Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA
DARPA DSO will fund innovative research proposals that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications.
⚑ Broadly open BAA to all responsible sources · Excludes work that is primarily evolutionary rather than revolutionary · Award mechanism may include procurement contract or cooperative agreement as well as other instruments
This is a broad DARPA applied-research BAA aimed at revolutionary advances in science and systems, not the social-science, survey, risk-perception, warning-communication, or policy-evaluation work this team actually publishes. The team could only be tangentially involved as collaborators on human factors or public acceptance components, so it is not a plausible PI-level fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-29
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals which 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.
Eligibility
All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office <HR001126S0015@darpa.mil>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.