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DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) office-wide BAA (HR001126S0001) is the widest entry point for AI researchers seeking defense funding. It organizes interests around four thrust areas: transformative AI (trustworthy, explainable, ethically-aligned systems), resilient and secure software, offensive and defensive cybersecurity, and fighting in the information domain, with AI threads running through all.
It is a standing invitation for disruptive R&D concepts in information science, accepting proposals outside current program priorities.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to small businesses, large defense contractors, universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and non-traditional performers. SAM.gov registration and a UEI are required. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows individual awards typically range from $500,000 to $20 million depending on program scope and performer role. Rolling submissions accepted throughout the BAA period (released November 28, 2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for DARPA Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement for Trustworthy AI, Autonomy, and Cyber (HR001126S0001) are due November 27, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DARPA Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement for Trustworthy AI, Autonomy, and Cyber (HR001126S0001) is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Information Innovation Office (I2O). 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.
Vinnova, Sweden's national innovation agency, funds projects developing applied AI solutions for Swedish industry through its Advanced Digitalization Programme. Each project can apply for between 2 and 10 million SEK (approximately $190,000 to $950,000 USD) covering up to 50% of eligible project costs. The total call budget is 60 million SEK. Projects run for 12-24 months and focus on two key areas: Intelligent Edge (AI for real-time application in the sensor chain) and AI-based decision support. All projects must address industrial needs and integrate gender equality and climate change perspectives. Scientific publications must be open access. A parallel call also funds AI and cybersecurity projects at 1-10 million SEK per project with a 50 million SEK total budget.
DARPA's DICE program (HR001126S0010) wants the theory and algorithms for a self-organizing collective of AI agents that stays on mission in contested environments with no central controller. It is a 36-month, simulation-only, three-technical-area BAA due August 25, 2026 — and it rewards a rare blend of distributed-systems theory and frontier-model inference control that almost no single lab has under one roof. Here is what DICE is really asking for, who is positioned to win, and how to build a team that can.
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