Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition 87

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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

$2M Available for Software-Defined Radio Heads | July 2, 2024 | Direct to Phase II (DP2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | 美国军队

Innovators with radio-agnostic software-defined radio heads that would enable users to rapidly adapt their radio carrier frequency may submit solutions to the Army to receive up to $2 million in DP2 SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 2.

?$250,000 Available for Mobile Corrosion Mitigation Solution | July 2, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | U.S. Army

Innovators with the ability to create a ruggedized mobile unit to address corrosion in the field – specifically one that supports the use of laser ablation, the application of preventative coating (primer, polyurea, topcoat), cold spray, plasma blast, welding, and sanders and blasters – may submit their solutions to the Army for the opportunity to receive up to $250,000 in SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 2.

?$2M Available for Miniaturization of Hyperspectral Sensors | July 2, 2024 | Direct to Phase II (DP2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | U.S. Army

Innovators with the ability to miniaturize hyperspectral sensors for use on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) may submit their solutions to the Army to receive up to $2 million in DP2 SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 2.

?$2M Available for Miniaturized Mission Processor for Hyperspectral Applications | July 2, 2024 | Direct to Phase II (DP2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | U.S. Army

Innovators with the ability to create a small high-performance computer for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)-integrated hyperspectral imaging (HSI) may submit their solutions to the Army to receive up to $2 million in DP2 SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 2.

?Funding Available for Novel Atmospheric Water Extraction Technologies | July 2, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | DARPA

Innovators with the ability to develop energy efficient, novel atmospheric water extraction (AWE) technologies that produce potable water may submit their solutions to DARPA for the opportunity to receive SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 2.

?Funding Available for Novel 5G Open RAN (Radio Access Networks) xApps and rApps | July 9, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))

Innovators with the ability to develop and demonstrate xApps and/or rApps that could provide detailed insights into network performance and security metrics may submit their solutions to OUSD (R&E) for the opportunity to receive SBIR funding. Submissions are due July 9.

Win Part of $125,000 for Spectrum Sensing Solutions | July 8, 2024 | Prize Challenge | NSIN and Air Force Research Laboratory

Innovators may submit solutions for identifying capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) and advancing signal processing technologies to enhance spectrum sensing and situational awareness to win part of a $125,000 prize pool in the NSIN Presents: RF Spectrum Sharing Challenge, held in partnership with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Submissions are due July 8.

[NEW] Funding Available for Opportunistic, Resilient & Innovative Expeditionary Network Topology | July 19, 2024 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Companies with communications equipment that could ensure connectivity across a heterogeneous swarm of multi-domain autonomous platforms may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to to receive an other transaction (OT) award. Submissions are due July 19.

[NEW] Funding Available for Autonomous Collaborative Teaming | July 19, 2024 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit

Companies with ability to lead an agile development activity, including the creation, design, development, demonstration and deployment of large scale distributed autonomy solutions that could coordinate hundreds or thousands of unmanned assets in a shared environment, particularly when navigation and communications are disrupted or denied, may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to to receive an other transaction (OT) award. Submissions are due July 19.

[NEW]$17,500 Available in Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC) 2024 | July 22, 2024 | Prize Challenge | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ?

Innovators with the ability to create a robotic control software to enable industrial robots on the shop floors to be more productive and more autonomous may submit their solutions to NIST for the opportunity to win part of the $17,500 prize pool. Qualifying submissions are due July 22.?

$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.

[NEW] Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | July 30, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | U.S. Army

Innovators with technologies covering 20 different topic areas from computer vision to advanced materials may submit their proposals for the opportunity to receive SBIR grant funding from the Army. Submissions are due July 30.

Closing Next Month

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.

Further Out

$125,000 Available to Students for Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Solutions | Sept. 8, 2024 | Prize Challenge | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)

Student innovators with the ability to develop mathematical models and software algorithms to assess cyber resiliency and evaluate a system’s architecture, defined functions, hardware and software needs, known cyber vulnerabilities, and the effectiveness of its defensive capabilities against cyber attack from one or more advanced persistent threats (APTs.) may submit their solutions to NSWCDD for the opportunity to win part of $125,000. Submissions are due Sept. 8.

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.

Technology Commercialization Fund Open Voucher Call | Oct. 3, 2024 | Open Call | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Innovators interested in receiving technical assistance from researchers at DOE National Laboratories may apply for $2.1 million in vouchers valid for testing and validation, use of specialized equipment and software, simulation and modeling, consulting, and more. Submissions are due Oct. 3.

$139,500 Available to HBCU Students | Oct. 30, 2024 | Prize Challenge | U.S. Army xTech

Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) may submit their solutions for autonomy and power and energy to the U.S. Army xTechHBCU Student competition for the opportunity to receive part of the cash prize, engage with the Do, participate in an accelerator program, and potentially develop a prototype of their innovative idea. Submissions are due Oct. 30.