Active Government Funding Opportunities

DoD seeks groundbreaking novel concepts to advance rare cancer research and treatment. This concept award supports highly innovative, untested ideas without requiring preliminary data, enabling early-stage exploration of potentially transformative approaches.

The Army seeks innovative reconstructive transplant approaches to restore form and function for combat casualties with severe injuries. This concept award supports early-stage research and development of surgical techniques, biomaterials, or technologies to advance transplantation capabilities.

The Army seeks applied research innovations in orthopaedic medicine to advance soldier health and readiness. This award funds development of new treatments, devices, or technologies addressing musculoskeletal injuries and combat-related orthopedic conditions.

The Army seeks orthopaedic clinical research to advance musculoskeletal injury treatment and recovery for military personnel. This award funds innovative studies addressing combat-related and service-connected orthopaedic conditions.

This grant program funds digital equity initiatives for Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations. It supports capacity building and competitive projects to expand broadband access and digital skills in underserved Native communities.

NTIA is funding broadband infrastructure expansion and digital service adoption on Tribal lands, supporting remote learning, telework, and telehealth access. This grant program helps eligible tribal entities bridge the digital divide in underserved communities.

DOJ's Byrne Discretionary Grants fund projects that strengthen criminal justice systems, prevent juvenile delinquency, and support crime victims. This congressionally designated funding supports proven approaches across law enforcement, youth intervention, and victim services.

Development of resilient network clock ensemble and VPX card prototype for precision positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in contested environments. Includes ensemble algorithm, resilient networking, authentication, and flight testing.

Navy maintenance contract for CVN 73 USS George Washington AC Plant Retube and Oil Content Monitor Replacement systems.

Develop advanced communications and networking technologies to enable seamless, secure connectivity for distributed naval operations across manned and unmanned platforms. Address challenges like jamming, spectrum limitations, and infrastructure constraints to support real-time command and control.

ONR applied research announcement for communications and networking technologies including VHF data links, electronically-steered apertures, low-probability-of-detection communications, and distributed network control algorithms.

Develop advanced nuclear technologies like small modular reactors and next-generation designs that are smaller, faster to deploy, and easier to integrate into modern energy systems. This challenge seeks innovative solutions to power military installations, data centers, industrial facilities, and electric grids with reliable, carbon-free energy.

Broad Agency Announcement for naval RDT&E seeking innovative solutions in expeditionary construction, logistics-over-shore technologies, and waterfront facilities to advance warfighter capabilities in contested environments.

Technology licensing for Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs Platform enabling safe study of bacterial membranes in nanoscale format for vaccine design and antimicrobial discovery without live pathogen handling.

Technology licensing opportunity for DC Recruiter, a self-assembling peptide nanofiber platform designed to enhance broad-spectrum immune response against multiple pathogens without pathogen-specific targeting.

Market research RFI seeking industry capability to design, develop, qualify, and manufacture 100-150 turbojet engines for BQM-34S aerial target system. Navy considering OTA prototype agreements for engine development and production restart.

Strengthen small business technological competitiveness by funding state-based organizations to increase SBIR/STTR program awareness, educate businesses on requirements, and boost application submissions across all eligible companies.

Enterprise broad agency announcement defining AFRL areas of interest for innovative technologies and services across full spectrum of Air Force research laboratory needs.

NASA seeks research and education partnerships with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs to advance space exploration technologies for the Artemis program. This initiative strengthens minority-serving institutions' role in developing next-generation capabilities for lunar and deep space missions.

Navy seeks robust, high-bandwidth, long-range communications solutions for subsonic aerial targets fleet, potentially via Other Transaction Authority for emerging threat-representative capabilities.

Air Force seeks R&D support for TETRAS III (Test and Evaluation Technologies for Ranges Armaments and Spectrum) via IDIQ multiple award contract for defense systems testing and evaluation.

ONR BAA seeking innovative enabling technologies for hypersonic boost-glide vehicle systems. Open competition for R&D solutions advancing hypersonic flight vehicle capabilities and operational concepts.

NSWC Crane seeks development and prototyping of modernized D5 boxcars for safe transport of rocket motors across the U.S. The effort replaces obsolete components, improves maintainability, and delivers validated designs with complete technical documentation.

The xTech|Phantum competition seeks innovative quantum sensors, quantum clocks, and photonic technologies to enhance Army position, navigation, timing, and communications capabilities while reducing dependence on GPS and improving performance in contested environments. Winners will be eligible to submit SBIR proposals under four specialized quantum and photonics topics.

DICE develops theory and algorithms for decentralized AI agent coordination that can autonomously execute complex missions in contested environments while remaining predictable and human-controlled. It addresses the fragility of centralized systems and unpredictability of ad hoc AI compositions by leveraging self-organizing principles for scalable, resilient collective intelligence.