Below is a list of recently identified external funding opportunities from the
Department of Defense (DOD) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). These are provided by an external consulting partner. Please ensure you review each program carefully for full program/eligibility details. If anything listed here is considered a
Limited Submission Opportunity (LSO) please contact
VPRGrants@utah.edu for assistance/information on the internal selection process.
| Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Directors' Research Initiative (DRI) |
| Sponsor |
Department of Defense/Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| ID Number/Solicitation Link |
NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250001 |
| Application Due Date |
February 26, 2025 |
| Summary |
This Director’s Research Initiative NOFO will fund topics that are of interest to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, as well as areas of interest to the United States Space Force. The theme for this initiative is Energy for Agility. Discovery science is needed today to achieve the energy resources required for the future integrated employment of Air and Space Forces, for power generation and optimization, and resilience to exposure. |
| Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2025 |
| Sponsor |
Department of Defense/ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| ID Number/Solicitation Link |
DARPARA2501 |
| Application Due Date |
February 5, 2025 |
| Summary |
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. |
| Future Program Announcement: Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) |
| Sponsor |
Department of Defense/ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| ID Number/Solicitation Link |
DARPA-SN-25-27 |
| Application Due Date |
January 24, 2025 |
| Summary |
The purpose of this Special Notice (SN) is to provide public notification of additional research areas of interest to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), specifically for the contemplated forthcoming Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program. |
| Hybridizing Biology and Robotics through Integration for Deployable Systems (HyBRIDS) |
| Sponsor |
Department of Defense/ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| ID Number/Solicitation Link |
DARPA-EA-25-02-02 |
| Application Due Date |
April 7, 2025 |
| Summary |
Robotic platforms are deployed in various national security contexts, but many operational environments and applications remain out of reach for existing technologies. Despite their promise, today’s biohybrid robots typically underperform their fully synthetic counterparts and their potential as predicted from a reductionist assessment of constituents. Many systems represent enticing proofs of concept with limited practical applicability. Most remain confined to controlled laboratory settings and lack feasibility in complex real-world environments. The HyBRIDS ARC opportunity seeks ideas to address the question: How can synthetic and biological components be integrated to enable biohybrid platforms that outperform traditional robotic systems? |
| ERDC Broad Agency Announcement |
| Sponsor |
Department of Defense/Engineer Research and Development Center |
| ID Number/Solicitation Link |
W912HZ-25-BAA-01 |
| Application Due Date |
See solicitation. |
| Summary |
The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science,
telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes. This announcement is continuously open; pre-proposals may be submitted and will be reviewed at any time throughout the year. The availability of funds may limit the ability of the U.S. Government to make awards in specific areas, nevertheless pre-proposals are sought under this announcement for all research areas identified. |
