Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

grants.gov listing

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

Award range: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Application deadline: Aug 27, 2027
Posted: Aug 28, 2026
Last verified: 5 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Official description from grants.gov

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals which investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

Who can apply

Others

Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 12.910 · Research and Technology Development

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (12.910), not just this notice.

Fiscal year	Awards	Median award	Middle half
FY 2026 (so far)	35	$542,857	$319,904 – $776,203
FY 2025	60	$500,000	$495,065 – $1,704,216
FY 2024	105	$1,257,100	$500,000 – $3,999,559
FY 2023	102	$849,674	$499,864 – $3,364,052
FY 2022	76	$860,611	$499,830 – $2,475,588
FY 2021	83	$500,000	$397,018 – $2,071,579

Who wins it Higher education (87), Business (4), Nonprofit (3) of 461 awards — categories can overlap.

Top states CA (78) · MA (48) · NY (33) · PA (24) · FL (13)

Largest recent awards

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY $84,554,520 · FY 2021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $24,183,802 · FY 2024
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $22,201,894 · FY 2021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $19,057,788 · FY 2021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA $17,807,271 · FY 2021

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 31, 2026