Active Government Funding Opportunities

Air Force Research Laboratory seeks manufacturing technology R&D to discover new capabilities and efficiencies, transitioning innovations to factory and depot operations within high-impact defense domains.

Battle Management C3 efficiency improvements through space data analytics, AI, and automation for large datasets and space operations.

Space Force Commercial Solutions Opening for Space Domain Awareness innovations including software engineering and data analytics. Multi-phase white paper and proposal process for small business set-aside.

Develop chemical forensics methods for attribution and analysis of chemical agents in defense operations.

Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) ARA develops threat warning and countermeasures sensors/systems for contested environments through design, simulation, and testing.

Naval Air Warfare Center Broad Agency Announcement for R&D in manned/unmanned air platforms, advanced sensors (EO/IR/RF/acoustic), AI/ML processing, and naval air capabilities.

NASA Ames Research Center soliciting partners for science investigations, research activities, and technology development aligned with NASA missions. Open call for space science, Earth sciences, and technology demonstrations.

Commercial Solutions Opening for air platform propulsion and blended wing body advanced aircraft development. Competitive innovation solicitation for next-generation airlift efficiency.

Air Force five-year closed BAA seeking R&D solutions for airbase systems including timber products, automated heavy machinery, and PFAS destruction technologies.

Los Alamos technology licensing for selective metal separation using tunable chemistry to replace complex solvent extraction for actinides, lanthanides, and rare earth elements.

Qualification of materials and processes for DOD Programs of Record. Requires validation and integration planning with existing defense acquisition programs.

AI-enabled autonomous control of space vehicles and payloads for coordinated mission effects. Develops algorithms for resource allocation, scheduling, and network orchestration in contested environments.

Army research identifying operational deficiencies and leveraging existing technology base through multi-disciplinary collaboration. Focus on innovative integration of evolving technologies for enhanced capabilities.

CBRNE defense R&D seeking innovative chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive capabilities through procurement contracts, cooperative agreements, and prototype OTA awards for Joint Warfighter dominance.

Air Force seeks innovative Next Generation Aircraft Protection technologies across four capability areas: system architecture, sensing, processing, and countermeasures with modular open architecture design.

Innovative approaches for exercises, tests, and training environments including ride share solutions, multi-domain innovations, and inter-satellite link technologies for small satellites.

Space system survivability through proliferation strategies, commercial standards reuse, redundancies, and rapid reconstitution capabilities.

NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 BAA for small business R&D and technology transfer projects in Phase I and II with multiple release cycles.

AFRL open BAA for novel aerospace concepts and R&D to mature transformative technologies across TRL levels, enabling study efforts and advanced technology development for warfighter advantage.

Novel communication techniques for contested environments including high data rate, interoperability, AI/ML, quantum communications, and advanced antennas.

Army biometric technology research for detection, identification, and tracking. Advances fingerprint, face, iris, palm, voice, and DNA capture with portable, lightweight imaging platforms.

Commercial Solutions Opening for innovative technologies addressing digital transformation, advanced computing, secure systems, and data-driven decision-making. Seeks novel solutions for defense and civil works challenges.

Army Digital Engineering research supporting the Digital Thread across product lifecycle. Focuses on CAD/software integration, semantic data exchange, ontologies, and API standards.

Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement seeking R&D in 13 munitions research areas including guidance, propulsion, warheads, fuzing, and AI/autonomy for advanced weapons systems.

NSF X-Labs Other Transaction Agreement framework for establishing full-time interdisciplinary R&D teams to develop novel platform technologies aligned with NSF Topic Announcements.