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The Solutions Marketplace is IARPA's attempt to remove the single biggest barrier between a small AI company and the intelligence community: the multi-month proposal burden required before anyone in government even sees what you built. Instead of a written proposal against a specific BAA topic, innovators submit a five-minute unclassified video pitch and basic supporting information through an online portal.
Submissions are reviewed by subject matter experts drawn from the IC, industry and academia; those judged awardable are tagged by strategic focus area and made visible to authorized government users across the community, who can then pursue the technology through their own acquisition vehicles.
The mechanics matter for planning: the call is open on a rolling basis from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with assessments conducted monthly, so there is no single deadline to hit and a company can time a submission to when its capability is demonstrable rather than when a solicitation happens to open.
Eligibility is deliberately wide - open to all U.S.-based companies traditional and nontraditional, large and small business, new entrants, universities, nonprofits and individuals - which makes it one of the lowest-friction federal entry points for an AI startup with no prior government past performance. The important caveat is what the Marketplace is not.
It is not itself a grant or a funded award; being tagged awardable creates visibility and a rapid acquisition pathway, not money. Companies should treat a submission as business development into the IC with an unusually cheap cost of entry, and should be prepared for the follow-on contracting effort with whichever IC element expresses interest. Submissions go through iarpamarketplace.
us, with program information at iarpa. gov/marketplace, and IARPA posted a corresponding solicitation notice on SAM. gov. Submitted material must be unclassified.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to all U.S.-based organizations and individuals, including traditional and nontraditional defense and intelligence contractors, large businesses, small businesses, new market entrants, universities, nonprofit organizations and individual innovators. No prior government contracting experience or past performance is required, which makes this an accessible entry point for AI startups. Submissions consist of a short unclassified video pitch of approximately five minutes plus basic supporting information, filed through the online portal at iarpamarketplace.us; program information is posted at iarpa.gov/marketplace and IARPA published a corresponding solicitation notice on SAM.gov. All submitted material must be unclassified. The call is open on a rolling basis from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with submissions assessed in monthly cycles, so there is no single proposal deadline. Submissions are evaluated by subject matter experts drawn from the intelligence community, industry and academia; those deemed awardable are tagged by strategic focus area and made discoverable to authorized government users who may pursue the technology through their own contract, prototype Other Transaction or program vehicles. The Marketplace itself is an assessment and matchmaking pathway rather than a grant program, so IARPA does not publish an award ceiling or floor; funding, if any, comes from the sponsoring government element that selects a solution. AI-relevant submissions span machine learning, computer vision, natural language and multilingual processing, forecasting and anticipatory intelligence, and trustworthy and explainable AI for analytic workflows. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for IARPA Solutions Marketplace Rolling Open Call for AI and Emerging Technology Solutions for the Intelligence Community are due July 31, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
IARPA Solutions Marketplace Rolling Open Call for AI and Emerging Technology Solutions for the Intelligence Community is funded by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with the Applied Research Institute as rapid acquisition partner. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
The FY2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education, with emphasis on multidisciplinary research where more than one traditional discipline interacts. The Army, Navy, and Air Force basic research offices are seeking applications across 22 topic areas including artificial intelligence and autonomy, information sensing and processing, and systems manipulation. MURI grants typically provide $1.25 million to $1.5 million per year for three years with option to extend two additional years. Approximately $170 million in total funding is available annually across all topics. The program is administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
The NSF Convergence Accelerator is a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds multidisciplinary teams working to solve national-scale societal challenges through convergence research and innovation. Launched in 2019 under NSF's Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, the program operates in two phases: Phase 1 awards are up to $750,000, with successful teams advancing to larger Phase 2 awards. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and nonprofit or for-profit organizations. Track I and Track K focus on specific high-priority topics announced each funding cycle. The next deadline is June 15, 2026. Proposals must comply with updated NSF research security policies effective July 2025.
The AI3 Action Institute is a federal effort to build dedicated AI capacity within Native communities rather than fund a single applied AI project. The awardee establishes and operates an AI resource hub for Native communities, providing technology information, facilitating information sharing and technology deployment across tribal and Native-serving organizations, and conducting stakeholder engagement and coalition building across industry, government and academic sectors. Notably, allowable costs cover short-to-medium-term staff costs including the Institute's director as well as facility setup - a recognition that the binding constraint in this space is institutional infrastructure and staffing, not project ideas. The financial structure is the detail that most shapes strategy: with a $2,500,000 floor, a $3,500,000 ceiling and $3,500,000 in total expected program funding across a three-year period, this is effectively a single-award competition, so applicants should assume they are competing for the entire program rather than for a slot in a cohort. Eligibility is restricted to Native-serving entities - federally recognized Indian tribes, incorporated non-federally or state-recognized tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, Native community-based organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, Alaska Native villages and entities, Native Hawaiian serving agencies, Native Pacific Islander serving agencies, and tribal colleges and universities. That eligibility list is broader than many ACF opportunities, extending to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander serving agencies as well as tribal entities. Applicants should expect the strongest proposals to combine an existing convening role in Native technology or education with a realistic plan for standing up durable staff capacity within the grant period, since a hub that dissolves when funding ends would not serve the program's purpose. The deadline is August 27, 2026, and applications are submitted through Grants.gov under opportunity number 362270.
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