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Due Sep 9, 2029 · 1068 days left
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Up to $99M
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Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 44

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/bc31f8d1-feb3-4275-88ed-6e435b5854ae · Printed from grantme.click/grants/af44129d-b8c9-4012-bc5b-a953abcded38

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About this grant

“No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity announcement see SAM.gov link below". https://sam.gov/opp/7aca91ca2c5842ed9898b5226493ab85/view

Who can apply, from the official notice

For full opportunity announcement please see the referenced SAM.gov link under Additional Information below.

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  2. Aug19
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Who in Tennessee has won this program

29 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2017. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$33.9M2018
University of TennesseeTullahoma, Franklin County$17.9M2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$9.6M2018
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$5M2022
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2.2M2022
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.8M2021
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1.7M2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$980K2019
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$930K2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$897K2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$828K2020

Source: USAspending.gov. 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. 15 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe Johns Hopkins University$2M2026
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Washington CountyBioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem$1.3M2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Texas at Austin$705K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of California, Davis$228K2024
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyOhio State University, the$210K2025
The Pom Group, LLCOak Ridge, Anderson CountyUniversity of Central Florida Board of Trustees, the$195K2024
University of TennesseeTullahomaOhio State University, the$192K2023
University of TennesseeTullahoma, Franklin CountyOhio State University, the$192K2023
2Nd Order Effects LLCFairviewNational Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining$170K2026
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Southern California$165K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Southern California$165K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of California, Los Angeles$160K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program
Program number 12.800 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force · Project grant

How applications are judged

Awards decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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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

Evaluation criteria will be as specified in the solicitation announcement. Typical evaluation criteria, listed in descending order of relative importance, are as follows: (1) Overall scientific and technical merit; (2) potential contribution and relevance to DARPA mission; (3) offeror's capabilities and related experience; (4) plans and capability to accomplish technology transition; and (5) cost realism.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2025: Some examples of 2025 funded projects: ? Harnessing Dataless Neural Networks for Large-Scale Combinatorial Optimization and Signal Processing. ? Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Endurance. ? Multi-octave and narrow-linewidth 5-mW THz chip-sources for precision Rydberg sensing. ? Complex-Structured Optimization Algorithms for Non-Learning Neural Networks. ? Periodically-poled Ultrawide-bandgap Material Platform for Efficient UV Production. ? Quantum Sensing of Phonons for Enhanced Neutrino Detection. ? Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Language Modeling for Enhancing Innovation and Evaluating Research Claims. ? Protein Design with AI models of quantitative traits. ? Automated Prediction Aided by Quantized Simulators. ? Rapid Advancement for Munitions Production. ? Self-Assembling Biohybrid Robots Using Metamorphic Insect Cells and Electrically Conducting Biopolymers. ? Multiscale Stochastic Dynamics on Evolving Networks in Random Environments. ? Large-scale gene annotation through machine learning-driven data science. ? Manipulations that Instigate Strategic Complexity and Havoc to Influence Exploitable Fragility.

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