Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Department of Defense
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 30 days left
- Award size
- $50K – $3M
- Total available
- $28M
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25
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About this grant
Department of Army:
The Department of War (DoW) 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.
Eligibility (from the notice)
This competition is open to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering except for-profit educational institutions.
University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to participate in this competition.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 5 counties since federal FY2023 · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $25.8M | 2021 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $18.8M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $16.1M | 2026 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | $4M | 2026 |
| University Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.8M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $3.4M | 2026 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | $3.2M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $3M | 2026 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.4M | 2021 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | $984K | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $851K | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knox County | $801K | 2020 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (12.431)
Basic Scientific Research
How applications are judged
i. The overall scientific and/or technical merits of the proposal.
ii. The potential contributions of the effort to the Army mission and the extent to which the research effort will contribute to balancing the overall Army research program.
iii. The qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed PI, team leader, or other key personnel who are critical to achievement of the proposed objectives.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Not Applicable
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2018: INTERNET OF BATTLEFIELD THINGS - The overall objective is to develop the fundamental understanding of dynamically-composable, adaptive, goal-driven Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBTs) to enable predictive analytics for intelligent command and control and battlefield services.
DCIST -Develop the underpinning science to extend the reach, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness of Intelligent System/Soldier teams against dynamic threats in complex and contested environments and provide technical and operational superiority through fast, intelligent, resilient and collaborative behaviors.Fiscal Year2021: Develop Protein Crystal Polymer Hybrids; Listening to the Bioelectronic Signature of Cells; Corrosion Investigation and Modeling; Decoding Multisensory Information at Different Spatiotemporal Scales of Neuronal Resolution; Social Intelligent Agents; and Experimental Strain-Based Tissue Damage Analysis to Model Impact and Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury Scenarios.Fiscal Year2023: Example 1: Texas Tech University was awarded a grant W911NF2410035 for effort titled �Using fNIRS to Predict and Diagnose the Cause of Performance Decrements in...