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Explore government contracts for innovative companies. This directory lists tenders, challenge-based contracts, pre-commercial procurement and research contracts where a public body buys a solution rather than funding a study, with the deadline, contract value and eligibility on every listing.

Showing 1-24 of 91 grants

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency logo
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DARPA DSO Disruptioneering

🇺🇸DARPA · United States

Supports rapid United States exploratory defense research through fast-distributed projects and compact delivery agreements.

DefenseAdvanced Materials+3
$250K – $2MSep'26
Department of the Navy logo
Open

NRL Broad Agency Announcement

🇺🇸Navy · United States

Supports naval research collaborations with universities, firms, and consortia for practical outcomes.

DefenseAerospace+7
Sep'26
Department of the Air Force logo
Open

AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA

🇺🇸Air Force · United States

Supports advanced functional materials research in the United States through Air Force opportunities.

Advanced MaterialsPhotonics+3
Oct'26
Department of the Air Force logo
Open

AFRL/RD HPEM Modeling and Effects BAA

🇺🇸Air Force · United States

Funds high-power electromagnetics modeling and effects research to strengthen defense science over time.

DefenseEnergy Tech+1
Dec'26
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority logo
Open

BARDA BAA (through

🇺🇸BARDA · United States

Supports teams developing countermeasure technologies for CBRN, diagnostics, and readiness-focused therapeutics through BARDA BAA.

BiotechDefense+2
Sep'28
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority logo
Open

BARDA DRIVe ImmuneChip+ (through

🇺🇸BARDA · United States

Supports creators of immune-enabled organ-on-chip systems and biosensing manufacturing for critical health technology challenges.

BiotechMedtech+1
Sep'28
Department of the Air Force logo
Open

AFRL/RD Tactical BAA

🇺🇸Air Force · United States

Funds directed energy development from early concept through advanced demonstration in defense applications.

DefenseEnergy Tech+2
Nov'28
AFRL Munitions Directorate (RW) / Air Warfare Directorate logo
Open

Air Dominance BAA

🇺🇸AFRL/RW · United States

Funds air dominance innovation in sensing, autonomy, and engagement systems for national security priorities.

DefenseAerospace+4
$750MOct'29
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority logo
Open

Project BioShield Procurement

🇺🇸BARDA · United States

Administers late-stage medical countermeasure development with United States government procurement pathways for strategic stockpile readiness.

BiotechMedtech
$10M – $500M
Department of the Air Force logo
Open

AFRL/RD DETER ARA

🇺🇸Air Force · United States

Supports directed energy concept teams through AFRL DETER by backing proposals in an open pathway model.

DefenseEnergy Tech+2
AFWERX logo
Open

AFWERX Open Topic SBIR/STTR

🇺🇸AFWERX · United States

Offers AFWERX open topic support for United States small businesses with dual use ideas through an always open route.

AerospaceAI+5
$75K – $2M
AFWERX logo
Open

AFWERX SpaceWERX STRATFI Space

🇺🇸AFWERX · United States

Supports Space Force technology graduates with matching investment for private sector scale-up.

AerospaceAI+3
$3M – $15M
Department of Defence Australia logo
Open

ASCA Innovation Incubation — Pitch Days & Challenges

🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia

Supports Australian innovators with incubation and challenge programs for AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.

AICybersecurity+6
Department of Defence Australia logo
Open

ASCA Missions — Active Call-Outs

🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia

Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

AerospaceAI+6
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority logo
Open

BARDA Accelerator Network — Proof-of-Concept Funding

🇺🇸BARDA · United States

Supports United States health-security teams with early milestone-based funding for proof-of-concept countermeasure work.

BiotechMedtech+1
$50K – $200K
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority logo
Open

BARDA RRPV — Member

🇺🇸BARDA · United States

Supports members of dedicated consortiums to pursue medical countermeasure proposals through BARDA rapid response partnership pathways.

BiotechDefense+1
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency logo
Open

DARPA ERIS (Expedited Research Implementation Series)

🇺🇸DARPA · United States

Backs research teams and institutions for DARPA ERIS in defense innovation, biotechnology, and medical technology.

DefenseBiotech+3
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory logo
Open

DASA Open Call — Defence Rapid Impact (Phase 2)

🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom

Helps research teams and institutions for DASA Defence Rapid Impact in defense innovation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

DefenseAI+7
£100K – £350K
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory logo
Open

DASA Open Call — Emerging Innovations (Phase 1)

🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom

Offers research teams and institutions for DASA Emerging Innovations in defense innovation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

DefenseAI+7
£50K – £100K
Ministry of Defence logo
Open

Defence Innovation Fund

🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom defence startups with rapid MoD contract opportunities in autonomy, robotics, and control systems.

DefenseAI+4
£100K – £350K
DHS Science and Technology Directorate logo
Open

DHS SBIR Phase II (invite-only)

🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States

Supports small businesses in the United States advancing proven homeland security prototypes in a second-stage federal programme.

CybersecurityDefense+4
$1M – $1.5M
DHS — Department of Homeland Security logo
Open

DHS SVIP

🇺🇸DHS · United States

Invests research teams and institutions for DHS SVIP OTA initiatives in cybersecurity, defense innovation, and artificial intelligence.

CybersecurityDefense+5
$200K – $2M
DHS Science and Technology Directorate logo
Open

DHS SVIP — Topic

🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States

Supports security innovation through topic-led projects that advance practical deployment of public safety technologies.

CybersecurityDefense+6
$2M
Defense Innovation Unit logo
Open

DIU CSO — Prototype Contract

🇺🇸DIU · United States

Provides research teams and institutions for DIU CSO Prototype Contract in artificial intelligence, defense innovation, and cybersecurity.

AIDefense+5

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