DARPA DSO Office-wide BAA
Funds United States defense science ideas with high-security relevance across devices, systems, and cross-domain innovation.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) issues an annual Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement — HR001125S0013 for the current cycle — as its primary mechanism for accepting proposals for revolutionary advances in science, devices, and systems with national-security relevance. DSO occupies DARPA's most foundational research role, funding work in physics, chemi…
Foundational science and engineering enabling future defense capabilities — physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials, sensing, photonics, quantum, and emerging multidisciplinary technology areas defined in annual office refresh.
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