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DAF general officers or members of the Senior Executive Service can commission PAF research in two ways:
Core Research
A large portion of PAF's research agenda is funded from PAF's program element and is designed to address issues critical to the DAF and within PAF's core competencies. The core research agenda is determined annually by the DAF Steering Group, which is chaired by the Vice Chiefs of the USAF and the USSF, through a process led by the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Studies, Analyses, and Assessments (SAF/SA) starting each January.
SAF/SA solicits proposed PAF project topics from across the DAF (January)
SAF/SA collects, vets, and prioritizes proposed topics
DAF Steering Group approves research plan (June)
Projects begin October 1
Add-On Research
Add-on projects are funded by the sponsor and are approved by SAF/SA. DAF general officers or members of the Senior Executive Service can propose PAF add-on research at any time. As an FFRDC, PAF has an annual ceiling for how much research it can perform, so prospective sponsors should propose add-on research as early as possible in the fiscal year.
Prospective sponsor contacts PAF
PAF and sponsor draft a project description
Sponsor approves a cost basis report generated by PAF
Sponsor submits a complete add-on package to SAF/SA
For more information or to get started proposing a research project, contact Anthony Rosello, Associate Director of PAF, at: arosello@rand.org