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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: $4.7B in contract awards
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency obligated $4.7B across 1,059 prime awards to 405 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 10, 2026, 0.4% of Department of Defense. Largest category: Defense systems R&D at $3.3B; largest recipient: Lockheed Martin Corporation at $655.4M.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $4.7B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 1,059 |
| Companies | 405 |
| FY2024 | $1.8B |
| FY2025 | $1.8B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.1B |
| Department | Department of Defense |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Category | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR001122C0140 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | $400K | Dso study for supply chain analysis | Defense systems R&D | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0037 definitive contract | Alta Resource Technologies Inc | $392K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Jan 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0112 definitive contract | Scientific Systems Company, Inc | $383K | Research project aimed at maximizing the operational effectiveness of technologies a peer conflict scenario. | Defense systems R&D | Sep 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001126FE007 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $382K | Threads application landscape study (talas) effort under the johns hopkins university (jhu)/applied physics laboratory (apl) university affiliate research center (uarc) support services | Defense systems R&D | Dec 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001123F0007 delivery order | University of Maryland, College Park | $377K | Quantum-inspired classical computing (quicc) | Professional services, other | Nov 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE018 definitive contract | Causerie.ai Inc | $365K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) and minimum viable product (mvp) option | Studies and analysis | Mar 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE056 definitive contract | A2 Labs, LLC | $362K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0504 definitive contract | The Navsys Corporation | $360K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE009 definitive contract | Council on Strategic Risks (the) | $357K | Biological technologies officewide | Defense systems R&D | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0027 definitive contract | Accenture Federal Services LLC | $351K | Resilient supply-and-demand network (rsdn) program | Defense systems R&D | Apr 29, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE010 definitive contract | Dynamic Object Language Labs, Inc | $350K | Darpa embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE013 definitive contract | Pqsecure Technologies, LLC | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Oct 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE015 definitive contract | Saaz Micro, Inc | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) + mvp option | Studies and analysis | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE019 definitive contract | Kairu Therapeutics Inc | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE024 definitive contract | Generation Quantum, Inc | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) and mvp option | Studies and analysis | Jan 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE025 definitive contract | Laser Thermal Analysis, Inc | $350K | Dapra commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Nov 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE032 definitive contract | Caliola Engineering, LLC | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Dec 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE048 definitive contract | Biocircuit Technologies Inc | $350K | Darpa commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE049 definitive contract | Dotnex, Inc | $350K | Commercial transition of an influence operations detection and sense-making system | Studies and analysis | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE057 definitive contract | Scientific Systems Company, Inc | $350K | Dcso 2526-26 raptor commercialization | Studies and analysis | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE073 definitive contract | Repro-T Company | $350K | Darpa commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE023 definitive contract | Physical Sciences Inc | $350K | Darpa commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE058 definitive contract | North American Wave Engine Corporation | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Mar 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE056 definitive contract | Vector 35 Inc | $350K | Darpa commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE026 definitive contract | Viridian Space Corp | $350K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) + mvp option | Studies and analysis | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE042 definitive contract | Tereform, Inc | $349K | Darpa commercial solutions opening (dcso) | Studies and analysis | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE022 definitive contract | Ivysys Technologies, LLC | $349K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) + mvp option | Studies and analysis | Jan 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0058 definitive contract | Mid-Atlantic Parking Services Inc | $349K | Parking garage management | Real property maintenance and repair | Jan 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE060 definitive contract | Onefiltr LLC | $348K | Darpa commercial solutions opening | Studies and analysis | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124F0315 BPA call | Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc | $348K | Sub-surface seedling project for darpa tto. | Studies and analysis | Mar 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0505 definitive contract | Punch Cyber Corp | $345K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Oct 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE016 definitive contract | Rise Energy, LLC | $345K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Sep 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE033 definitive contract | Blue Ridge Dynamics, Inc | $345K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) and minimal viable product (mvp) option | Studies and analysis | Jan 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE074 definitive contract | Artiphishell Inc | $345K | Darpa commercial solutions opening - embedded entrepreneur initiative | Studies and analysis | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126FE048 BPA call | Capital Factory Properties LLC | $342K | Commercial accelerators support services | Professional services, other | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE041 definitive contract | Ursa Inc | $340K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Dec 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE066 definitive contract | Celerex AI, Inc | $340K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0124 definitive contract | SRI International | $339K | Darpa research project | Defense systems R&D | Nov 16, 2023 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE045 definitive contract | Amphionic LLC | $337K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) + mvp option | Studies and analysis | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE046 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $330K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) and minimal viable product (mvp) option | Studies and analysis | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE040 definitive contract | Makai Ocean Engineering Inc | $328K | Darpa commercial solutions opening (darpa) | Studies and analysis | Dec 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0371 definitive contract | Episys Science Inc | $326K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Professional services, other | Aug 16, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0020 definitive contract | GE Vernova Operations LLC | $325K | Atmospheric water extraction (awe) | Defense systems R&D | Dec 3, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0389 definitive contract | Red Balloon Security, Inc | $325K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Professional services, other | Mar 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE045 definitive contract | Torchlight Solutions LLC | $320K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Aug 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE042 definitive contract | Waveryde Instruments Inc | $320K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Jul 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE057 definitive contract | Northstar Earth & Space Systems, Inc | $319K | Embedded entrepreneur initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0523 definitive contract | Quantitative Biosciences, Inc | $315K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Sep 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0041 definitive contract | Phantom Neuro, Inc | $315K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Mar 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE029 definitive contract | Carnegie-Mellon University | $315K | Embedded entrepreneurship initiative (eei) | Studies and analysis | Jun 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 12, 2026.
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