Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Navy seeks an advanced passive Structural Health Monitoring system to detect and characterize hull cracks in real time, addressing limitations of current strain-gauge approaches. This automated solution would enable ships to identify structural damage early, reducing inspection costs and operational risks at sea.

This SBIR Direct to Phase II seeks to integrate Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) propellant technology into the 2.75" Mk66 rocket motor to increase range by 30% while maintaining affordability and compatibility with existing systems. The advancement addresses the need for extended-range capabilities in current unguided and precision-guided munitions platforms.

This RFP seeks an AI/ML-enabled portable diagnostic device to rapidly identify faults in military airborne fiber-optic networks with centimeter-level precision, reducing aircraft downtime and intrusive panel removals during maintenance troubleshooting operations.

The Navy seeks domestic production of metal organic precursors like TDMAZ for microelectronics and advanced ceramics manufacturing. This initiative aims to establish a U.S.-based supply chain for critical chemical feedstocks essential to atomic layer deposition and composite material production.

The Navy seeks integration of HLG propulsion technology into existing 10-inch rocket motors to boost range and tactical flexibility while increasing total impulse by approximately 30%. This Direct to Phase II effort aims to mature the advanced propulsion approach and raise readiness levels for tactical air-launched rockets.

The Navy seeks RF photonic front-end architectures that use fiber-optic and light-based technologies to improve communications and navigation resilience in contested electromagnetic environments. Solutions should reduce noise, resist jamming, and automatically suppress interference while maintaining reliable performance on maritime platforms.

The Air Force seeks a non-invasive wearable device that continuously detects viral and bacterial infections through biomarkers in saliva or sweat, then delivers immediate broad-spectrum treatment in austere operational environments where medical care is unavailable, enabling early threat response and improved warfighter survivability.

This RFP seeks detection technologies and systemic treatments for hazardous material exposures absorbed by military working dogs in combat operations. Proposals should address internal contamination via injection kits with identifiers and treatments, or blood filtration systems deployable by veterinary personnel.

This RFP seeks innovative detection and treatment methods for traumatic brain injury in military working dogs, addressing high mortality rates and performance impacts. Solutions should leverage existing research from animal models to improve clinical outcomes beyond current supportive care approaches.

This RFP seeks a shelf-stable canine whole blood product or substitute to improve Military Working Dog survival rates in combat. The solution must safely treat traumatic blood loss in operational environments with shelf-life exceeding three years and thermal stability across extreme temperatures.

This RFP seeks development of small-molecule antifungal compounds effective against resistant fungi like Candida auris and Aspergillus species. The goal is to address rising fungal infection rates and hospitalizations by creating safer, broad-spectrum alternatives to current treatments limited by toxicity and drug resistance.

This STTR seeks development of low-cost phased array antennas for small unmanned aircraft swarms to enable collaborative jamming capabilities. The technology addresses the need for affordable, scalable, and resilient jamming solutions by coordinating multiple sUAS units to focus jamming energy on specific targets more effectively than traditional high-power systems.

The Air Force seeks intelligent autonomy capabilities for aircraft to operate effectively in threat-rich environments while managing uncertainty and enabling collaborative teaming. This addresses the need for autonomous systems to make rapid, informed decisions and achieve air superiority through risk-aware behaviors and multi-vehicle coordination.

CHORD seeks to develop advanced debriefing tools with explainable AI analytics to help military operators understand autonomous crewed and remotely piloted aircraft decisions during post-mission review, addressing current gaps in transparency and trust for human-machine teaming in tactical operations.

The DoD seeks an AI framework generating high-fidelity, multimodal synthetic scenes for training autonomous systems and AI/ML models in realistic environments. The solution must integrate geospatial data with RF and EO/IR sensor simulations, ensuring spatial-temporal consistency and compatibility with existing tools like FLITES and Xpatch.

This RFP seeks blockchain-based logistics tracking technology to provide military commanders real-time visibility into in-transit assets across disparate systems. The solution must integrate distributed ledger, sensor fusion, and predictive analytics to overcome current data silos and manual reporting limitations.

This feasibility study seeks compact LiDAR system designs for portable underwater vehicles operating in shallow coastal waters. The effort addresses the need for safe, affordable, and easily integrated payloads that enable rapid deployment and standardized data collection in littoral environments.

This RFP seeks commercial space and ground-based sensing and analytics to enhance real-time tactical awareness for warfighters. Solutions should integrate data collection, analysis, and delivery capabilities to address gaps in responsiveness and automation that current systems lack.

This SBIR seeks an integrated, automated whole blood transfusion device that streamlines donor collection and recipient transfusion through complete end-to-end automation, continuous monitoring, and embedded AI. The solution addresses high failure rates and extended timelines in military field transfusions by eliminating manual steps, reducing human error, and enabling rapid blood operations in austere environments.

This RFP seeks an AI and Augmented Reality system to enhance advanced manufacturing operations for military components. The solution must guide operators through production lifecycles in austere environments while maintaining precision, with modular design enabling rapid deployment and minimal training.

This SBIR seeks development of photonic-electronic integration panels that combine optical and electrical routing for multi-chip systems, addressing the need for high-density, low-cost interconnect solutions beyond current chip-to-chip capabilities. The solution must demonstrate manufacturable 3D optical routing with integrated fiber interfaces and meet specified optical link performance metrics.

This SBIR seeks biological finger regeneration technology using scaffolds and bioactive proteins to restore bone, cartilage, and soft tissue function. The approach addresses critical military joint injuries and post-traumatic osteoarthritis, enabling service members to return to unrestricted duty instead of requiring permanent implants or disability.

This RFP seeks wide-field optical tracking systems to monitor the growing density of low-earth orbit constellations and debris that overwhelm current radar infrastructure. Solutions must use commercial components and software-defined sensors capable of tracking objects from 10cm to 1cm in size with near-real-time data dissemination.

Agile DevSecOps software development services for Platform One, delivering secure, scalable solutions and mentoring Airmen in modern software engineering practices within 30-90 days.

Software development for autonomous swarm space situational awareness enabling four CubeSats in LEO to perform resident space object tracking, orbit determination, and autonomous swarm control.