To find and fund revolutionary science, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) solicits research proposals through a BAA on Grants.gov https://www.grants.gov/. Interested in funding for your innovative research ideas? Visit the 2018 BAA (FA9550-18-S-0003) at https://go.usa.gov/xPk66.
As the basic research directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory https://afresearchlab.com/, AFOSR currently distributes its basic research program investment through 1,200 grants at over 200 leading academic institutions worldwide, 100 industry-based contracts, and more than 250 internal AFRL research efforts. To learn more, visit https://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/.
Since this post, the 2018 BAA has been replaced with the 2019 BAA, which can be downloaded at www.grants.gov/.../view-opportunity.html