Active Government Funding Opportunities

Air Force STAR-FISH program supports fast-tracked R&D and rapid prototyping of innovative software and hardware solutions for space technology challenges.

DHS seeks biosurveillance and biological detection capabilities for early warning and threat assessment of biological hazards and pathogens.

PHMSA seeks university research on pipeline safety innovation, including AI-assisted design and leak detection, corrosion prediction and mitigation, and non-destructive inspection technologies to protect critical infrastructure.

State Department seeks FedRamp-compliant secure web browsing solutions protecting IT infrastructure from malicious cyber activity during open-source intelligence research operations.

USSOCOM seeks development of Modular Kinetic Lethal Drone (MKLD) VTOL loitering munition with recoverable, reusable design, autonomous capabilities, and modular payload integration for precision strike.

USSOCOM seeks development of Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) carbine system compatible with hypervelocity 5.56mm ammunition for extended-range precision engagement at 600+ meters.

NIH seeks development, maintenance, and distribution support for identifiers enabling replicable, reproducible, and generalizable biomedical research across research resources.

NIST seeks web portal access and economic statistics/industry trend analysis database services to support 3,000 researchers with discovery and delivery of digital research resources, journals, and publications.

This RFP seeks automated software test generation and augmentation technology to improve debloating specifications. The solution must help developers identify and remove unnecessary code dependencies while ensuring critical functionality remains intact, addressing high failure rates in current debloating transformations.

This RFP seeks development of 3D heterogeneously integrated photonic imaging sensors that stack detector, readout electronics, and optical interconnect layers to overcome copper bandwidth limitations in advanced military EO/IR focal plane arrays. The solution enables concurrent wide field-of-view, high resolution, and ultra-high frame rate imaging through innovative vertical integration and cryogenic-compatible design.

The Navy is seeking VR software that enables engineers to virtually walk through DDG-51 destroyer CAD models for design reviews. This solution would reduce costly construction errors by allowing early detection of layout issues and supporting crew training before deployment.

The Navy is seeking an innovative, modular software-defined radio system optimized for minimal size, weight, and power to integrate across multiple aircraft platforms. The open-architecture design must support diverse communication waveforms while meeting strict security and electromagnetic compatibility standards.

CHORD seeks to develop advanced debriefing tools with explainable AI analytics to help military operators understand autonomous crewed and remotely piloted aircraft decisions during post-mission review, addressing current gaps in transparency and trust for human-machine teaming in tactical operations.

This STTR seeks development of low-cost phased array antennas for small unmanned aircraft swarms to enable collaborative jamming capabilities. The technology addresses the need for affordable, scalable, and resilient jamming solutions by coordinating multiple sUAS units to focus jamming energy on specific targets more effectively than traditional high-power systems.

NASA seeks private sector partnerships in astrobiology, planetary protection, and space biology. Areas include technology development, AI/data analytics, life detection, sample analysis, and space biology research collaborations.

This RFP seeks a detection and counter-UAS system for military convoys on domestic roads, capable of identifying threatening drone operations and disrupting them through electronic warfare or precision kinetic means while minimizing civilian risk in populated areas.

The DoD seeks an AI framework generating high-fidelity, multimodal synthetic scenes for training autonomous systems and AI/ML models in realistic environments. The solution must integrate geospatial data with RF and EO/IR sensor simulations, ensuring spatial-temporal consistency and compatibility with existing tools like FLITES and Xpatch.

NSF seeks fundamental research advancing knowledge of STEM education across learning environments, broadening participation, and workforce development. Projects should generate foundational insights with potential long-term impact on educational practice across all learner groups and ages.

DoD seeks low-cost, domestically-manufactured one-way attack drones for ground forces through a $1.1B multi-phase competition. Vendors must demonstrate capable, scalable production via performance testing and manufacturing readiness evaluations.

Navy classified procurement opportunity accessible via PIEE system for Big Blue systems.

Technology licensing opportunity for Extremely Low-Resource Optical Identifier (ELROI), a solar-powered satellite beacon enabling autonomous, RF-free space object identification and space traffic management.

This SBIR seeks to develop robocasting technology for manufacturing large-format textured piezoelectric ceramic sensors with improved performance and lower production costs. The innovation addresses critical supply chain vulnerabilities in undersea sensor components while enabling performance enhancements for Navy sonar applications.

RFI for additively manufactured solid propulsion system design, development, and manufacturing for supersonic aerial target, leveraging advanced manufacturing to enhance industrial base and supply chain resilience.

NSF X-Labs Other Transaction Agreement framework for establishing full-time interdisciplinary R&D teams to develop novel platform technologies aligned with NSF Topic Announcements.

Research and development for innovative training simulation technologies, behavioral engineering, and software models to enhance Naval training systems effectiveness and reduce costs.