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Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement for Fundamental Research is a grant from the U.S. Army Research Office that funds basic and applied research supporting the Army Research Laboratory's mission. The DEVCOM ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is the primary competitive solicitation mechanism for obtaining proposals across ARL's research focus areas.
Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations including large and small businesses. Award amounts vary by project. The current solicitation period runs through November 2027.
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ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory The DEVCOM ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research that support ARL’s mission.
Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e. large and small businesses). The BAA is the primary mechanism for DEVCOM ARL to award assistance agreements (grants and cooperative agreements) and can be used to award contracts and other transactions (OTs).
ARL’s mission is to operationalize science. The lab operationalizes science by purposefully partnering across our value system to deliver to the Army fundamentally advantageous change. Proposals are sought across many disciplines through this BAA for cutting-edge innovative research to produce discoveries that would have a significant impact on enabling new and improved Army operational capabilities and related technologies.
Browse current BAA topics Download all BAA topics as PDF Applicants are strongly encouraged to follow the below application process: Conduct a preliminary inquiry with an ARL TPOC Submit a Whitepaper to an ARL TPOC for review To conserve valuable applicant and Government resources, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary inquiry by first contacting the ARL TPOC to discuss your ideas and the interests of ARL.
ARL TPOCs are listed with each BAA research topic and are available to discuss the general need for the type of research effort contemplated and availability of funding before expending extensive effort in preparing a whitepaper and/or full proposal. For full proposal application instructions please download and read the complete BAA.
Relevant links and documentation W911NF-23-S-0001 titled “DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research” Grant opportunity page on grants. gov Contract opportunities page on sam.
gov Repository of downloadable BAA forms required to submit a proposal ARL BAA Research Terms and Conditions Army Research Risk Assessment Protection Program (ARRP) Award types available for ARO topics ARO has established several types of awards they regularly use to support awards under ARO research topics, based on applications submitted under this BAA.
Information about each of these specific award types is included in the complete BAA. ARO is not limited to using these award types; however, they represent the majority of awards ARO is expected to make. Single Investigator (SI) Award – SI awards are the most common awards made to individuals, and small teams of, academic researchers through their institutions.
The objective of the award is to attract outstanding university faculty members to propose research projects related to the ARO research topics that will result in scientific discoveries. Short-Term Innovative Research (STIR) Award – STIR awards are to support rapid, short-term investigations to assess the merit of innovative new concepts in basic research.
STIR awards provide an excellent opportunity to showcase new concepts and explore new areas in basic research that could help shape new directions in research for the Army. Early Career Program (ECP) Award – ECP awards are one of the most prestigious honors bestowed by the Army on outstanding scientists beginning their independent careers.
The objective of the ECP is to attract outstanding early career university faculty members to pursue fundamental research in areas relevant to the Army, to support their research in these areas, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Research Instrumentation (RI) Award – RI awards are designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense. Of the funds available to support ARO mission research described in this BAA, funds may be provided to purchase instrumentation in support of this research or in the development of new research capabilities.
Conference and Symposia Grant Award – The Army supports conferences and symposia in areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques. Avenue(s) for Collaboration: « Return to Opportunities List
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (large and small businesses). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies by award Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is November 20, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
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Amendment 03: The purpose of this amendment is to delete Attachment 1, “Proposer Checklist,” in its entirety and replace with the version provided in Enclosure 1 attached hereto. Enclosure 2 highlights in yellow the changes made and is provided for information purposes only. Amendment 02: The purpose of this amendment is to update the center frequency metric for both TA1 and TA2. It will now be a proposer defined metric between 0.9 and 1.1 GHz for both TAs. All changes made to the BAA are highlighted in yellow. See the attached DARPA-BAA-16-20 document through Amendment 02. Amendment 01: The purpose of this amendment is to update Table 1, “Technical Area 1 Metrics” on Page 14 and Table 2, “Technical Area 2 Metrics” on Page 16 of the BAA. All changes made to the BAA are highlighted in yellow. See the attached DARPA-BAA-16-20 document through Amendment 01.DARPA seeks to transform radio frequency (RF) systems by developing RF analog signal processing and nonreciprocal technologies that perform unprecedented levels of in-band interference suppression. The Signal Processing at RF (SPAR) technology aims to mitigate both self and externally generated interfering signals of known and unknown characteristics. The goal of SPAR isto demonstrate novel in-band signal interference mitigation technologies using analog signal processing techniques as well as novel chip-scale circulator approaches. Funding Opportunity Number: DARPA-BAA-16-20. Assistance Listing: 12.910. Funding Instrument: CA,G,O,PC. Category: ST.
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