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DARPA Grants

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awards for breakthrough technologies and national security innovation.

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Innovation in Design, Control, and Optimization Technologies

BAA for transformative engineering design technologies for defense applications.

$500,000 - $5,000,000Deadline: Rolling

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Active

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Topic H: Bioinspired Materials

Funds SBIR projects on bioinspired structural materials for revolutionary defense technologies.

$50,000 - $1,750,000Deadline: Rolling

DARPAActive

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Open Broad Agency Announcement

Seeks disruptive concepts in materials science and manufacturing, including advanced additive manufacturing techniques adaptable to lunar regolith for defense space applications.

$100,000 - $5,000,000Deadline: Rolling

DARPAActive

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-Wide Open BAA

DARPA's DSO funds revolutionary basic research in areas including high-altitude platforms, propulsion technologies, and novel aeronautical systems that could support ultra-high altitude aerostats with hydrogen buoyancy.

$500,000 - $3,000,000Deadline: Rolling

DARPA Grants Grant Writing Guides

How to Respond to a DARPA BAA: A Guide for New Proposers

New to DARPA? Break down the BAA process from executive summary to full proposal, including evaluation criteria and strategies that win awards.

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Defense and DARPA Funding Guide for Small Businesses and Universities

Navigate DARPA BAAs, DOD SBIR/STTR, ONR, AFOSR, and ARO funding. Learn how defense proposals differ and how to win your first contract.

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