?
"Predict" covers life and strength prediction methods that account for accumulated damage from combined thermal, mechanical, and environmental loads over long durations. It emphasizes physics-based and validated modeling, rather than purely empirical curve fits.
7) What does "Mitigate" mean in this solicitation?
"Mitigate" targets concepts and strategies to prevent degradation, contain damage, or manage aging-related deterioration to improve safety and reliability at the system level.
8) What are the NASA "Challenge Problems" and why do they matter?
NASA defined eight Challenge Problems (CP01 through CP08) to anchor the research to real aviation safety needs. Proposed work is expected to connect back to one or more Challenge Problems while also supporting the Detect, Predict, and Mitigate themes.
9) What are the eight Challenge Problems (CP01-CP08)?
- CP01: Damage methodology for metallic airframe structures
- CP02: Structural integrity in integral metallic structures
- CP03: Durability and structural integrity for composite skin-stringer fuselage structures
- CP04: Durable bonded joints
- CP05: Durability of engine fan containment structures
- CP06: Durability issues in engine superalloy disks
- CP07: Durability in the engine hot section
- CP08: Wiring degradation and faults
10) Does proposed research have to map to the Detect, Predict, and Mitigate themes as well as a Challenge Problem?
Based on the description provided, proposals are expected to connect to one or more Challenge Problems and support the Detect, Predict, and Mitigate themes.
11) What is the four-level technology approach described for AAD?
AAD describes a progression from foundational science to integrated system-level capability across four levels (Level 1 through Level 4).
12) What is included in Level 1?
Level 1 is foundational research focused on understanding underlying physics and building modeling capability needed for sensing and diagnostics. It includes physics-based modeling, continuum-based models and computational methods, material science spanning metals, ceramics, and composites, and strong characterization and validation test techniques.
13) What is included in Level 2?
Level 2 translates foundational work into discipline-focused technologies and analytical tools such as NDE systems, structural integrity analysis tools, lifing methods, and mitigation concepts.
14) What is included in Level 3?
Level 3 emphasizes cross-discipline coupling, such as linking NDE data with structural integrity analyses for improved detection, using NDE to improve model inputs and remaining-life predictions for improved prediction, and using predictive models to guide development of more effective mitigation strategies.
15) What is included in Level 4?
Level 4 integrates results from earlier levels into a combined Detect-Predict-Mitigate capability that performs at the system level, supported by system-level experiments for validation.
16) Which levels does this solicitation prioritize?
This specific solicitation is intended to fill gaps at Level 1 and Level 4. That means it prioritizes (a) basic, physics-grounded aging science and modeling and (b) higher-level integration and validation work with system-level experiments demonstrating that combined methods work as intended.
17) Is the solicitation focused on component-level improvements only?
No. The description indicates the call is designed to support either foundational science/modeling (Level 1) or integrated system-context validation (Level 4), rather than only producing isolated component-level improvements.
18) What kinds of partners is NASA looking to work with?
NASA states it is explicitly looking to work with partners in other government agencies, industry, and universities to fill gaps NASA cannot cover.
19) What funding activity category is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was funded under the Recovery Act funding activity category.
20) About how many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about five awards.
21) What funding instruments were allowed?
The opportunity allowed cooperative agreements and procurement contracts.
22) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching.
23) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open broadly to different entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
24) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 43.004 (Aeronautics, Recovery Act).
25) What are the key dates (posting, closing, archive) for this opportunity?
- Posting date: November 16, 2009
- Original and final closing date: December 23, 2009
- Archive date: January 22, 2010
26) Who are the points of contact mentioned for questions?
The points of contact referenced include Richard D. Young (AAD Project POC), Tami Croom (AAD NRA Manager), and Roberta Keeter (Procurement POC). The listing indicates both technical and procurement channels for questions related to the program and submission process.
27) What program area within NASA does this opportunity support?
It supports research under NASA's Aviation Safety Program.
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