U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army
Basic Scientific Research
Key facts
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- Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) · Due Nov 6, 2026 · 30 days left
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- FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB) · Due Apr 5, 2027 · 180 days left
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- Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) · Due Apr 9, 2027 · 184 days left
- LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC) · Due Apr 30, 2027 · 205 days left
- DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH · Due Nov 20, 2027 · 409 days left
- DEVCOM ANALYSIS CENTER BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPLIED RESEARCH · Due Jan 4, 2028 · 454 days left
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- US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement · Due Feb 27, 2030 · 1239 days left
- Staff Research Program · Due Jun 2, 2030 · 1334 days left
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What it pays for
To support basic research, and enhance fundamental knowledge in the chemical, life, physical, engineering, materials, mechanical, computing, information, network, mathematical, earth, and social sciences, related to long-term national security needs. The insights gained from this research hold significant promise for advancing Army programs and operations.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants under this BAA include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e. large and small businesses). Awards will not be made to individuals.
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.
Match
Match: none required (federal program listing). This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Not Applicable
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2018: 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 year 2021: 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 year 2023: 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...
Who in Tennessee has won this program
28 awards to Tennessee groups since 2019 · 0 in Sumner County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $16M spent that year | 2025 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated | Oak Ridge | $11.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| 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 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 32 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Sumner County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of California, Los Angeles | $400K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $320K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Pennsylvania State University, the | $310K | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc | $310K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of Oklahoma | $300K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Michigan Technological University | $234K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $225K | 2026 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | President&Fellows of Harvard College | $188K | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Arizona | $169K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Pennsylvania State University, the | $147K | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Central Florida | $140K spent that year | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Harvard University | $133K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).