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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research (W911NF-23-S-0001) is sponsored by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL). This BAA solicits proposals for basic and applied research that supports ARL's mission to operationalize science for future conflicts.
The research areas cover a wide range of scientific and technological fields relevant to the Army.
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ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory The DEVCOM ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research that support ARL’s mission.
Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e. large and small businesses). The BAA is the primary mechanism for DEVCOM ARL to award assistance agreements (grants and cooperative agreements) and can be used to award contracts and other transactions (OTs).
ARL’s mission is to operationalize science. The lab operationalizes science by purposefully partnering across our value system to deliver to the Army fundamentally advantageous change. Proposals are sought across many disciplines through this BAA for cutting-edge innovative research to produce discoveries that would have a significant impact on enabling new and improved Army operational capabilities and related technologies.
Browse current BAA topics Download all BAA topics as PDF Applicants are strongly encouraged to follow the below application process: Conduct a preliminary inquiry with an ARL TPOC Submit a Whitepaper to an ARL TPOC for review To conserve valuable applicant and Government resources, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary inquiry by first contacting the ARL TPOC to discuss your ideas and the interests of ARL.
ARL TPOCs are listed with each BAA research topic and are available to discuss the general need for the type of research effort contemplated and availability of funding before expending extensive effort in preparing a whitepaper and/or full proposal. For full proposal application instructions please download and read the complete BAA.
Relevant links and documentation W911NF-23-S-0001 titled “DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research” Grant opportunity page on grants. gov Contract opportunities page on sam.
gov Repository of downloadable BAA forms required to submit a proposal ARL BAA Research Terms and Conditions Army Research Risk Assessment Protection Program (ARRP) Award types available for ARO topics ARO has established several types of awards they regularly use to support awards under ARO research topics, based on applications submitted under this BAA.
Information about each of these specific award types is included in the complete BAA. ARO is not limited to using these award types; however, they represent the majority of awards ARO is expected to make. Single Investigator (SI) Award – SI awards are the most common awards made to individuals, and small teams of, academic researchers through their institutions.
The objective of the award is to attract outstanding university faculty members to propose research projects related to the ARO research topics that will result in scientific discoveries. Short-Term Innovative Research (STIR) Award – STIR awards are to support rapid, short-term investigations to assess the merit of innovative new concepts in basic research.
STIR awards provide an excellent opportunity to showcase new concepts and explore new areas in basic research that could help shape new directions in research for the Army. Early Career Program (ECP) Award – ECP awards are one of the most prestigious honors bestowed by the Army on outstanding scientists beginning their independent careers.
The objective of the ECP is to attract outstanding early career university faculty members to pursue fundamental research in areas relevant to the Army, to support their research in these areas, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Research Instrumentation (RI) Award – RI awards are designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense. Of the funds available to support ARO mission research described in this BAA, funds may be provided to purchase instrumentation in support of this research or in the development of new research capabilities.
Conference and Symposia Grant Award – The Army supports conferences and symposia in areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques. Avenue(s) for Collaboration: « Return to Opportunities List
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research (W911NF-23-S-0001) 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 for Foundational Research (W911NF-23-S-0001) 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.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement (W911NF-23-S-0001) is ARL's primary mechanism for funding basic and applied research supporting the Army's mission, and is a rolling solicitation open until November 20, 2027. AI and machine learning are explicit priority areas, alongside cyber-physical systems and advanced learning-enabled systems. Sub-portfolio topics include computational sciences, intelligent systems and robotics, network sciences, human-autonomy teaming, and soldier cognition and performance, with robotics research spanning ground and air autonomous systems. Applicants are encouraged to contact the ARL Technical Point of Contact before submitting a white paper or full proposal.
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.gov.
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