Active Government Funding Opportunities

Broad Agency Announcement for optical radiation bioeffects and safety research. Seeks novel solutions for understanding and mitigating effects of optical radiation on human performance and health.

Develop novel therapeutics and diagnostic tools to prevent, treat, or detect tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. This program funds R&D to address a significant public health threat through innovative medical countermeasures.

Accelerate cancer treatment breakthroughs through clinical trials testing new drugs, devices, and emerging therapies. This award funds rapid-cycle trials from proof-of-concept to phase III, addressing the urgent need to translate promising cancer interventions into patient care.

DoD seeks innovative, high-risk cancer research concepts to advance treatment options and patient outcomes for Service Members and military beneficiaries. Preliminary data not required; creative thinking and untested ideas addressing unmet clinical needs are prioritized.

Mature cancer research with near-term clinical impact for military health systems. Supports studies including clinical trials addressing congressionally directed priorities in oncology.

This STTR seeks a scalable modeling tool to predict frontal polymerization curing characteristics—including front velocity, temperature, and mechanical effects like warpage—across multiple initiation methods and geometries. The solution addresses computational limitations in current simulations while enabling faster composite manufacturing and repair applications.

This RFP seeks wide-field optical tracking systems to monitor the growing density of low-earth orbit constellations and debris that overwhelm current radar infrastructure. Solutions must use commercial components and software-defined sensors capable of tracking objects from 10cm to 1cm in size with near-real-time data dissemination.

This RFP seeks software and firmware modifications to enable heterogeneous RF systems to communicate and synchronize across distributed networks. The proposer will collaborate with a designated defense contractor to integrate multifunction capabilities into software-defined radio platforms, requiring comprehensive feasibility documentation including technical reports, test data, and performance results.

This RFP seeks swarm-based micro-robotics capable of autonomous medical assistance for battlefield casualties in mass casualty incidents. Proposed systems must demonstrate at least two capabilities—such as casualty extraction, limb stabilization, hemorrhage control, or medication delivery—while remaining portable enough for IFAK integration or drone deployment.

This SBIR seeks development of photonic-electronic integration panels that combine optical and electrical routing for multi-chip systems, addressing the need for high-density, low-cost interconnect solutions beyond current chip-to-chip capabilities. The solution must demonstrate manufacturable 3D optical routing with integrated fiber interfaces and meet specified optical link performance metrics.

DARPA seeks medical technologies designed to work interoperably across both humans and military working dogs, reducing equipment burden on combat medics. Priority innovations include species-compatible plasma products, adjustable medical devices, physiological sensors, and pharmaceuticals that eliminate the need for separate canine-specific supplies.

This SBIR seeks biological finger regeneration technology using scaffolds and bioactive proteins to restore bone, cartilage, and soft tissue function. The approach addresses critical military joint injuries and post-traumatic osteoarthritis, enabling service members to return to unrestricted duty instead of requiring permanent implants or disability.

This SBIR seeks an integrated, automated whole blood transfusion device that streamlines donor collection and recipient transfusion through complete end-to-end automation, continuous monitoring, and embedded AI. The solution addresses high failure rates and extended timelines in military field transfusions by eliminating manual steps, reducing human error, and enabling rapid blood operations in austere environments.

The Department of War seeks development of high-voltage silicon-carbide MOSFETs (>10 kV) with fast turn-on and high current density capabilities to replace complex COTS device arrays. This advancement enables more compact, efficient switching solutions for high-energy capacitor discharge applications with improved gate-driver requirements.

This RFP seeks a safe, domestic manufacturing process for norbornadiene production to replace conventional methods that rely on hazardous acetylene mixtures. The goal is achieving >500 metric tons annually at <$20/kg using advanced techniques or bio-feedstocks while reducing supply chain dependence.

This RFP seeks an innovative low-power seawater desalination device to provide naval aircrew with reliable drinking water during extended ocean survival scenarios. The solution must produce at least one gallon daily while fitting within ejection seat survival kits and operating across extreme environmental conditions with minimal physical exertion.

This STTR seeks a flexible, robot-mounted mass spectrometry system for remote chemical detection of explosives and hazardous materials from standoff distances. The innovation addresses EOD and field sampling challenges by eliminating the need for sample preparation or manual swabbing while enabling robotic manipulation in varied environmental conditions.

This RFP seeks development of synthetic alkali atom vapor density methods for quantum sensors used in atomic clocks, magnetometers, and inertial measurement. The approach aims to simplify sensor design and reduce size/weight/power requirements by maintaining stable atomic vapor density across varying environmental conditions without complex active regulation systems.

This SBIR seeks malleable, cost-effective metastructures that protect maritime communications and radar systems while withstanding salt, UV, and water damage. The solution must offer broadband frequency selectivity across multiple bands, conform to complex geometries, and outperform current expensive, manufacturing-constrained alternatives.

The Navy seeks light mitigation technology to reduce bridge lighting's negative effects on night vision and crew situational awareness during darkened operations. Solutions must comply with military human engineering standards and include adjustable work lights and display overlays that preserve crew safety without permanent modifications.

This SBIR seeks a compact, battery-operated mid-wave infrared hyperspectral camera using photonic crystal integration to enable real-time video imaging of hard-to-detect targets. The innovation addresses current systems' bulk, slow frame rates, and power consumption by delivering 500+ spectral bands at video speeds for field reconnaissance and target detection.

This RFP seeks a universal Hold-Up Battery tester with integrated low-voltage alerts for Type 1 encryption devices, reducing costly depot returns and downtime by enabling timely battery replacement monitoring and maintenance.

The Navy seeks a compact, high-gain directional sonobuoy array for enhanced anti-submarine warfare detection in deep waters. The system must fit within standard A-size deployment constraints while delivering long-range passive acoustic detection and directional sensitivity for maritime patrol aircraft operations.

Water propulsion and operator control improvements are needed for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to enhance maneuverability in surf zones and reduce operator workload. The solution must simplify the human-machine interface, improve responsiveness, and fit within strict dimensional constraints while maintaining performance in shallow-water environments.

This Phase II effort seeks to develop highly loaded grain propellant in a compact 2.75-inch form factor, addressing the need for enhanced performance in constrained propulsion applications. The innovation aims to optimize energy density while maintaining compatibility with existing rocket motor systems.