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Notify Me When These Are Released Notify Me When These Are Released CHORD - Collaborative Human Autonomy Operational Review - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-DV007 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop AI-enabled mission debriefing tools that fuse decision-making from human pilots and autonomous aircraft.
The system logs, analyzes, and visualizes autonomy decision chains using advanced analytics and human-machine interfaces to improve transparency, trust, and operational learning in human-autonomy teaming.
Autonomous Leader-Follower UAS Formation for Enhanced Mission Resilience and Reduced Operator Workload - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-DV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop autonomous leader-follower drone formations enabling a single pilot to control multiple UAS.
Projects focus on AI flight control, resilient communications, formation management, target designation, and coordinated operations in contested or GPS-denied environments.
Intelligent Threat Aware Autonomy - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-NV006 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop AI-driven autonomy that enables aircraft to model threat zones, avoid adversarial weapon engagement areas, optimize weapon usage, and coordinate with other platforms to complete missions in contested environments.
Runtime Assured Autonomy - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-NV008 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop runtime monitoring systems that detect and mitigate errors in AI-driven autonomy for unmanned platforms. Solutions ensure safe flight and mission execution by identifying faulty autonomous decisions and triggering corrective or fallback control actions in real time.
AI Framework for Multimodal Scene Construction and Data Generation - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-DV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop an AI framework that generates geo-specific multimodal scenes (RF and EO/IR) using geospatial, environmental, and sensor data to produce high-fidelity synthetic datasets for training autonomous systems and AI/ML models in realistic operational environments.
Low-Cost Modular Payload Vehicle for Agile Electronic Warfare Swarms with Ground Launch Capability - SBIR Topic DAF26BZ01-NV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a low-cost, ground-launched small UAS with standardized modular payload interfaces for rapid electronic-warfare reconfiguration and swarm (3–10) operations, carrying 5+ lb for 45+ minutes over 100+ km.
Low-Cost, Phased Array Antennas for Collaborative Jamming in sUAS Swarms - SBIR Topic DAF26TZ01-NV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $140,000 (Estimated) Description : SBIR funding for small businesses to develop low-cost phased array antennas and signal processing techniques enabling collaborative electronic warfare using swarms of small unmanned aerial systems (3–7 units).
Notify Me When These Are Released Modular Payloads for UAS - SBIR Topic ARM26BX01-NV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop modular payload technologies for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) compatible with the Picatinny Common Lethality Interface Kit (CLIK) standard.
Solutions may include EO/IR sensing, communications relay, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, or cargo delivery payloads integrated across multiple UAS platforms.
In Transit Visibility Blockchain - SBIR Topic ARM26BX01-NV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a real-time logistics tracking system that integrates distributed ledger technology, sensor data, and enterprise systems to provide commanders with secure, near-real-time visibility of in-transit military assets, enabling predictive logistics management, improved situational awareness, and faster operational decision-making.
Notify Me When These Are Released Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone) - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to design a reduced-cost, multi-frequency helicopter dipping sonar that expands ASW inner/middle-zone coverage and adds aviation mine countermeasures (AMCM) capability in a single, retrofit-compatible transducer system.
Advanced Liquid Hydrogen Storage and Employment Methodologies for Unmanned Aerial Systems - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop and demonstrate a cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system for Navy/USMC UAS that achieves high mass fraction and low boil-off, improving endurance, range, and continuous payload power.
Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV012 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop nonlinear optical dyes embedded in sol-gel glass that act as optical power limiters to protect EO/IR sensors from frequency-agile lasers and dazzlers while maintaining high infrared transmission and fast response times.
Extended Range 10-inch Air Launched Rocket - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Develop and demonstrate a 10-inch air-launched rocket motor integrating Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) propulsion to increase total impulse and extend operational range by ~30%.
The effort advances propulsion performance, thrust shaping, and manufacturing readiness for next-generation tactical rocket systems.
Test and Alert System for Type 1 Encryption Device Hold-up Batteries (HUB) - STTR Topic DON26BZ01-NV007 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a universal, non-invasive hold-up battery (HUB) tester and low-voltage alert device for Type 1 encryption systems to prevent battery-related software loss, reduce depot returns, improve readiness, and simplify battery interval tracking for long-term storage conditions.
Domestic Production of Zirconium and Hafnium Metal Organic Precursors - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Develop a U.S.-based pilot manufacturing process to produce high-purity zirconium and hafnium metal-organic precursors (e.g., TDMAZ, TDMAH) used in semiconductor, microelectronics, and advanced ceramic manufacturing via ALD, CVD, and CVI deposition processes.
Advanced Damage Criticality Analysis - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a passive structural health monitoring system that detects, locates, and characterizes ship hull cracks in real time, providing automated severity/criticality insights beyond strain-gauge inference methods.
High-Gain Directional Low-Frequency Sonobuoy ArrayNAVY - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV006 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop an A-size deployable low-frequency vertical line array of vector sensors for long-range passive ASW detection, directional sensitivity, and STANAG 4718 compliant communications in deep-water operations.
Field Deployable Welding Technologies for In-Situ Repair of Thermoplastic Composites Components on Naval Aviation Platforms - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV011 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Development of a portable induction welding system that enables in-situ repair of thermoplastic composite aircraft components on naval aviation platforms, reducing downtime and scrap rates by allowing field maintenance without removing damaged material.
Next Generation Tropical Cyclone Analysis, Forecasting, and Dissemination Tactical Decision Aid Software - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV010 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a modern, modular tropical cyclone forecasting software suite with containerized architecture that integrates legacy and new models, data sources, and APIs to automate storm analysis, prediction, and dissemination for operational forecasting centers.
Highly Loaded Grain in 2. 75" Form Factor - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Develop and integrate Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) propellant into a 2. 75" Mk66 rocket motor to increase total impulse and extend weapon range by ~30% while maintaining compatibility with existing rocket motor materials, systems, and operational environments.
Reentry Test Body Telemetry Antenna - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV039 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a high-speed telemetry antenna system for reentry test bodies that transmits encrypted inflight data via K/Ka-band links to geostationary satellites, enabling real-time communication and improved data capture during ballistic missile flight testing.
Leveraging Machine Learning for Advanced Passive Sonar Tracking - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV025 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop machine learning–based automation that improves detection, tracking, classification, and localization of underwater contacts using passive sonar data across multiple sensors and display systems for anti-submarine warfare operations.
Bridge Environmental Light Pollution Mitigation and Control - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV017 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop and deploy safe, sustainable bridge lighting mitigation that reduces ambient light pollution, preserves night vision, and provides adjustable task lighting at select ship bridge workstations while complying with MIL-STD-1472H and shipboard environmental constraints.
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) Power Interfaces - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV016 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop high-rate Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) and power interface/control architectures that smooth intermittent pulsed loads on Navy ships by load-leveling generators and delivering 4–10 MJ at 2–4 MW with sub-second response.
Nudging Behaviors for Better Sleep - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV016 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop AI-driven behavioral nudging software that integrates with commercial wearable devices to improve sleep quality, reduce fatigue, and enhance human performance through personalized, adaptive interventions.
Virtual Reality Model Walkthrough - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV015 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to build VR software for commercial headsets that loads and renders DDG-51 ship-construction CAD models (CATIA and ShipConstructor), enabling immersive design reviews, file overlays, navigation with minimal motion sickness, and low-lag viewing of multiple models.
Advancing Human Modeling Tools for Enhanced Performance and Survivability in Austere Environments - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV015 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop advanced digital human modeling tools using aircrew anthropometric data, posture datasets, and 3D scans to improve the design, fit, and evaluation of aviation equipment, clothing, and workspaces, enabling population-level accommodation modeling and better safety, performance, and readiness outcomes.
Non-Radio Frequency, Covert Maritime Transceiver - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV014 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a low-SWaP, covert, non-RF maritime transceiver (e.g., acoustic/IR/UV) enabling secure, interference-resistant communications over 5+ km with LPI/LPD and flexible data rates up to 10MB/s for contested environments.
AI-Assisted Modernization and Optimization of Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) Software - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV013 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop AI-driven tools that automate modernization of TMPC mission-planning software, including legacy code refactoring, performance optimization, cybersecurity integration, and compatibility with current/next-gen mission systems while preserving core functionality.
Sensing to Measure and Validate Corrosion in Naval Systems - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV012 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a compact, battery-powered 3–5 µm MWIR hyperspectral video camera using photonic crystal/on-chip spectral multiplexing to capture high-definition, real-time (up to 125 Hz) hyperspectral video for mobile defense sensing platforms.
Compact Battery Operated Mid-wave Infrared (MWIR) Hyperspectral, High-Definition, Real-Time Video Camera Integrated with Photonic Crystal - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV011 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a compact, battery-powered 3–5 µm MWIR hyperspectral video camera using photonic crystal/on-chip spectral multiplexing to capture high-definition, real-time (up to 125 Hz) hyperspectral video for mobile defense sensing platforms.
E-2D Large Language Model Entity (ELLMENT) - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV010 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a secure, explainable large language model (LLM) assistant that analyzes operational documents, communications, and mission data to support Naval Flight Officers with real-time insights, traceable reasoning, and decision support aboard E-2D airborne command and control aircraft.
Robust Universal Adaptive Denoising Technology - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV009 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop adaptive signal-processing technology that removes complex, non-stationary noise from RF and acoustic sensing systems while preserving critical signal features.
The goal is robust denoising capable of improving detection performance by 10 dB or more in dynamic operational environments.
Automated Software Test Generation and Augmentation for Improved Debloating - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV008 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Automated tooling that generates and augments software tests (from code, docs, configs, and user inputs) to create stronger “debloat specifications,” enabling safer debloating and post-construction refactoring with DevOps compatibility.
Novel Computing for Streaming Radio Frequency in Low Size, Weight and Power Environments - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV007 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop an ultra-low SWaP RF sensing compute engine that can continuously ingest and process ≥2 GHz instantaneous-bandwidth IF data on <5 lb platforms (engine <1.
5 lb, <150W), enabling onboard detection and RF data product formation for edge classification/localization with zeroization and encryption.
Waste Heat Recovery - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV006 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a low-cost, ship-ready waste heat recovery system that converts DDG 51 LM2500 main engine exhaust heat into electrical power while minimizing impacts to ship systems, space, weight/stability, and radar cross section.
Automatic Cable Tester - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a low-cost, portable, universal automatic cable tester that verifies continuity, resistance, isolation (copper/RF), and fiber impedance via OTDR, and quickly generates simple QA reports for ship modernization.
Non-Proximate Chemical Analysis by Field Portable Mass Spectrometry and Robotics - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to design and demonstrate a field-portable mass spectrometer with a rugged, flexible inlet mounted to a land robot arm for non-proximate, real-time chemical detection and remote red/green operator results.
Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Maneuver Improvements - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to improve Amphibious Combat Vehicle water-to-land transition and surf-zone maneuvering by redesigning operator controls (HMI) and water propulsion hardware to reduce workload, increase responsiveness, and maintain or improve speed, bollard pull, fuel economy, and corrosion/maintenance performance.
Aircraft Formation Flight Control Technology for Heterogeneous Formation Flight - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop robust autopilot flight control for heterogeneous manned/unmanned formation “wake surfing,” enabling precise station-keeping in vortex upwash for 10–20% fuel savings with minimal added hardware and low/zero datalink dependency.
Integrated Metal Ceramic Matrix for High Strength Steels - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop an integrated metal-ceramic matrix infusion for high-strength steel landing gear components to replace hard chrome and HVOF, improving wear/corrosion resistance, durability, readiness, and lifecycle cost while reducing hazardous processes.
NAVWAR Open Topic for Resilient Wideband RF Photonic Architectures for Assured Communications and PNT in Contested Electromagnetic Environments - SBIR Topic DON26BX01-NP001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop RF photonic front-end technologies that enhance the resilience, bandwidth, and interference resistance of communications and navigation systems, enabling reliable wireless connectivity and assured position, navigation, and timing (PNT) in contested electromagnetic environments.
Modeling for Frontal Polymerization Curing Process - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop scalable multiphysics modeling tools that predict frontal polymerization cure behavior (front temperature/velocity/cure) and resulting distortion/residual stress, while optimizing resin additives and preventing front self-extinguishing.
Low Power Seawater Converter for Aircrew Survival - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV014 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a lightweight, rugged, low-power device that converts seawater to safe drinking water for downed naval aircrew.
Must fit NACES survival kit constraints, minimize human effort, deliver ≥1 gallon/day, and achieve ≥95% salt rejection across harsh environmental and ejection conditions.
AI/ML Assisted Field Troubleshooting in Avionics Optical Network - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a portable AI/ML-enabled diagnostic module that integrates with optical reflectometry tools to detect, classify, and troubleshoot faults in military avionics fiber-optic networks with centimeter-level precision, improving maintenance efficiency, predictive diagnostics, and aircraft mission readiness.
Flexible Printed Thermoelectric Cooling Film - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV013 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop low-cost, lightweight, flexible printed organic thermoelectric cooling films (tight bend radius <1”) for personal warfighter cooling or conformal cooling of curved military-platform surfaces.
Thermally Tolerant Optical Fire Detectors - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop an AI/ML-enhanced optical fire detector capable of operating in aircraft engine nacelles up to 400°F, enabling rapid fire detection, reduced false alarms, and reliable performance in high-temperature environments.
High Clutter Virtual Objects for Modeling and Simulation - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to build an M&S tool that generates validated, high-fidelity EO/IR virtual clutter models (weather-explicit 3D clouds and/or debris fields) with thermal/optical/physical attributes for real-time scene generation (60 Hz–1 kHz) to test missile warning, IR countermeasure, and ISR systems in high-clutter environments.
Automated Expeditionary Airfield Assembly - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV008 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop robotic systems to automate or assist the assembly of Expeditionary Airfield matting in austere environments, enabling autonomous navigation, heavy mat handling, and precise alignment to improve deployment speed, reduce manual labor, and enhance operational safety.
Open Architecture for a Low Volume Software Defined Radio (SDR) for Navy Aircraft - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV009 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a low-SWaP, open-architecture airborne software-defined radio using MOSA and MBSE to support multi-band communications, secure waveforms, and interoperability across Navy and Marine Corps aircraft platforms.
High-power, Long Coherence Length Blue Laser - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV038 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a high-power (10W CW) blue laser (425–475 nm) with long coherence length (>10 m) and high pulse repetition (>100 MHz) for reliable continuous operation in demanding Navy environments.
Synthetic Alkali Atom Vapor Density for Atom-Based Sensors - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV037 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop passive, thermal-equilibrium alkali atom sources (Rb/Cs) with synthetically controlled vapor density to simplify thermal management and improve stability/SWaP for practical atom-based quantum sensors.
Solid-Fuel Rotating Detonation Ramjet (SF-RDR) for High-Speed Propulsion - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV036 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a throttleable solid-fuel rotating detonation ramjet by integrating a controllable gas generator for precise fuel regulation, enabling stable detonation operation and efficient high-speed propulsion across varied mission profiles.
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV035 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop an integrated multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) framework for hypersonic boost-glide weapons.
Solutions should combine physics modeling, AI/ML, and reduced-order models to optimize vehicle geometry, trajectory, and control while supporting cost, manufacturability, and mission trade studies.
Applied Neuroanalytics for Optimization of Naval Training and Operational Readiness - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV033 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a neuro-enhanced AI platform that captures neural, physiological, and behavioral data during training to deliver real-time feedback, adaptive scenarios, and readiness insights to improve warfighter performance, decision-making, and training efficiency.
Effects of Additive Loading on Electromagnetic Properties in 3D Printing - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV034 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Research the impact of additive materials in 3D-printed polymers to control electromagnetic properties while maintaining structural and thermal performance for defense systems, enabling RF attenuation and optimized materials for applications such as antenna radomes and other weapon system components.
Automated Assessment and Adaptive Training for Simulated Fire Support Coordination - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV032 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop AI-driven simulation training tools that automatically assess Marine fire support coordination performance and adapt training scenarios in real time to improve individual skills without requiring instructor oversight.
Tele-Operated/Autonomous Mechatronic Vehicle Kits for Use In Mixed Disaster Environments - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV031 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to build modular “erector-set” mechatronic vehicle kits—swap-and-reconfigure motors, sensors, and software—for field-built tele-operated/autonomous systems that adapt to mixed disaster tasks (logistics, inspection, recovery) with rugged options (water/fire/cold).
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) for Additive Manufacturing (AM) - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV030 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop AI/ML and digital twin tools that automate additive manufacturing by optimizing materials and build parameters, predicting mechanical performance, and enabling rapid production of mission-critical parts across diverse AM systems.
Low Cost Malleable Metastructure Adherents for Maritime Environments - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV029 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop low-cost, moldable metastructure or frequency-selective materials that can adhere to naval platforms and protect RF, microwave, and EO/IR systems while maintaining broadband performance and durability in harsh maritime environments.
Overlay/Bond Coatings that Resist Hot Corrosion in Navy Gas Turbines - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV028 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop advanced overlay/bond coatings plus an ICME-based coating degradation model to predict and extend turbine hardware life against marine hot corrosion, oxidation, and stress-driven damage across varying temperatures.
Automated Ice Detection and Polar Navigation Tool (PolarNav) - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV027 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to build a prototype GIS-based Arctic navigation planning tool that fuses onboard, airborne, satellite, and model data to forecast sea ice (12–96 hrs) and recommend optimized, vessel-aware routes through ice-infested waters.
Passive-Active Combo System for Unmanned Characterization of Littoral Environments - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV026 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a lightweight passive spectral imager + dual-wavelength topo-bathy LiDAR payload for Group 2 UAVs, enabling real-time littoral mapping, bathymetry to ~20m, and underwater target/terrain characterization with onboard processing and downlink.
3D-Heterogeneously Integrated Photonic (HIP) Imaging Sensor - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV024 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a 3D heterogeneously integrated photonic imaging sensor that combines detector arrays, electronics, and optical data links to enable ultra-high bandwidth, high-resolution, and high-frame-rate EO/IR imaging for advanced defense sensing systems.
Risk-Aware Regenerative AI-based Multimodal Visual-Tactical (ISRT) (Observant-AI) – Monitor, Understand, Alert, and Assist - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV023 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop regenerative AI agents that fuse multimodal intelligence and sensor data to deliver real-time cross-domain situational awareness, risk assessment, and AI-assisted tactical decision support for naval operations.
Extremely Wide Band Digital Recording System for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Development - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV022 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a compact, high-bandwidth digital recording system capable of capturing and storing petabyte-scale sensor data at the tactical edge to support AI/ML training.
The system must integrate with multiple network interfaces, support extreme data rates, and meet military security and environmental requirements.
Robocasting Ceramic Sensors - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV021 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop low-cost robocasting (direct ink writing) manufacturing techniques for large-format textured piezoelectric ceramics used in undersea sensors, improving acoustic performance and enabling scalable domestic production of advanced sonar sensing materials.
Auto-Focus Detection Capability for SONAR Systems - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV02 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop an auto-focus sonar signal-processing approach that combines multiple beamformed “focus range” and frequency-band detection surfaces into a single optimized operator display, improving detection of quiet contacts (higher SNR) without increasing false alerts or workload.
High Voltage and Current Silicon-Carbide (SiC) Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) for Fast Turn-On Current Applications - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV019 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop SWaP-optimized silicon carbide MOSFETs (10kV+ blocking, 5–10kA pulsed current, <30ns low-jitter turn-on) with advanced packaging for high-power microwave pulsed switching.
Defense Health Agency Topics: Notify Me When These Are Released Environmental Exposure Detection Technologies and/or Decontamination Treatments for Military Working Dogs - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Develop systemic detection and treatment solutions for Military Working Dogs exposed to toxic industrial chemicals/materials (TICs/TIMs) via skin, inhalation, or ingestion—e.g., fieldable indicator/detector + injectable countermeasure kits or hemoperfusion/filter systems—usable by veterinary teams at Role 1/2.
Development of Wearable Device for Detecting Biomarkers and Treating Viral and Bacterial Infections - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a non-invasive wearable that continuously monitors validated non-blood biomarkers to discretely detect viral vs. bacterial infection and deliver initial broad-spectrum treatment in austere environments, with data reporting to higher echelons of care.
Detection and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Working Dogs - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Funding to assess and adapt existing traumatic brain injury (TBI) detection tools and treatment approaches for military working dogs after battlefield injury—leveraging evidence from rodent/canine/large-animal research.
Military Working Dog Whole Blood Product or Substitute - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Develop a shelf-stable (≥3 years), thermally robust (-9°C to 60°C) canine whole blood product or oxygen-carrying substitute for Military Working Dogs to treat traumatic hemorrhage from point-of-injury through definitive care, improving oxygen delivery and survival without canine testing.
Development of Small Molecules with Antifungal Properties for Safe Use in Human Patients (Direct to Phase II) - SBIR DHA26BZ01-DV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $1.
3 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop small-molecule antifungal compounds from existing libraries that show nanomolar activity against resistant fungi such as Candida auris, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales while maintaining low human toxicity.
Notify Me When These Are Released Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic - SBIR Topic DPA26BZ01-NP001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop interoperable medical products usable for both humans and military working dogs, enabling shared medical devices, therapeutics, and monitoring technologies that improve battlefield care while reducing equipment and logistics burdens.
Notify Me When These Are Released Establishing Ad-Hoc Distributed Network Across Heterogeneous RF Systems - SBIR Topic OSW26BZ01-DV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $1. 5 Million (Estimated) Description : Develop software and firmware enhancements for software-defined radios to enable ad-hoc networking and synchronization across heterogeneous RF systems.
The solution will improve interoperability among communication, C2, EW, and SAR platforms while maintaining primary mission functions.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: U. S. small business (≤500 employees) eligible for SBIR Phase I from Department of the Navy Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $240,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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