Active Government Funding Opportunities

This RFP seeks statistical analysis of historical radiation data to develop predictive models for space system performance, enabling the Department of War to reduce costly radiation testing requirements while maintaining system survivability in space environments.

This RFP seeks event-based sensing hardware and neural network algorithms to enable independent, GPS-denied navigation for military vehicles and satellites. The technology must integrate with existing inertial systems, match GPS-level accuracy, and support real-time adaptive decision-making in dynamic environments.

Neuromorphic hardware processing enables the Missile Defense Agency to achieve low-latency, high-throughput distributed sensing and adaptive waveform generation for space and terrestrial defense systems. This technology supports real-time learning and autonomous adaptation in contested radio frequency environments.

The Missile Defense Agency is seeking miniaturized photonic and quantum technologies to enhance radar and communication systems with improved resilience and performance. Proposals should demonstrate low-power transceiver designs that integrate into modern sensor platforms while advancing common building block technologies for software-defined radios.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks to leverage existing power infrastructure with Very Large Array (VLA) technology to detect anomalies from unknown sources. This approach adds resilient detection layers to strengthen the Missile Defense System's overall capability.

This RFP seeks a software-defined flight antenna enabling secure, high-speed communications between interceptor missiles in contested environments. The system must support multiple simultaneous beams, frequency hopping, and operate across S+ to Ka bands while fitting within a 10-inch diameter constraint.

This RFP seeks advanced packaging techniques to combine high-performance commercial microelectronics with radiation-hardening capabilities, enabling Department of War and space systems to operate reliably in radiation-intensive environments while maintaining cutting-edge processing performance.

This SBIR topic seeks next-generation thermal batteries with improved energy density, power output, and miniaturization for missile defense interceptor systems. Enhanced batteries would simplify power architecture, reduce weight, and boost system performance compared to current multi-battery solutions used in platforms like the SM-3.

DARPA seeks non-volatile memory technology that reliably operates across extreme temperature ranges (-269°C to 600°C) and withstands high radiation environments. This capability addresses the "Memory Wall" bottleneck limiting high-performance computing for space, nuclear, and defense applications where current commercial memory solutions fail.

FALCON seeks to combine large language models with machine learning methods to provide domain-specific analysis of structured and unstructured data at scale. The program will develop architecture, evaluation metrics, and safeguards against hallucination while demonstrating practical application across enterprise and engineering datasets.

This SBIR seeks to develop automatic speech recognition and forecasting models that extract geopolitical early-warning signals from multilingual radio, local news, and community audio in data-sparse regions where conventional intelligence collection is limited. The approach combines online streaming ingestion with software-defined radio receivers to improve conflict prediction accuracy from roughly 80% to 90%.

The Navy seeks specialized waveguides designed to transmit RF signals reliably across X, Ku, K, and Ka frequency bands while withstanding extreme hypersonic temperatures exceeding 1,000°C. These high-precision components must maintain signal integrity and power transmission where traditional RF cables fail under severe thermal conditions.

This RFP seeks distributed AI algorithms enabling small UAS swarms to collaboratively defend areas against numerically superior enemy swarms through decentralized coordination and targeting. The solution must operate under 2 lbs compute payload and function in both permissive and denied communications environments.

This RFP seeks a new Patient Handling System (PHS) designed specifically for UH-60M aircraft to address a critical capability gap in the Army's MEDEVAC fleet. The system must fill the void created by reductions in other helicopter variants while supporting the goal of maintaining 446 operational MEDEVAC aircraft.

DoD seeks mature, affordable long-range precision strike systems deliverable in 60-90 days that cost under $500K per effect. Solutions must demonstrate production scalability and operational capability in contested environments to complement existing high-cost munitions.

Design and prototype a low-cost, standardized solid rocket motor booster for containerized munitions using simple, non-exotic materials and automated manufacturing. The solution decouples propulsion from payloads, reducing production bottlenecks across the defense industrial base.

DoD seeks a prototype high-voltage firing device with firmware compatibility across existing low-voltage systems. This addresses a critical safety gap for warfighters by enabling safer detonation alternatives while maintaining operational interoperability.

Naval Postgraduate School is hosting a reverse pitch event showcasing five breakthrough technologies including 3D-printed artificial muscles, AI optimization software, advanced UAV imaging, marine safety sensors, and low-power data transfer protocols. Industry and investors are invited to explore commercialization opportunities across robotics, defense, autonomous systems, and IoT markets.

Develop accelerated construction methods and cyber-hardened building infrastructure to rapidly modernize secure simulator facilities at Nellis AFB while maintaining security accreditation. The solution must enable scalable, repeatable campus expansion as new aircraft platforms join the Joint Simulator Environment.

Mondelez seeks predictive foodomics solutions combining analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, and machine learning to forecast how ingredient composition affects flavor and sensory perception. This accelerates product development by replacing iterative testing with data-driven formulation predictions.

DoD seeks to retrofit a commercial autonomous vehicle system onto a rollback retriever truck to safely navigate mixed depot roads and autonomously execute forklift dispatch-recovery cycles, reducing crew requirements from three personnel to zero drivers.

VISN 8 Veterans Affairs procurement for a positive patient identification system to improve healthcare operations.

Coast Guard seeks prototype digital transformation solutions integrating training, knowledge management, and community platforms to accelerate workforce adoption of digital tools and methods. The effort validates scalable people-focused models that improve data fluency, reduce adoption barriers, and strengthen mission-focused decision-making across the Service.

DoD seeks an industry partner to operate an agile rapid-prototyping pipeline that scouts, vets, and transitions emerging commercial technologies—including AI/ML and advanced sensors—directly to warfighters. This addresses critical capability gaps in multi-domain operations and persistent intelligence collection.

State Department INL procurement of counter-UAS antenna supplies for the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.