Fund external R&D through grants and cooperative agreements
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Research, innovation and experimentation · Research financial assistance
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense or military-department Secretary
- Executor · routing lead
- DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Instrument selection follows 31 U.S.C. chapter 63: assistance for a public purpose versus acquiring for federal direct use.
New research grants use merit-based selection; university awards obey §4141 competition rules.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Available funds for the authorized research purpose; research-security and award conditions remain applicable.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Not a general-purpose economic-development grant power.
- University earmark exceptions require explicit statutory language and applicable notice/wait; grant and contract labels are not interchangeable.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
- DARPA Contracts Management Office — award and administration roles
- DEVCOM ARL Broad Agency Announcement — program managers and award instruments
- Office of Naval Research — funding opportunities
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.