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The Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) is the DoD's flagship basic research program for university teams, jointly administered each fiscal year by the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Each annual solicitation names roughly 20-25 topics, and artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomy topics recur every cycle — recent competitions have covered areas such as machine learning theory, human-machine teaming, trustworthy autonomy, and reasoning under uncertainty.
MURI is explicitly aimed at research questions that a single investigator or single discipline cannot address, so proposing teams typically span computer science, mathematics, engineering, and cognitive science. Awards typically run $1. 25M-$1.
5M per year for three years with an option for two more years, making MURI one of the largest per-award basic research vehicles available to academic AI researchers. The competition is two-stage: a strongly encouraged white paper followed by an invited full proposal. The FY2026 competition was issued as ARO announcement W911NF25S0004 / ONR announcement N0001425SF002; the FY2027 solicitation is expected to follow the same annual cadence.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering. Teams must be multidisciplinary and may include multiple universities; a single lead institution submits. Foreign institutions may participate only as unfunded collaborators. Submission is through Grants.gov to the sponsoring service research office. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows awards typically provide $1,250,000 to $1,500,000 per year for a three-year base period, with the option of two additional years, for a total of roughly $3,750,000 to $7,500,000 per team award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
DoD Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Autonomy Topics is funded by U.S. Department of Defense (Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) supports basic research teams at U.S. institutions of higher education whose work intersects more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. The FY2026 competition spans 22 topic areas, with artificial intelligence and autonomy designated priority research areas alongside information sensing and processing, advanced materials, quantum sciences, biotechnology, and human performance. The program is administered jointly by the three DoD basic research offices: the Army Research Office (W911NF-25-S-0004), the Office of Naval Research (N00014-25-SF-002), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Individual awards typically run $1.25M-$1.5M per year for three years (extendable two more), with roughly $170 million available across all topics. MURI is issued annually.
The Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) supports team-based basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education. The FY2026 program spans roughly 22 topic areas including artificial intelligence and autonomy, information sensing and processing, and systems manipulation, administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). MURI awards typically provide $1.25 million to $1.5 million per year for three years with an option to extend two additional years, and approximately $170 million in total funding is available annually across all topics. MURI is a recurring annual competition; interested teams should monitor the DoD basic research offices for the next solicitation cycle.
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.
The Department of the Navy pre-released FY26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR on June 3, 2026 — 12 BAA topics and one Commercial Solutions Opening for Counter-Unmanned Air Systems. Topics span adaptive sensor management, anomalous behavior detection, satellite imagery optimization, real-time zero-trust data for combat systems, and gun weapon systems modernization. Technical questions cut off June 23. Proposals open June 24 and close July 22. NAVAIR and NAVSEA co-host a Counter-UAS webinar June 16. Phase I funding tops out at $315,000. The CSO open topic for AI-powered drone defense is the structural news: it's the first time NAVAIR has used a CSO vehicle to fund counter-drone work outside the conventional Phase I/II structure, and it changes how small businesses can engage with the Navy's most urgent capability gap.
Read articleFA955026S0003 posted September 8 with full proposals due December 4, 2026 — but a five-page white paper is required by October 9, questions close September 17, and the PhD window admits degrees earned after April 1, 2019 only. At $450,000 over three years with no collaborators permitted, this is the most restrictive of the three service early-career programs and the only one with an LPS quantum carve-out.
Read articleAFOSR'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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