Future Program: Laguna
DARPA is announcing a forthcoming Laguna program solicitation in biological technologies, with details to be released later and no award mechanism yet specified.
⚑ Special Notice only; this is not the solicitation. · Eligibility is stated only as federal contract applicant restrictions; direct university eligibility cannot be confirmed from this notice. · No award mechanism, cost share, set-aside, or program scope details are provided yet.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 65 good | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 33 weak | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
Description
The purpose of this Special Notice (SN) is to provide public notification of additional research areas of interest to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO), specifically for the forthcoming Laguna program. When released, the solicitation will be made available at https://sam.gov/. Additionally, this SN may be amended with a draft solicitation when available.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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