APEX Accelerator-Option Period for Existing Award Recipients
Funds existing APEX Accelerators to continue providing procurement technical assistance and resource support to businesses seeking government contracting opportunities.
⚑ Continuation/option period for existing award recipients only; not a general open competition. · Eligibility is not fully specified in the notice excerpt; applicant must already be an existing APEX Accelerator award recipient. · Cooperative agreement instrument.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 32 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds technical assistance, not research (capped); eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 10 none | technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
This funding opportunity is for existing APEX Accelerators to maintain an APEX Accelerator to serve as a resource for large and small businesses, including newly started businesses, to obtain procurement technical assistance. The FY27 performance and financial reporting templates will be distributed at a later date.
Eligibility
See funding opportunity for details.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Monica Wideman Grantor <monica.k.wideman.civ@army.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.