Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grants

Open Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grants

• Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER)

  Up to $33Mopen

  Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) is a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that funds research and develop...

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• DARPA SAFRON Safe and Assured Foundation Robots for Open Environments Program

  Up to $20Mopen

  DARPA's SAFRON (Safe and Assured Foundation Robots for Open Environments) program develops foundation-model-based robotic systems that can safely and ...

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• DARPA TIAMAT Transfer from Imprecise and Abstract Models to Autonomous Technologies for Sim-to-Real Autonomy

  Up to $15Mopen

  DARPA's TIAMAT (Transfer from Imprecise and Abstract Models to Autonomous Technologies) program tackles the sim-to-real transfer problem in robotics a...

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• DARPA REMA Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy for Tactical Drone Adaptation

  Up to $5.0Mopen

  DARPA's REMA (Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy) program enables warfighters to quickly adapt commercially available drones with mission-specifi...

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• DARPA Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs)

  Up to $5.0Mopen

  DARPA Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) is a funding mechanism from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that supports basic and applied R&D ...

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• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

  Up to $1.6Mopen

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This opportunity supports mission...

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• DARPA SBIR/STTR Small Business Programs

  Up to $1.5Mopen

  DARPA SBIR/STTR Small Business Programs is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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• AI Exploration (AIE) Opportunities

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  AI Exploration (AIE) Opportunities is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). AI Forward is DARPA's initiative to explore new ...

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• DARPA AI Forward Initiative for Trustworthy AI in National Security Missions

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  DARPA's AI Forward initiative explores new directions for artificial intelligence research that will result in trustworthy systems for national securi...

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• Young Faculty Award (YFA)

  Up to $500Kopen

  Young Faculty Award (YFA) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to ident...

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• DARPA Young Faculty Award

  Up to $500Kopen

  DARPA Young Faculty Award is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Supports junior faculty members in the Department of Defe...

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• SBIR: Unbiased Behavioral Discovery Platforms

  Up to $250Kopen

  SBIR: Unbiased Behavioral Discovery Platforms is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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• Expeditionary Power- and Energy-Dense Implementations (ExPEDitions) (DARPA-PS-26-118)

  Deadline: Aug 19, 2026open

  Expeditionary Power- and Energy-Dense Implementations (ExPEDitions) (DARPA-PS-26-118) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA...

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• Disruptioneering (DARPA-PA-25-07)

  Deadline: Sep 29, 2026open

  Disruptioneering (DARPA-PA-25-07) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) will issue ...

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• Disruptioneering

  Deadline: Sep 29, 2026open

  Disruptioneering is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA's Disruptioneering program issues individual 'Disruptioneeri...

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• DARPA BIO TECHNOLOGIES toolkit (BAA HR001126S0003)

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  DARPA BIO TECHNOLOGIES toolkit (BAA HR001126S0003) is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA's Biological Technologies ...

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• Biological Technologies Office-wide BAA (HR001126S0003)

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  Biological Technologies Office-wide BAA (HR001126S0003) is a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies ...

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• DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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• Broad Agency Announcement (HR001126S0003) - Biological Technologies Office (BTO)

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  Broad Agency Announcement (HR001126S0003) - Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is a grant from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tha...

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• DARPA I2O Office-Wide BAA for AI and Information Innovation

  Deadline: Nov 1, 2026open

  DARPA I2O Office-Wide BAA for AI and Information Innovation is a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that funds research into art...

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What Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funds

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How to apply for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grants

Most Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.