Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Funds accredited U.S. higher-education institutions to acquire research equipment or instrumentation that strengthens research and education in areas important to national defense.
⚑ Funds acquisition of research equipment/instrumentation only; not research projects or operations. · Eligible applicants are accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering; for-profit educational institutions are excluded. · UARCs are eligible. · Agency lists grant/cooperative agreement mechanisms.
DURIP is an instrumentation/equipment program, not a research project program, and its core focus is defense-relevant engineering/materials/computing capacity rather than this team’s social-behavioral work. Even though the team studies national security attitudes, they would not plausibly be the PI team for this kind of award.
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Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds construction equipment (capped) |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds construction equipment — not a research fit |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Department of Army:
The Department of War (DoW) announces the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation. For-profit organizations are not eligible for DURIP funding.
Eligibility
This competition is open to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering except for-profit educational institutions. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to participate in this competition.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Ramila Century Grantor <usarmy.rtp.devcom-arl.mbx.aro-durip@army.mil>
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