There are five granting programs in the DoD: AFOSR, ARO, ONR, DARPA, and DTRA.
DoD grant programs publish funding opportunities as grants/contracts that are found in core Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) available on Grants.gov. BAAs list the agencies' areas of interest & Program Officer contact information. In general, BAAs have rolling deadlines and applicants can engage at any time of year.
Networking and relationship building is important for DoD. Relationships are important for understanding the interests and needs of specific funding programs. We encourage interested applicants to attend agency day events and build relationships with Program Officers.
More information can be found here:
Please reach out to us if the file you are looking for is not updated for the current proposal call. We will be happy to update it for you!
General Files
Please contact the UC Davis Proposal Development Services team for assistance with specific DoD proposals. Most DoD applications are unique and we can help develop specific templates and individualized guidance.
Early Career Resources
Several DoD sub-agencies run their own Young Investigator funding program (YIP). Resources for applying to those programs are linked below.