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Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (HR001125S0013) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Innovative basic research in science, devices, and systems, applicable to advanced engineering design paradigms.
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Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA -- HR001125S0013 | Research Funding Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA -- HR001125S0013 The mission of the DARPA DSO is to identify and spearhead the next generation of scientific discovery to fuel innovation in research and development for the DoD. DSO serves as “DARPA’s DARPA” by developing and executing an aggressive and forward-leaning portfolio that expands the art of the possible across a broad set of technical areas. DSO aims to create strategic surprise advantage for the DoD by pushing technology toward its fundamental scientific limits. We work to prevent technological surprise by understanding the path commercial research and development (R&D) is taking, anticipating that our adversaries will exploit available technology to develop new capabilities in the coming decades. In addition, DSO looks for transformative trends at the global scale and their potential impact on our nation. In support of this mission, the DSO Office-wide BAA invites proposers to submit innovative basic or applied research concepts or studies and analysis proposals. Proposals in novel areas DSO has not considered are welcome. However, if the proposal addresses one or more of the following technical thrust areas, please indicate which one(s) in your submission: (1) Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, (2) Sensing, Measuring, and Affecting, (3) Math, Computation, and Processing, and (4) Complex, Dynamic, and Intelligent Systems. Each thrust area description below includes a list of example research topics that highlight several (but not all) potential areas of interest. Proposals must investigate innovative research approaches that enable revolutionary advances. DSO is explicitly not interested in approaches or technologies that primarily result in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice or are for manufacturing scale-up. o Executive Summary: Executive Summaries may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM o Proposal Abstract: Abstracts may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM o Proposal Due Date: Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM To support its mission, DSO is interested in engaging with the R&D community to tackle complex challenges and develop impactful capabilities. DSO organizes its research portfolio into the high-interest thrust areas described below, but will consider any fundamental research concept, idea, or effort that addresses DARPA’s mission to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security. 1. Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures Breaking the tension between performance and efficiency for critical parts, production processes, energetics, superconductors, and propulsion.
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Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA -- HR001125S0013 | Research Funding Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA -- HR001125S0013 The mission of the DARPA DSO is to identify and spearhead the next generation of scientific discovery to fuel innovation in research and development for the DoD.
DSO serves as “DARPA’s DARPA” by developing and executing an aggressive and forward-leaning portfolio that expands the art of the possible across a broad set of technical areas. DSO aims to create strategic surprise advantage for the DoD by pushing technology toward its fundamental scientific limits.
We work to prevent technological surprise by understanding the path commercial research and development (R&D) is taking, anticipating that our adversaries will exploit available technology to develop new capabilities in the coming decades. In addition, DSO looks for transformative trends at the global scale and their potential impact on our nation.
In support of this mission, the DSO Office-wide BAA invites proposers to submit innovative basic or applied research concepts or studies and analysis proposals. Proposals in novel areas DSO has not considered are welcome.
However, if the proposal addresses one or more of the following technical thrust areas, please indicate which one(s) in your submission: (1) Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, (2) Sensing, Measuring, and Affecting, (3) Math, Computation, and Processing, and (4) Complex, Dynamic, and Intelligent Systems.
Each thrust area description below includes a list of example research topics that highlight several (but not all) potential areas of interest. Proposals must investigate innovative research approaches that enable revolutionary advances. DSO is explicitly not interested in approaches or technologies that primarily result in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice or are for manufacturing scale-up.
o Executive Summary: Executive Summaries may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM o Proposal Abstract: Abstracts may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM o Proposal Due Date: Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2026 , at 4:00 PM To support its mission, DSO is interested in engaging with the R&D community to tackle complex challenges and develop impactful capabilities.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Open to universities. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 2, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (HR001124S0028) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Seeks revolutionary research in microsystems engineering, including novel design and fabrication for national security applications. Application snapshot: target deadline March 2, 2026; published funding information Funding amounts vary by project scope and award track.; eligibility guidance U. S. universities and other organizations. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
DARPA Lift Challenge is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). A $6. 5 million prize competition to discover groundbreaking unmanned aerial system designs with the highest payload-to-weight ratio using advanced AI and autonomous flight controls. Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt: Lift Challenge now accepting applications | DARPA An official website of the United States Government Official websites use .mil .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of War organization. Secure .mil websites use HTTPS ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Lift Challenge Now Accepting Applications Lift Challenge now accepting applications Applicants receive flight windows based on the order in which they’re accepted, so apply early The DARPA Lift Challenge is now accepting applications. We’re calling on the United States’ brightest innovators—from university labs and garage workshops to small businesses and large corporations, military services, and everyone in between—to secure their place in aviation history. This $6.5 million Challenge is a competition to discover groundbreaking designs that solve one of vertical heavy lift aviation's toughest problems: the payload-to-weight ratio. In doing so, it may provide competitors with unmatched national exposure and a legacy as a pioneer in drone technology. Today's multirotor drones are held back by their low payload-to-weight ratios, often around 1:1 or even lower. This limitation means that as mission payload requirements increase, drones become prohibitively large and expensive. The Lift Challenge seeks to shatter this barrier. Competitors’ mission is to design a drone (55 pounds or less) with the highest payload-to-weight ratio and successfully complete the demanding competition course . “This improvement would redefine vertical lift aviation, unlocking a new range of possibilities for both military and civilian applications,” said DARPA Lift Challenge Program Manager Phillip “Donna” Smith. “With the Lift Challenge, our goal is to dramatically increase the useful load and drive down the cost per pound of transported cargo. If you’ve got the vision, now’s the time to prove it.” To apply, one U.S. person or U.S.-registered entity needs to submit the team information. This person will be the official team representative. Though attendance at the competition itself will be capped to 10 per team, teams are welcome to include as many members as they'd like, including those from other countries, if they are not on the Department of State’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations restricted list . Government and military organizations can participate, but only if the government hasn't previously funded the submitted design. And if civilian, federal, or military personnel are using work hours, supplies or facilities, they must have their employer’s permission. The application itself is straightforward: team name, team representative’s name, contact details, and a logo if you have one. If you’ve got the vision, now’s the time Application snapshot: target deadline May 1, 2026; published funding information $1,000,000 - $2,500,000; eligibility guidance Small businesses, large corporations, university labs, entrepreneurs, and independent innovators. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Application snapshot: target deadline June 2, 2026; published funding information Varies; eligibility guidance Open to universities.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
DSO organizes its research portfolio into the high-interest thrust areas described below, but will consider any fundamental research concept, idea, or effort that addresses DARPA’s mission to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security. 1.
Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures Breaking the tension between performance and efficiency for critical parts, production processes, energetics, superconductors, and propulsion. 2.
Sensing, Measuring, and Affecting Developing and leveraging new science to overcome existing barriers limiting the performance and/or practicality of sensing, measurement, and control, to achieve orders-of-magnitude improvement in operational capabilities. 3. Math, Computation, and Processing Enabling quantum, reimagining classical, and developing entirely new forms of computing for enhanced efficiency and new capabilities.
Solutions may range from new approaches to hardware (implementation) to representation and computation. 4. Complex, Dynamic, and Intelligent Systems.
Creating new scientific capabilities for classes of systems that evolve and adapt and for which traditional reductionist, data-driven, and statistical methods fail. Systems of interest include, but are not limited to, foundations of intelligence, human-AI ecosystems, homeostatic mechanisms, and global systems. DARPA anticipates multiple awards.
The level of funding for individual awards made under this BAA will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds. Awards will be made to proposers whose proposals are determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, all evaluation factors considered. See Section V for further information.
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