Active Government Funding Opportunities

Hazardous materials transportation safety research BAA. PHMSA seeking innovative R&D solutions for safety standards modernization, energy storage transport, advanced packaging, emergency response, and rail tank car performance.

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 research solutions across 30+ engineering domains including hydraulics, coastal engineering, geotechnical systems, and environmental processes. The BAA invites proposals to advance military infrastructure, environmental resilience, and operational capabilities.

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.

Navy seeks local advanced metal manufacturing partners near San Diego to rapidly prototype and produce critical shipboard components using additive and hybrid manufacturing. Solution must deliver complex metallic parts in under 45 minutes with full NAVSEA compliance and secure TDP handling.

NSF MPS supports fundamental materials research across biomaterials, ceramics, polymers, metals, and photonic materials. This program funds intellectually ambitious, foundational science that advances understanding of material properties without requiring near-term commercial outcomes.

Air Force seeks Principal Multi-Domain Command & Control (MDC2) Subject Matter Experts with space operations background. RFI for tactical integration of COP/CTP architectures into DAFBN and ABMS systems.

Air Force Research Laboratory seeks innovative space vehicle technologies via STAR-FISH Call 017. Two-step process soliciting white papers for secure-by-design spaceflight systems and space-related signal, energy, and transportation technologies.

Develop innovative fishing gear and technologies to reduce bycatch and post-release mortality in commercial and recreational fisheries. This competitive grant program supports non-federal researchers creating practical solutions to minimize unintended species capture and habitat impacts.

NSF BIO Core funds foundational and interdisciplinary biological research across all organizational levels—from molecules to ecosystems. Support spans exploratory projects to long-term studies addressing legacy and emerging areas of biological science.

DoD Strategic Command Offensive (SCO) Industry Day on next-generation hypersonic weapons development. Multi-day classified briefing on maneuverable hypersonic system requirements preceding OT solicitations.

Procurement of Pearson Q-Global psychological assessment platform and tools for Defense Health Agency clinical evaluations. Enterprise-wide digital subscription for WAIS, WISC, RBANS assessments.

NSF is funding regional AI Infrastructure Hubs to expand computing access for AI-enabled scientific discovery. This program connects researchers to shared compute resources while developing workforce expertise in AI applications across science and engineering.

Market research for commercial vehicle dimension and VIN decoding API to integrate with DoD cloud-based personal property system for military household goods and privately-owned vehicle relocation.

Army SERDP open topics BAA for environmental R&D. Seeking innovative technologies addressing environmental restoration, munitions response, resource conservation, and weapons systems performance improvement.

Army ESTCP technology demonstration BAA for environmental and energy innovations. Seeking white papers for validated demonstration projects addressing DoD installation energy and environmental requirements.

Optimizing the Human Weapon System (OHWS) program providing prehabilitation training, strength conditioning, and health education to reduce neck/back injuries in fighter aircrew.

Long-Range BAA seeking meritorious science and technology research proposals across disciplines in support of the Navy's Undersea Security Program.

Establish a National Center for Narrative Intelligence to develop workforce capabilities, research infrastructure, and analytical tools for understanding narrative threats and influence operations. The center will support DoD leadership with strategic analysis across four foundational pillars.

Air Force seeks subject matter experts in tactical strike aircraft integration with Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) cloud architecture, focusing on weapons employment, multi-domain data analytics, and kill chain optimization.

Develop ground-launched, supersonic missile prototypes achieving 1,000+ nautical mile range with sub-10-meter accuracy in contested environments without GPS or host aircraft. Solutions span cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic designs optimized for affordability and integration with existing Army ground-fire systems.

Support collaborative research on brown treesnake biology, detection, and control methods in Guam and the Pacific Islands. This work mitigates ecological damage, protects native species, and enhances military readiness through biosecurity partnerships.