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GrantFY26 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) – Capacity Building (CB) (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260003)
Atlas Opportunity Score94/100
FundingUp to $6,000,000 total; one to four grants; up to $1,500,000 total cost per award, with up to $750,000 total cost per year for two years. No cost sharing or matching required.
DeadlineMandatory White Paper and supporting documentation due October 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time through RunGrants. Invited full proposals due April 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time through Grants.gov.
Required next actionKEEP PUBLISHED. Wyoming institutions of higher education are expressly eligible under FY26 DEPSCoR Capacity Building. Publication is limited to documented healthcare, life-sciences, biosciences, or human-performance pathways tied to a current DoD Service BAA research area; generic non-health defense research does not satisfy Atlas scope. Confirm the institution has not committed its one allowable application; engage the executive research office because the Team Lead must be executive staff; complete RunGrants registration and Program Officer questions by October 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time; and submit the mandatory White Paper and supporting documentation by October 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Invited full proposals are due April 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
Current statusActive — published; healthcare/life-sciences pathway documented through current DoD Service BAA research areasSource verificationOctober 3, 2026
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