Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition 19

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Note: opportunities are arranged in each category by submission date deadline, meaning the newest opportunities may appear at the bottom of each section. Search [NEW] to discover the most recent additions.

Closing This Month

Funding Available for Drag Reduction for Legacy Aircraft | Feb. 28, 2023 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Innovators with solutions to reduce fuel consumption through aircraft and control surface drag reduction may submit their solutions to DIU for the potential to be selected for a contract award. Submissions are due Feb. 28.

Next Month

$530,000 in Prizes Available to Eligible International Innovators | March 2, 2023 | Prize Challenge | 美国军队 xTech

Eligible international small- and medium-sized businesses and academic institutions with advanced manufacturing and materials innovations have an opportunity to engage with the DoD, win part of a $530,000 prize purse, and potentially participate in the xTech accelerator program through the U.S. Army’s xTech|International program. Submissions are due March 2.

[NEW] Funding Available for the Digital Engineering and Manufacture of Composite Structures | March 3, 2023 |? Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Innovators with solutions to digitize data monitoring, engineering, and manufacturing of composite structures may submit their prototype solutions to DIU for the potential to be selected for a contract award. Submissions are due March. 3.

SBIR/STTR Grants Available to Innovators in Multiple Technology Areas | March 7, 2023 | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grants | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Innovators with technologies for integrating sets of commodity devices, creating synthetic data sets, or building prototypes of metamaterial antennae may receive SBIR/STTR grants from DARPA. Submissions are due March 7.?

SBIR/STTR Opportunities Available from Multiple DoD Agencies | March 8, 2023 | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grants | United States Department of Defense

Innovators with scientific or technological solutions that address a range of challenges facing the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Defense Health Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Microelectronics Activity, or Missile Defense Agency may receive SBIR/STTR grants. Submissions are due March 8.?

Opportunities Available to Environmental Technology Innovators | March 21, 2023 | Broad Agency Announcement | Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NEXWC)

Innovators in the field of environmental science may submit research covering technology and methods to improve the environmental impact of U.S. Navy operations. Selected abstracts may receive requests for full proposals. Submissions are due March 21.

Funding Available for Research Supporting Social Media Narrative Monitoring | March 23, 2023 | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grant | United States Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM )

Innovators able to develop applied research to support the detection, tracking, and differentiation of narratives on social media may submit proposals for the potential to receive Phase I SBIR/STTR grants. Submissions are due March 23.

Opportunities Available to Contested Logistics Innovators | March 31, 2023 | Open Call for Whitepapers | 美国军队

Innovators with technologies with applications for network and joint contested logistics that address topics like management of autonomous systems, erosion control, reconnaissance, concealment and maneuver under persistent surveillance, defense against electromagnetic warfare, and defense against precision munitions may submit whitepapers for the chance to participate in demonstrations and the potential for follow-on opportunities with the U.S. Army. Submissions are due March 31.

Further Out

Opportunities Available to Biotech Innovators | April 20, 2023 | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Innovators in the field of biotechnology may submit research covering topics including human performance; materials, sensors, and processing; ecosystem and environment; biosecurity and biosafety; and biomedicine and biodefense to receive funding from DARPA. Innovators with selected abstracts may receive requests for full proposals. Submissions are due April 20.

$75,000 Available to Computer Science Innovators | May 1, 2023 | Prize Challenge | National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) & National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Computer science innovators with solutions for the generation of synthetic (SynGen) training data for computer vision (CV) algorithms may be awarded $75,000 and have the potential for follow-on opportunities with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Submissions are due May 1.

Funding Available for Adaptive Warfighting Architectures | June 2, 2023 | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Innovators with technologies that support warfighters, making their jobs easier and safer through improvements to data analytics and process improvement; sensing and tracking; precision; survivability; communications; operations management; testing; modeling and simulation; and more may be eligible to receive awards from DARPA. Submissions are due June 2.

[NEW] Submit White Papers to Innovate Marine Corps Technology | Sept. 30, 2023 | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL)

Innovators with technologies to support the mission of the Marine Corps may submit white papers for the opportunity to receive funding from MCWL. Submissions are due Sept. 30.

[NEW] Opportunities Available for Innovators in Multiple Fields | Nov. 19, 2027 | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL)

Innovators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields may submit proposals for basic and applied research for the opportunity to receive funding from DEVCOM ARL. Submissions are due Nov. 19, 2027.