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DARPA's Biological Technologies Office (BTO) office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA HR001126S0003) funds research that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance the biological sciences for national security.
Priority interest areas include warfighter health, biodefense, diagnostic systems for chemical and biological threat detection, medical countermeasures, materials and sensors, agricultural and environmental applications, security and surveillance, and novel approaches to tactical care and performance recovery.
Abstracts are accepted on a rolling basis through September 30, 2026, with award sizes varying by the scope of the proposed effort.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. and foreign universities, industry, nonprofit research institutions, and government laboratories. Abstracts are required before full proposals. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for DARPA Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Broad Agency Announcement HR001126S0003 for AI and Machine Learning in Biological Technologies and Biodefense are due September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DARPA Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Broad Agency Announcement HR001126S0003 for AI and Machine Learning in Biological Technologies and Biodefense is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Biological Technologies Office (BTO). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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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.
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