Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Navy seeks advanced manufacturing processes to rapidly produce ruggedized optical components for maritime laser systems, addressing current supply chain delays and high defect rates that impact fleet readiness. Focus areas include automated fabrication of precision mirrors and transmissive optics ranging from 10-100cm diameter using additive manufacturing and innovative materials.

This STTR seeks adaptive behavioral nudging software integrated with commercial wearable sensors to improve sleep quality and operational performance in military personnel. The system must use AI/ML algorithms with cognitive-behavioral theory to deliver personalized, real-time interventions that promote sustained positive sleep behaviors.

This STTR seeks to develop advanced digital human modeling tools incorporating Navy/Marine Corps aircrew anthropometric data and posture models to improve protective equipment design, fit, and sizing. The solution addresses poor fit issues affecting aircrew performance and safety by providing accessible, user-friendly modeling capabilities that don't require specialized expertise.

This RFP seeks an innovative low-power seawater desalination device to provide naval aircrew with reliable drinking water during extended ocean survival scenarios. The solution must produce at least one gallon daily while fitting within ejection seat survival kits and operating across extreme environmental conditions with minimal physical exertion.

This RFP seeks development of lightweight, flexible thermoelectric cooling films using organic materials for personal and large-area applications. The solution must achieve sub-one-inch bending radius and conformal contact to curved surfaces while prioritizing flexibility and cost over efficiency for niche cooling needs.

This RFP seeks advanced sensing and AI-enabled technologies to detect and monitor corrosion in naval steel structures, enabling predictive maintenance decisions. The solution addresses escalating Navy maintenance costs by providing rapid, nondestructive corrosion assessment across fleet assets to optimize repair scheduling and extend vessel service life.

This STTR seeks a portable induction welding system for repairing thermoplastic composite aircraft components aboard naval platforms. The field-deployable technology would reduce maintenance downtime and scrap rates by enabling in-situ repairs without removing material, unlike current depot-only systems.

This RFP seeks a modern, modular software suite to replace the legacy Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecast System, enabling tropical cyclone forecasters at DOW, Fleet Weather Centers, and NOAA to analyze, predict, and disseminate storm information more efficiently through containerized architecture and contemporary development frameworks.

This RFP seeks automated software test generation and augmentation technology to improve debloating specifications. The solution must help developers identify and remove unnecessary code dependencies while ensuring critical functionality remains intact, addressing high failure rates in current debloating transformations.

The Navy seeks a portable, universal automatic cable tester capable of testing copper, RF, and fiber optic cables across 2,900+ ship interfaces. This solution would significantly reduce manual testing time during DDG 51 Class Ship modernization while maintaining cost efficiency and real-time data reporting.

This STTR seeks a flexible, robot-mounted mass spectrometry system for remote chemical detection of explosives and hazardous materials from standoff distances. The innovation addresses EOD and field sampling challenges by eliminating the need for sample preparation or manual swabbing while enabling robotic manipulation in varied environmental conditions.

This STTR seeks advanced liquid hydrogen storage systems for Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aircraft, addressing the need for lightweight, high-density fuel solutions that minimize weight and volume while meeting strict safety and durability standards across various UAS platforms.

This STTR seeks a scalable modeling tool to predict frontal polymerization curing characteristics—including front velocity, temperature, and mechanical effects like warpage—across multiple initiation methods and geometries. The solution addresses computational limitations in current simulations while enabling faster composite manufacturing and repair applications.

This RFP seeks thermally tolerant optical fire detectors capable of operating in aircraft nacelle environments exceeding 200°F, addressing current system limitations. Enhanced thermal design and AI/ML-based signal classification will improve detection speed, reduce false alarms, and increase aircraft safety and maintainability.

This RFP seeks development of a next-generation telemetry antenna using K/Ka-band frequencies and satellite relay to enable real-time, high-speed data transmission from Navy SLBM reentry test bodies throughout flight, overcoming current S-band limitations and coverage gaps during midflight and reentry phases.

This RFP seeks development of synthetic alkali atom vapor density methods for quantum sensors used in atomic clocks, magnetometers, and inertial measurement. The approach aims to simplify sensor design and reduce size/weight/power requirements by maintaining stable atomic vapor density across varying environmental conditions without complex active regulation systems.

The Navy seeks development of a throttleable solid-fuel rotating detonation ramjet system to enable high-speed propulsion with superior thermal efficiency and operational flexibility. Research focuses on designing a controllable gas generator and optimized combustion chamber to achieve stable detonation performance across diverse mission profiles.

The Navy seeks an integrated multidisciplinary design and optimization framework to accelerate hypersonic boost-glide weapons development by concurrently optimizing aerodynamics, thermal protection, structures, and trajectories. The solution must balance computational efficiency with modeling accuracy to reduce design complexity, development timelines, and costs while supporting early-phase trade studies and manufacturability assessments.

This RFP seeks to develop 3D-printed polymer materials with electromagnetic shielding capabilities by incorporating additives that attenuate RF radiation. The research will optimize additive formulations while evaluating impacts on material properties and printing processes for military applications requiring EM attenuation.

The Navy seeks neuro-enhanced AI systems that integrate neural and physiological data collection with real-time analytics to optimize warfighter training and decision-making in manned-unmanned teaming environments. This capability will accelerate time-to-proficiency and readiness by embedding adaptive neurofeedback into live and simulated naval training.

This RFP seeks automated assessment and adaptive training software for fire support coordination simulation that tailors individual Marine training based on performance metrics. The solution addresses the need for objective, standardized skill evaluation without instructor support while preparing teams for collective operations.

This RFP seeks modular, field-configurable mechatronic vehicle kits to support first responder teams in disaster response. The solution must offer versatile, reconfigurable platforms that overcome current limitations in specialized equipment by enabling rapid customization for logistics, inspection, search and recovery missions.

This SBIR seeks malleable, cost-effective metastructures that protect maritime communications and radar systems while withstanding salt, UV, and water damage. The solution must offer broadband frequency selectivity across multiple bands, conform to complex geometries, and outperform current expensive, manufacturing-constrained alternatives.

This RFP seeks advanced overlay/bond coatings that resist hot corrosion in Navy marine gas turbine engines. The improved coatings must eliminate salt and sulfur-induced degradation in turbine blades to extend engine service life and reduce maintenance removal cycles.

This SBIR seeks an AI-powered navigation tool integrating satellite imagery, ship sensors, and ice forecasts to optimize Arctic route planning. The system addresses dangerous, manual ice navigation processes by providing automated 12-96 hour sea ice forecasts and tailored routing options based on vessel specifications.