DPA26BZ03-DV012Pre-ReleaseSBIR

Engineering Sleep for Cognitive Performance

Department of DefenseDARPA

AI Overview

This RFP seeks engineering solutions to enhance cognitive performance and physiological recovery in high-demand operational environments where sleep is restricted. The capability aims to address performance degradation caused by sleep deprivation by supporting critical brain functions like waste clearance and synaptic plasticity.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
June 3, 2026
Due Date
July 22, 2026

Official Description

The ability to sustain cognitive performance and accelerate physiological recovery is critical in demanding operational environments. Severe sleep restriction is known to degrade essential functions by disrupting the brain's natural restorative processes [1], including glymphatic waste clearance [2,3] and synaptic plasticity, which are tightly coupled to specific neurophysiological events during sleep [4].

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Change History

Opportunity AddedJun 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM

Engineering Sleep for Cognitive Performance

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