Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Air Force is seeking optimized, lightweight optical beam control systems for airborne high-energy lasers. Proposals should focus on compact internal packaging using advanced materials, ruggedized designs, and precision assembly techniques that prioritize alignment, maintainability, and contamination resistance.

The Navy seeks a redesigned Input-Output Unit (IOU) that consolidates signal processing for naval vessels using simplified, modular hardware instead of multiple proprietary circuit cards. This modernized approach reduces lifecycle costs while maintaining continuous operation across legacy and future shipboard systems.

This SBIR Phase II effort seeks a secure, modernized Technical Data Package system with encrypted visualization, configuration management, and AI-driven analytics to protect Air and Space Force mission-critical asset data while ensuring Zero Trust compliance and seamless lifecycle management across complex platforms.

The Navy seeks an innovative cleaning solution for fouled Time Domain Reflectometer sensors that measure fuel levels on DDG 51 destroyers. The technology must restore sensor accuracy without requiring ships to cease operations or undergo costly tank maintenance, thereby improving mission readiness and fuel management reliability.

AEDC seeks a high-speed hyperspectral imaging system to simultaneously measure surface temperature and emissivity on test articles during ground testing. The solution must achieve 4000 Hz capture rates across 0-1500°F with submillimeter spatial resolution and ±10°F accuracy.

This RFP seeks mature counter-UAS technologies to detect, identify, and defeat low-altitude unmanned aircraft threatening tactical forces and infrastructure. Solutions should operate independently in denied environments without requiring permanent infrastructure, cloud connectivity, or target RF emissions.

This RFP seeks development of a standardized AI Performance Evaluation Tool to address gaps in assessing AI system reliability and trustworthiness across Air Force test and evaluation missions. The tool will provide consistent, quantifiable metrics for validating AI models' performance in sensor systems while supporting DoD Trusted AI principles and operational readiness goals.

This RFP seeks development of an affordable multi-function Ku-band radar system for high-speed airborne platforms, addressing the current shortage of cost-effective options at scale. The system must integrate imaging radar, passive direction-finding, and fuze sensing within a compact 6-inch diameter configuration while meeting demanding thermal and performance specifications.

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 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.

TAPPAS seeks compact, lightweight sensing technology for satellites that enables real-time threat detection and space domain awareness. The payload combines onboard processing with local situational assessment to support self-protection and shared tactical awareness across contested space environments.

This RFP seeks to adapt autonomous drone swarm technology with AI-driven control software to enhance self-protection and security for military aircraft and forward operating bases. Vendors should propose integrated systems demonstrating secure communications, high-altitude deployment, and autonomous ground-based perimeter defense capabilities.

RIPTIDE seeks an integrated photonic navigation system enabling autonomous swarms to maintain precise positioning across 200-300 nautical miles in GPS-denied environments. The optical mesh network must deliver sub-meter accuracy through distributed optical crosslinks, enabling coordinated operations when traditional navigation systems are unavailable or compromised.

This RFP seeks a proof-of-concept system integrating multi-source intelligence data and machine learning to detect threats and assess space operations in real-time. The solution must process non-traditional sensor data to monitor an increasingly congested orbital environment and provide commanders timely situational awareness for decision-making.

This RFP seeks scalable, cost-effective methods to manufacture large-area 2D polymer films with precise structural control. Current production techniques yield low-quality or low-yield results, limiting commercial applications; this effort aims to enable roll-to-roll processing for materials with superior properties in catalysis, energy storage, and filtration.

This RFP seeks development of ultrafast nonvolatile memory using sliding ferroelectricity in layered van der Waals materials to achieve superior speed, endurance, and energy efficiency compared to current memory technologies. The work requires multidisciplinary expertise in device design, fabrication, and characterization of atomically thin moiré structures.

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.

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.

This RFP seeks development of quantum memory systems (quantum repeaters) to extend secure quantum key distribution over long distances, addressing signal loss limitations that currently prevent widespread implementation of quantum-secured communications for Air Force digital infrastructure.

EPA Small Business Innovation Research Phase I solicitation seeking novel environmental technology solutions. Supports innovative research and development by small businesses in environmental sectors.

This RFP seeks a schema-driven decision management system with governed AI capabilities to transform complex acquisition trade studies into auditable, human-controlled decision packages. The prototype will demonstrate how agentic AI can process digital engineering data while maintaining traceability, bias detection, and decision readiness assessment.

This RFP seeks a schema-driven AI system that transforms complex acquisition decisions into auditable, traceable decision packages for ground vehicle programs. The prototype will demonstrate how agentic AI processes digital engineering data while maintaining human control, transparency, and bias awareness throughout multi-phase trade studies.

This STTR seeks bio-inspired underwater vehicle teams that leverage schooling hydrodynamics to achieve superior efficiency, range, and stealth compared to conventional designs. Proposals should demonstrate untethered UUVs (1-5 meters) reaching 4+ meters/second while minimizing acoustic signatures and optimizing cost of transport.

This RFP seeks development of a geometric amplifier for telecom applications that leverages Berry phase modulation through fiber-coupled resonators. The approach offers potential advantages over conventional gain mechanisms through reduced complexity, size, and power consumption using RF modulation.

This RFP seeks cyber deception solutions to mitigate 5G digital signature tracking threats against military and government personnel using commercial mobile networks. The technology must protect against adversary surveillance by masking cellular metadata that reveals location, device identity, and operational patterns.