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IARPA DECIPHER

IARPA DECIPHER

Funds United States teams building multilingual language tools for difficult intelligence vocabulary and specialised terminology.

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DECIPHER is a research program administered by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a U.S. agency within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The program operates under IARPA's Emerging Technology Accelerator (ETA) framework and targets a specific failure mode in intelligence analysis: the inability of standard translation and natural language proces…

Capabilities to detect and define specialized language — including acronyms, coded language, and emergent slang — across diverse multilingual text collections for intelligence community applications.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.6 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Other Transaction (OT)
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 29 Jun 2026Source: defencescienceinstitute.com