Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition 21

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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

[NEW] Funding Available for Launcher Closure Door Solutions | March 16, 2023 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Innovators with prototype solutions for transportable ground support with the capability to open and close Minuteman III launcher closure doors (LCD) may submit their solutions to DIU for the potential to be selected for a contract award. Submissions are due March 16.

[NEW] Opportunities Available for GIS and Analytics Innovators | March 17, 2023 | Assessment Event | SOFWERX

Innovators with geographic information systems (GIS) and social network analysis tools that enable the visualization of potential geopolitical flashpoints may submit their solutions to SOFWERX for the opportunity to showcase their work at an assessment event. USSOCOM may enter non-FAR or FAR-based agreements with innovators whose solutions are favorably evaluated at the event. Submissions are due March 17.

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.

Closing Next Month?

SBIR/STTR Grants Available to Innovators in Multiple Technology Areas | April 6, 2023 | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grants | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Innovators with the ability to develop super-resolution thermal metrology tools, to create frameworks for real-time analysis of sensory data from wearables, or to exploit sparsity in python may receive SBIR/STTR grants from DARPA. Submissions are open tomorrow, March 7 and due April 6.?

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.

[NEW] US Army xTech Pacific | April 20, 2023 | Prize Challenge | 美国军队 ?

The U.S. Army xTech Pacific competition offers eligible small businesses from Hawaii, Alaska, and Washington with innovations to help the Army operate across long distances, an opportunity to engage with the DoD, earn prize money, and advance to the xTech accelerator program. Finalists are eligible for part of $800,000 in competition prizes with the potential to advance and earn up to $250,000 in Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards or $1.9 million in Direct to Phase II SBIR awards. Submissions are due on April 20.

Further Out

$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.

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.

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.