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Types of Opportunities
Broad Topics
Broad topics cover wide areas of interest where the government wants solutions. They’re open-ended and give you room to define how your idea fits the mission.
Specific Topics
Specific topics describe clearly defined needs with exact technical goals or outcomes. They’re focused requests for solutions that meet specific requirements.
Broad Topic Opportunities:
Start Applying ASAP:
Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis)
Deadline: September 30, 2026.
Funding Award Size: $2 million+
Description: Funding for transformative biology-enabled capabilities for national security.
Deadline: January 5, 2026; April 5, 2026; September 5, 2026
Funding Award Size: <$2.1 Million
Description: Funding for research and development toward a commercially viable product or service aligned with the missions of NIH, CDC, or FDA.
Deadline: December 19, 2025
Funding Award Size: Est. $2 million
Description: DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office (STO) is seeking revolutionary, high-risk research ideas that can create new mission-level capabilities across air, space, sea, land, and the electromagnetic spectrum. This BAA supports disruptive systems, devices, or architectures that go beyond incremental improvements and are not already covered under existing STO programs.
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Funding Award Size: <$15 Million
Description: CIRM’s CLIN2 program funds the completion of interventional Phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials for stem cell–based and genetic therapies targeting serious unmet medical needs. Funding supports clinical operations, manufacturing, regulatory work, patient outreach, mechanism and potency studies, access and affordability planning, and data-sharing infrastructure.
Deadline: November 14, 2025
Funding Award Size: $2.5 Million
Description: Funds exploratory, high-risk/high-reward, foundational research led by two interdisciplinary, California-based investigators. Projects must address key knowledge gaps or bottlenecks in stem cell biology, genetic research, or regenerative medicine, with human stem cells or genetic research at the core of the hypothesis.
Deadline: Estimated: Q4 2025, Q1 2026
Funding Award Size: $75K to $1.8 million
Description: A flexible SBIR/STTR vehicle for technologies with commercial value that could provide similar value to the Space Force or Air Force.
Deadline: July 31, 2028
Funding Award Size: $2 Million to $10 Million
Description: Funding for research and development that advances biomedical solutions, human performance optimization, and medical readiness technologies supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces. Projects may address areas such as damage control resuscitation, prolonged field care, medical sensors and diagnostics, brain health, force protection, canine medicine, or other SOF-relevant capabilities.
Deadline: Rolling basis until March 5, 2029.
Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts.
Description: Funding for revolutionary solutions that expand equitable access, affordability, and rapid deployment of health innovations across the U.S. healthcare landscape. The SSO ISO supports scalable technologies that enhance distribution, biomanufacturing, and delivery systems to reach every patient efficiently and affordably.
Deadline: Rolling basis until March 5, 2029.
Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts.
Description: Funding for transformative health system innovations that strengthen the resilience, adaptability, and interoperability of U.S. healthcare. The RSO ISO supports breakthrough solutions that enhance system robustness, improve efficiency, and safeguard access to care during disruptions.
Deadline: Rolling basis until March 5, 2029.
Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts.
Description: Funding for transformative, prevention-focused innovations that extend health span and avert disease before it occurs. The PHO ISO supports bold solutions in early detection, behavior change, and system-level redesign to build a proactive, resilient, and equitable health future.
Deadline: Rolling basis until March 5, 2029.
Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts.
Description: Funding for revolutionary, disease-agnostic health innovations that remove scientific and technological barriers to next-generation healthcare. The HSF ISO supports cutting-edge tools, technologies, and platforms with the potential for real-world translational impact.
Specific Topic Opportunities:
Start Applying ASAP:
Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis)
Deadline: January 26, 2026
Funding Award Size: $2M+
Description: The Autonomous Interventions and Robotics (AIR) program funds development of autonomous robotic surgery technologies in two major areas: (1) fully autonomous endovascular robotic systems for procedures like thrombectomy and embolization, and (2) untethered, autonomous interventional microbots that can diagnose and treat disease with minimally invasive access.
Deadline: December 15-19, 2025.
Funding Award Size: $1 Million to $5 Million (Estimate)
Description: ARPA-H’s Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program will fund teams to build new placenta diagnostics and noninvasive, wireless, AI-enabled fetal monitoring technologies that can predict fetal oxygen risk and guide safer interventions during labor, with the goal of dramatically reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in the U.S.
Deadline: March 13, 2026
Funding Award Size: ~$300K
Description: : Funding for small businesses developing innovative technologies that address social needs influencing substance use disorders (SUD), such as housing, mental health, food insecurity, transportation, and safety.
Deadline: September 30, 2027
Funding Award Size: $300K to $5 Million+
Description: : Funding for advancing technologies that enhance human performance, resilience, and health in aerospace and defense environments.