ARO Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

ARO Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) sits within the US Army Research Office and is part of the tri-service DURIP effort run with ONR and AFOSR under OUSD(R&E). It supports accredited U.S. institutions of higher education that need major research equipment and instrumentation for work in areas important to national defense. The Army DURIP slice uses grant funding, follows an annual solicitation cycle, and offers one-year awards from $50,000 to $3,000,000. The broader FY26 program is listed at about $34 million with roughly 95 awards anticipated across the Department of Defense. Eligibility is narrow: accredited U.S. institutions only, with for-profit applicants explicitly ineligible. The program fits universities that need to expand research capacity through hardware rather than operating support. Strong proposals will show how the requested equipment strengthens lab capability, improves the training of scientists and engineers, and advances defense-relevant basic research. Because the competition is annual and institution-only, the clearest submissions are those with a direct instrumentation need and a credible research use case.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.