Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide
DARPA IPTO seeks revolutionary research proposals in information processing that do not duplicate ongoing IPTO programs or other published solicitations.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation; proposals must be non-duplicative of current IPTO programs and other published DARPA/IPTO solicitations.
This is a broad DARPA applied-research BAA in AI, computing, and cybersecurity, which is largely outside IPPRA’s core social-science program lines. The team’s work on public opinion, risk perception, weather/energy, and education policy would not make them likely PI-level proposers here, aside from very indirect national-security adjacency.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-09
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 topics: cybersecurity, national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing IPTO programs or other published solicitations. Potential proposers are highly encouraged to visit the IPTO technical office page (https://www.darpa.mil/about/offices/ipto) to view current and upcoming IPTO programs and solicitations in order to avoid proposing efforts that duplicate existing activities or that are responsive to other published IPTO solicitations.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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