External Funding

OPPORTUNITY: Foundations of Trusted Systems

FUNDING AGENCY: DOD

AWARD AMOUNT: up to $5,000,000

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: December 4, 2028

DESCRIPTION: The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research, development, integration, test and evaluation of technologies/techniques to establish trusted foundations for hardware and software that enables secure, resilient and affordable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies (C4I and Cyber Technologies) information processing systems.

Research Areas: ● Trusted, Secure, and Resilient Computational Systems ● Trusted and Assured Software ● Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) ● AI in Trusted Systems ● Digital Engineering Model-based Analysis

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OPPORTUNITY: Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

FUNDING AGENCY: DOD

AWARD AMOUNT: Varies

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Rolling Deadline

DESCRIPTION: This is a BAA of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) paragraph 6.102(d)(2), which provides for competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to the BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the results of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984.

For purposes of this announcement, research is defined to be scientific study and experimentation directed at increasing knowledge and understanding in relation to long term national security needs. It is an enhancement to related exploratory and advanced development programs. A program should be designed to demonstrate well-defined and substantive research results, should not be overly ambitious or open-ended, and should not be a paper study that inherently requires a substantial testing effort. Any significant testing is unlikely; however, there is a possibility of experimental testing to support battle lab experiments proposed under this BAA. Programs to support Team Eglin Technology Demonstration Programs may also be considered under this BAA.

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OPPORTUNITY: Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval

FUNDING AGENCY: DOD

AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000,000 – $35,000,000

LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE: September 9, 2029

DESCRIPTION: Seeking innovative research to develop, demonstrate, integrate, test, evaluate, and deliver technologies that process and exploit multi-source, multi-domain classified, open source, non-traditional source data to improve Battlespace Awareness, derive decision quality information, and automate analysis/decision processes.

NOTE: Air Force Research Laboratory

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OPPORTUNITY: Staff Research Program – US Army Materiel Command (AMC)

FUNDING AGENCY: DOD

AWARD AMOUNT: TBD

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: June 2, 2030

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Rolling Deadline

DESCRIPTION: Abstract The ARO is soliciting proposals for Staff Research Program opportunities. The purpose of the program is to enable ARO scientific staff to maintain and expand professional competence in support of fulfilling the ARO mission through the conduct of hands-on, basic research. The staff research will be performed collaboratively with institutions external to ARO. Staff research efforts will involve scientific study directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge and scientific understanding in engineering, physical, life and information sciences, when there is an intersection with the interests and capabilities of the participating external institutions in these basic research areas.

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