Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition 79

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Note: opportunities are arranged by submission date deadline, meaning the newest opportunities do not necessarily appear near the top of the document. Search [NEW] to discover the most recent additions. Please find the opportunities linked to the submission date deadlines.

Closing This Month

$1.85M Available for Digital Systems and Data Analytics for Utilities | May 7, 2024 | Prize Challenge | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Innovators with digital systems and data analytics tools that could reduce cybersecurity risks may submit solutions to the DOE’s Digitizing Utilities: Round 2 challenge for the opportunity to receive part of a $1.85 million prize purse. Submissions are due May 7.

Funding Available for Battlefield Wound Infection Diagnostics | May 14, 2024 | Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Innovators with solutions for the sampling and assessment of battlefield wounds that could detect a range of fungal and/or bacterial species to enable early medical intervention may submit their solutions to DHA for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 14.

Funding Available for Ethylene Oxide Mitigation in Sterilization Processes May 14, 2024 | Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Innovators with the ability to develop solutions to mitigate ethylene oxide after its use in the sterilization processes of medical devices may submit their solutions to DHA for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 14.

Funding Available for Medical IT Solutions for Austere Environments | May 14, 2024 | Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Innovators with the ability to develop information technology (IT) solutions to enable health care delivery (HCD), medical command and control (MEDC2), medical logistics (MEDLOG), and patient movement (PM) in austere and contested environments may submit their solutions to DHA for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 14.

Funding Available for Compact, Close-Quarters Sight | May 14, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant | U.S. Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM )

Innovators with the ability to develop a compact, close-quarters sight with multiple user-selectable and user-configurable ballistic reticles and a digital screen that the user can look and aim through may submit their solutions for the opportunity to receive funding from USSOCOM. Submissions are due May 14.?

Funding Available for Data Mesh Reference Design | May 15, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant | DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)?

Innovators with the ability to make DoD data interoperable across the department, while retaining federated control, hosting, and ownership with attribute-based access control (ABAC) and a zero-trust environment may submit their solutions to CDAO for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 15.

Funding Available for Research in Multiple Topic Areas | May 16, 2024 | Broad Agency Announcement?(BAA) | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Innovators with research that addresses one of the FBI Enterprise BAA Problem Sets and could improve artificial intelligence (AI), counterintelligence and security, mission-enhancing science and technology, or mission support capabilities may submit their research to the FBI for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 16.?

Over $600,000 Available for Scalable AI Solutions | May 17, 2024 | Prize Competition | 美国军队 xTech

U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI)-focused small businesses may share their cutting-edge solutions for automated AI risk management, testing and evaluation of AI operations pipelines, and center of mass and course of action analytics for intelligence preparation of the battlefield for the opportunity to win part of a $603,000 prize pool and to submit for Small Business Innovation Research worth up to $2 million. Submissions are due May 17.

$75,000 Available for Multi-Domain Range Scheduling Solutions | May 23, 2024 | Prize Competition | NSIN - National Security Innovation Network , Air Force 56th Range Management Office (RMO), U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)

Innovators with solutions for multi-domain range scheduling and management that could provide the DoD with a range common operating picture (COP) may submit their solutions for the opportunity to receive part of a $75,000 prize pool during the Multi-Domain Range Scheduling Challenge. Solutions will be presented in front of an audience of investors, DoD stakeholders, and more at a hybrid pitch day at the Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. Submissions are due May 23.

Win Part of $150,000 for Electronic Warfare System Technologies | May 23, 2024 | Prize Challenge | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and NSIN - National Security Innovation Network

As part of the inaugural trilateral prize challenge through AUKUS Pillar II—a defense and security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (U.S.)—DIU is launching the AUKUSElectronic Warfare Challenge to support the DoD as it develops a strategic edge against adversarial electromagnetic system (EMS) technologies. An Ask-Me-Anything will be held on April 18. Submissions are due May 23.?

[NEW] Open Call for Dual-Purpose Technologies and Solutions | May 23, 2024 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | United States Air Force

Innovators with dual-use solutions that have applications for Air Force modernization priorities including everything from advanced materials to trusted artificial intelligence (AI) may submit their commercial solutions for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due May 23.

$75,000 Available for Expeditionary Energy Solutions | May 31, 2024 | Prize Challenge | NSIN - National Security Innovation Network

Innovators with the ability to create expeditionary power capabilities for a mobile space domain awareness platform may submit their solutions to win part of $75,000 during NSIN’s Expeditionary Energy Challenge, presented in partnership with the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron (15 SPSS). Submissions are due May 31.

Closing Next Month

[NEW] Funding Available for Cyber Hunt Kits | June 6, 2024 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Innovators with the ability to prototype a mobile security operations center (SOC) that could be transported as carry-on luggage and perform cyber hunt operations may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to win an Other Transaction (OT) award. Submissions are due June 6.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | United States Air Force

Innovators with technologies covering 49 different topic areas including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, additive manufacturing, and more may submit their solutions to the Air Force for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Innovators with technologies for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) platforms, robotic end effectors, and hydrogel-based drug delivery systems may submit their solutions to DHA for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Innovators with technologies for six topic areas including advanced materials, electronics, and?information systems may submit their solutions to DLA for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Innovators with solutions for statistical or computational models to calculate neutron relative biological effectiveness or techniques to characterize dust and debris from fragment impacts on responding structures may submit their solutions to DTRA for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Innovators with technologies for nine topic areas including digital operations planning, modular sensor systems, and more may submit their solutions to MDA for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | June 12, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Navy

Innovators with technologies covering 43 different topic areas including artificial intelligence (AI), alternative navigation systems, materials and manufacturing, and more may submit their solutions to the Navy for the opportunity to receive funding. These topics are currently in pre-release. The opportunities open on May 15 and close on June 12.

Further Out

$1.7M Available for Power at Sea | July 26, 2024 | Prize Challenge | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Innovators with innovative technologies that are powered by the ocean and enable sustainable and responsible use of resources, better prediction and tracking of tropical storms, better monitoring of aquaculture, a greater understanding of the ocean’s role in climate change mitigation, and more may submit their solutions to the DOE and NOAA for the opportunity to win part of the $1,700,000 prize purse. Submissions are due July 26.

Funding Available for Non-GPS Navigation Solutions | Aug. 1, 2024 | Innovative Capabilities Opening (ICO) | AFWERX

Innovators with alternative navigation solutions for small unmanned autonomous systems (sUAS) may submit their solutions to AFWERX for the opportunity to receive awards. Solutions may leverage techniques including visual reference, inertial, timing propagation via signals, magnetic, and solar or astrological navigation, or may be based upon entirely novel techniques. Submissions are due Aug. 1.

Funding Available for Information and Communication Technologies Research | Aug. 9, 2024 | Research Announcement (RA) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Innovators with fundamental research that could enable novel information and communications technologies covering topics including high-performance, energy efficient devices; monolithic and heterogeneous integration; memory and storage; systems and architecture for distributed computing; intelligent sensing; connectivity; and cognition may submit their solutions to DARPA for the opportunity to receive funding. Submissions are due Aug. 9.

$2.25M Available for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging | Aug. 30, 2024 | Prize Challenge | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Innovators are invited to propose, design, build, and test state-of-the-art SiC packaging prototypes that advance the industry for the opportunity to receive part of $2.25 million in prizes. Submissions are due Aug. 30.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | Sept. 9, 2024 | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL)

Innovators with research that covers the topic areas of interest of ONR or MCWL (find topic areas under the “BAA” tab) may submit their proposals for the opportunity to receive funding from ONR or MCWL. Submissions are due Sept. 9.

Other Opportunities

[NEW] VERTEX Air-Ground Littoral | June 26, 2024 | Event | Army Applications Laboratory (AAL)

Innovators with solutions to enable the Army to control the air-ground littoral – the area between the ground and a few thousand feet above it – may submit applications to participate in VERXTX, a two-day symposium event. The event gives innovators the opportunity to provide market intelligence that may be used to inform decision making on everything from future warfighting concepts to government requirements. Applications are due June 26.