Build research capacity in eligible states through DEPSCoR
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Workforce and expertise · University research & workforce
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense acting through USD(R&E)
- Executor · routing lead
- DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
USD(R&E) designates eligible states using statutory funding and state-commitment criteria.
Awards support defense-responsive science/engineering and competitive research capacity.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Available program appropriations; no entitlement from designation alone.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Geographically targeted eligibility; not a universal state economic-development grant.
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
- 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.