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Funding opportunities relevant to companies in the directory, taken directly from the funders’ own portals. Every card links to the live call page.

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Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseHQ003423NFOEASD17$2,500 – $800,000
Deadline: Aug 7, 2028

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes access to and production of knowledge on security cooperation. Security cooperation refers to “all Department of Defense (DoD) interactions with foreign security establishments that build and develop allied and partner security capabilities and capacity for self-defense and multinational operations, provide the Armed Forces of the United States with access to the foreign country during peacetime or a contingency operation, and build relationships that promote specific United States…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

FOUNDATIONS OF TRUSTED SYSTEMS

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseFA875025S7001$99.9M
Deadline: Dec 5, 2028

https://sam.gov/opp/6a5d1f379ee34a0395eeb98e220c730c/view

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseFA875024S7003$24.9M
Deadline: May 22, 2029

“No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity announcement reference the SAM.gov link”

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseFA875024S7006$99M
Deadline: Sep 9, 2029

“No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity announcement see SAM.gov link below". https://sam.gov/opp/7aca91ca2c5842ed9898b5226493ab85/view

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Staff Research Program

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseW911NF25S0007$200,000 – $10M
Deadline: Jun 2, 2030

The ARO is soliciting proposals for Staff Research Program opportunities. The purpose of the program is to enable ARO scientific staff to maintain and expand professional competence in support of fulfilling the ARO mission through the conduct of hands-on, basic research. The staff research will be performed collaboratively with institutions external to ARO. Staff research efforts will involve scientific study directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge and scientific understanding in engineering, physical, life and information sciences, when there is an intersection…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI)

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseHQ003426NFOECAD06$6M
Deadline: Aug 19, 2031

Under this FY26 grant agreement, academic partners will establish the National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI) by executing RDT&E tasks across the following four pillars: workforce development, applied research infrastructure, collaborative networks, and strategic analysis for DoW leadership.

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseHDTRA1-25-S-0001
Deadline: Sep 30, 2034

** Fundamental Research BAA Amendment 2 posted on January 15, 2026** This Amendment adds Topics B1-B6. PRE-APPLICATION WHITE PAPERS FOR THIS TOPIC MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 PM (MIDNIGHT) EST ON 2 MARCH 2026. White papers may not be considered if they are received after this deadline. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to review the BAA in its entirety. **Please note that ALL general correspondence for this BAA must be sent to dtra.belvoir.rd.mbx.rd-cb-frbaa25-34-a@mail.mil Thrust Area-specific correspondence must be sent to dtra.belvoir.rd.mbx.rd-cb-frbaa25-34-a@mail.mil

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseFA2391-23-S-2403
Deadline: May 10, 2043

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseFA238424S2233
Deadline: Aug 22, 2044

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) is intended to provide a comprehensive strategy for AFRL/RH and USAFSAM's range of Science and Technology (S&T) requirements, allowing for progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition. 20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update The CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) MUST be reviewed in tandem with the solicitations in order to have access to all applicable attachments and…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Competition: Defence Innovation Loans FY25/26 Cycle 4

UK
Open
UK Defence Innovation (DASA)
No published deadline

Loans of up to £1 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum to help convert your mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.

UK Defence Innovation (DASA)

Competition: Defence Innovation Loans FY25/26 Cycle 5

UK
Open
UK Defence Innovation (DASA)
No published deadline

Loans of up to £1 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum to help convert your mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.

UK Defence Innovation (DASA)

Competition: Defence Innovation Loans FY25/26 Cycle 6

UK
Open
UK Defence Innovation (DASA)
No published deadline

Loans of up to £1 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum to help convert your mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.

UK Defence Innovation (DASA)

Competition: Defence Innovation Loans FY25/26 Cycle 7

UK
Open
UK Defence Innovation (DASA)
No published deadline

Loans of up to £1 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum to help convert your mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.

UK Defence Innovation (DASA)

Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseN0016424SNB35
No published deadline

This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas, and technology demonstrators that offer potential for advancement and improvement of NSWC Crane’s primary mission areas. NSWC Crane is a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command. NSWC Crane supports a wide range of government agencies in the interest of national security. NSWC Crane may publish BAAs and other solicitations in response to specific needs. This BAA is issued to seek innovative solutions and ideas for topics not covered via other means. It is strongly encouraged that potential proposers review existing NSWC Crane…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseW911NF-17-S-0003-SPECIALNOTICE-LC-CSAC
No published deadline

**PLEASE REVIEW FULL SPECIAL NOTICE** Funding Opportunity Title: Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC) Funding Instrument Type: Technology investment agreement The aim of this Special Notice under the ARL BAA (W911NF-17-S-0003), under Grants.gov Opportunity W911NF-17-S-0003-SPECIALNOTICE-LC-CSAC, is to fund a team or multiple teams to design, manufacture, and deliver a battery-powered atomic clock that achieves identical (or better) size, weight, and power (SWaP) and performance to the commercially available chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) with a selling price goal of < $300/unit in high…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Pacific Disaster Center

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseHQ003426NFOECAD02
No published deadline

Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Maneuver

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseW911NF-22-S-0011$100,000 – $2.3M
No published deadline

**UPDATE 5 APRIL 2024: The proposal submission date has been updated to 24 April 2024. The FOA has been amended to reflect this submission date and include a Question and Answer document based on questions received from interested applicants. Other than the updated proposal submission date in the FOA, the actual FOA Amendment has not been changed. However, the answers provided in the Q&A document are considered part of the FOA Amendment.** **CYCLE 2 UPDATE 20 MARCH 2024 - THE OPPORTUNITY WEBINAR FOR CYCLE 2 WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA MS TEAMS AT 1500 EDT ON 22 MARCH 2024 AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Trusted Partner Program-Draft Solicitation-Advance Notice to Industry

US
Open
U.S. Department of DefenseW911NF26RA009
No published deadline

ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program

US
Closed
U.S. Department of DefenseN0001426SF004
Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 (closed)

The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program seeks proposals addressing research areas (as described in the ONR Science and Technology Department section of ONR's website at https://www.onr.navy.mil) which are of interest to ONR Program Officers will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T Department) is also listed within the S&T section of the website.

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) Equipment/Instrumentation

US
Closed
U.S. Department of DefenseW911NF26S0105$200,000 – $1.5M
Deadline: Oct 9, 2026 (closed)

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4144, in alignment with Section 223 of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), funding in the FY 2026 defense appropriations, and, Presidential Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, the DoW announces this funding opportunity for the acquisition of equipment/instrumentation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). The program is executed under policy and guidance of the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) and is…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)

US
Closed
U.S. Department of DefenseHR001126S0016
Deadline: Oct 2, 2026 (closed)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the…

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION (GeoPEX)

US
Closed
U.S. Department of DefenseFA875021S7006$99.9M
Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 (closed)

PLEASE NOTE: No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity announcement reference the SAM.gov link.

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Biological Technologies

US
Closed
U.S. Department of DefenseHR001126S0003
Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 (closed)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is soliciting proposals that leverage biological properties and processes to revolutionize our ability to protect the nation’s warfighters. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)

Smart and multifunctional textiles

EU
Closed
European Commission (DG DEFIS)EDF-2026-DA
Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 (closed)

Scope: Smart and multifunctional textiles allow various components and devices to be integrated into uniforms and soldier systems. This extends their range of functions, which can include environmental and physiological monitoring of the soldier, localisation, communication, protective functions (e.g. concealing a soldier's visual, radar and electromagnetic signatures from enemy sensors and surveillance technologies, fire protection and neutralisation of hazardous chemicals). Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has highlighted the critical operational need for protection of dismounted…

EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)
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