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# Defense Grants Available Now (DoD) 

As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 70 open federal grant opportunities at the Department of Defense (DoD) from 2 agencies and offices; 2 were posted in the last 7 days. Most active agencies: [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense), [Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering](/applied%5Fbasic). 

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The count includes grants with a closing date of today or later (US Eastern). Grants with no fixed deadline (a closing date more than 5 years away) count as open. Updated October 30, 2026. 

## Open grants, newest first

| Link                                                        | Title                                                                                                                                                            | Agency                                              | Assistance Listing (CFDA) | Award ceiling  | Posted     | Closes            |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ----------------- |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117528094400912736) | AFRL/AFOSR Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 University Center for High-Speed Aerothermoelasticity                                                                           | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $13,750,000    | 2026-10-29 | 2027-04-02        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117522432085384287) | AFRL/AFOSR-Taiwan NSTC Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies 2027-2030 | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $450,000       | 2026-10-28 | 2027-02-19        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117477133861108767) | Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027                                                                                                                                   | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.910                    |                | 2026-10-20 | 2027-01-13        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117363887693324918) | The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program Cooperative Agreement                                           | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.631                    | $1,300,000,000 | 2026-09-30 | 2026-12-03        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117329913574769084) | Deployed Warfighter Protection FY27                                                                                                                              | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.355                    | $1,100,000     | 2026-09-24 | 2027-03-17        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117312927574705468) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)                                          | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.300                    | $7,500,000     | 2026-09-21 | 2027-04-09        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117312926855714089) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)                                                            | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $15,000,000    | 2026-09-21 | 2027-04-09        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117312926614008878) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)                                    | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.431                    | $7,500,000     | 2026-09-21 | 2027-04-09        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117256303429171025) | Aquatic Fauna Response to Ecosystem Restoration in Southwest Florida                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.005                    | $1,925,000     | 2026-09-11 | 2027-09-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117239316575970105) | Air Force Fiscal Year 2027 Young Investigator Program (YIP)                                                                                                      | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $450,000       | 2026-09-08 | 2026-12-04        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117211004985619137) | DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2                                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-09-03 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117211004943693591) | DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award                                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-09-03 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117194018303814435) | Air Force Basic Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support                                                                                                | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $2,000,000     | 2026-08-31 | 2029-08-31        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117177031142136281) | Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA                                                                                                                    | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.910                    |                | 2026-08-28 | 2027-08-27        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117165706569369252) | DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Investigator-Initiated Research Award                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-08-26 | 2026-11-04        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117075109588321195) | FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB)                                                              | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.431                    | $1,500,000     | 2026-08-10 | 2027-04-05        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117075109521120879) | FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) &ndash; RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)                                                 | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.431                    | $600,000       | 2026-08-10 | 2027-04-05        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117007162100731188) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)                                                        | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.431                    | $3,000,000     | 2026-07-29 | 2026-11-06        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117007162076972779) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)                                                        | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.300                    | $3,000,000     | 2026-07-29 | 2026-11-06        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/117007161907707244) | Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)                                                                                     | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    | $7,000,000     | 2026-07-29 | 2026-11-06        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116808981261226047) | DOW Combat Readiness &ndash; Medical Research Program Translational Research Award                                                                               | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-24 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116797656356674969) | Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide                                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.910                    |                | 2026-06-22 | 2027-06-22        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116775008175745060) | Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program                          | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.300                    | $525,000       | 2026-06-18 | 2026-12-11        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116775008157941001) | DoW Parkinson&rsquo;s, Early Investigator Research Award                                                                                                         | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-18 | 2026-11-06        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116775007140433223) | DoW Parkinson&rsquo;s, Investigator-Initiated Research Award                                                                                                     | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-18 | 2026-11-06        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769346071281798) | DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award                                                                                    | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-16        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769346042032100) | DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award                                                                                                                         | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769346026056851) | DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development Award                                                                                                              | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-04        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769345943522227) | DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development Award                                                                                                                  | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-04        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769345487673691) | DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award                                                                                                        | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769345434059424) | DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award                                                                                                                          | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769344863875209) | DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research Award                                                                                                   | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-04        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116769344842230075) | DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award                                                                                                                          | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-18        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116763683570911552) | Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research                              | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.300                    | $500,000       | 2026-06-16 | 2026-11-16        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116616463532528919) | DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award                                                                                                                         | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-21 | 2026-11-19        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116616462465841751) | DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award                                                                                                        | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-21 | 2026-11-19        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116616462452912108) | DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award                                                                                                                 | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-21 | 2026-11-19        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865797921975) | DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award                                                                                                                | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865710438886) | DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award                                                                                                    | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865609911315) | DoW Vision, Translational Research Award                                                                                                                         | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865497406354) | DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award                                                                                                                                 | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865484091425) | DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award                                                                                                      | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865449411475) | DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award                                                                                                                     | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/116525865437005784) | DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award                                                                                                             | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.420                    |                | 2026-05-05 | 2026-11-12        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/115891686673825816) | Research Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School                                                                                                            | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.300                    |                | 2026-01-13 | 2030-01-13        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/115829401250426063) | ERDC Broad Agency Announcement                                                                                                                                   | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.630                    | $999,999,999   | 2026-01-02 | 2027-01-01        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/115631220357700571) | Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide                                                                                                                  | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.910                    |                | 2025-11-28 | 2026-11-30        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/114991379333246490) | Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining                                                                                                     | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    |                | 2025-08-07 | No fixed deadline |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/114991379317457168) | CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas                                                                                                                       | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    |                | 2025-08-07 | 2027-09-30        |
| [View](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense/posts/114991379289880133) | CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas                                                                                                                       | [Department Of Defense](/department%5Fof%5Fdefense) | 12.800                    |                | 2025-08-07 | 2027-09-30        |

## Programs with open grants

| Assistance Listing (CFDA) | Open |
| ------------------------- | ---- |
| 12.420                    | 24   |
| 12.800                    | 15   |
| 12.431                    | 7    |
| 12.630                    | 7    |
| 12.300                    | 6    |

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## Frequently asked questions

### How many defense grants are open right now?

As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 70 open federal grant opportunities at the Department of Defense (DoD) from 2 agencies and offices; 2 were posted in the last 7 days. The count includes grants with a closing date of today or later (US Eastern). Grants with no fixed deadline (a closing date more than 5 years away) count as open.

### Which programs have the most open defense grants?

Assistance Listings 12.420 (24), 12.800 (15) and 12.431 (7), as of October 30, 2026.

### How large are the awards?

28 of the 70 open grants state an award ceiling; the median is $7,500,000.

### How does MatchAwards decide what counts as a defense grant?

Department of Defense programs (Assistance Listings 12.\*). Assistance Listing numbers (formerly CFDA) identify the federal program.

### Who can apply?

It differs by program; each grant's Grants.gov notice lists the eligible applicants.

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