Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition 98

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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

Funding Available for Data Mesh | Sept. 17, 2024 | Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Companies with solutions for data sharing and distribution that could efficiently distribute data across geographically-dispersed network enclaves; enable data sharing between different classification levels and prevent unauthorized access to data; and manage the transport and caching of data using an asynchronous publisher-subscriber (Pub/Sub) messaging system may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to receive an Other Transaction (OT) award. Submissions are due Sept. 17.

$250,000 and $2M Grants Available for AI/ML Technologies | Sept. 17, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Army

Small businesses with innovations for artificial intelligence and machine learning may submit their solutions to the Army for the opportunity to receive a $250,000 Phase I SBIR grant or a Direct to Phase II (DP2) SBIR grant. Submissions close on Sept. 17.

$250,000 and $2M Grants Available for Hybrid Electric Powertrain, Power, and Propulsion Systems Technologies | Sept. 17, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Army

Small businesses with hybrid electric powertrain, power, and propulsion systems may submit their solutions to the Army for the opportunity to receive a $250,000 Phase I SBIR grant or a Direct to Phase II (DP2) SBIR grant. Submissions close on Sept. 17.

Funding Available for Ambient Clinical Dictation Tools | Sept. 17, 2024 | Direct to Phase II (DP2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Small businesses with innovations to minimize monotonous, time-consuming provider tasks for electronic medical record documentation by transforming conversations between providers and patients into clinical notes and other Electronic Medical Record (EMR) coding documentation may submit their solutions to DHA. Submissions are due Sept. 17.

Funding Available for Tools to Diagnose Burn Wound Complications | Sept. 17, 2024 | Direct to Phase II (DP2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Small businesses with innovations to assess burn wounds for evolving immunopathogenesis, immune dysfunction, and/or pathogenic invasion within the burn lesion without requiring dressing removal may submit their solutions for the opportunity to receive funding from DHA. Submissions are due Sept. 17.

Up to $15M Available for Phase II SBIR Awardees | Sept. 18, 2024 | Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI)/Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI)?| AFWERX

Small businesses that have been awarded a Phase II SBIR contract within the last two years are eligible to apply for additional funding through the U.S. Air Force’s STRATFI/TACFI program to help them bridge the “Valley of Death'' between Phase II and Phase III.? STRATFI/TACFI can be based on a Phase II contract from another service, however, the effort must have an Air Force end-user. Submissions close Sept. 18.

Funding Available for Host-Directed Therapeutics to Treat Viral Disease | Sept. 24, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD)

Biomedical professionals with the ability to develop broadly active host-directed therapeutics to be used as treatment for disease or as prophylactic medical countermeasures may submit their solutions to the CBD program for the opportunity to receive funding. The viral biothreat families of interest to the DoD include: Filoviruses, Togaviruses (Alphaviruses), Arenaviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Poxviruses (Orthopoxviruses), and Hantaviruses. Submissions are due Sept. 24.

Funding Available for Quantum Chemical Sensing | Sept. 24, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD)

Small businesses with the ability to develop quantum sensors to detect low concentrations of chemical threats with high specificity may submit their solutions to the CBD program . Submissions are due Sept. 24.

Closing Next Month

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.

$250,000 and $2M Grants Available for Battery Technologies | Oct. 15, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Army

Small businesses with innovations for battery technologies may submit their solutions to the Army for the opportunity to receive a $250,000 Phase I SBIR grant or a Direct to Phase II (DP2) SBIR grant. This topic is currently in pre-release. Submissions open on Sept. 10 and close on Oct. 15.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | Oct. 16, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Navy

Innovators with technologies for diesel engine compatibility or a drone radio frequency (RF)-optimized nodal element antenna system may submit their proposals for the opportunity to receive SBIR grant funding from the Navy. These topics are currently in pre-release. Submissions open on Sept. 19 and close on Oct. 16.

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | Oct. 16, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | United States Space Force

Innovators with technologies covering 22 different topic areas from space domain awareness to launch technologies may submit their proposals for the opportunity to receive SBIR grant funding from the Space Force. These topics are currently in pre-release. Submissions open on Sept. 19 and close on Oct. 16.

[NEW] $100,000 Available for AI/ML-Based Acquisition Process Improvements | Oct. 25, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | US Navy

Innovators with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions that could accelerate pre-award acquisition activities may submit their solutions to the Central Florida Tech Grove and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) for the opportunity to receive part of the $100,000 prize purse. Submissions open on Aug. 26 and close on Oct. 25.

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

Innovators with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions that could accelerate pre-award acquisition activities may submit their solutions to the Central Florida Tech Grove and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) for the opportunity to receive part of the $100,000 prize purse. Submissions are due Oct. 30.

Further Out

Funding Available for Multiple Technologies | Nov. 6, 2024 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants | United States Air Force

Innovators with solutions for 27 different topic areas including autonomous tracking, advanced materials, radar, and more may submit their technologies to the Air Force for the opportunity to receive SBIR funding. These topics are in pre-release. Submissions open on Oct. 2 and close on Nov. 6.

[NEW] $155,000 Available for AI-Automations for the Immersive Technology Planning App | Nov. 12, 2024 | Prize Challenge | United States Air Force

Innovators with the ability to build an artificial intelligence (AI) automation for the Immersive Technology Planning Application (ITPA) system that could quickly and thoroughly scan the market to identify and report on the latest immersive technology capabilities may submit their solutions to the Central Florida Tech Grove and the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) for an opportunity to win part of the $155,000 prize purse. Submissions open on Sept. 6 and close on Nov. 12.