Firefox Proposers Day
In-person-only DARPA Proposers Day for a planned Firefox program solicitation, open to eligible prospective proposers who register in advance.
⚑ Special Notice / Proposers Day, not the funding opportunity itself · Advance registration required · In-person only · Attendance limited to 3 individuals per organization per the notice
This is a DARPA Biological Technologies Office opportunity tied to biomedical/public-health technology development, which is far outside IPPRA’s survey, risk-perception, energy, weather, education-policy, and public-opinion research lines. The team might monitor it as a funding signal, but none of the named researchers has a matching PI-level program here.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-26
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: public_health, national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is minor; funds other — not a research fit; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds other (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
UPDATE: The purpose of Amendment 1 to DARPA-SN-26-112, the Firefox Special Notice (SN), is to update the event date/deadline/location. The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an in-person-only Proposers Day for the potential proposer community in support of a planned Program Solicitation (PS) for the Firefox Program. The Proposers Day will take place at the SPA Arlington Research Collaboration Center (SPARCC) in Arlington, VA, on Monday September 21, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT). Advance registration is required. Please limit in-person attendance to three (3) individuals per organization. Note: all times listed on this announcement, the agenda, and the registration website are in Eastern Daylight Time.
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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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.