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The ARM Institute's 27-01 Core-Funded Technology Project Call is the current cycle of the institute's recurring robotics funding programme, and this round is framed explicitly around Robotics and Physical AI Defense Manufacturing Solutions.
ARM is a Manufacturing USA institute funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense with a consortium of more than 450 industry, academic and government members, and its project calls exist to push robotics, autonomy and AI into U.S. manufacturing rather than to fund basic research.
The 27-01 call targets defense manufacturing needs including high-mix castings and forgings, naval vessels, unmanned systems, munitions, and rapid production expansion, with a strong preference for dual-use technology that also benefits the broader U.S. manufacturing base.
The preceding 26-01 call, a useful guide to scale and topic style, made roughly USD 2,000,000 available with a USD 500,000 per-project cap and named topic areas of Multi-Modal Inputs for AI Robotics in Manufacturing, Rapid Re-Tasking and Robot Agility, Multi-Robot and Multi-Human Collaboration and Supervised Autonomy, Adaptive Real-Time Path Planning and Control, and Mobile Robotics.
The single most important eligibility constraint is membership: only ARM Institute members may submit, so non-members intending to apply need to start the membership process well ahead of the deadlines.
The process is two-stage - concept papers are due 16 September 2026 and final submissions by 2 December 2026 at 5:00 PM ET, with a target project start on or before 1 February 2027 and project end by 31 January 2028, which implies a tightly scoped twelve-month execution plan rather than a multi-year research programme.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Only ARM Institute members may submit proposals; membership information is available at arminstitute.org/membership and prospective applicants who are not yet members should begin that process before the concept paper deadline. The ARM Institute consortium comprises more than 450 industry, academic and government organisations, so eligible member types include companies of all sizes, universities, nonprofit research organisations and government entities. The 27-01 Core-Funded Technology Project Call is focused on Robotics and Physical AI Defense Manufacturing Solutions, addressing defense manufacturing needs including high-mix castings and forgings, naval vessels, unmanned systems, munitions, and rapid production expansion, with preference given to dual-use technology that also benefits broader U.S. manufacturing. Topic areas in the immediately preceding 26-01 call, indicative of ARM's technical scope, were Multi-Modal Inputs for AI Robotics in Manufacturing, Rapid Re-Tasking and Robot Agility, Multi-Robot and Multi-Human Collaboration and Supervised Autonomy, Adaptive Real-Time Path Planning and Control, and Mobile Robotics. The submission process is two-stage: concept papers are due 16 September 2026, with final submissions due 2 December 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The target project start is on or before 1 February 2027 with a project end date of 31 January 2028. ARM has not published the total funding available or the per-project cap for 27-01; the 26-01 call made approximately USD 2,000,000 available with individual project budgets capped at USD 500,000 requested from the institute, and applicants should confirm the current figures in the full 27-01 project call document. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows ARM has not published a funding envelope for 27-01; the figures recorded here are anchored on the immediately preceding comparable call, 26-01, which made approximately USD 2,000,000 available in total with individual project budgets capped at USD 500,000 requested from the ARM Institute. amount_max reflects that USD 500,000 per-project cap and amount_min is an indicative floor rather than a published minimum. Confirm current figures in the full 27-01 project call document before budgeting. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 16, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
ARM Institute 27-01 Core-Funded Technology Project Call for Robotics and Physical AI Defense Manufacturing Solutions is funded by Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, a Manufacturing USA institute funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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