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IARPA Emerging Technology Accelerator (ETA)

Supports transition of emerging technologies into intelligence capabilities through agile development and practical prototyping pathways.

IARPA's Emerging Technology Accelerator is the agency's 2026 program framework for moving high-risk research toward intelligence-community use on a compressed schedule. IARPA sits within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, while ETA is administered under the US Department of the Interior through solicitation DOI-ETA-FY26-30. The framework is meant to bridge the gap between emergin…

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Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.iarpa.gov