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Research funder · United States

U.S. Department of Defense

Executive department of the United States federal government

defense.gov

Grants since 2016
49.2k
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
$39.1B
Funded works, last 5 years
30.6k
Funded works, all time
111.7k

Grants

2025–2026 · grant · PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS FIRMS

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN APEX ACCELERATOR TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES, INCLUDING NEWLY STARTED BUSINESS ENTITIES, TO OBTAIN PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEANS PROFESSIONAL, SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS THAT ENABLES THEM TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONTRACTUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OBTAIN OR PERFORM UNDER CONTRACTS, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY GRANTS OR CONTRACTS, AND OTHER FEDERALLY FUNDED INSTRUMENTS, WITH DOD, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES,

$731.1k

2025–2026 · grant · BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-DIGGING SOFT ROBOTICS USING LIQUID METAL SOLIDIFICATION MECHANISMS.THIS RESEARCH EFFORT WILL ADDRESS THE CREATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED DIGGING MECHANISMS. ONE APPLICATION FOR THIS WORK IS AGRICULTURAL SOIL SENSORS SPREAD ACROSS A FIELD, DIGGING INTO THE SOIL, AND THEN TRANSMITTING NUTRITION AND HYDRATION DATA BACK TO A CENTRALIZED DATA AGGREGATOR. THE SENSING AND DATA TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY EXISTS BUT NOT THE SELF DIGGING ASPECT.

$77.2k