Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Army seeks autonomous and minimally-manned ground and aerial systems for sustainment and recovery in contested environments where GPS and communications are degraded. Solutions must operate with minimal oversight across payload transport, power generation, refueling, and vehicle recovery to reduce soldier exposure and maintain mission continuity.

Naval OTA prototype competition consortium for research, development, and testing of innovative undersea warfare systems, autonomous underwater systems, and submarine technologies.

RFI for Partnership Intermediary Agreements to expand DHS technology transfer and commercialization network connecting government, academia, and industry for homeland security innovation.

Metal castings R&D program addressing DLA supply chain challenges through innovative procurement solutions, advanced manufacturing technologies, and Industry 4.0 implementations to reduce backorders and improve casting productivity.

The Navy seeks to develop advanced manufacturing capabilities for Active Expendable Decoy countermeasure systems to strengthen domestic production, reduce supply chain vulnerabilities, and enhance aircraft survivability through scalable, resilient industrial solutions.

MDA solicitation for innovative mobile integrated launch capability systems for rapid target missile deployment from multiple worldwide locations, involving detailed design and prototyping phases.

ERDC seeks prototype concepts addressing military engineering and resilient systems challenges through Other Transaction Authority. Submit white papers for innovative solutions to critical defense and infrastructure problems.

ERDC seeks innovative geospatial technologies to support military operations and warfighter capabilities. This broadly-scoped Commercial Solutions Opening invites novel approaches across multiple geospatial research areas.

The Army Corps of Engineers seeks R&D investments through ERDC to develop solutions that enhance community security, economic growth, and public health. This opportunity funds research projects addressing civil works challenges in infrastructure, disaster resilience, and environmental management.

ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory seeks innovative solutions to enhance infrastructure and operational engineering capabilities. This broad solicitation welcomes existing technologies, new procedures, or novel approaches that aren't currently deployed to strengthen mission effectiveness.

CRREL seeks innovative solutions for cold and complex region challenges facing warfighters, including existing technologies not yet deployed. Solutions should enhance or streamline mission capabilities in extreme environment operations.

ERDC's Information Technology Laboratory seeks innovative solutions for digital transformation, advanced computing, and secure systems to support defense and civil works missions. Solutions may include existing technologies adapted for new applications or emerging capabilities for data-driven decision-making.

RFI seeking industry feedback on permanent barriers for offshore well integrity systems. BSEE requests expert input on draft statement of work for barrier definition and component specifications.

Pre-solicitation notice seeking commercially available track and trace software for supply chain visibility, monitoring, reporting, and asset accountability across GPO production environments.

The Navy seeks modular missile prototype development and demonstration for next-generation air and missile defense. This effort emphasizes open system architecture, digital engineering, and advanced technologies like thermal management to mature integrated defense capabilities.

DHS S&T seeks consortium orchestrator capabilities for border security testbed across land and maritime domains. RFI to identify test and evaluation infrastructure, SME networks, and collaborative T&E operational frameworks.

Naval Research Laboratory long-range BAA for basic and applied research proposals across diverse technical topic areas with competitive selection of innovative research.

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.

Request for information on highly configurable Web-based Environmental Health Reporting System (Web-EHRS) to support nationwide environmental health program at Indian Health Service, supporting 250+ specialists.

NASA Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CCRPP) 2026 for accelerating SBIR/STTR technologies to commercialization with NASA matching funds of $500K-$2.5M per award for Phase II companies.

DARPA seeks medical technologies designed to work interoperably across both humans and military working dogs, reducing equipment burden on combat medics. Priority innovations include species-compatible plasma products, adjustable medical devices, physiological sensors, and pharmaceuticals that eliminate the need for separate canine-specific supplies.

DCSA Innovation Gateway is a competitive OTA solicitation for prototype projects addressing digital transformation, data analytics, cyber security, and workforce governance challenges through innovation partnerships.

xTech|Inversion seeks innovative technology solutions that accelerate military capability advancement and address complex national security challenges. The competition focuses on transitioning Army-funded research into scalable, commercially viable solutions through partnerships with non-traditional defense contractors.

DARPA TTO seeks innovative proposals for revolutionary platforms and systems in Design/Build/Buy, Surge/Sustain, Long Range Effects, and Disruptive Innovation. Emphasis on cutting-edge hardware demonstrations with reduced risk and cost.

NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for development plan research supporting open fan flight demonstration technology, advanced propulsion system evaluation.