Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: Daniel P Smith Procurement Analyst
Opportunity number: NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-11-06 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 7,000,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Federal synopsis
The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation. For-profit organizations are not eligible for DURIP funding.
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.