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DIU Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Funds United States. companies through prototype contracts for dual-use hardware and secure transition technologies.

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The Commercial Solutions Opening is the Defense Innovation Unit’s main route for bringing commercial companies into DoD prototype work. It is a rolling solicitation path that opens specific problem statements as military customers identify them, and it spans DIU’s seven portfolios: artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber and telecom, emerging technology, energy, human systems, and space. The prog…

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

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.diu.mil