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Integrated Modeling and Population Analysis for Consequence Threat Assessments

Integrated Modeling and Population Analysis for Consequence Threat Assessments

Anticipated Release Date: TBD This Statement of Objectives (SOO) solicits proposals for the development of an agent-based synthetic population and …
Drone Incident Source Model Development

Drone Incident Source Model Development

Anticipated Release Date: TBD Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have proven to be a force multiplier and revolutionary tactical asset in …
Medical Decontamination Personnel Skin

Medical Decontamination Personnel Skin

Anticipated Release Date: Q4 2027 This opportunity requires membership in the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC). This Consortium releases numerous …
Draft SOO: Operationalizing Novel Technologies for Advanced Rapid Generation of Effective MCMs

Draft SOO: Operationalizing Novel Technologies for Advanced Rapid Generation of Effective MCMs

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY23 The Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking …
Capabilities and Needs for Future Respiratory and Ocular Protection Systems

Capabilities and Needs for Future Respiratory and Ocular Protection Systems

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY25 This topic aims to provide novel, low-burden masks for the general purpose warfighter utilizing innovative materials …
Arctic Energy Seed Awards

Arctic Energy Seed Awards

Anticipated Release Date: TBA ConnectWerx, a Partnership Intermediary of DOE in collaboration with the Arctic Energy Office and the Office …
Vaccines Capability Area

Vaccines Capability Area

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY24 OR Q4FY24 Multiple Topics TBD—Possible 3 or 4 The goal of the Vaccines Capability Area is …
Accelerated Antibodies Modification

Accelerated Antibodies Modification

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY24: Modification of existing Accelerated Antibodies agreement for additional monoclonal antibody prototype. Responding to this opportunity requires …
ChemDx Expansion

ChemDx Expansion

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY24 Develop a diagnostic prototype strip, compatible with the ChemDx device, able to diagnose opioid exposure. Additional …
Development of Alternate Large Animal Models For Biothreats (Viral and Toxin) and Chemical Threats

Development of Alternate Large Animal Models For Biothreats (Viral and Toxin) and Chemical Threats

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY24 Development of alternate large animal models for biothreats (viral and toxin) and chemical threats. Due to …
Prototype MCMs to address the therapeutic indications of the Warfighter exposure to viral and bacterial biothreat agents

Prototype MCMs to address the therapeutic indications of the Warfighter exposure to viral and bacterial biothreat agents

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY24 The prioritizations on broad-spectrum direct-acting antivirals (nucleoside/nucleotide-like compounds and combination therapies) and host-directed broad-spectrum antivirals and …
Development of Novel, Broad Spectrum Countermeasures, and enabling capabilities for Toxin Exposure

Development of Novel, Broad Spectrum Countermeasures, and enabling capabilities for Toxin Exposure

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY24 Prophylactic and therapeutic medical countermeasures for exposure to naturally occurring, synthetic and/or aerosolized toxins (excluding botulinum …
Mature Microphysiological System To Directly Compare To Well-Characterized Animal Model Results

Mature Microphysiological System To Directly Compare To Well-Characterized Animal Model Results

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY24 Develop a microphysiological system that realistically mimics human physiological responses to threat exposures for rapid discovery …
Therapeutics Capability Area

Therapeutics Capability Area

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY24 OR Q4FY24 Multiple Topics TBD—Possible 3 or 4 The goal of the Therapeutics Capability Area is …
Shipboard Isolation System (SIS) / PPMT

Shipboard Isolation System (SIS) / PPMT

Anticipated Release Date: Q4FY24 The SIS program provides the capability to temporarily isolate or quarantine personnel to prevent the spread …
Consolidated Nerve Agent Treatment System

Consolidated Nerve Agent Treatment System

Anticipated Release Date: Q1FY25 FDA approval of a multi-drug autoinjector to reduce logistical burden on the warfighter and increase survivability …
Agent Directed Therapeutic (ADTX) FY25 OTA

Agent Directed Therapeutic (ADTX) FY25 OTA

Anticipated Release Date: Q1FY25 New start OTA award for ADTX Responding to this opportunity requires membership in the Countering Weapons …
Autonomous Decontamination System (ADS) / PPMT 

Autonomous Decontamination System (ADS) / PPMT 

Anticipated Release Date: Q1FY25 The Autonomous Decontamination System program will provide a semi-autonomous supported capability that relies on precision detection …
VADER VaporAgent Demasking –Easily Readable

VADER VaporAgent Demasking –Easily Readable

Anticipated Release Date: Q2FY25 VaporAgent Demasking –Easily Readable Develop low-burden, low-cost detection capabilities for chemical threat vapors to facilitate doffing …
Novelbioaerosol Detection and Identification Technologies

Novelbioaerosol Detection and Identification Technologies

Anticipated Release Date: Q2FY25 Novel approaches to bioaerosol detection and identification that implement reliable, accurate and timely sampling mechanisms in a …
Diagnostic Platforms for Agnostictoxin Detections

Diagnostic Platforms for Agnostictoxin Detections

Anticipated Release Date: Q2FY25 Develop diagnostic and detection assays, platforms, or devices to sense exposures of emerging toxins, to include …
Biocontainment Isolation System - Enhanced Biodefense (BCIS-ENBD)

Biocontainment Isolation System – Enhanced Biodefense (BCIS-ENBD)

Anticipated Release: Q3FY25 BCIS-ENBD will provide a ground-based isolation area for personnel infected or suspected of infection of biological organism …
Synthetic Binder Prediction, Synthesis, and Assay Development

Synthetic Binder Prediction, Synthesis, and Assay Development

Anticipated Release: Q3FY25 This effort will solicit multidisciplinary teams for a competition involving prediction of synthetic binders, synthesis of identified …
Capabilities and Needs for Future Respiratory and Ocular Protection Systems

Capabilities and Needs for Future Respiratory and Ocular Protection Systems

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY25 This topic aims to provide novel, low-burden masks for the general purpose warfighter utilizing innovative materials …
CIND, All States of Matters For Various Chemical Hazards

CIND, All States of Matters For Various Chemical Hazards

Anticipated Release: Q4FY25 Chemical indicators; Low-cost, easy to use, ultra-low SWaP modular open system based chemical detector that is widely …
Advanced System for Protection and Integrated Reduction of Encumbrances, ASPIRE

Advanced System for Protection and Integrated Reduction of Encumbrances, ASPIRE

Anticipated Release Date: Q3FY26 ASPIRE will provide respiratory and ocular protection against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats that allows …
Advanced Differential Diagnostics (ADD)

Advanced Differential Diagnostics (ADD)

Anticipated Release: Q4FY27 Host response based test to predict illness severity. Responding to this opportunity requires membership in the Countering …

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Topology

Topology

Due: November 1, 2025 The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable homotopy, homology …
Geometric Analysis

Geometric Analysis

Due: November 1, 2025 The program in Geometric Analysis supports research on differential geometry and its relation to partial differential …
Subsurface Void Detection Technologies

Subsurface Void Detection Technologies

Due: November 3, 2025 Resource extraction companies require reliable data on all significant subsurface voids within the operational volume of …
2025 Enzymatic Conversion of Maltose Sprint

2025 Enzymatic Conversion of Maltose Sprint

Due: November 14, 2025 Abstract A global food manufacturer seeks enzymatic technologies to convert maltose in solution into a non-sugar …
MSD Prevention Innovation Challenge

MSD Prevention Innovation Challenge

Due: November 14, 2025 TechConnect, in partnership with the National Safety Council, invites applications from innovators and business advancing solutions …
CWX-024-CESER: Securing ENergy Technology ResiliencY (SENTRY)

CWX-024-CESER: Securing ENergy Technology ResiliencY (SENTRY)

Due: December 1, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response …
Domestic Capability Building Activity – Onshoring the Manufacturing of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Vaccine Candidates

Domestic Capability Building Activity – Onshoring the Manufacturing of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Vaccine Candidates

Due: December 11, 2025 The United States Government (USG) has a requirement to expand domestic commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities. To …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Materials

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Materials

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Materials is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions to …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Manufacturing

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Manufacturing

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Manufacturing is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions to …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Artificial Intelligence

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Artificial Intelligence

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Artificial Intelligence is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions to …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Biotech and Medical

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Biotech and Medical

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Biotech and Medical is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Electronics and Microsystems

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Electronics and Microsystems

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Electronics and Microsystems is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Energy

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Energy

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Energy is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions to the …
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Space, Defense and Mobility

TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Space, Defense and Mobility

Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Space, Defense and Mobility is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate …
National Safety Challenge: Workplace Fatigue

National Safety Challenge: Workplace Fatigue

Due: January 16, 2026 Fatigue is more than just “tired”; it’s your body’s response to inadequate sleep, mental or physical …
BioHealth Innovation Challenge

BioHealth Innovation Challenge

Due: January 22, 2026 Located in the heart of the Western United States, Las Vegas provides convenient access to nearby …
Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Natural Products

Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Natural Products

Due: July 14, 2026 This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages cooperative agreement applications for investigator-initiated, multi-site, clinical trials (Phase …
Grant Opportunity: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research

Grant Opportunity: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research

DUE: September 7, 2026 The National Cancer Institute invites applications for projects to expand, improve, or transform the utility of …
Grant Opportunity: Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators

Grant Opportunity: Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators

DUE: September 7, 2026 Seeking applications for identification of small molecules that function to elucidate the biology of disease as …
Grant Opportunity: Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals

Grant Opportunity: Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals

DUE: November 5, 2026 Furthering the science of personal health informatics by providing meaningful and actionable insights to individuals through …
Grant Opportunity: Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics

Grant Opportunity: Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics

DUE: January 7, 2027 Funding available to promote preclinical and patient based studies examining the mechanism(s) through which incretin mimetics …
Grant Opportunity: Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care

Grant Opportunity: Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care

DUE: August 31, 2028 Funding opportunity to develop strategies and interventions to improve diagnostic safety in the heterogenous ambulatory care …
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects

AHRQ Health Services Research Projects

Due: October 6, 2029 The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to seek health services research grant …