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The Army Applications Lab DevX Autonomy Open Call seeks innovative autonomous and unmanned system solutions across ground, air, and maritime domains for Army operational missions. Focus areas include AI-driven autonomy stacks, perception under degraded conditions, multi-vehicle coordination, edge AI for tactical platforms, human-machine teaming, robust autonomy in GPS-denied environments, and rapid prototyping of unmanned systems.
Selected vendors gain direct access to Army program offices via the DevX agile contracting framework with rolling monthly evaluation cycles.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to U.S. companies, small businesses, nonprofits, universities, and consortia capable of delivering commercial autonomy/unmanned system solutions. Rolling submissions evaluated monthly. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500,000 to $2,000,000 USD per project with rolling monthly review and rapid awards. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Army Applications Lab DevX Autonomy Open Call for AI-Enabled Autonomous and Unmanned Systems are due August 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Army Applications Lab DevX Autonomy Open Call for AI-Enabled Autonomous and Unmanned Systems is funded by U.S. Army Applications Laboratory (AAL). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Army Applications Laboratory DevX Autonomy program is a continuously open solicitation seeking advanced technology solutions related to autonomy and unmanned systems for the U.S. Army. The solicitation W911NF-26-S-0040 runs from December 30, 2025 through August 31, 2026, with monthly submission cutoffs evaluated on a rolling basis. Instead of traditional written proposals, vendors submit a 6-minute video pitch describing their solution, capabilities, and readiness. Subject-matter experts assess submissions against published criteria, and approved solutions become immediately available in a repository for government-wide award consideration. The program accepts submissions in seven categories: Platforms (ground, sea, and air autonomous systems), Payloads (sensors and communications), Mission-Enabling Solutions (human-system integration and mission planning), Lethal Capabilities, Sustainment Solutions (maintenance for autonomous systems), Subcomponents (motors, sensors, controllers), and Disruptive Innovations (transformative autonomy technologies). Strong solutions can move directly into contracting pathways without further competition.
DevX Autonomy is an open-call solicitation from the Army Applications Laboratory seeking autonomous and unmanned system solutions, including AI-based perception, navigation, and multi-agent coordination for ground and aerial platforms. The program accepts proposals on rolling monthly deadlines and makes awards generally between $500,000 and $2,000,000 to small businesses and innovators developing embodied autonomy technologies.
NSF TechAccess AI-Ready America is a major new initiative to establish AI-ready Coordination Hubs in every U.S. state and territory to expand access to AI knowledge tools training and capacity building. Announced March 25 2026 the initiative is a joint effort of NSF USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Department of Labor and Small Business Administration (SBA). Each Hub will connect local partners and coordinate AI deployment scale proven approaches based on state and local priorities and address three key gaps: workforce AI literacy small business and local government AI adoption and hands-on learning pathways. Up to 56 Hubs will be funded at up to $1 million per year for three years selected through three rounds of competition. An informational webinar is scheduled for April 14 2026. This is distinct from NSF ExpandAI which focuses on institutional AI research capacity building and from NSF Expanding AI Career which targets skilled technical workforce opportunities.
Air Force SBIR topic DAF26BZ03-DV020 seeks advanced AI-driven solutions for a scalable fleet management platform coordinating humanoid, mobile, and industrial robots performing aircraft maintenance and sustainment. Requirements include autonomous AI-based task allocation, real-time monitoring, human-robot collaboration workflows, dynamic scheduling, multi-modal sensor fusion for situational awareness, and operational optimization. Solutions must scale across mixed robotic fleets in active Air Force maintenance environments and contested logistics scenarios.
Air Force SBIR topic DAF26BZ03-DV019 seeks AI-driven solutions for fall detection, impact mitigation, and autonomous recovery technology for humanoid robots in military maintenance, logistics, and hazardous operations environments. Goals include reducing damage from falls, improving robot reliability under unstructured operational conditions, enabling safe human-robot collaboration in mixed teams, and developing predictive ML models that anticipate failure modes before they occur. Applicable to aircraft maintenance, ground sustainment, and contested logistics use cases.
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