At a glance
Possible toolACQ-02 · Grants & cooperative agreements
Authority holder: Secretary of Defense or military-department Secretary
Grants & cooperative agreementsCooperation & exchanges
Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.
Availability and verificationExpress statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Program process and intake
Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.
FY 2027 MURI provides a currently published university research grant/cooperative-agreement route with an explicit statutory link.
FY 2027 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
- Who this route serves
- U.S. degree-granting science/engineering universities
- Administering office / routing lead
- ONR, Army Research Office and Air Force Office of Scientific Research
FY 2027 notice publishedOptional white papers are due November 20, 2026; full proposals are due April 9, 2027. Both deadlines are at 5 p.m. Eastern.
Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04
ONR FY2027 MURI notice · Published September 21, 2026; white-paper and application deadlinesofficial solicitation notice · published 2026-09-21 · Evidence record Program eligibility
Steps and preparation
Funding, limits and authority relationship
Read FY2027 MURI and its topics →
published guidance: Published process; verify the controlling notice before submission.
Source access and verification notes
- FY2027 MURI NOFO N0001426SF002 / W911NF26S1000 / NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260002 · A.6–7; B.2; C.1; D.1; E (PDF pp.8–18,26–29)official solicitation · Evidence record
Automated direct retrieval did not complete on October 4, 2026. This access check does not establish current legal effect or invalidate independently reviewed indexed evidence; see the cited location and this dossier’s access qualifications.
- ONR FY2027 MURI notice · Published September 21, 2026; white-paper and application deadlinesofficial solicitation notice · published 2026-09-21 · Evidence record
Automated direct retrieval did not complete on October 4, 2026. This access check does not establish current legal effect or invalidate independently reviewed indexed evidence; see the cited location and this dossier’s access qualifications.
Research scope and sources checked
Read the current82-page primary NOFO, especially eligibility, authority, proposal process and dates; cross-checked Grants.gov opportunity363906. Did not confuse historical FY2026 calls with current intake.
What remains unverified
- No FY2027 awards exist in the reviewed notice; topic-specific budgets and eventual obligations must be checked separately.
A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →
Funding conditions
- Available funds for the authorized research purpose; research-security and award conditions remain applicable.
Read the funding and execution guide
Who contributes what
Need & planning
- USD(R&E) and Service science-and-technology executives
Office profile - DARPA or Service laboratory/program manager
Resources
- Sponsoring component RDT&E budget owner; component comptroller
Office profile
Approval
- Secretary of Defense or military-department Secretary; valid delegate must be confirmed
Office profile
Execution
- DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office
Office profile - Performing laboratory or external research performer
Partners & review
- Operational customer / acquiring program
- Security, export-control, counsel and fiscal officials as applicable
Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.
Coordination pathwayResearch program manager → grants officer → university/company eligibility and security review → assistance award.
Actor and execution-role sources
What this research establishes
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAvailable funds for the authorized research purpose; research-security and award conditions remain applicable. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument. Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent. EngagementProcess sourcedFY 2027 MURI provides a currently published university research grant/cooperative-agreement route with an explicit statutory link. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status. Confidence: High on express authority and cited conditions; execution assignment is illustrative unless statute expressly names it.
Currentness: GovInfo 2024 Code (includes FY2025 NDAA, P.L. 118-159) read in full for cited provision; targeted FY2026 NDAA P.L. 119-60 amendment/repeal sweep. No claim of complete legislative currency through 2026-10-02; remaining 2026 delta needs counsel validation.
Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.