Active Government Funding Opportunities

Adaptive RF waveform generation R&D for extreme frequency environments. Develops cognitive waveforms and network control for contested spectrum operations.

Targeting operations R&D for joint kill chain optimization. Develops analytics and operational awareness technologies to shorten engagement cycles and improve battle damage assessment.

SIGINT R&D for signal detection, processing, and exploitation. Develops algorithms and onboard processing for enhanced intelligence from ISR platforms in contested environments.

Aerial networking R&D advancing self-forming, self-healing networks. Develops on-demand aerial layer architecture with robust interoperability, monitoring, and management capabilities.

Geospatial intelligence processing and exploitation R&D. Develops image exploitation, data fusion, and machine learning techniques for GEOINT analysis from all sources.

Cyber warfare operations prototypes for DoD platform transition. Develops offensive and defensive cyber capabilities to achieve superiority in contested cyber domain.

Quantum information sciences R&D advancing quantum computing systems and applications. Develops next-generation quantum technologies for defense and national security computing.

Trusted systems R&D for secure hardware and software foundations. Develops resilient C4I and cyber technologies with advanced security architectures and assurance techniques.

AI and distributed command-and-control R&D for contested environments. Develops AI-enabled battle management and orchestration capabilities for joint all-domain operations at scale.

Multi-source data fusion and AI-driven knowledge discovery for battlespace awareness. Automated analysis of classified and open-source intelligence to improve decision support systems.

ISR systems and information operations R&D across seabed-to-space domains. Develops algorithm, hardware, software, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity capabilities for Navy surveillance and reconnaissance.

Space environment R&D seeking advanced observing systems and prediction models for solar activity, ionospheric conditions, magnetospheric dynamics, and satellite drag to protect DoD systems.

AFRL BAA seeking innovative research on composable collaborative planning to enable parallel force flow planning and reduce operational planning time through dependency management.

AFRL Advanced Research Announcement for next-generation target tracking architectures leveraging AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing across diverse sensor data sources.

AFRL Advanced Research Announcement seeking research on intelligent tasking, processing, and analysis of data for space domain awareness and space superiority using high-performance computing.

NGA's BIG-ST BAA seeking innovative GEOINT solutions across foundational geospatial intelligence, advanced phenomenologies, and analytic technologies including AI-based media manipulation detection.

Space-to-Space Communications BAA addressing proliferated low-earth orbit networking challenges, seeking Link-182 system development and space mesh networking architectures.

Missile Defense Agency's Mentor-Protégé Program BAA seeking eligible mentor and protégé firms for DoD partnership development in missile defense technology innovation.

Naval Aviation North Stars BAA seeking R&D, rapid prototyping, and demonstrations for integrated warfighting capabilities across naval operations and aviation mission areas.

Space Systems Command FreeSol BAA seeking innovative space and cyber technology solutions to counter emerging space threats and enable integrated space-cyber capabilities with rapid fielding.

Missile Defense Agency's umbrella BAA (NOBLE) seeking disruptive technologies and rapid capability development across multiple non-traditional acquisition authorities including low-cost interceptors and infrared search-track systems.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing RFI for device-assisted security features research and development. Small business R&D opportunity for anti-counterfeiting and document authentication innovation.

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.

Air Force CHEERS (Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining) open period solicitation under 10 U.S.C. 4023 for experimental research. Multi-award advanced research projects across multiple technical areas.

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.