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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,564 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 10, 2026, 4.8% of Research and development. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp leads with $379.6M; Department of the Army is the largest buyer at $2.4B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $5.5B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 3,564 |
| Companies | 1,371 |
| FY2024 | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $2.0B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.3B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W911NF24P0027 purchase order | Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc | $250K | Small business technology transfer research advanced metrology of high thermal conductivity materials and interfaces | Army | Nov 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0044 purchase order | Washington University, the | $250K | Serdp wp25-0269 new start "defluorination of metal-fluoropolymer composites." goal - to develop a method to remove the fluorine from metal/fluoropolymer composites without inadvertently igniting the material. | Army | Nov 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26PA010 purchase order | Brown University | $250K | Serdp er25-c1-4916 using colloidal gas aphrons (cgas) to remove microplastics and pfas from water | Army | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0027 purchase order | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $250K | Serdp project number er25-0211 title: application of hydrophobic ion pairing to capture poorly adsorbed pfas by granular activated carbon | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0034 purchase order | University of New Mexico | $250K | Serdp project rc25-0145 measuring and modeling fuel moisture as a product of microclimatic environments | Army | Apr 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG26PA002 purchase order | Axalume Inc | $250K | This sbir phase i effort is to develop and demonstrate prototype integrated photonic dense wavelength division multiplexed (dwdm) transceivers with on-chip wavelength generation. | Army | Jan 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24F0029 delivery order | Edmond Scientific Company | $250K | Develop a machine learning specific emitter identification technique that exploits underlying unintentional signal characteristics of radio frequency (rf) emitters in order to provide a unique rf fingerprint for 5g device authentication. | Army | Feb 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0056 purchase order | Nevada System of Higher Education | $250K | Serdp project er25-4820 - laundering and degradation of military textiles as a source of pfas and microplastics to the environment. | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG26PA005 purchase order | Analog Photonics LLC | $250K | New research and development effort titled on-chip wavelength generation for dense wavelength division multiplexing (dwdm) photonic transceivers | Army | Dec 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26PA006 purchase order | Pearl Bio, Inc | $250K | Small business technology transfer research (sttr) services phase i effort titled scalable production of sequence-defined biopolymers containing aramids in genomically recoded systems. | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0050 purchase order | University of Rhode Island | $250K | Fy24 serdp funding new start er25-0006 tilted: elucidating pfas bioaccumulation mechanisms in fish for developing a novel biomimicking approach | Army | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG25P0002 purchase order | Triton Systems, Inc | $250K | Darpa sbir phase i initial material synthesis | Army | Nov 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| SP800026P0002 purchase order | Oritain USA Inc | $250K | Niobium and tantalum origin verification system | Defense Logistics Agency | Nov 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG26PA004 purchase order | Octave Photonics LLC | $250K | Terabit-per-second integrated photonic transceiver for reduced optical-link power (tiptop). | Army | Dec 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0011 purchase order | Lunar Resources, Inc | $250K | Sbir phase i project | Army | May 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA700024F0130 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $250K | The purpose of this task order is to develop, refine and check and correct stress intensity factor (k) solutions that could be implemented in crack growth models. other related structural analysis may be performed as well. | Air Force | Sep 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0025 purchase order | Laser Thermal Analysis, Inc | $250K | Small business technology transfer research measuring extreme thermal conductivity ranges using infrared components | Army | Nov 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0019 purchase order | Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc | $250K | Phase i base award -- ultra-compact wideband electro-optic modulator based on ferroelectric materials | Army | Oct 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24FR0000040 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $250K | New ffrdc hssedi task order for nextgen interior communications independent test agent | Office of Procurement Operations | Feb 13, 2025 |
| W912CG25P0001 purchase order | Chromologic LLC | $250K | New defense advanced research projects agency (darpa) small business innovation research (sbir) phase i contract titled membrane-based awe device (mawed). | Army | Oct 31, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912CG25P0003 purchase order | Physical Sciences Inc | $250K | New defense advanced research projects agency (darpa) small business innovation research (sbir) phase i contract | Army | Nov 7, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0043 purchase order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $250K | Serdp project wp25-0277 "grape ape: gallium removal of aluminum particle energetics from associated polymer exterior" dated 29 october 2024, revised 12 march 2025, cost portion revised 8 april 2025. | Army | Feb 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26CA012 definitive contract | Tier 1 Performance Solutions LLC | $250K | Modeling visual and data communication competencies | Army | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0016 purchase order | Physical Sciences Inc | $250K | Sbir phase 1-1st monthly report | Army | May 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0055 purchase order | Aptim Federal Services, LLC | $250K | Serdp project er25-4713 - novel ionmer for in situ polyflouroalkyl substances - pfas - sequestration coupled with in situ regeneration. general colloidal scale versions of material for in situ sequestration of pfas and precursors in ... | Army | Aug 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT25CB0000003 definitive contract | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $250K | This research aims to enhance sbom data de-identification to protect critical infrastructure. IT will test and rank de-identification techniques and ai-driven re-identification attacks, preserving data utility while preventing ... | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 22, 2025 |
| W911NF24C0071 definitive contract | Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc | $250K | Ns contract entitled by contractor: "using acceptance and commitment training to enhance self regulation and leader competency development." ari refers to this as "enhancing self-regulation through acceptance and commitment training ... | Army | May 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0021 purchase order | Carnegie-Mellon University | $250K | Serdp new start er25-4870. title: engineering colloidal activated carbon for efficient in situ pfas destruction and regeneration using activated persulfate. goal: to lower the activation temperature required to achieve pfas degradation. | Army | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0019 purchase order | University of Wisconsin System | $250K | Serdp project er25-4840 "development of modified layered double hydroxide materials for efficient pfas adsorption and organic solvent-free regeneration" to advance the development and application of a new generation of ldh adsorbents. | Army | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF25PA007 purchase order | Aeon Industrial Inc | $250K | Research project focused on developing zeus, a next-generation anti-tank precision missile system for the modern and future battlefield at an affordable price. | Army | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26PA007 purchase order | Sili-Ion Inc | $250K | Plasma-induced modification of silicon-dominant battery materials | Army | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CG25PA003 purchase order | Phronesis LLC | $250K | Darpa sbir phase i under language models for veteran suicide prevention | Army | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG26PA003 purchase order | Technergetics, LLC | $250K | Sbir phase i effort to develop a design for a single photonic chip that incorporates all operations, including wavelength generation via kerr comb generation (kcg). | Army | Dec 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ23C0059 definitive contract | The Sherwin-Williams Company | $250K | Serdp project wp23-3603 "non-isocyanate chemical agent resistant coatings" | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N3943024P2006 purchase order | Elastec Inc | $249K | Production of alternative skimming tech (rov skimmer version 2.0 and skimmer attachment) | Navy | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0028 purchase order | Barron Associates, Inc | $249K | Serdp project rc25-4755 "assessing representativeness of atmospheric measurements and spatial heterogeneity with small unmanned air systems (SUAS) teams" | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0013 purchase order | University of Hawaii | $249K | Serdp project rc25-4886 "development of edna-based microfluidic qpcr and quantitative metagenomic approaches for sensitive and high-throughput quantification of non-indigenous marine pathogens" to develop qpcr/metagenomic approach of ... | Army | Feb 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT26C00000016 definitive contract | Spectrohm, Inc | $249K | High throughput non-ionizing contraband screening with transmission line tomography (sbir phase iii) project | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 25, 2026 |
| W912HQ25P0067 purchase order | Arcadis U.s, Inc | $249K | Serdp new start er25-4796 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) treatment with in situ engineered mineral sorption (isems). | Army | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0017 purchase order | Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines | $249K | Serdp project er25-4808 "application of co-solvent to enhance hydrothermal treatment for pfas and co-occurring organic contaminants: a proof-of-concept study" | Army | May 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25P0020 purchase order | Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | $249K | Serdp project er25-4715 - krypton chloride 222 nm-based advanced reduction processes for reductive defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. assesses mechanisms of novel uv source for hydrated reductive pfas defluorination. | Army | Apr 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26PA012 purchase order | Innovationmust LLC | $249K | Serdp wp25-0255 new start i title: design and evaluate novel basic ionic liquids and closed-loop degreasing systems | Army | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B03C25F00001277 delivery order | University of Houston System | $249K | Procurement for economic analysis on the adjustment of u.s. customs and border protection consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act fee structure. | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 28, 2026 |
| W911NF24P0026 purchase order | La Luce Cristallina, Inc | $249K | Small business technology transfer research compact electro-optic modulators based on barium titanate on silicon platform | Army | Nov 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0020 purchase order | Silicon Audio RF Circulator, LLC | $249K | Small business technology transfer research ultra-compact wideband electro-optic modulator based on ferroelectric materials | Army | Oct 31, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0158 delivery order | National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining | $249K | Task order for analysis, development, and implementation of manufacturing technology for the defense industrial base task description: corpus christi ARMY depot autonomous mobile robot (amr) proof of concept | Army | Aug 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24C00000045 definitive contract | Magplasma, Inc | $249K | New sbir contract for dhs211-004 sbir phase ii crpp on vehicle infectious diseases protection. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 21, 2026 |
| 70RSAT24C00000037 definitive contract | Securelogix Corporation | $249K | Sbir contract for dhs201-001 sbir phase ii crpp on next generation 9-1-1 (ng9-1-1) multimedia content analysis engine capability for the emergency communications cyber security center (ec3) with vendor securelogix. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 11, 2025 |
| W912CG25PA001 purchase order | Nexcepta Inc | $249K | This sbir phase i effort is to develop beacon which aims to address gaps of access to critical information when supporting veterans at risk of suicide by leveraging an llm-powered co-pilot designed to empower caregivers and mental health ... | Army | Aug 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0012 purchase order | Stratin LLC | $249K | Sbir phase i project | Army | May 15, 2024 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 14, 2026.
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