DARPA - Defense Sciences Office · Department of Defense
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Aug 27, 2027 · 323 days left
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Sumner County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 21
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/1903b420-64ef-4f26-a4c1-c857d4de4f00 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/34d24a66-b7b7-48a3-8b68-068338a553fb
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About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct8
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Aug6
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Aug20
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Aug25
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Aug27
Deadline
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Writing the need statement? Sumner County facts with citations.
What the official notice requires
Pulled from the official notice Attachment_K_Accelerated_Contract_Award_Option_Model_Contract__Small_Business_.pdf (27 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.
Registrations you need first (1)
SAM.gov · p. 6
“To access WAWF, the Contractor shall— (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for…” Open page 6
Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
Who in Tennessee has won this program
10 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2017 · 0 in Sumner County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $33.9M | 2018 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $9.6M | 2018 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $4.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.8M | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $930K | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $828K | 2020 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $500K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | — spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 11 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Sumner County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The Johns Hopkins University | $2M | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Johns Hopkins | $678K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of California, Davis | $228K | 2024 |
| The Pom Group, LLC | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, the | $195K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | University of California Davis | $138K spent that year | 2025 |
| The Pom Group, LLC | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, the | $74K | 2023 |
| Edulis Therapeutics Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Carnegie Mellon University | $69K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $38K spent that year | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University, the | $29K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Loughborough University | — spent that year | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Research and Technology Development
Program number 12.910 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
How applications are judged
Match
None required (federal program listing).