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Funds Department of Defense, the United States department managing defence science, manufacturing, and technology transition portfolios.

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Key stats
Annual funding$2B
Programs21
Active grants5
Total grants12
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) — operationally renamed 'Department of War' (DoW) under the current administration, though the legal/statutory name remains DoD pending Congressional amendment — is the largest federal funder of defense R&D, advanced manufacturing, and technology transition. Its $841.4 billion national defense budget spans 3.4 million service members and civilians across 4,800 …

Programs & grants under this funder
APFIT — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies

Helps APFIT Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies for Procurement bridge funding of .

1 grant
APFIT-1 — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies
Between cycles
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OSD ManTech — Defense Manufacturing Technology Program

Helps OSD ManTech Defense Manufacturing Technology Program for DoD advanced manufacturing scientific advancement delivered.

1 grant
OSD ManTech / MII Project Calls
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RISE — Rapid Integrated Scalable Enterprise (formerly Rapid Innovation Fund)

Helps RISE Rapid Integrated Scalable Enterprise for small businesses to insert innovative technologies into DoD acquisition programs.

DoD SBIR/STTR Umbrella Program

Helps DoD and Umbrella Program for DoD-wide and funding across components.

1 grant
DoD SBIR/STTR
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Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI)

Funds bilateral collaborations between United States universities and partner nations on defence topics.

Defense Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)

Funds research capacity in universities in underrepresented states through mentorship and collaboration support.

DoW HBCU/MI Program

Supports historically underrepresented colleges and universities through capacity-building and centres of excellence.

Laboratory University Collaboration Initiative (LUCI)

Connects United States defence scientists with university researchers for collaborative studies.

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

Funds multi-team university projects combining disciplines for defence knowledge creation and transfer.

DoW SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research)

Funds small businesses in the United States. on mission topics through non-dilutive technical contracts.

1 grant
DoW SBIR — Open Topics
Between cycles
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DoW STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer)

Funds partnerships between United States. small businesses and universities on mission-focused national security problems.

1 grant
DoW STTR — Open Topics
Between cycles
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Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF)

Funds distinguished faculty fellowships for advanced individual research in defence science.

Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)

Funds research at the Air Force Academy that also serves cadet learning, faculty development or the Air Force's mission.

1 grant
Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)
Between cycles
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Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)

Funds geospatial-intelligence science and technology proposals, but only against specific Topic Calls opened inside this standing announcement.

1 grant
Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
Open
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Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants

Funds security cooperation and irregular warfare research through DSCU's two open, standing tracks for researchers of any kind.

1 grant
Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants
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National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI)

Funds Mississippi State University alone to build a defense center studying narratives, with no other applicant considered.

1 grant
National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI)
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DoD SBIR Phase I

Funds United States small businesses with defense-focused early research contracts through Department of Defense innovation pathways.

DoD SBIR Phase II

Funds United States defense teams with DoD support for maturing prototypes into deployable systems.

Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA

Funds one fixed-price survey of young salmon in a Washington inlet, open only to existing conservation-research partners in two regions.

1 grant
Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA
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Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (CIBW) Prey, Salmon Productivity Monitoring at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).

Funds long-term salmon and beluga-whale-prey monitoring at an Alaska military base, starting from a brief statement of interest.

1 grant
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (CIBW) Prey, Salmon Productivity Monitoring at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).
Closed
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ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Funds civil, structural, materials and environmental research across the Army's engineering labs, continuously open with no real dollar ceiling on record.

1 grant
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
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