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This is the workhorse vehicle for getting Army basic research money into AI and autonomy work, and its distinguishing feature is duration: BAA W911NF-23-S-0001, the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research, remains open until November 20, 2027, accepting proposals on a rolling basis rather than through an annual competition.
That makes it structurally different from the deadline-driven solicitations that dominate this space - a team can approach ARL when the science is ready rather than when the calendar says so.
The AI and autonomy content is concentrated in several named research programs and Collaborative Research Alliances that proposals can align to: Human Autonomy Teaming, which addresses human-machine collaboration; the Distributed and Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Technology CRA, covering collaborative autonomous systems and multi-agent coordination; the Scalable, Adaptive and Resilient Autonomy CRA, focused on autonomy that holds up under degradation and adversarial conditions; Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Maneuver, targeting autonomous tactical operations; and the Army AI Innovations Institute CRA, ARL's dedicated AI research initiative.
ARL frames the whole thing as seeking cutting-edge innovative research across multiple disciplines to produce discoveries benefiting Army capabilities, which in practice means basic and applied research rather than prototype delivery.
The eligibility breadth is unusual and worth noting: institutions of higher education, nonprofit organisations, state and local governments, foreign organisations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organisations including both large and small businesses can all submit. Foreign organisation eligibility in particular is rare among DoD research vehicles. Submission runs through Grants.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible entities are institutions of higher education, nonprofit organisations, state and local governments, foreign organisations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organisations including both large and small businesses. The BAA is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research supporting the ARL mission, and submissions are accepted through Grants.gov. BAA W911NF-23-S-0001, in its current amended form, remains open until November 20, 2027, with proposals accepted on a rolling basis rather than against a single closing date. Prospective proposers should align their work to one of ARL's named research competencies or Collaborative Research Alliances - Human Autonomy Teaming, Distributed and Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Technology, Scalable Adaptive and Resilient Autonomy, Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Maneuver, or the Army AI Innovations Institute - and should note that CRA participation and single-investigator grants are different arrangements with very different scale and structure. No award floor, ceiling or expected number of awards is published on the ARL landing page. ARL customarily uses a white-paper-first process, so contacting the relevant technical point of contact before preparing a full proposal is advisable. Read the full BAA document and its current amendment on Grants.gov and confirm eligibility, submission format, budget guidance, closing date and any preproposal requirements before preparing a submission. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows no award floor, ceiling or typical range is published on the ARL BAA landing page, which is characteristic of open foundational-research BAAs where award size is negotiated against the proposed scope. amount_min of 500,000 and amount_max of 5,000,000 are INFERRED from the range reported for individual awards under DoD office-wide broad agency announcements and are a planning placeholder, not ARL-published figures. Collaborative Research Alliance awards under this BAA are substantially larger multi-year consortium arrangements, while single-investigator foundational grants are typically far smaller. The governing BAA document W911NF-23-S-0001 on Grants.gov contains the authoritative budget guidance. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement W911NF-23-S-0001 for Foundational Research in Human-Autonomy Teaming, Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Army AI are due November 20, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement W911NF-23-S-0001 for Foundational Research in Human-Autonomy Teaming, Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Army AI is funded by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) program (NSF 25-543) supports foundational computing research and education with a strong emphasis on AI and machine learning. The program funds research that advances the foundations of computing including AI/ML theory, algorithms, systems, and applications. Future CoRe supports small to medium-sized research projects that can have significant impact on computing foundations. The program has target dates of February 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 for proposal submissions (note: these are target dates, not deadlines, meaning proposals may be submitted at any time but will be reviewed in batches around these dates). Investigators may not serve as PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel on more than two proposals submitted within any consecutive 12-month period across all Future CoRe programs. This is one of NSF's primary mechanisms for funding fundamental AI and machine learning research at U.S. academic institutions, covering areas such as machine learning theory, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics foundations, and human-AI interaction.
The ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (N00014-25-S-B001) is the Office of Naval Research's primary mechanism for soliciting research proposals across all naval science and technology priority areas. The BAA accepts proposals on a rolling basis through September 30, 2026 and covers ONR's full spectrum of research interests with particular emphasis on AI-related topics including autonomous maritime systems, human-machine teaming, machine learning for sensor fusion, cooperative autonomous swarm technology, undersea autonomy, and AI-enabled decision superiority. Proposals can be funded through multiple mechanisms including individual investigator grants, the Young Investigator Program (~$510K over 3 years for early-career faculty), and Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards ($1.5M/year for 3-5 years for research teams). ONR recommends contacting relevant program officers before submitting to discuss alignment with current research priorities. The BAA supports basic research (6.1), applied research (6.2), and advanced technology development (6.3) across the full range of naval-relevant science and engineering disciplines.
DE-FOA-0003600 is the DOE Office of Science's FY 2026 open, rolling solicitation for financial assistance, providing roughly $500 million across seven program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D and Production. AI and machine learning research is supported directly through Advanced Scientific Computing Research, while Biological and Environmental Research funds atmospheric process research, environmental systems process research, and earth-energy systems modeling — making this a major channel for AI-enhanced climate and earth system modeling work. DOE anticipates 200 to 350 new awards ranging from $5,000 to $5 million each, with project periods from six months to five years. The FOA opened September 30, 2025 and accepts applications on a rolling basis through the end of FY 2026.
AFOSR's open Broad Agency Announcement — the single front door to Air Force basic research funding — closed on March 23, 2026 for mandatory review under Executive Order 14332, and proposals submitted in its final week must be resubmitted to a replacement that has no posted date. Meanwhile NRL's Long Range BAA takes white papers only through September 30, and the Air Force's new $99 million command-and-control BAA runs to 2028 with a March 15, 2027 white paper date for FY28 money. A field guide to the rolling-solicitation channel while it is in flux.
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