Active Government Funding Opportunities

This RFP seeks autonomous leader-follower UAS formation technology enabling single operators to manage multiple coordinated aircraft while reducing workload and enhancing mission resilience. Solutions should incorporate AI-based control, resilient mesh communications, and adaptive algorithms for contested and GPS-denied environments.

The Air Force seeks Runtime Assured Autonomy (RTAA) technology to continuously monitor and safeguard autonomous unmanned systems when radio communications fail or operator workload is saturated. RTAA detects autonomy faults and activates recovery protocols to ensure safe flight and mission success in complex battle scenarios.

Sources sought for scientific evidence evaluation and knowledge integration in translational toxicology. NIH seeking small business capabilities for evidence synthesis and AI-driven toxicology research support.

Earth Venture Orbital (EVO-1) solicitation for innovative, PI-led Earth observation investigations in low Earth orbit. Community announcement seeking novel science mission concepts with cost-capped investigations.

FAA ten-year research BAA covering aviation structural integrity, pavement assessment, fatigue testing, and advanced aerospace research topics across multiple technical areas.

Army aviation and missile R&D BAA seeking competitive research proposals for defense technology advancement across multiple technical focus areas.

ESTCP seeks innovative, cost-effective demonstration projects addressing military energy security, infrastructure resilience, and sustainment challenges with approximately $8 million total funding.

Support state agencies in implementing conservation programs for endangered and threatened marine species under the Endangered Species Act. Funding covers management efforts, scientific research, and public education to aid species recovery.

ERDC broad agency announcement for R&D in hydraulics, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, remote sensing, materials science, and military infrastructure innovation across multiple laboratory centers.

The Navy seeks an innovative waste heat recovery system to capture thermal energy from LM 2500 engine exhaust and convert it to electrical power, reducing fuel consumption and emissions while operating within strict DDG 51 Class constraints on space, weight, and radar signature.

Spaceport and launch assessment study providing technical services for partner nation satellite launch capability development, including facility design and mission assurance processes.

Navy requires annual software maintenance for CSI cloud sign-in license management and technical support services.

NASA SBIR Phase I appendix 26B second solicitation for small business Phase I R&D proposals addressing technical research topics in space and aeronautics domains.

NASA STTR Phase I appendix 26B soliciting small business technology transfer research and development proposals with academic/research institution partnerships.

NASA SBIR Phase I appendix 26A soliciting small business R&D proposals for Phase I innovation projects across nine technical research topics.

Idaho National Laboratory licensing for anisotropic additive manufacturing optimization technology creating material property databases for 3D printed parts design and prediction.

Los Alamos platinum-free hydrogen catalyst technology using earth-abundant nickel-molybdenum-phosphide for high-performance anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers.

NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 BAA for small business R&D and technology transfer projects in Phase I and II with multiple release cycles.

Air Force seeks innovative Next Generation Aircraft Protection technologies across four capability areas: system architecture, sensing, processing, and countermeasures with modular open architecture design.

Los Alamos technology licensing for selective metal separation using tunable chemistry to replace complex solvent extraction for actinides, lanthanides, and rare earth elements.

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

Brookhaven Science Associates sources sought for large language model foundational model alignment R&D services to advance AI capabilities.

Air Force five-year closed BAA seeking R&D solutions for airbase systems including timber products, automated heavy machinery, and PFAS destruction technologies.

ARO and NSA LPS Qubit Collaboratory seeks disruptive quantum computing and sensing research with collaborative partnerships, workforce development, and transformative qubit technology advancement.

Idaho National Laboratory licensing opportunity for electrochemical rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash using electricity-driven selective extraction technology.