ARO Core BAA — Single Investigator
Offers core basic research grants across physical, engineering, and information science domains in the Army.
The Army Research Office Core Broad Agency Announcement (W911NF-23-S-0001, Amendment 4, January 2025) is ARO's primary vehicle for funding extramural basic research at universities, nonprofits, and industry. ARO, headquartered at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was founded in 1951 and serves as the Army's front door to the university research community — its funded portfolio has contribute…
Physical Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences); Engineering Sciences (Mechanical, Electronics, Materials, Earth); Information Sciences (Computing, Mathematics, Networks). Focus on 10 Essential Research Programs (ERPs) including AIMM, EOT, FREEDOM, HAT, LRDCE, PSPDET, QIS-PNT, SAMM, TRANSFORME, VICTOR.
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