Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Commercial Solutions Opening

Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Commercial Solutions Opening is sponsored by U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). The Army GVSC Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) funds commercial technology developers advancing vehicle autonomy, AI, power systems, and related defense capabilities for ground combat and tactical vehicles.

Innovation Funding Database Robotics & Autonomous Systems Funding We hear regularly from founders and companies that just missed the perfect multi-million dollar opportunity for them. Broad topics cover wide areas of interest where the government wants solutions. They’re open-ended and give you room to define how your idea fits the mission.

Explore Broad Topic Funding Specific topics describe clearly defined needs with exact technical goals or outcomes. They’re focused requests for solutions that meet specific requirements.

Explore Specific Topic Funding Broad Topic Opportunities: Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis) Navy ManTech sBAA N0001426SB002: What Startups Need to Know Before Applying Deadline : September 16, 2026 Funding Award Size: Up to $5m Description: ONR's Navy ManTech sBAA funds naval manufacturing, robotics, and industrial base innovation.

Phase I white papers due 60 days from publication. DOE DE-FOA-0003634: Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery ($81. 9M NOFO) Deadline : September 22nd, 2026 Funding Award Size: $7.

5m - $28m Description: DOE's HGEO opened DE-FOA-0003634, an $81. 9M NOFO funding oil and natural gas production, infrastructure, and digital transformation projects. Applications due September 22, 2026.

BW&CO breaks down eligibility, topic areas, and award sizes. Chain Reaction Innovations 2027 Cohort: DOE-Funded Entrepreneurship Program at Argonne National Laboratory Deadline : October 30th, 2026 Description: Chain Reaction Innovations 2027 cohort offers individual innovators up to 24 months of stipend, lab space, and mentorship at Argonne National Laboratory. Learn eligibility, benefits, and how to apply.

DOE Genesis Mission | SBIR/STTR Phase I Funding Opportunity Deadline : September 10, 2026 Funding Award Size: $250k Description: DOE's Genesis Mission SBIR/STTR Phase I offers ~40 awards, $10M total, for AI in biotech, quantum computing, materials design, and autonomous labs. Pitches due Sept 10, 2026. NASA ROSES | C.

4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities Deadline : November 10, 2026 Funding Award Size: Up to $5m Description: NASA's ROSES C. 4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities program funds research facilities for lunar, Mars, and astrobiology science. Proposals due Nov 10, 2026.

NASA SBIR/STTR Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CCRPP), Program Year 2026 Deadline : August 19th, 2026 Funding Award Size: Up to $5m Description: NASA's CCRPP matches up to $5M for Phase II SBIR/STTR companies with an external investor. Applications due Aug 19, 2026. See if you qualify.

Autonomous Eradication Technologies Challenge: $550K DoD Prize Competition for Guam's Brown Tree Snake Deadline : December 1st, 2026 Funding Award Size: $550k Description : DoD prize challenge offers $550K for autonomous drone, robotics, AI, and sensor tech to detect and control Guam's invasive brown tree snake.

DLA SUBNET BAA (SP4701-26-B-0003): Deadline : July 13th, 2030 Description : The DLA SUBNET BAA offers up to $35M through 2030 for small businesses in food tech, smart packaging, robotics, and AI. See eligibility, stages, and how to apply.

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) - FA8652-26-S-C003 Deadline : April 30th, 2030 Description : AFRL's Enterprise CSO funds commercial tech via rolling "Spirals" across 94 Areas of Interest, from hypersonics to quantum. See eligibility, funding, and how to apply.

United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Deadline : Rolling Deadline Description : Learn how the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) funds innovative commercial technologies across robotics, AI, autonomy, power systems, software, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and defense applications.

DIU: Specular MIST Prize Challenge Description : Learn about the DIU Specular MIST Prize Challenge, offering a $5 million prize pool for commercial technologies supporting maritime electronic warfare, radar simulation, and electronic surveillance. Explore eligibility, funding, timelines, and how to apply before the July 22, 2026 deadline.

DIU - Massed Modular Aircraft CSO Funding Award Size: $500k+ Description : Apply for the Defense Innovation Unit's Massed Modular Aircraft solicitation. Learn eligibility, prototype OTA requirements, evaluation criteria, application deadline, and follow-on production opportunities.

Rapid Prototyping and Flight Demonstration of Medium-Range Affordable Mass Munition Air Vehicle Configurations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Fighter Platforms Deadline : October 8, 2026 Funding Award Size: $500k+ Description : Rapid Prototyping and Flight Demonstration of Medium-Range Affordable Mass Munition (MRAMM) Air Vehicle Configurations opportunity supporting affordable mass air-to-air weapon prototypes for collaborative combat aircraft, fighter platforms, and future operational systems through the ONIX OTA.

Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane - N0016424SNB35 Funding Award Size: $500k+ Description : Apply for the NSWC Crane Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), an open defense R&D funding opportunity supporting electronic warfare, AI, hypersonics, sensors, power systems, microelectronics, and other national security technologies. Rolling submissions accepted through July 7, 2027.

DIBC - Defense Manufacturing Readiness Exercise Request for Solutions (RFS) DIBC-RFS-26-02 Funding Award Size: Under $2m Description : Learn about DARPA's Advancing Autonomous Science for Biological Applications RFI (DARPA-SN-26-96), including eligibility, response requirements, research topics, submission deadline, and how organizations can help shape future DARPA programs.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Program (NSF SBIR/STTR) Funding Award Size: $305K + $1. 25M+ in follow-on funding Description : Apply for NSF SBIR/STTR funding for high-risk, high-impact technologies. U.S. startups can receive up to $305K in Phase I funding and up to $1.

25M in Phase II. Project Pitch submissions begin June 2, 2026. NIH Highlighted Topic: Postnatal Human Developmental Stages and Transitions: Relationships to Aging Changes and Outcomes over the Life Course Deadline : September 5th, 2026 Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m Description: Apply for up to $2.

1M in NIH SBIR funding for osteoarthritis research using organoids, tissue chips, AI, regenerative medicine, and non-animal technologies. Learn eligibility, timelines, and funding uses. TSM Special Topic – WIRE Advanced Manufacturing for Supersonic Aircraft Description: The Department of Defense is seeking advanced manufacturing solutions for next-generation supersonic aircraft through the Tradewinds WIRE Special Topic.

Submit by June 24, 2026, 12:00PM EST. SBA Patriot Pitch Competition: Celebrating Innovators for the Next 250 Deadline : June 10th, 2026 Funding Award Size: $75k - $400k Description: The SBA Patriot Pitch Competition will award up to $1 million to innovative U.S. small businesses that have used SBA-backed capital products. Eligible companies can compete for prizes up to $400,000.

Applications close June 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. NSF X-LABS INITIATIVE | NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitiative Deadline : July Deadlines Funding Award Size: $1. 5m - $50m Description: NSF X-Labs is offering up to $50M/year for independent R&D teams developing breakthrough quantum systems, integrated photonics, sensing, and imaging platform technologies.

Learn deadlines, eligibility, and topic requirements for the 2026 NSF X-Labs funding opportunity. AFWERX SBIR Open Topic Program Funding Award Size: Typically $75k - $15m Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) Component Challenge Deadline : Rolling Deadline Funding Award Size: $500k - $5m Description: Apply to the LUCAS Component Challenge for funding to develop low-cost UAV components and defense technologies.

Open for 120 days with rolling reviews and rapid awards. Fort Stewart & Hunter Army Airfield Energy Resiliency Microgrid Prototype & Lines of Effort (LOEs) Challenge through ONIX OTA Partnership Funding Award Size: $500k - $5m Description: Apply by May 19, 2026 at 07:00 PM for U.S. Army funding to design and deploy a solar + battery microgrid at Fort Stewart. Prototype project with follow-on potential at Hunter Army Airfield.

AIR COMBAT COMMAND A2 & AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (ACC/A2 & AF IC) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO) SOLICITATION NUMBER: FA7037-26-S-C001 Funding Award Size: $500k - $5m U.S. DOT SBIR Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Phase I Funding Award Size: $200k Department of Education - SBIR/STTR Opportunities (IA, IB, and DT2) Funding Award Size: $250k - $1m Description: ED/IES SBIR Phase IA, Phase IB, and Direct to Phase II.

Learn funding amounts, eligibility, and which track is right for your edtech startup. Deadlines June 29, 2026. NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Topics Deadline : May 21st, 2026 Funding Award Size: $225k Description: Apply for NASA SBIR 2026 funding—up to $225K for deep tech startups.

Deadline May 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Limited submissions. AFRL - Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) Deadline : Rolling Submission Deadline Funding Award Size: $20M–$100M Description: AFRL MSDEW ARA offers $20M–$100M awards for electronic warfare, sensor fusion, and defense systems.

Rolling calls open through 13 JULY 2027. NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISIONAIR SYSTEMS GROUP, PROPULSION & POWER ENGINEERING BAA Deadline : September 30th Funding Award Size: Est. $500K to $5M Description: Apply for FY26 Navy propulsion and power R&D funding through NAWCAD’s open BAA.

Submit white papers by 30 September 2026 across energy, propulsion, and aircraft systems. Engage SOF (eSOF) Capabilities of Interest – U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Deadline : Rolling deadline until December 31, 2026 Funding Award Size: Est.

$500K to $5M Description : Rolling submission program connecting commercial technologies to USSOCOM needs across AI, ISR, cyber, mobility, medical, and more, with multiple non-dilutive funding pathways.

Specific Topic Opportunities: Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis) Event-Based Sensing Hardware and Algorithms for Navigation - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV008 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Apply for up to $314,000 in MDA SBIR funding to develop GPS-denied event-based navigation for missile defense and space systems.

Deadline: August 19, 2026. Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) Challenge - SBIR Topic ARM26BX04-DV010 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000 Description : The United States currently faces an "unprecedented" military buildup by China and increasing air and missile threats that demand a robust deterrent.

However, the current inventory of longrange strike weapons is dominated by high-cost, low-volume systems or aging strategic assets like the Minuteman III, which dates back to the 1960s.

The lack of a cost-effective, ground-launched payload delivery system prevents the Joint Force from achieving producibility at scale, leaving the U.S. vulnerable in high-intensity, multi-domain environments where high-end munitions would be rapidly depleted. The objective of this topic is to facilitate innovative research on low-cost, rapidly manufacturable, payload delivery systems.

UH-60M Patient Handling System - SBIR Topic ARM26BX04-DV009 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000 Description : This topic will explore optimizing the UH-60M interior to provide improved capability over the existing HH-60M in terms of survivability, functionality, and patient access by designing a modular Patient Handling System (PHS) that could be tailored to fit a multitude of aircraft.

Asymmetric Collaborative Counter Swarm - SBIR Topic ARM26BX04-NV008 Funding Award Size: $300k Description : Develop and integrate a distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that can collaboratively command and control a multi-agent Group 1 or Group 2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) swarm to defend an area against a numerically superior enemy swarm.

Asymmetric Collaborative Counter Swarm - STTR Topic ARM26TX04-NV001 Funding Award Size: $300k Description : Develop and integrate a distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that can collaboratively command and control a multi-agent Group 1 or Group 2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) swarm to defend an area against a numerically superior enemy swarm.

Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for C-sUAS - SBIR Topic DAF26BX04-DP025 Description : Development and application of highly dispersible, survivable, and scalable kinetic defeat mechanisms capable of neutralizing Group 1-3 UAS threats.

Advancing Assured Access: Integrated Digital Capabilities for the 2 SLS to Accelerate Mission Tempo and Readiness - SBIR Topic DAF26BX04-DV508 Description : The objective of this SBIR is to develop integrated digital capabilities that will assist spaceport operations in enhancing mission readiness.

Commercial-Derived Insights for Novel Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) Capabilities - SBIR Topic DAF26BX04-NV506 Funding Award Size: $175k Description : The objective of this Phase I effort is to identify, assess, and demonstrate the feasibility of novel, non–missile-warning space and/or ground enabled sensing and analytic capabilities that can deliver rapid, commercially derived insights with meaningful operational utility.

High Precision Specialized Waveguides for Extreme Temperatures - SBIR Topic DON26BZ04-NV067 Funding Award Size: $315k Description : Provide specialized waveguides capable of high temperature, high power, low loss, robust, and agile transmission of radio frequency (RF) signals within a hypersonic vehicle.

Domestic Production of Plant-based Carbon Fiber Precursors in Support of Hypersonic Applications - SBIR Topic DON26BZ04-NV066 Funding Award Size: $315k Description : Develop an environmentally friendly processing method to produce a plant-based carbon fiber precursor for high-temperature applications. Non-Volatile Memory for Extreme Environments - SBIR Topic DPA26BZ04-DV017 Funding Award Size: $1.

2m Description : Develop and demonstrate a co-packaged temperature-hard (-269°C to +600°C) and radiation-tolerant NOR Flash memory system for extreme environment applications. Fusion of Abstract Learning and Context-Optimized Neural-methods (FALCON) - SBIR Topic DPA26BZ04-DV016 Funding Award Size: $1.

5m Description : The goal of this effort is to combine advanced machine learning (ML) methods that can be computationally efficient in structured data with large language models (LLM) that are general and can extract context from data. The aim is to derive powerful and efficient technology for interactive statistical analysis of large-scale data seen such as in enterprise or battlefield.

Art of Novel Signals: Predicting and Forecasting with High Confidence - SBIR Topic DPA26BZ04-DV015 Description : To develop and demonstrate a predictive/forecasting model that leverages Temporal Knowledge Graph Forecasting using In-Context Learning from novel, multilingual, and multimodal data.

The goal is to develop and test a capability that increases the forecasting timeline from days to weeks in advance of an event, while increasing forecasting precision to at least 90%.

Universal Automated Control Assessment, Validation & Risk Correlation Platform for Hybrid DoW Environments - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV007 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop a universal assessment framework capable of automating Control Validation Tests (CVT) across diverse operating environments (Cloud, On-Premise, and Air-Gapped/Tactical).

The solution must ingest data from existing vulnerability scanners and automatically correlate technical findings to NIST SP 800-53 controls, reducing manual administrative overhead and allowing assessment teams to focus on mission-critical risk analysis.

Neuromorphic Hardware - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV006 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Realize next-generation neuromorphic technology to enable continuous adaptation and self-optimization to maintain overmatch in Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber-contested domains.

Miniaturization, Modulation, and Chip Scaling of Photonic Technologies - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV005 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : To advance and adopt chip-scale photonic and quantum technologies for operation in the Missile Defense System.

Potential Application of Very Large Array (VLA) over Transmission Infrastructure - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV004 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : The application of Very Large Array (VLA) techniques to the utilization of existing transmission infrastructure.

Software Defined Antenna for Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communications - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV003 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop low-cost software defined circular-band (ring shape) antenna for near-omnidirectional missile to missile communication in high-speed endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric environments.

Radiation Hardening of Non-Hardened Commercial Microelectronics - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV002 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop a process to radiation harden commercial microelectronics that were not originally designed to operate in radiation environments.

Next-Gen Thermal Batteries for Missile Defense Application - SBIR Topic MDA26BZ04-NV001 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop and demonstrate advanced thermal battery technology that significantly reduces size and weight while extending operational life, enabling enhanced performance and mission capabilities for missile defense systems.

Software Defined Radio for Link Diversity - STTR Topic MDA26TZ04-NV004 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Design and develop an agile software defined radio (SDR) system capable of supporting multi-band communications with advanced frequency management for interceptor platforms.

Low-Volatility, Reduced-Toxicity Hypergolic Propellants - STTR Topic MDA26TZ04-NV003 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop and demonstrate low-volatility, reduced-toxicity hypergolic fuels suitable for Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) thrusters while maintaining critical performance metrics when paired with standard oxidizers.

Open Topic for Historical Radiation Data Analysis for Enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Modeling and Prediction - STTR Topic MDA26TZ04-NP002 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : This open topic seeks to develop and implement advanced analytical techniques for processing and interpreting historical radiation data (space-based and simulated) to improve the accuracy and predictive capabilities of radiation models, particularly concerning sensor performance and spacecraft survivability.

Novel Ignition Systems for multi-pulse Solid Propellant Rocket Motors - STTR Topic MDA26TZ04-NV001 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop a reliable, lightweight ignition system for solid propellant propulsion systems that is capable of multiple ignitions.

T3CP Patent Holiday SBIR Open Topic Call - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DP013 Funding Award Size: $250k - $2m Description : Develop innovative, transition-ready prototype solutions that leverage Department of War inventions made available through the T3CP Patent Holiday Initiative in the areas of Microelectronics, Advanced Materials, Energetics, Munitions, and Critical Minerals and supply-chain-enabling technologies.

Integrated Multicomponent Module for Quantum Sensors - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV007 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000+ Description : Develop one or more multicomponent prototypes realizing a commercially viable quantum-sensor-related component in an integrated module.

Large Étendue, High Spectral Resolution Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne Interferometer for Quantum and Dual-Use Remote Sensing Applications - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV006 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000+ Description : To design, develop, and demonstrate a large étendue, high spectral resolution Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne (ASH) interferometer optimized for quantum sensing, quantum communication support, and dual-use remote sensing applications.

High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV005 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000+ Description : Demonstrate a Photon-Number-Resolution pixel array with high counting rates that remains scalable to megapixel size.

High-Speed Nanophotonic Spatial Light Modulators - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV012 Funding Award Size: $2,000,000 Description : The objective of this project is to develop a nanophotonic-enabled spatial light modulator array with modulation a few orders (>10X) faster than the state-of-the-art commercial technologies Adaptive AI-Driven Waveform Design - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ04-DV009 Funding Award Size: $314k Description : Develop an AI/ML-controlled radar waveform generator that dynamically designs a waveform, including adjustments to frequency, modulation, or code in real time to optimize performance under changing conditions and to evade jamming.