Active Government Funding Opportunities

DARPA IPTO seeks revolutionary research ideas in information processing and computing that fall outside current programs. Proposals should address novel technical challenges with potential defense and national security applications.

This DoD breast cancer clinical research extension award funds continued investigation into breast cancer detection, treatment, or prevention strategies. The opportunity supports scientific research to advance clinical outcomes and military healthcare capabilities.

The DoD seeks breakthrough research on breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment through competitive awards. This opportunity funds innovative scientific studies to advance military health and benefit the broader cancer research community.

Air Force BAA solicits innovative R&D for advanced cost estimating, data analytics, and decision-support capabilities to improve acquisition cost estimates and budget trade-space analysis for Strategy, Planning, Programming, and Budgeting decisions.

NIH seeks sources for automated social media monitoring and data collection platform capable of extracting millions of text, image, and video records from Instagram, Facebook, and X for AI/ML and food/nutrition research analysis.

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center seeks a four-month feasibility study to validate adaptation of patented high-efficiency magnetic field design for managing complex physical system dynamics optimization.

DDG destroyer backfit modernization technology refresh installation for multiple Navy ships. Standard naval vessel modernization and equipment installation services.

This DoD funding supports high-risk, hypothesis-driven research to discover new ALS drugs and therapies. Applications emphasizing novel approaches can succeed without preliminary data, enabling bold therapeutic innovation.

NASA seeks multi-institutional research teams to advance lunar science and exploration through the SSERVI program, focusing on understanding the Moon's environment to enable human Artemis missions and inform future Mars exploration strategies.

Healthcare IT software procurement for specimen barcode tracking and laboratory management at Iowa City VA facility. Limited details available; appears to be standard software acquisition.

USDA seeks market research for a national establishment-level business dataset covering 1990-2025, including microdata on employment, ownership, relocation history, and industry classification to support agricultural policy analysis.

Army seeks market research for WISDOM system—an enterprise scheduling and decision-support platform to modernize White Sands Test Center operations through automated workflow, resource management, and conflict detection capabilities.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks quotes for a tabletop maskless aligner system with advanced lithography capabilities for precision photoresist patterning and microelectronics R&D applications.

Navigation receiver maintenance and support for B-1B Lancer bomber aircraft, including commissioning, testing, and OEM technical services.

NASA seeks research proposals on hydrosphere science to advance understanding of Earth's water systems and their interactions with climate. This competitive grant program supports innovative studies addressing critical water cycle challenges through dual anonymous peer review.

Globus High Assurance Subscription service for NASA, providing secure data management and collaboration capabilities for space science missions and research operations.

NASA partnership proposal for Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to complete GeoCarb instrument integration, spacecraft development, launch operations, and data sharing with commercial partners for atmospheric remote sensing.

Patient observation and monitoring system for hospital inpatient settings designed to support clinical staff compliance with patient safety checks across multiple care environments.

DARPA seeks autonomous systems capable of detecting casualties and chemical toxidromes in contaminated mass casualty environments where human responders face hazardous conditions. The technology must locate injuries, recommend triage priorities, and deliver initial treatments to improve survival rates when rapid medical response is critical.

This SBIR seeks an autonomous "ICU-in-a-Box" platform integrating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with multi-organ support capabilities to provide sustained resuscitative care for combat casualties in austere environments where evacuation delays extend beyond initial trauma phases. The system would automate critical functions including oxygenation, cardiovascular stabilization, and renal support to address preventable deaths from severe hemorrhage and subsequent organ failure.

This RFP seeks development of room-temperature infrared and terahertz sensing devices using non-toxic, supply-chain-secure materials to replace cryogenically-cooled systems. The technology targets fast, low-power detection for hypersonic threats and drone detection without the toxicity and cooling requirements of current military sensor platforms.

This RFP seeks a portable solar-powered methanol synthesis system that converts sunlight, water, and atmospheric CO2 into fuel for remote military operations. The 90-lb, briefcase-sized device must generate ≥0.5L methanol hourly to power small tactical units operating independently from supply lines.

CORPS seeks software that predicts casualty streams and optimizes medical response decisions in austere, communications-limited environments. The solution must evaluate response options against tactical constraints using sparse data, while integrating with both DoD and civilian infrastructure.

The Navy seeks innovative manufacturing processes to produce IR-transparent composite ceramics with nanoscale microstructures and minimal porosity at production scale. This enables advanced infrared aperture components that maintain optical clarity and mechanical strength under extreme thermal conditions.

This RFP seeks architected energy-dissipating materials that combine rigid strength with flexible conformability for enhanced warfighter protection. Teams will design and test tunable structures using geometric arrangements to optimize performance across personal protection, vehicle safety, and electronics shielding applications.