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Funding Opportunities

Read how DSI has helped enhance the defence ecosystem through collaborations, funding and networking in our latest impact case studies in the defence sector

Dept of Defence/DISR – Defence Strategic Policy Research Program

Applications for funding are open for the Department of Defence Defence Strategic Policy Research Program, closing  23 September 2026. Funding is available for up to five years for activities that promote the
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DARPA – Resilient – DARPA-PA-25-07-04

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office seeks submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of accelerated materials testing and prediction for concrete. The goal of the Resilient
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Canada Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) – Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (Urban) Sandbox 2027

IDEaS is seeking solutions that can detect, track, and identify micro and mini uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in an urban environment. Up to CAD$1.75M in prize money is on offer
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DARPA – Distributed Decentralized Control & Estimation – DARPA-SN-26-101

DARPA’s information Processing Techniques Office will be actively monitoring ERIS for innovative, post-competitive, awardable solutions that address modelling, simulation and software-defined technical approaches to support decentralized, distributed and horizontally integrated
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DARPA – Protein Engineering (PENG) – DARPA-PS-26-129

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office seeks innovative proposals for the development of a multi-functional, target-agnostic platform for precise, programmable editing of endogenous proteins. The PENG program seeks to transform proteome engineering
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DARPA – Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) – HR001126S016

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office is seeking innovative proposals in the technical area of physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. Proposals are
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UK HMGCC – Imaging Hidden Objects in Walls

HMGCC Co-Creation is seeking imaging technologies to prevent unwanted surveillance by being able to uncover covert devices in the periphery of rooms, but without damaging walls. HMGCC is particularly interested
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US Army – Autonomous Sustainment Powered by X Tech Competition

The US Army is seeking innovative agile sustainment solutions at TRL 6 or higher in 3 capability areas:  Autonomous, Attritable Air Delivery Systems – a means to deliver sustainment directly
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Department of Defence – Operational Energy Transitions Defence Research Centre – Advance Notice

The Department of Defence expects to issue a Request for Proposals for the Operational Energy Transitions Defence Research Centre (OET DRC) in the near future. The OET DRC will mobilise Australia’s universities,
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DARPA – Thermal Management – DARPA-SN-26-103

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office will be actively monitoring ERIS for game-changing, foundational mechanisms – rather than modular, integrated cooling packages – capable of fundamentally disrupting legacy thermodynamic limits across diverse
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