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No. NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001 · Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$50,000 – $7,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Nov 6, 2026
Posted
Jul 29, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The program funds accredited U.S. colleges and universities to buy major research equipment or instrumentation for research and research-related education in areas of interest to the Department of War. For-profit educational institutions and federally funded research and development centers are not eligible, and university affiliated research centers are eligible. Typical awards are $50,000 to $3,000,000, with about $28 million estimated to be available for 12 months; awards may include a no-cost extension of up to 12 additional months. No cost sharing or matching is required, though voluntary cost sharing is allowed, and there is no geographic restriction stated.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Official description from grants.gov

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation. For-profit organizations are not eligible for DURIP funding.

Who can apply

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (12.800), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 243 $150,000 $107,646 – $293,338
FY 2025 454 $200,000 $100,000 – $368,221
FY 2024 469 $300,000 $150,000 – $500,000
FY 2023 889 — —
FY 2022 627 — —
FY 2021 586 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $50,000 – $7,000,000.

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 3,268 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Nonprofit (85), Business (14), Higher education (1) of 3,268 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (117) · NY (54) · TX (36) · FL (30) · OH (28)
Largest recent awards
  1. ADVANCED ROBOTICS FOR MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE $25,947,714 · FY 2025
  2. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE $17,877,600 · FY 2024
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $14,461,537 · FY 2024
  4. CINCINNATI UNIV OF $9,941,902 · FY 2024
  5. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN $5,100,000 · FY 2024

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 30, 2026