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The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute has established a new Cooperative Agreement with the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with a total ceiling of $87. 66 million in combined government funding and ARM Institute cost-share.
Six Technology Project Calls have been issued addressing topic areas ranging from robotics for casting and forging, AI advancements for manufacturing, robotics innovations to secure the Maritime Industrial Base, and technologies to address high-priority Department of Defense focus areas. Individual project budgets do not exceed $500,000 requested from the institute.
The ARM Institute plans to award approximately $2 million per call to fund multiple projects across its 450+ member organizations. This represents a defense-focused extension of ARM's core manufacturing AI and robotics mission, bridging commercial advanced manufacturing with military production needs.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: ARM Institute members only (450+ organizations including manufacturers, integrators, universities, and government entities). Membership is required to submit proposals. Projects must address specified defense manufacturing topics including robotics, AI for manufacturing processes, and maritime industrial base security. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
OVW Research and Evaluation Program is sponsored by Department of Justice. The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Program is to further develop and make maximum use of the evidence base for approaches to combatting domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from VAWA funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. Because OVW has very limited funds to support research and evaluation, this program prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW grantees use federal funds most effectively. This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.026. Last updated on 2024-11-25.