Research Development Newsletter
Funding Opportunities
Each week RTT emails a newsletter of relevant funding opportunities to the Mines research announcements listserv. Below is a copied list of relevant funding opportunities currently open for submission. If you would like to be added to our weekly newsletter please contact the Research Development team at RTT@mines.edu.
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- Notice of Intent (NOI)
- OPEN BAAs
Mines Membership to the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium Opens New Funding Opportunities
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium that is internationally-dispersed, collaborating with multiple government agencies with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. The consortium focuses on the development and delivery of innovative medical technologies that protect, treat, and optimize the health and performance of U.S. military personnel and civilians. As a member organization, Mines faculty may apply to any of their open solicitations, which are announced throughout the year. Solicitation topics vary but may be applicable to those in quantitative biosciences and engineering, computer science, materials science, chemistry, physics, and other disciplines. Check their website throughout the year for current and upcoming solicitations.
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Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy Technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) Ready |
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| Department of Energy – ARPA-E | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003467 | |
| Deadline: | Applications are accepted any time and the NOFO will remain open until closed or modified | ||
| Amount: | $50M in total funding available | ||
| The Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) Ready Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides a vital mechanism for the support of innovative energy R&D that complements ARPA-E’s primary R&D focus on early-stage transformational energy technologies that still require proof-of-concept. An enduring challenge to ARPA-E’s mission is that even technologies that achieve substantial technical advancement under ARPA-E support face significant remaining technical and commercial risks upon completion of an award’s funding period, and thus are at risk of being stranded in their development path once ARPA-E funding ends. Experience across ARPA-E’s diverse energy portfolios, and input from a wide range of investors and industry stakeholders, indicates that pre-commercial “scaling” projects are critical to establishing that performance and cost parameters can be met in practice for these potentially transformative technologies. These pre-commercial scaling projects aim to translate the performance achieved at bench scale to commercially scalable versions of the technology, integrate the technology with broader systems, provide extended performance data, and validate the manufacturability and reliability of new energy technologies. Success in these scaling projects should enable industry, investors, and partners to justify the substantial commitments of financial resources, personnel, manufacturing facilities, and materials necessary to subsequently deploy the technologies at commercial scale. The objective of SCALEUP Ready is to support the scaling of high-risk and potentially disruptive new technologies across the full spectrum of energy applications. This NOFO focuses only on scale-up and pre-pilot projects of promising technologies that ARPA-E has previously funded – following highly competitive selection processes – and for which the scale-up award would substantially build upon innovations achieved under the original ARPA-E award. | |||
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Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments |
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| DOD Air Force Research Lab | Solicitation # | DO-FOA-0003418 | |
| Concept Papers: | 7/18/2029 | ||
| Amount: | $49M | ||
| The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate (RD) is the Department of the Air Force’s Center of Expertise for directed energy and optical technologies. The Directorate develops and transitions technologies in four core technical competencies: Laser Systems, Directed Energy and Electro-Optics for Space Superiority, High Power Electromagnetics, and Weapons Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis. This five-year, open FOA is for soliciting research applications for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in the Core Technical Competencies (CTCs) described above. Multiple awards of assistance instruments are anticipated with periods of performance ranging from one to five years. | |||
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FY 2024-2026 Broad Agency Announcement, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) |
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| Department of Commerce – NOAA | Solicitation # | NOAA-OAR-CPO-2024-28363 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 9/30/2026 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research is responsible for maintaining and improving the viability of marine and coastal ecosystems; for delivering valuable weather, climate, and water information and services; for understanding the science and consequences of climate change; and for supporting the global commerce and transportation upon which we all depend. This Broad Agency Announcement is a mechanism to encourage research, education and outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA’s competitive discretionary programs. | |||
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Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | HR001125S0002 | |
| Deadline: | Open through 10/29/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The Information Innovation Office (I2O) creates groundbreaking science and develops transformational capabilities in the informational and computational spheres to surprise adversaries and maintain enduring advantages for national security. I2O programs address elements of four key thrust areas: proficient artificial intelligence; resilient, adaptable and secure systems; advantage in cyber operations; and confidence in the information domain. I2O seeks unconventional computational approaches that are outside the mainstream, challenge accepted assumptions and have the potential to radically change established practices, and the state of the art. | |||
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NSWCDD University Research and Development Projects and Capstone Projects for FY 2025 |
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| Department of Defense – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) | Solicitation # | NSWCDD BAA N00178-25-0002 | |
| Deadline: | Open through 10/14/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Awards will range from $2.5K to $3M; average award value for most recent cycle was $450K. | ||
| This BAA will fund basic and applied research projects involving faculty and students. NSWCDD is especially interested in research projects and collaborative efforts dealing with Hypersonics, Software Engineering, Quantum Computing and Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Unmanned systems and Autonomy, Safety Systems, Electromagnetic Environmental Effects, Human Systems Integration, and Warfare System Development and Integration which includes cyber security, directed energy, high powered lasers and microwaves, sensor systems, materials, and biological defense, among others. Projects should develop student interests in Naval engineering and develop the next generation of naval scientists and engineers. | |||
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FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program |
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| Department of Energy – Office of Science | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003432 | |
| Deadlines: | Open until 9/30/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Historically, awards from $5K to $5M have been made in response to the NOFO each year | ||
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its annual Open Call for FY 2025 through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This NOFO provides a vehicle for the Office of Science to solicit applications from institutions for research support in areas not covered by more specific, topical NOFOs that are issued by the office in FY 2025. Altogether, through this mechanism, the DOE will provide up to $500M in funding for basic research in support of DOE’s clean energy, economic, and national security goals. The funding will advance the priorities of DOE’s Office of Science and its major programs, including Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Isotope R&D and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production. | |||
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Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-515 | |
| Deadline: | Target date of 9/29/2025 | ||
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RES designation: up to $1.2M for up to 4 years EDU designation: up to $500K for up to 3 years SEED designation: up to $300K for up to 2 years |
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| The Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) program aims to build trust in global cyber ecosystems. Trust is the core tenet of this program and, for the purposes of this solicitation, is broadly defined to include our confidence in the security, privacy, and resilience of cyberspace, particularly in the face of malicious intent. Achieving this level of confidence in cyberspace requires not only understanding the vulnerabilities in a system that could be exploited and how they can be addressed, but also understanding the social and technical dimensions of trust in cyber systems, along with the educational efforts needed to increase public awareness of risks in cyberspace, and building a well-trained corps of privacy and security professionals. Proposals are accepted under one of three designations: Research (RES), Education (EDU), and Seedling (SEED), which is for special topics defined by accompanying Dear Colleague Letters. | |||
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Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NASA Research Announcement Pre-Solicitation Notice |
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| NASA | Solicitation # | 80JSC025NA001 | |
| Deadlines: | The parent announcement remains open from 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Ranges of the anticipated projects are typically 1-year of funding, for up to $250K per award; and typically, 3-5 years of funding, ranging between $1M – $1.5M, per award. | ||
| NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to issue an NRA entitled “Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) – 2025”, soliciting applied research in support of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The research will fall into one or more categories corresponding to HRP’s five Elements: Space Radiation; Human Health Countermeasures; Exploration Medical Capability; Human Factors and Behavioral Performance; and Research Operations and Integration. HRP anticipates releasing and awarding up to approximately 12 proposals. Funding will be made available through topic-specific solicitations that are released as separate appendices. | |||
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Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program Field Support |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-526 | |
| Deadline: | 6/1/2025 (Target Date) | ||
| Amount: | Unspecified; Average grant is $1.2M | ||
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Through this solicitation, the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) funds cutting-edge research that: improves understanding of interactions among the Antarctic region and global systems; improves understanding of the dynamic linkages among processes operating in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean and linkages to global Earth systems, which helps inform decision making regarding environmental change; advances fundamental understanding of Earth systems and the biological, geochemical, and physical processes in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean as drivers and responders to changes on a global scale; expands fundamental knowledge of Antarctic systems, biota, and processes; utilizes the unique characteristics of the Antarctic region as a science observing platform; and/or builds capacity and enhances diversity in the US workforce for polar-related science. ANT encourages and supports research that combines disciplinary perspectives and approaches from other fields, research that uses existing data and samples, and other research not requiring a physical presence in Antarctica. This may include projects conducted at locations outside Antarctica that serve as analogues of Antarctic sites or systems. This solicitation does not support projects that would need logistical support from the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). Proposers requiring USAP logistical support should consult the Antarctic Sciences web page for current opportunities. Proposers of projects with logistics needs that would be wholly provided by another Antarctic program or organization should contact an ANT Program Officer for guidance. |
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Critical Orientation of Mathematics to Produce Advancements in Science and Security (COMPASS) |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-EA-25-02-03 | |
| Deadline: | 5/12/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| To excel in increasingly complex, dynamic, and uncertain operational environments, military decision-makers need richer mathematical frameworks that fully capture the intricacies of these challenges. Emerging fields in mathematics offer the potential to provide these frameworks, but realizing their full potential requires innovative problem formulations. This ARC opportunity is soliciting ideas to explore the question: How can new mathematical frameworks enable paradigm shifting problem formulations that better characterize complex systems, stochastic processes, and random geometric structures? | |||
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Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech) |
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National Science Foundation |
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NSF 24-561 |
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5/5/2025 |
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Up to $1M for up to 3 years |
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A collaborative effort among the NSF, the NIH, and the FDA, the Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech) program supports inherently interdisciplinary research projects that underpin the mathematical and engineering foundations behind the development and use of digital twins and synthetic data in biomedical and healthcare applications, with a particular focus on digital, in silico models used in the evaluation of medical devices and the relevance of the developed models in addressing current and emerging challenges affecting the development and assessment of biomedical technologies. The goal of the FDT-BioTech initiative is to catalyze biomedical technological innovation through new foundational development of methods and algorithms relevant to digital twins and synthetic humans. |
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Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-534 | |
| Deadline: | 4/17/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Up to $9.6M is available for up to 15 awards | ||
| Robust, reliable and effective infrastructure spurs private-sector innovation, grows the economy, creates jobs, makes public-sector service provision more efficient, strengthens communities, promotes equal opportunity, protects the natural environment, enhances national security and fuels American leadership. In recent years, NSF has been increasing its support for Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI), seeking to stimulate fundamental, exploratory, potentially transformative, human-centered and use-inspired research aimed at strengthening America’s infrastructure. These activities specifically encouraged connections from across science and engineering disciplines, with a special focus on how basic knowledge of human reasoning, decision-making, governance, and social and cultural processes enables efforts to envision, build and maintain effective infrastructure that improves lives. The aim of this solicitation is to invite novel and potentially transformative research that continues to contribute to the goal of strengthening American infrastructure and building the associated research community. | |||
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Accelerating CO2 Conversion Technology Development and Deployment – Biological, Catalytic, and Mineralization Pathways |
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| Department of Energy – FECM | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003495 | |
| Deadline: | 4/11/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Individual awards will range from $10M to $30M (depending on Topic Area) for 36 months | ||
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The Notice of Funding Opportunity competitively solicits cost-shared research and development proposals to advance the pilot scale testing of carbon conversion technologies with high technology readiness level capable of achieving significant carbon mitigation via biological, catalytic, or mineralization pathways. This NOFO also supports testing of carbon conversion product performance and characterization needed for market or consumer adoption. This may include lifecycle analysis development for novel carbon conversion technologies and for pilot facilities using these technologies. Topic Areas include: TA1: Pilot Scale Biological Conversion TA2: Pilot Scale Catalytic Conversion TA3: Pilot Scale Mineralization TA4: Other Testing and LCA Development Required for Commercialization |
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FY25 Department of Navy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Workforce Program |
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| Department of Defense – Office of Naval Research | Solicitation # | N0001425SF003 | |
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White Paper: 4/11/2025 (Required) Application: 8/29/2025 |
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| Amount: | $600K total over 3 years | ||
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This NOFO is for STEM education programs and activities vital to the Department of the Navy, which is formal or informal education that is primarily focused on physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, social sciences, and mathematics disciplines. STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this NOFO include one or more of the following as the primary objective: · Develop learners’ knowledge, skill, or interest in STEM. · Attract students to pursue certifications, licenses, or degrees (two-year degrees through postdoctoral degrees) or careers in STEM fields. · Provide growth and research opportunities for post-secondary, college and graduate students in STEM fields, such as working with researchers or conducting research that is primarily intended to further education. · Improve mentor/educator (K-12 pre-service or in-service, post-secondary, and informal) quality in STEM areas. · Improve or expand the capacity of institutions to promote or foster STEM fields. This NOFO will not consider applications for research, with the exception of those whose primary purpose is intended to further education (as described in third bullet above) and that are not expected to generate intellectual property. |
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Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-533 | |
| Deadline: | 4/9/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Individual awards will be up to $600K for up to 3 years | ||
| The FAIROS Program seeks to support a broad range of transformative open science activities including but not limited to i.) Research, education, and socio-technical cyberinfrastructure development capacities that advance sustainable multi-disciplinary findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) research data management (RDM) and open science capabilities, ii.) Piloting new models of scientific communication and publication that improve efficiency and accessibility, iii.) Developing FAIROS data portals, research data commons, RDM as a national service, and iv.) Lowering barriers to accessing, curating, integrating, linking, managing, sharing, and storing data across many disciplinary domains, irrespective of data size. FAIROS proposals must select one of two tracks to focus on, either: 1) Disciplinary Improvements to targeted scientific communities, or 2) Cross-Cutting Improvements that apply to many or most scientific disciplines. | |||
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IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED): Track 1 Planning |
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National Science Foundation |
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NSF 24-564 |
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Track 1: 4/8/2025 Tracks 2, 3, & 4: 9/9/2025 |
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Track 1 Planning Grants: Up to $75K per year for up to 2 years |
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The Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) program seeks to fund projects that are designing revolutionary new approaches to engineering education, ranging from changing the canon of engineering to fundamentally altering the way courses are structured to creating new departmental structures and educational collaborations with industry. A common thread across these projects is a focus on organizational and cultural change within the departments, involving students, faculty, staff, and industry in rethinking what it means to provide an engineering program. RED Planning (Track 1) projects will support capacity-building activities at institutions of special interest to NSF’s mission, specifically two-year engineering-centered programs building transfer partnerships, two-year or four-year institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions, Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to level the number of degrees across of the full spectrum of diverse talent in engineering. Planning projects should provide the support for such institutions to explore the development of a RED Projects in Tracks 2, 3, & 4. |
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Hybridizing Biology and Robotics through Integration for Deployable Systems (HyBRIDS) |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-EA-25-02-02 | |
| Deadline: | 4/7/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Unspecified | ||
| The HyBRIDS ARC opportunity seeks ideas to address the question: How can synthetic and biological components be integrated to enable biohybrid platforms that outperform traditional robotic systems? | |||
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Cybersecurity for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-531 | |
| Deadline: | 4/2/2025 | ||
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Usable and Collaborative Security for Science (UCSS) and Reference Scientific Security Datasets (RSSD) awards: up to $600K for up to 3 years Transition to Cyberinfrastructure Resilience awards: up to $1.2M for up to 3 years Integrity, Provenance, and Authenticity for Artificial Intelligence Ready Data (IPAAI) awards: up to $900K for up to 3 years |
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| The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innovation by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure. CICI supports efforts to develop, deploy and integrate cybersecurity that will benefit the broader scientific community by securing science data, computation, collaborations workflows, and infrastructure. CICI recognizes the unique nature of modern, complex, data-driven, distributed, rapid, and collaborative science and the breadth of infrastructure and requirements across scientific disciplines, practitioners, researchers, and projects. | |||
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Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 24-518 | |
| Deadline: | 4/2/2025 | ||
| Amount: | $6M to $10M is available for an anticipated 5 to 9 awards for duration of up to 3 years | ||
| The Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program seeks to advance the development and adoption of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methods to increase scientific understanding of the Earth system. The program supports projects that advance AI techniques and/or innovative uses of sophisticated or novel AI methods to enable significant breakthroughs in addressing geoscience research question(s) by building partnerships between experts in AI and Geosciences. The key characteristic of a CAIG project is its potential to both answer important geoscience questions and improve AI techniques while also bringing together experts from both the AI and geoscience fields. | |||
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Fiscal Year 2025 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement |
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| Department of Energy – EERE | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003514 | |
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Concept Paper: 4/1/2025 Full Application: 6/18/2025 |
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| Amount: | Individual awards will range from $1M to $6M | ||
| The research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) activities to be funded under this NOFO will improve transportation by driving the innovation that can lead to the accelerated deployment of advanced technologies while also significantly improving U.S. competitiveness. This will lead to benefits including increased safety and reliability of batteries, more convenient travel options, decreased cost of driving, increased vehicle and system efficiency, and a more secure supply chain. Specifically, this NOFO is seeking innovative solutions for on-road and off-road vehicles in the areas of improved battery technology for both light- and heavy-duty applications, smart charging infrastructure, sustainable farming, workforce development, and demonstration and deployment of these new technologies. | |||
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The Circular Supply Chains Accelerator |
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| Department of Energy – AMMTO | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003512 | |
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Concept Paper: 3/31/2025 Full Application: 7/18/2025 |
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| Amount: | Individual awards will range from $7.5M to $12.5M | ||
| The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) supports the development of a globally competitive U.S. energy industrial base that drives supply chain resiliency and energy security through materials and manufacturing innovation. The development of circular supply chains that enable efficient use of materials through reuse, repair, remanufacture, and recycling is important toward accomplishing these goals. Efforts to achieve a robust and competitive manufacturing sector through innovation in circular supply chains cannot be successful without: (1) a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of technical and non-technical factors that could impact the adoption of emerging technologies and (2) strong connections across the circularity field to accelerate innovations from R&D-scale to commercial practice. This NOFO seeks to establish a new accelerator which will address this need through the development of a comprehensive technical and market analysis portfolio and stakeholder engagement activities. | |||
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Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation; Applied Science Projects |
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Department of Interior – OSMRE |
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S24AS00462 |
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3/21/2025 |
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The OSMRE Applied Science Program funds the development of new reclamation science and technology to address environmental issues related to the mining of coal and reclamation of the land after mining. The program selects and funds applied science proposals that improve public and environmental health protection. The science and technology advanced by these projects serves the public through activities that: · Protect identified endangered species · Improve reforestation and re-vegetation · Protect prime farmland · Improve technologies to mitigate acid mine drainage · Improve methods for locating underground mines · Enhance the protection of the public and environment associated with surface coal mining |
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Innovations in Qubit Science for Fault Tolerant Quantum Computing (INQS) |
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White paper (encouraged, not required): 3/17/2025 Proposal: 5/12/2025 |
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Awards will range from $150K – $750K per year for 2 – 5 years |
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The INQS program is a collaboration between AFOSR and LPS, and we seek revolutionary qubit approaches to quantum computation that have the potential to significantly advance scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC) beyond current state-of-the-art methods. This NOFO invites proposals for basic research into solid-state qubits for quantum computing at various stages of maturity. Qubits of interest may support one or more of the required functions in a FTQC system. These functions may include, but are not limited to, data processing, memory storage, communication, spectator roles, or measurement. |
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Aligning Manufacturability & Pre-production Design (AMPD) for Storage Technologies |
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| Department of Energy – Office of Electricity | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003425 | |
| Deadline: | 3/17/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Individual awards will be for $2M over 36 months | ||
| The AMPD NOFO is soliciting applications to improve the manufacturability of energy storage technologies through preproduction design innovations, setting the stage for manufacturing scale-up to meet the energy storage needs of American consumers. The design innovations resulting from successful projects, whether targeting a material, subcomponent, component, or system, should put one or more energy storage technologies on a path to advance from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of at least 4 to a TRL and MRL of at least 5. | |||
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Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-524 | |
| Deadline: | 3/17/2025 | ||
| Amount: | $1M to $2M annually for up to 5 years | ||
| Funded jointly by the NSF and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the objective of the PACSP Program is to support conservation research that investigates organismal biology, ecology, and/or evolution and is designed to contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based activities and/or technology solutions to advance biodiversity conservation. We seek proposals that involve the implementation of conservation activities based on conservation science principles via academic-conservation organization partnerships. The strongest projects will involve ongoing assessment of biodiversity outcomes, for instance via an adaptive management framework, that inform both scientific understanding and conservation actions. Proposals submitted to the PACSP program must make clear and well-defined connections between basic research questions and the implementation of conservation focused actions. | |||
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U.S. Army Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (ASEC) |
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| Department of Defense – Dept of the Army | Solicitation # | W911SR-25-R-ASEC | |
| Deadline: | 3/14/2025 | ||
| Amount: | $277M over 10 years | ||
| The U.S. Department of the Army Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Army STEM), under its Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP), seeks to enter into a cooperative agreement with a Consortium of like-minded organizations to provide a continuum of meaningful STEM learning experiences for students and educators through effective STEM education and outreach programs. The Consortium will be named the Army STEM Education Consortium (ASEC). | |||
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Intrinsically Tough and Affordable Ceramics Today (INTACT) |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-PA-24-04-06 | |
| Deadline: | 3/14/2025 | ||
| Amount: | The total award value for the combined Phase 1 base and Phase 2 option is limited to $2M. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed. | ||
| The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of structural ceramic material development. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-24-04. | |||
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Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC) |
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| Department of Energy – EERE | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003518 | |
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Concept Paper: 3/14/2025 Full Application: 5/30/2025 |
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| Amount: | Individual awards will range from $1M to $2.5M over 36 months | ||
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This NOFO supports BETO’s research and development (R&D) priorities in the areas of Conversion R&D. Specifically, it supports research and development of domestic chemicals and fuels from a variety of biomass and waste resources. Producing chemicals and propane/liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from renewable feedstocks helps to safeguard domestic supply chains, secure energy independence, support rural economies, and improve global competitiveness of the industry. This NOFO contains two topics: Topic Area 1: Bio-based Chemicals: This Topic Area will support development and adoption of new production methods for value-added chemicals from biomass. Topic Area 2: Bio-based Propane/LPG: This Topic Area seeks to pursue new pathways for the production of sustainable liquefied propane and/or petroleum gases (LPG) from a variety of feedstocks including municipal waste, agricultural residues, forest resources, and fats, oils, and grease. An informational webinar for potential applicants of this funding opportunity will be held on January 22, 2025, at 2:00 pm ET and more details will be forthcoming. |
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NSF-AFRL Research in Floquet Engineering Quantum Systems (NSF-AFRL REFLEQTS) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-520 | |
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3/14/2025 Note that an Expression of Interest must be submitted by 1/24/2025 |
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| Amount: | $3M for up to 3 years | ||
| To advance the understanding of novel quantum systems under the influence of time-periodic driving forces, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have a mutual interest in exploring innovative concepts on the REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS). For transformational capabilities promised by quantum science to become deployable, new approaches must be developed to create, control, and conserve fragile quantum states on demand. This solicitation encourages research teams consisting of multiple Principal Investigators (PIs) from multiple institutions to submit proposals on transformative approaches and solutions in materials, devices, theory, and systems to realize the innovative REFLEQTS. | |||
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Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-510 | |
| Deadline: | 3/5/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Typical award size is $150K per year | ||
| The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program supports research to increase our understanding of the behavior of atmospheric regions from the middle atmosphere upward through the thermosphere and ionosphere into the exosphere. Projects explore coupling, energetics, chemistry, and dynamics on regional and global scales. The research topics include investigations of upper atmosphere responses due to a) processes driven by the lower atmospheric perturbations and (b) solar radiation and particle inputs from above. The activities supported by this program include observations from ground-based and space-based platforms, as well as theory and modeling of the upper atmosphere of the Earth and other planets in our solar systems. Novel approaches that include AI and ML tools and open data and open science practices are encouraged. | |||
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Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 22-603 | ||
| Deadline: | 3/3/2025 | |||
| Amount: | A total of $14M to $18M is available for 35-45 awards. Size of individual awards varies across disciplinary research programs | |||
| The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage to substantively enhance and advance their research program and career trajectory. Mid-career scientists are at a critical career transition stage where they need to advance their research programs to ensure long-term productivity and creativity but are often constrained by service, teaching, or other activities that limit the amount of time devoted to research. MCA support is expected to help lift these constraints to reduce workload inequities and enable a more diverse scientific workforce (more women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from groups that have been underrepresented) at high academic ranks. | ||||
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NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-512 | |
| Deadline: | 3/3/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Up to $600K for up to 3 years | ||
| This solicitation seeks proposals that enable experienced researchers with active research programs to take risks not typically associated with proposals submitted to core programs by pivoting to research areas where they have no proven track record or gaining knowledge from a different discipline and using it to forge new directions in their research field, or enter a new field; or experienced researchers with a hiatus in research activity to reestablish a foundation for sustained research productivity and broader impacts. All BRITE proposals are expected to address fundamental research that creates new knowledge in one or more program areas of the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI). Proposals are accepted in two tracks: Pivot and Relaunch. A program webinar will take place January 6, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:15 pm MT. Register here. | |||
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Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-509 | |
| Deadline: | 3/3/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Up to $6M is available in total funding. The agency anticipates making 10 to 15 awards for a three-year performance period | ||
| The Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) program seeks to stimulate the development of innovative mathematical theories, techniques, and approaches to investigate challenging questions of great interest to biologists and public health policymakers. It supports truly integrative research projects in mathematical biology that address challenging and significant biological questions through novel applications of traditional, but nontrivial, mathematical tools and methods or the development of new mathematical theories particularly from foundational mathematics, including the mathematical foundation of Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning/Machine Learning (AI/DL/ML) enabling explainable AI or mechanistic insight. The program emphasizes the uses of mathematical methodologies to advance our understanding of complex, dynamic, and heterogenous biological systems at all scales (molecular, cellular, organismal, population, ecosystems, evolutionary, etc.). | |||
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BIL: Point Source Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilots, Commercial Demonstrations, and Networked Demonstration Commercialization |
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| Department of Energy – OCED | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003473 | |
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Concept paper: 3/1/2025 Full application: 7/1/2025 |
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Topic Area 1: up to $400M for 8-10 years Topic Area 2: up to $135M for 8-10 years Topic Area 3: up to $30M for 8-10 years |
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This NOFO will fund integrated carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects that demonstrate substantial improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, cost, and environmental performance of carbon capture technologies for power, industrial, and other commercial applications. The overarching goal of this NOFO is to unlock a wave of follow-on investment in low-carbon power and low-carbon industrial products by increasing the capital flow to sectors where it is already occurring and by expanding the CCUS market to additional power, industrial, and commercial applications. Topic Areas include:
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Kallisti |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-PS-25-06 | |
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Abstract: 2/28/2025 Full proposal: 4/4/2025 |
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| Kallisti seeks to develop an algorithmic theory of mind to model adversaries’ situational awareness and predict future behavior including the belief of an adversary in the state of the environment, an adversary’s risk and reward structures, and the strategies an adversary uses to attempt to project future states that achieve desired end states. The program seeks to combine algorithms with human expertise to explore, in a modeling and simulation environment, potential courses of action in national security scenarios with far greater breadth and efficiency than is currently possible, enabling deterrence and compellence. See instructions in section 1.3 of the NOFO to request the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) addendum for further program information. Deadline to request CUI Addendum is 2/14/2025. | |||
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Multiple Halo Industry Research Opportunities |
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| Halo | Solicitation # | n/a | |
| Deadline: | 2/28/2025 | ||
| Amount: | $100K | ||
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Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant |
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| State of Colorado – OEDIT | Solicitation # | n/a | |
| Deadline: | 2/28/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Up to $250K | ||
| The Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses develop and commercialize advanced technologies that will be created or manufactured in Colorado. The market typically under-invests in early-stage technologies. The grant’s goal is to fill the gap left by the market. The grant is not meant to compete with existing funding. | |||
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Renewable Integration Management with Innovative High Voltage Direct Current Power Circuit Breakers (REIMAGINE BREAKERS) |
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| Department of Energy – EERE | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003396 | |
| Deadline: | 2/28/2025 | ||
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Topic Area 1: $1.5M for up to 3 years Topic Area 2: $3.25M for up to 3 years |
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| This NOFO serves as the next action in a series of actions taken by DOE to expand deployment of HVDC transmission technology in the U.S., by investing in standards development and innovative solutions to reduce cost and footprint of HV DCCB technology for widespread use in the U.S. Topic Area 1 aims to expand on the standards development being conducted through DOE FOA 2828‘s Topic Area 1 by developing technical specifications and operational requirements for HVDC power circuit breakers to the suite of available standards. Topic Area 2 aims to explore potential innovative concepts and designs that can reduce the cost to produce, install, and operate HV DCCB, as well as reduce the footprint of the equipment and improve performance, given that power plant and/or platform space is at a premium, especially for offshore wind applications. The goal is to build off the work conducted, and lessons learned under the DOE ARPA-E BREAKERS program focused on the development of novel technologies for medium voltage direct current power circuit breakers. | |||
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Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant |
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| State of Colorado – OEDIT | Solicitation # | n/a | |
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2/27/2025 The online application must be completed and the Mines Technology Transfer Office notified by February 27th, 2025. The application will be reviewed and then submitted to the CO Economic Development and International Trade office by the TTO before the deadline on February 28th, 2025. |
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| Amount: | Up to $150K | ||
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The Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant provides funding to help Colorado research institutions speed up applied research in advanced industries and commercialize products and services with the private sector. Projects must accelerate product or service commercialization through precommercial research and commercialization preparation. Funding cannot be used for basic research. Funding can be used to support these milestones:
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CO-WY Engine Use-Inspired R&D Grant Program and Translation Grant Program |
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| CO-WY Engine | Solicitation # | n/a | |
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Concept paper (required): 2/25/2025 Full proposal: 3/24/2025 |
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Use-Inspired Research: up to $500K Translation: $250K – $750K |
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The Colorado-Wyoming Engine (CO-WY Engine) is announcing a second round of use-inspired and translation grant opportunities. These grants are available to qualifying startups and universities for accelerating the research, development, and commercialization of innovations in advanced sensing and computation that lead to tangible products, services, or solutions for environmental decision making.
The organizing theme for this round of investments is Advanced Sensing and Computation for Environmental Decision Making (ASCEND). Translation proposals should demonstrate alignment by prioritizing activities that seek to (1) leverage or advance the state of the art of the unparalleled body of environmental sensing assets in the CO-WY region; (2) transform environmental sensing data through advanced data analytics, including AI/ML; (3) develop actionable decision-support tools in one or more of our core use-case areas. The use case areas in which proposed R&D and Translation activities should focus are: wildfire preparedness and response, air quality, water availability and quality, and soil health. |
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Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-511 | |
| Deadline: | 2/24/2025 | ||
| Amount: | A total of $30M is available for an anticipated 25 to 35 awards | ||
| Through this initiative, the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) and the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), in partnership with Micron Technology, Inc. (Micron) through the Micron Foundation, seek to support experiential learning opportunities for individuals from all professional and educational backgrounds, resulting in increased access to, and interest in, career pathways in emerging technology fields (e.g., advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors, and microelectronics). The program funds experiential learning projects under three tracks – Pivots, Beginnings, and Explorations – that provide a broad range of learners career pathways into the emerging technology workforce. | |||
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Regional Partnerships for Geothermal Data |
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| Department of Energy – GTO | Solicitation # | PPO-CWX-008-GTO | |
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Concept Paper: 2/24/2025 Full Application: 4/22/2025 |
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| Amount: | Individual awards will range from $1M to $5M | ||
| The overall intent of this initiative is to accelerate the responsible deployment of geothermal energy in multiple underdeveloped regions of the U.S. by addressing specific barriers to deployment in each area. These barriers include a lack of adequate public data to guide and incentivize geothermal exploration activities, financial barriers that impede exploratory drilling and limited technical expertise in certain stakeholder organizations. There are two opportunities to learn more: an Informational Webinar and Objective Strategic Session on January 27, 2025 (register here) and Office Hours on February 18, 2025 (register here) and/or on April 7, 2025 (register here). | |||
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Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-PS-25-11 | |
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Abstracts: 2/20/2025 Proposals: 3/31/2025 |
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| Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) seeks to bring quantum sensors to Department of Defense (DoD) platforms. While quantum sensors have demonstrated exceptional laboratory performance in several modalities, their performance degrades once the sensor is placed on platforms. RoQS seeks innovative physics approaches that mitigate this degradation. RoQS aims to develop and demonstrate quantum sensors that inherently resist performance degradation from platform interferers, with demonstration of the sensors on a government-provided platform. RoQS aims to transition quantum sensors onto DoD platforms with associated Programs of Record (PoRs) fulfilling outstanding Requirements. RoQS also seeks to engage with platform makers within industry to identify DoD systems for quantum sensor integration and, ultimately, transition the sensors to those platforms. | |||
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Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-527 | |
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Preliminary Proposal: 2/20/2025 Full Proposal (Target Date): 4/4/2025 |
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S&CC Development Grants: Up to $150K for a one-year period S&CC Integrative Research Grants: Up to $1.5M for 3-4 years Large-Scale Research: Up to $5M for 4-5 years |
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| The purpose of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations. Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources; and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using that interaction and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering. | |||
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Stimulate Utilization of Plentiful Energy in Rocks through High-temperature Original Technologies (SUPERHOT) |
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| Department of Energy – ARPA-E | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003556 | |
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Concept Paper: 2/19/2025 Full Application: TBD |
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The SUPERHOT program will support the research and development of technologies that enable the production of geothermal energy from super-hot reservoirs (>375 oC and >22 MPa) for 15 years or more. This program seeks to fund the development of novel technologies for well construction, enhance testing facilities, and optimize reservoir heat extraction to make super-hot geothermal production a reality. The program will have two categories: The program will have two categories:
This program seeks to fund the development of novel technologies for well construction, enhance testing facilities, and optimize reservoir heat extraction to make super-hot geothermal production a reality. |
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Early Career Research Program (ECRP) |
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| Department of Energy – Office of Science | Solicitation # | DE-FOA-0003450 | |
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Pre-Application (Required): 2/18/2025 Full Application: 4/22/2025 |
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| Amount: | $875K over 5 years | ||
| The DOE Early Career Research Program invites applications for support in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP); Nuclear Physics (NP); Isotope Research and Development (R&D) and Production (DOE IP); and Accelerator R&D and Production (ARDAP). The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by SC. To be eligible for the program, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility who is within 10 years of having earned their doctorate degree. A webinar on this opportunity will be held on January 31, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET. Please register on the webinar page. | |||
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Colorado School of Mines Accelerator Fund Accepting Proposals Year-Round
The Colorado School of Mines Office of Research and Technology Transfer is soliciting applications for commercialization projects based on Mines intellectual property. The purpose is to provide funding to Mines’ researchers who have made progress moving their invention into the commercial market and are interested in continuing the process. It is also to serve as pre-seed funds before applying for investment funding, including Mines Venture Fund. This fund has been made possible by funding from the Colorado School of Mines Foundation and the State of Colorado’s Advanced Industry Program. Projects submitted to this competition should be short-duration (up to one year) and low-cost ($50K maximum) go-to-market projects. If you have questions, please reach out to Will Vaughan, Director of Technology Transfer, at wvaughan@mines.edu.
Infrastructure Systems and People (ISP) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | PD 25-342Y | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted anytime | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The Infrastructure Systems and People (ISP) program will support fundamental research on the design, optimization, sustainability and resilience of infrastructure systems during normal operation and extreme events, such as natural hazards, to serve community needs. The program particularly encourages interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary exploration that will open new research frontiers and significantly broaden and transform relevant research communities. The program welcomes research that addresses novel system integration, user-inspired system and service design, data analytics, and socio-technical studies focused on engineering and system innovation during normal and extreme conditions. The program also values innovative research efforts focused on collecting, standardizing, and sharing large-scale databases of real-world infrastructure systems and people-infrastructure interactions during normal and extreme operating conditions, which can be instrumental in providing benchmarks for model verification and validation and for advancing future research innovation in ISP. Proposers are actively encouraged to email a one-page project summary to the ISP Program Officers before submitting a full proposal for guidance on whether the proposed research topic falls within the scope of the ISP program. | |||
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Life and Environments Through Time (LET) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-517 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted anytime | ||
| Amount: | A total of $14M is available for 50 awards | ||
| This is a new solicitation arising from a realignment of the Division of Earth Science’s disciplinary funding programs. The Life and Environments Through Time (LET) program supports research that advances knowledge about the patterns and processes relating to the origin and evolution of Earth’s climate, environments, life, and sedimentary record. This research takes place at the molecular, local, regional, and global scales from the Archean Eon through the Holocene epoch. LET-supported research can be useful for predicting and planning for future global change, and for the maintenance and security of ecosystem services and human societies. | |||
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Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-519 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted anytime | ||
| Amount: | A total of $24M is available for 60-80 awards | ||
| This is a new solicitation arising from a realignment of the Division of Earth Science’s disciplinary funding programs. The Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes program supports research on the Earth’s near-surface environment and how that environment responds to change. The Program focuses on the complex interplay amongst and between hydrologic, geomorphic, and geochemical processes and how they regulate the structure and function of the Earth’s near surface. These processes drive weathering and soil development, control water availability and quality, and help regulate the Earth’s climate system, all of which are important for natural resource sustainability and mitigation of natural hazards. It is expected that the research funded in this program will advance fundamental knowledge in Earth surface processes, leading to transformational discoveries in Earth Sciences. | |||
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Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth (SPSE) |
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| National Science Foundation | Solicitation # | NSF 25-518 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted anytime | ||
| Amount: | A total of $22M is available for 60-75 awards | ||
| This is a new solicitation arising from a realignment of the Division of Earth Science’s disciplinary funding programs. The Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Program (SPSE) aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the ongoing dynamical processes over the age of the Earth that evolve the structure of planet Earth and underpin geohazards. SPSE supports research at all temporal and spatial scales, from the Earth’s core to its crust. Through laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies, the program encompasses a wide range of disciplines including structural geology, tectonics, and geophysics. Research in these areas can help improve our understanding of natural hazards including earthquakes and mass flows, as well as Earth’s formation and its magnetic field. | |||
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Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) Focus on Agricultural Robotics |
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| National Science Foundation/USDA | Solicitation # |
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| Deadline: | Proposals accepted any time | ||
| Amount: | Past awards range from $300K to $1M | ||
| The Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) program, jointly led by the CISE and ENG Directorates, supports research on robotic systems that exhibit significant levels of both computational capability and physical complexity. The program welcomes research that considers inextricably interwoven questions of intelligence, computation, and embodiment. Projects may also focus on a distinct aspect of intelligence, computation, or embodiment, as long as the proposed research is clearly justified in the context of a class of robots. In particular, NSF has issued a Dear Colleague Letter in partnership with the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to encourage proposals to the FRR program that advance foundational research in agricultural robotics. | |||
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Current Calls for Expressions of Interest
Hearing from you that you are interested in a limited submission opportunity helps us determine whether a full internal competition will be needed. The only information you typically need to provide in an expression of interest is your name and department information (and that of your team, if applicable) and your tentative project title. All applications are accepted through InfoReady.
2025 Children’s Hospital/University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines Collaboration Award |
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| University of Colorado & Colorado School of Mines RTT | Solicitation # | n/a | |
| Internal Deadline: | 4/1/2025 | ||
| The Children’s Hospital/University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines Collaboration Award seeks to catalyze new interactions between institutions while providing financial support for research projects that will allow investigators to obtain data for larger, future research programs. To apply for this award, a Mines Investigator must partner with a Children’s Hospital/University of Colorado Investigator and design a pilot project that will likely garner additional support in the future, advance scientific knowledge applicable to child health, and strengthen the collaboration between our institutions. The amount awarded is limited to $20,000 with half contributed by Mines and half contributed by Children’s Hospital Colorado. | |||
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2026 Pew Biomedical Scholars |
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| Pew Charitable Trusts | Solicitation # | n/a | ||||
| Internal Deadline: | 4/11/2025 | Limit: | 1 | |||
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| The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. Strong proposals will incorporate creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are also encouraged to apply. Pew prioritizes research deemed too risky by federal agencies such as the NSF and NIH. | ||||||
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Program Announcement for Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE) |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | EA # | DARPA-PA-25-03 | |
| Anticipated Release Date: | EA Topics will be released throughout the year and will have short turn-around times. | ||
| Current Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are being successfully exploited to achieve powerful new capabilities. DARPA seeks to invest in focused explorations of what the AI science and technologies of the future could be. DARPA’s AI Exploration (AIE) program will enable exploratory research on a range of AI-related topics that will be periodically solicited as AIE Opportunities through publication of Solicitation Notices under Contract Opportunities on https://SAM.gov. | |||
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Pivot Search BAA’s search – https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352238
The following list of opportunities is organized by agency.
DOE
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement |
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| Department of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers | Solicitation # | W912HZ-25-BAA-01 | |
| Deadline: | Pre-proposals are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. BAA closes 12/31/2025. | ||
| Amount: | Unspecified | ||
| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is issuing this announcement for various research and development topic areas. The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes. | |||
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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research |
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| Department of Defense – Dept of the Army | Solicitation # | W911NF-23-S-001 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. BAA closes on 11/20/2027. | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The purpose of this BAA is to solicit research proposals for submission to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for funding consideration. ARL’s mission as the Army’s foundational research laboratory is to Operationalize Science to ensure overmatch in any future conflict. ARL’s foundational research mission spans basic research and applied research but may include advanced technology development and advanced component development and prototypes when opportunities arise to directly or indirectly help achieve ARL’s mission. ARL partners across the national security enterprise to deliver fundamentally advantageous change that is rooted in the creation and exploitation of scientific knowledge. See BAA for full list of topics. | |||
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FY 2025 Phase I Release 1 (SBIR/STTR)
Phase I grants resulting from this competition will be made during FY 2025 to small businesses with maximum award sizes of $200,000 or $250,000. Refer to the individual topic for its respective maximum award size (a proposal submitted that exceeds the maximum award size for the respective topic will be declined without review). The period of performance will depend on the scope of the effort but will not exceed 12 months. Please note that the Phase II grant application will be due approximately 9.5 months after the grant start date. This will be the only opportunity to submit a Phase II application for a Phase I award made under this FOA. Grantees that select a Phase I period of performance of 9 months or less will be able to complete their Phase I project prior to submission of their Phase II grant application. Grantees that select a Phase I longer than 9 months will be able to continue research and development (R&D) after their Phase II application is submitted but will not be able to utilize these results in the preparation of their Phase II application.
Phase I is to evaluate, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of ideas that appear to have commercial potential and/or substantial application in support of DOE mission research. The grant application should concentrate on research that will contribute to proving scientific or technical feasibility of the approach or concept. Success in a DOE Phase I is a prerequisite to further DOE support in Phase II.
Only awardees issued Phase I grants under this FOA are eligible to submit a Phase II application under the corresponding FY 2026 Phase II FOA, i.e., FY 2026 Phase II Release 1.
NIST
Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs |
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| Department of Commerce – NIST | Solicitation # | 2024-NIST-MSE-01 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted on a rolling basis through 3/5/2026 | ||
| Amount: | Varies by program | ||
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This broad NOFO seeks to fund education and research activities across the following NIST programs: (1) Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services (ADIIS); (2) Associate Director for Laboratory Programs (ADLP); (3) CHIPS Research & Development Program Office (CRDO) (4) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL); (5) Engineering Laboratory (EL); (6) Fire Research (FR); (7) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL); (8) International and Academic Affairs Office (IAAO); (9) Material Measurement Laboratory (MML); (10) NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR); (11) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML); (12) Special Programs Office (SPO); and (13) Standards Coordination Office (SCO). Refer to the solicitation for specific activities and funding levels related to each program. |
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NOAA
| National Ocean Services (NOS) Line Office FY 2024-2026 BAA | |||||||||
| NOAA | Solicitation # | NOAA-NOS-MB-27779 | |||||||
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted on a rolling basis through 9/30/2026 | ||||||||
| Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Line Office S&T FY 2024-2026 BAA | |||||||||
| NOAA | Solicitation # | NOAA-OAR-OER-2024-27749 | |||||||
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted on a rolling basis through 9/30/2026 | ||||||||
| FY 2024-2026 BAA for the Office of Education | |||||||||
| NOAA | Solicitation # | NOAA-SEC-OED-2024-28060 | |||||||
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted on a rolling basis through 9/30/2026 | ||||||||
NASA
NASA 2024 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) – multiple due dates
The goal of the HRP is to provide human health and performance countermeasures, knowledge, technologies, and tools to enable safe, reliable, and productive human space exploration. The scope of this goal includes both the successful completion of exploration missions and the preservation of health over the astronaut’s lifetime. The HRP contains five Elements: Space Radiation, Human Health Countermeasures, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Factors and Behavioral Performance, and Research Operations and Integration.
SCO
Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) |
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| Secretary of Defense – SCO | Solicitation # | HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 8/31/2029 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| SCO is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense which seeks to identify, analyze, and prototype disruptive applications of new systems, unconventional uses of existing systems, and implement emerging technologies to create operational strategic effects. SCO is a rapid prototyping organization focused on delivering capabilities in 3-5 years to address high priority operational and strategic challenges. The purpose of this BAA is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration in the five areas of technical interest, including: autonomous systems; deep learning; cyber; cross-domain kill chains; and non-traditional defense technologies. The first step in applying is to submit a white paper. | |||
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Strategic Technology Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | HR001125S0001 | |
| Deadlines: | Open through 11/14/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The Strategic Technology Office (STO) at DARPA regularly publishes BAAs requesting responses to specific program topics. This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not addressed by ongoing STO programs or other published BAA solicitations. DARPA’s STO is seeking innovative ideas and disruptive technologies that provide the U.S. military and national security leaders with trusted, disruptive capabilities across all physical domains (Air, Space, Sea, and Land) and spectrum of competition. A broad list of research areas of current interest to STO can be found in the solicitation. | |||
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Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) |
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| Department of Defense – Air Force Research Laboratory | Solicitation # | FA8650-20-S-1119 | |
| Deadlines: | Open through 7/13/2027 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| MSDEW ARA will develop sensors and systems supplies to meet the need for the national defense for improved joint lethality in contested environments, the ability to strike diverse targets inside adversary air and missile defense networks, and support a force which can deploy, survive, operate, maneuver, and regenerate in all domains while under attack. The program advances the Air Force EW (signal) capabilities to meet the need for the national defense and requires acquisition of aeronautical supplies, parts, accessories and designs for experimental and test purposes. These above strategic objectives will be accomplished through design, modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A), experimentation, testing, and demonstration of multi-spectrum threat warning and countermeasures sensors, systems and technologies. | |||
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FY25 Propulsion and Power Technology Development Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) |
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| Department of Defense – Department of the Navy | Solicitation # | N00421-RFPREQ-445000A-0001 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 9/30/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| This BAA solicits white papers for research and development programs designed to meet projected propulsion and power technology needs for future Naval air vehicles. The technologies developed and demonstrated under this BAA will significantly increase mission performance, operational capabilities and affordability of Naval aircraft. The technical areas sought include: 1) Advanced aircraft electrical power systems; 2) Fuel and lubricant technology; 3) Aircraft operational energy technology; 4) Condition based maintenance, condition based maintenance plus, prognostics, diagnostics, and health monitoring; and 5) Advanced propulsion system technology. | |||
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FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology |
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| Department of Defense – Office of Naval Research | Solicitation # | N0001425SB001 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 9/30/2025 | ||
| The Office of Naval Research (ONR), ONR Global (ONRG), and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) are interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. This is an announcement to declare ONR, ONRG and MCWL’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. | |||
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Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-Wide BAA |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | HR001124S0039 | |
| Deadlines: | Open until 9/26/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| The DSO Office-wide BAA invites proposers to submit innovative basic or applied research concepts or studies and analysis proposals that address one or more of the following technical thrust areas: 1) Novel Materials & Structures, 2) Sensing & Measurement, 3) Computation & Processing, 4) Enabling Operations, 5) Collective Intelligence, and 6) Emerging Threats. Proposals must investigate innovative research approaches that enable revolutionary advances. DSO is explicitly not interested in approaches or technologies that primarily result in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice or are for manufacturing scale-up. | |||
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Biological Technologies Office-Wide BAA |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | HR001124S0034 | |
| Deadlines: | Open until 9/10/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Not stated | ||
| The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) mission is to develop capabilities that leverage the unique properties of biology – adaption, replication, resilience and complexity, to revolutionize how the United States defends the homeland and prepares and protects its warfighters. Research in BTO creates biotechnological capabilities that provide tactical care and restore function to injured warfighters, increase operational resilience, develop novel functional materials, and detect and protect against threats to maintain force readiness. This BAA seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing BTO programs or other published solicitations. Key topic areas include: machine learning/artificial intelligence; human performance; materials, sensors, processing; ecosystem and environmental; biosecurity and biosafety; and biomedical and biodefense. | |||
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FY25-29 Strategic Trends Research Initiative Broad Agency Announcement
This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting strategic research on challenges related to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 5–10 years in the future in support of the mission of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The BAA covers Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–2029 with a total funding amount of $35,880,000, subject to availability of funds. This BAA will remain posted on the Government point of entry, https://sam.gov/content/home until superseded.
BAA for Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Defense Efforts |
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| Department of Defense – Dept of the Army | Solicitation # | W911SR-24-R-DEVB | |
| Deadline: | Open until 8/20/2029 | ||
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| The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) mission is to provide innovative chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) defense capabilities to enable the Joint Warfighters’ dominance on the battlefield and interagency defense of the homeland. Mission areas and technical points of contact for within DEVCOM CBC are shown in the Broad Agency Announcement. Proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified herein, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This BAA provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration. | |||
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BAA Disruptive Application – Army Application Lab |
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| Army Application Lab | Solicitation # | W911NF-24-S-0008 | |
| Deadline: | Apr 04, 2029 | ||
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The three main lines of effort associated with this BAA are discovery, acceleration, and translation of disruptive technology applications: ‐ Discovery of novel capability concepts that capitalize on emerging technologies and application insights from the widest possible range of sources. ‐ Acceleration of disruptive applications of technology that delivers a 2-4 times improvement over current or planned Army capabilities through the research, development, and validation of technology demonstrators. ‐ Translation of breakthrough innovations that create a scalable, first-mover advantage for the Army in strategic technology areas by synchronizing knowledge generated in the discovery and acceleration phases with key decision points across the Army Future Force Modernization Enterprise (FFME). |
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BAA FY24 NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT |
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| Navel | Solicitation # | N00421-24-S-0001 | |
| Deadline: | 6/20/25 | ||
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is interested in receiving white papers for Research and Development projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of NAWCAD operations. See opportunity for further details on the different focus areas. |
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Computational Modeling of Aviation Systems BAA |
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| Department of Defense – Army Research Laboratory | Solicitation # | ARL-BAA-0101 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals are accepted through 11/19/2027 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| Next-generation Army aviation platforms will need to integrate novel technologies in multiple areas including aerodynamics, acoustics, structural dynamics, and flight controls. These technologies will be evaluated in computational and experimental environments for real-world applications. Fundamental modeling and analysis capabilities also need to be developed at different degrees of fidelity from low fidelity for conceptual design and trade-space exploration to high fidelity for detailed design or scientific exploration. Novel technologies for next-generation Army aviation platforms are sought, including both manned platforms and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Associated modeling and simulation approaches for these technologies will be required at varying degrees of fidelity to accommodate assessments at different stages of design and analysis processes including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design stages. | |||
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Mechanical Metamaterials for Advanced Protection BAA |
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| Department of Defense – Army Research Laboratory | Solicitation # | ARL-BAA-0096 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted through 11/19/2027 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
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DEVCOM ARL is seeking proposals on the exploration and maturation of mechanical metamaterials and associated concepts, testing/diagnostics methods for characterization, scale-up methods etc., in a manner relevant to ballistic impact conditions. Novel manufacturing and processing techniques are of interest, provided that the work will involve high strain rate relevant characterization. Research in this area seeks to understand and control/manipulate material behavior to ballistic advantage, understand behavior on various scales, advanced modeling and simulation associated with these materials for enhanced understanding and further design/development of mechanical metamaterials. Specific research areas include:
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Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) – Environmental Technology Demonstrations – Open Topics BAA |
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| Department of Defense – Dept of the Army | Solicitation # | W912HQ24S0005 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 8/21/2025 | ||
| Amount: | ESTCP may make multiple awards up to a collectively shared maximum value of the $10,000,000.00 under this BAA | ||
| The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) demonstration and validation program for environmental and installation energy technologies. The ESTCP Office is interested in receiving white papers for innovative technology demonstrations that address DoD environmental and installation energy requirements as candidates for funding. | |||
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Disruptioneering BAA |
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| Department of Defense – DARPA | Solicitation # | DARPA-PA-24-04 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 8/16/2025. Individual Disruption Opportunities have deadlines. | ||
| Amount: | Undetermined and based on project and DO | ||
| The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to identify, investigate, and leverage nascent scientific advances for national security applications by pursuing high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. Disruption Opportunity (DO) topics are issued to rapidly investigate new concepts with targeted and limited scope investments. DOs enable DARPA to initiate a new investment in less than 120 calendar days from idea inception. To enable this approach, DSO will issue individual Disruption Opportunities under this solicitation. These opportunities will target specific technical domains important to DSO’s mission to pursue innovative research that leads to a prototype demonstration. More information about DSO’s technical domains and research topics of interest may be found at http://www.darpa.mil/aboutus/offices/dso. | |||
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program |
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| Department of Defense – Office of Naval Research (ONR) | Solicitation # | N0001424SF005 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 4/4/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Varies depending on technology area and technical approach | ||
| ONR seeks a broad range of applications for augmenting existing and/or developing innovative solutions that directly maintain and/or cultivate a diverse, world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to maintain the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ technological superiority. The goal of proposed efforts must provide solutions that establish, build and/or maintain STEM educational pathways and workforce opportunities for diverse U.S. citizens directly relevant to ONR science and technology areas. | |||
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FY24 Broad Agency Announcement for Innovative Environmental Technologies and Methodologies |
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| Department of Defense – Department of the Navy | Solicitation # | N3943024S2000 | |
| Deadline: | Open until 4/7/2025 | ||
| Amount: | Varies depending on technology area and technical approach | ||
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This announcement seeks out technologies and methodologies to reduce environmental impacts from current and past Navy operations, and applies to Navy installations worldwide. NEXWC is interested in environmental technologies and methodologies that are either new, innovative, advance the state-of-the art, or increase knowledge or understanding of a technology or methodology. The technology or methodology shall address one of the following topic areas.
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Scientific Feasibility (SciFy)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative and revolutionary computational approaches that measure the feasibility of technical claims to enable accurate assessments of scientific content.
NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research
NRL requests white papers for long-range Science and Technology (S&T) projects which may offer advancement and improvement potential for Navy and Marine Corps operations. This announcement emphasizes NRL’s broad role in the competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines.
DOD Strategic Capabilities Office Broad Agency Announcement
Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense which seeks to identify, analyze, and prototype disruptive applications of new systems, unconventional uses of existing systems, and implement emerging technologies to create operational strategic effects. SCO is a rapid prototyping organization focused on delivering capabilities in 3-5 years to address high priority operational and strategic challenges.
DARPA Defense Sciences Office Office-wide
This opportunity is to identify and create the next generation of scientific discovery to fuel innovation throughout the Agency and beyond. DSO frames its office according to the thrust areas described further below, but encourages any fundamental research concept, idea, or effort that addresses DARPA’s mission to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.
Novel Materials & Structures: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, science and technology in quantum devices, atomic scale systems, and functional and structural materials.
Sensing & Measurement: This thrust includes but is not limited to, science and technology in quantum sensing and metrology, seeing (sensing) the unseen, and novel light sources.
Computation & Processing: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, science and technology of quantum computing, cryptography, and modeling of complex systems.
Enabling Operations: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, technologies to support spacebased operations, tactically remote environments, and resource assurance.
Collective Intelligence: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, exploration of complex social systems, adaptable Artificial Intelligence (AI), and AI-accelerated learning.
Emerging Threats: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, national security concerns related to global issues associated with raw material availability, environmental catastrophes, and digital societies.
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Broad Agency Announcement on Enabling Cyber-Linked Physical Sensing Exploitation Accepting White Papers
This Broad Agency Announcement (FA8650-21-S-1016) on Enabling Cyber-Linked Physical Sensing Exploitation (ECLPSE) will be a Two Step, Open BAA to support research and analysis on cyber-physical sensing and Electronic Warfare (EW)-kinetic effects to enable understanding how cyber-connected devices interact with the physical environment found in manufacturing automation, utilities, transportation, agricultural, medical, and other common applications. This effort will also support research and analysis regarding the prevention and exploitation of information leakages similar to electromagnetic security (EMSEC) vulnerabilities in the cyber/EW-physical domain. Individual contracts will be up to $20M. The first step is submission of a white paper. Approved white paper offerors will receive Requests for Proposals. This BAA closes on February 25, 2026.
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research – Updated Topic List |
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| Department of Defense – Department of the Army | Solicitation # | W911NF-23-S-0001 | |
| Deadline: | Proposals accepted through 11/20/2027 | ||
| Amount: | Not specified | ||
| This BAA solicits white papers and proposals for both basic and applied research across areas of interest to the ARL. The extensive list of topics has been updated and republished. | |||
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Advanced Manufacturing Research in support of the Sciences of Extreme Materials Competency – Closing date Nov. 19, 2027
Army modernization requires a set of robust manufacturing strategies and integrated capabilities that enable a highly connected and collaborative enterprise. Agile manufacturing involves digitally enabled advanced manufacturing (AdvM) technologies with ubiquitous access to rapid prototyping, small-scale production, materials by design, etc. that are capable of scalable, and on-demand distributed production of components and systems. Agile manufacturing integrates the procedures, resources, and preparation that are needed to respond to changes in the demand utilizing systems, resources, and practice to react to these demands and adapt quickly without jeopardizing the Army’s ability to meet the performance requirements.
This area seeks transformational materials that can operate in extreme conditions, and methods to manufacture them readily in the organic US industrial base as well as in austere environments at the point of need. Next generation Army components and systems will need to integrate novel structures of unmatched geometric complexity, and novel materials produced using novel data driven digital manufacturing methods. Topics of interest include: Additive manufacturing, Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques for AdvM, Printed hybrid electronics including multi-functional devices and structures, Novel and robust design methodologies for convergent manufacturing, and more.
Electric- and Magnetic-Field Sensor Technology – Closing date Nov. 19, 2027
Research proposals are desired that are related to small, rugged, low-power electric- and magnetic-field sensors that can be deployed on a battlefield using artillery-based delivery systems, or scattered from air or ground vehicles, or emplaced by individual soldiers. These sensors should be passive or semi-active (i.e., with no local field-generating element), and may operate at low frequencies in the quasi-static zone (or “near field”), where the electric and magnetic fields are not coupled. These sensors should be characterized by exceptionally low power, size, weight, and cost, and/or by exceptionally high sensitivity and low noise (i.e., with performance limited by the background environment). Sensor bandwidth generally falls between DC and ~1 MHz, but may be further limited for specific applications: e.g., 0.001-10 Hz for anomaly detection; 30-3000 Hz for electric-power sensing; 3-30 kHz for very low frequency (VLF) sensing.
Invincible Materials Research in support of the Sciences of Extreme Materials Competency – Closing date Nov. 19, 2027
The invincible materials portfolio focuses on the fundamental, basic and applied material science and engineering to identify novel and emerging materials, systems and technologies for use across multiple high valued platforms and systems. The portfolio seeks to expand knowledge of materials and the related science and engineering of all materials classes with respect to synthesis, processing, development of novel materials or feedstocks, methods, advanced manufacturing techniques, experimentation, high through put techniques, machine learning, characterization, and modeling and simulation. The portfolio seeks to enable the discovery, development, design and integration of emerging structural, chemical and biological protection, electronic, laser and energy, materials in traditional and extreme environments such as materials under high rate and dynamic conditions. The portfolio also seeks material science and manufacturing technologies that supports the soldier, combat vehicles, combat support vehicles and other high valued assets to enable improved performance and survivability.
Invisible Materials Research in support of the Sciences of Extreme Materials Competency – Closing date Nov. 19, 2027
The Invisible Materials Portfolio seeks to identify novel electromagnetic spectrum materials (EMS) for use in a wide range of military applications. The portfolio seeks materials with advanced capabilities to increase, decreases or alter the energy emitted, scattered or absorbed in a controlled manner.
Multimodal Synthetic Data for Machine Learning – Closing date Nov. 19, 2027
The use of artificial intelligence solutions for Army field applications will rely heavily on machine learning (ML) algorithms. Current ML algorithms need large amounts of mission-relevant training data to enable them to perform well in tasks such as object and activity recognition, and high-level decision making. Battlefield data sources can be heterogeneous, encompassing multiple sensing modalities. Present open-source data sets for training ML approaches provide inadequate representation of scenes and situations of interest to the Army, in both content and sensing modalities. There is a push to use synthetic data to make up for the paucity of real-world training data relevant to military multi-domain operations of the future. However, there are no systematic approaches for synthetic generation of data that provide any degree of assurance of improved real-world performance of the ML techniques trained on such data. The problem of effective synthetic data generation for ML raises deeper questions than that of artificially generating speech or imagery that humans find realistic.
DOD Tactical Heterogeneous Sensing in Complex Environments, Aerosols, and Impacts- November 19, 2027
This program focuses on basic and applied research investigations designed to enhance situational and operational awareness with respect to operations in complex, multi-domain environments enabling C4ISR and maneuver capabilities. The research covers a broad portfolio including aerosol sciences, propagation of electro-optic (EO), electro-magnetic (EM), radio-frequency (RF) and acoustic signals in complex environments, impacts thereof, and heterogeneous sensing. Areas of specific interest are optical spectroscopy and characterization of aerosols, modeling of light interaction with material, atmospheric aerosol composition, heterogeneous remote sensing, and propagation modeling. Complex environments of particular interest are urban, littoral, forested, and domain interfaces.
DOD Quantum networking for communications, distributed entanglement and information processing – November 19, 2027
The Army seeks proposals in the development of quantum networks to advance performance metrics across a range of applications, including information distribution/security/processing, logistics, conventional networking and computing.
DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office: Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors (INSPIRED)
DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office seeks innovative proposals to develop compact, ultralow-noise optical detectors that employ squeezed-light measurement techniques to advance precision optical sensing. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
The principal objective of the Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors (INSPIRED) program is the development of optoelectronic detector modules that integrate squeezed-light measurement techniques into form factors comparable to commercial photodetector modules, thereby achieving sensitivity significantly beyond the quantum shot-noise limit. Such “squeezed-light detectors” will be transformative in advancing squeezed-light quantum measurement beyond laboratory environments as practical, general-purpose detector components that can be employed in diverse optical systems. The superior sensitivity of squeezed-light detectors is expected to provide decisive quantum advantages in wide-ranging application domains such as active imaging; atomic sensing; navigation; microscopy; and communications.