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Research drives excellence in the College of Engineering by serving as a magnet to attract and retain outstanding faculty and students. Funding opportunities relevant to the College of Engineering will be posted here. If you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities please contact Lori Jarmon (ljjarmon@iastate.edu, 294-3316) for assistance or additional information. New opportunities are posted weekly. To have the new opportunities delivered directly to your inbox please subscribe using your ISU email address. One email per week.

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA Defense Sciences Office

DARPA

Solicitation: HR001125S0013

https://sam.gov/opp/c3f0bedbf22c4e2daf5bb0a713f4ce4a/view

Posted Date: June 3, 2025

Proposal due Date: June 02,, 2026 by 4:00 pm ET

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals that investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
The DARPA DSO regularly publishes Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) requesting responses to specific program topics. This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing DSO programs or other published solicitations.
To avoid proposals that duplicate existing activities or are responsive to other published DSO solicitations, potential proposers are highly encouraged to review current DSO programs and solicitations, respectively listed at http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/offices/dso and http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities. Contacting DSO program managers to discuss
their research interests is strongly encouraged. A current list of program managers is available at
http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/people.

Defense Community Infrastructure Program

DoD

Solicitation: OLDCC-25-F-0001

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358802

Posted Date: May 28, 2025

Pre-proposal Seminars: June 3, 2025, and June 11, 2025  REGISTER HERE

Proposal Due Date: July 03, 2025 by 3 pm ET

The Defense Community Infrastructure Program is a competitive grant program designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure that can support a military installation’s readiness and lethality by investing in relationships and collaborations between local installations and states, communities, and non-profit owners of critical infrastructure assets essential for the delivery of critical Defense missions. This program benefits and supports the readiness and lethality of our military installations as well as our service members and their families and the defense communities in which they live and work.

Assessment of SensingAutonomy Sensor Exploitation Technologies (ASSET)

AFRL

Solicitation: FA2377-25-R-B010

https://sam.gov/opp/a41b9da430cf487d9b7432193d993c68/view

Posted Date: May 22, 2025

Proposal Due Date: July 03, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET

ASSET is being solicited as a 1-STEP CALL FOR PROPOSALS under the Autonomous Decisions, Algorithms, and Modeling (ADAM) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) (FA2377-25-S-1207).

The objective of the Assessment of Sensing-Autonomy Sensor Exploitation Technologies (ASSET) is to provide the DAF with comprehensive tools to model, analyze, assess, and predict mission-level effects based on sensor performance obtained empirically or through modeling, simulation, and analysis across multiple domains to include air, ground, space, and cyber. The purpose is to generate knowledge and understanding of multi-domain sensing autonomy mission sets that fuse information from any source, reason closed loop over the environment, and enable improved, timely, and executable battlespace decisions for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Strike, and Electronic Warfare (EW).

Autonomous Decisions, Algorithms and Modeling (ADAM)

AFRL

Solicitation: FA2377-25-S-1207

https://sam.gov/opp/826532a830974581ad9a3229f5a237d3/view

Posted Date: May 21, 2025

Proposal Due Date: Apr 14, 2030 12:00 am ET

Solicitations issued under this MAA will seek approaches covering one or more of the following Technical Areas. Efforts awarded under these Technical Areas may consist of concept development, analysis, basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, advanced component development and prototyping, experimentation and/or transition activities that will enable future efforts.

Technical Area 1: Multi-Domain Sense Making

Technical Area 2: Sensing Autonomy

Technical Area 3: Sensing and Effects Analysis

Technical Area 4: Multi-Sensing Knowledge

Technical Area 5: Sensing Management

 

NRC Research Associateship Programs

National Academies

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/rap/nrc-research-associateship-programs

Posted Date: May 20, 2025

Proposal offer timeline: June 1, 2025 thru August 1, 2025

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Fellowships Office has conducted the NRC Research Associateship Programs in cooperation with sponsoring federal laboratories and other research organizations since 1954. NRC Research Associateships are awarded to exceptionally talented postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers through a rigorous selection process. These selected individuals are granted tenure as guest researchers at participating laboratories, highlighting their outstanding contributions and potential in their respective fields.

The NRC Research Associateship Programs aim to:

  • Offer uniquely promising postdoctoral and senior scientists/engineers the chance to pursue self-directed research that aligns with the goals of the sponsoring laboratories.
  • Enhance the comprehensive research efforts of these laboratories.
  • Provide recent doctoral graduates with a platform to conduct focused research in collaboration with select members of the permanent professional laboratory staff.
  • Foster the professional growth of Associates by providing opportunities to gain skills, experience, and connections through collaboration with leading scientists, enhancing their future career prospects in academia, industry, or government research roles.

America Makes Additive Manufacturing, Funding Opportunity

America Makes

https://www.manufacturingusa.com/opportunities/high-priority-open-topics-additive-manufacturing

Posted Date: May 21, 2025

Kickoff Webinar: May 27, 2025  Register HERE

Proposal Due Date: July 15, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET

The project call consists of two topic areas, both concentrated on metals. Higher-level goals include developing and improving manufacturing technologies and processes to enable cost reduction, improving production speed, and enhancing industrial capability that will be responsive to warfighter needs.

The High Priority Open Topics for AM request for proposal (RFP) is separated into two topic areas:

  • Topic 1 – AM Repairs for Sustainment: This topic seeks to advance AM repair and surface engineering capabilities through the development and demonstration of qualified techniques, materials, and technologies applicable to critical components across defense and industrial sectors. Emphasis will be placed on validating mechanical performance, process quality, and economic viability while engaging stakeholders to define qualification pathways, mitigate risks, and accelerate technology transition.
  • Topic 2 – Beam Shaping: This topic focuses on developing consistent, certifiable printing processes that support future material qualification and standards development for high-performance applications. Technical approaches should include process parameter development, material characterization, and documentation of process control, while considering post-processing needs and real-world implementation challenges. Engagement with stakeholders will be essential to identify qualification requirements, mitigate risks, and demonstrate the value proposition of beam shaping in defense and industrial applications.

High-Priority – Commercial Motor Vehicle

DOT

Solicitation: FM-MHP-25-004

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359064

Posted Date: May 21, 2025

Proposal Due Date: June 20, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET

As the lead government agency responsible for the regulation and safety oversight of commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs), FMCSA may award HP-CMV funds to support innovative and impactful projects
that advance its mission to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
Funding is available for the support of safety and compliance projects that improve safety and
compliance with FMCSA’s regulations at the State, local government, and national levels. Other
objectives include increasing public awareness/education, development of new technologies, and
reducing the number and rate of CMV crashes.
The objective of the HP-CMV program is to support, enrich, and evaluate CMV safety programs and to
target unsafe driving of CMVs and non–CMVs in areas identified as high-risk crash corridors, the safe
and secure movement of hazardous materials, improve safety of transportation of goods and
passengers in foreign commerce, demonstrate new technologies to improve CMV safety, support
participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program,
support safety data improvement projects, increase public awareness and education on CMV safety,
and otherwise improve CMV safety.

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

DoD / Air Force

Solicitation: FA955025S0001

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359050

May 20, 2025

Proposal Due Date: May 17, 2028

The Engineering and Complex Systems team within the Engineering and Information Science Branch leads the discovery and development of the fundamental and integrated science that advances future air and space flight. The broad goal of the team is to discover and exploit the critical fundamental science and knowledge that will shape the future of aerospace sciences. A key emphasis is the establishment of the foundations necessary to advance the integration or convergence of the scientific disciplines critical to maintaining technological superiority.
A wide range of fundamental research addressing electronics, fluid dynamics, materials, propulsion, and structural mechanics are brought together in an effort to increase performance and achieve unprecedented operational capability. The team carries out its ambitious mission through leadership of an international, highly diverse and multidisciplinary research community to discover, shape, and champion new scientific discoveries that will ensure novel innovations for the future U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
The central research direction for this team focuses on meeting the basic research challenges related to future air and space flight by leading the discovery and development of fundamental science and engineering in the following research areas.
The Engineering and Complex Systems (AFOSR/RTA1) Program Officers and topics are:

A.1.a. Energetic Solid-State Physics and Mechanochemistry
A.1.b.GHz-THz Electronics
A.1.c. Energy, Combustion, and Non- Equilibrium Thermodynamics
A.1.d. Aerodynamic Sciences
A.1.e. High-Speed Aerodynamics
A.1.f. Aerospace Composite Materials
A.1.g. Multiscale Multifunctional Structures and Systems
A.1.h. Propulsion and Power
A.1.i. Agile Science for Test and Evaluation (T&E)

Fiscal Year 2024 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program

DHS

Solicitation: DHS-24-GPD-044-00-97

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359058

Posted Date: May 20, 2025

Proposal Due Date: July 03, 2025

The goal of the FP&S Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by providing grants to eligible fire departments, national, regional, state, local, Tribal Nation and non-profit organizations such as academic (e.g., universities), research foundations, public safety institutes, public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions. The FP&S Program strives to strengthen community fire prevention programs and enable innovative solutions to improve firefighter safety, health and well-being.
Objectives: The objectives of the FP&S Program are to:
• Reduce community fire risk through assessments, education, and tools;
• Reduce wildfire risk through property assessments, education, and fuel reduction;
• Increase code awareness, adoption, reinstatement, and enforcement;
• Increase fire origin and cause investigations;
• Enhance the safety of the public and firefighters through national programs that aim to improve behaviors and decision-making regarding fires; and
• Increase research to improve firefighter safety, health, or well-being.

Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES)

NSF

Solicitation: 25-539

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/vines-verticals-enabling-intelligent-network-systems/nsf25-539/solicitation

Posted Date: May 19, 2025

Track 1 Proposal Due Date: August 25, 2025 by 5pm submitting organization’s local time

Track 2 Proposal Due Date: September 25, 2025  by 5pm submitting organization’s local time

This program is a multisector effort led by the National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with several industry and international agency partners, and in cooperation with other U.S. Federal agencies.  It recognizes the importance of advanced telecommunications as a key technology area. The program seeks to enhance U.S. competitiveness in advanced telecommunications technologies to establish itself as a global leader in both NextG wireless telecommunications and emerging potential NextG vertical industries, as well as address the need for skilled workforce and expertise in these technology areas. VINES expects to increase investments in foundational technology innovations and their translation while leveraging international eco-system partners to drive the principles of open and trustworthy networks. It seeks to fund collaborative research that transcends the traditional boundaries of individual disciplines or geographic boundaries to achieve the program goals.

This program is organized into two Tracks:

·         Track 1 (Use-inspired Fundamental Research) will support activities focused on use-inspired fundamental research to develop novel networking techniques and solutions.

·         Track 2 (Verticals-Driven Technology Development, Demonstration, and Translation) will support activities focused on technology development, maturation, demonstration, integration, and translation of solutions with higher technology readiness levels (TRLs), with the goal of producing adoption-ready technologies. Industry contributions will not be used to fund Track 2.

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