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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,565 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 13, 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 | 3,565 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W912HZ25P0085 purchase order | The University of Southern Mississippi | $150K | Baa 25-0040 rapid assembly of protypes | Army | Sep 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132V22C0002 definitive contract | Purdue University | $150K | Purdue university baa contract u439340 | Army | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0035 purchase order | Saraniasat Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal #osd254-p0001-0116 for generative ai for automatic target recognition via sparse, multimodal sensing | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0036 purchase order | Prewitt Ridge Inc | $150K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p001-0335 | Army | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0026 purchase order | Inkit Worldwide LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal osd254-p001-0277 for project sds for con-IT | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0074 purchase order | Novineer, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - osd254-p001-0170 - ai-driven model generation for rapid, cost-effective on-demand part repair | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0043 purchase order | Bluespace Emc, LLC | $150K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p0001-0266 for sage _a generative ai knowledge continuity solution | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0062 purchase order | Unitary Labs, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0135 dry.ai: enabling service members to build the ai-powered software solutions they need | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0075 purchase order | Valorous LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i proposal # osd254-p001-0251 for valorous - autonomous ai cybersecurity | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0068 purchase order | Hazel AI Technologies, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0152 for hazel generative ai and llm software for automated DOD requirements package process workflows | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0072 purchase order | Legislaide Incorporated | $150K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir 2025.4: 0254-p001-0199 legislaide generative ai platform for streamlined DOD legal document preparation and process workflows | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26CA003 definitive contract | University of Sydney | $150K | Autonomous underwater vehicle (auv) | Army | Dec 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0022 purchase order | Kairos Research LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal osd254-p001-0270 for rapid event analysis and characterization via targeted output refinement (reactor) | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0020 purchase order | Gallatin AI, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i to gallatin ai, inc proposal title: gallatin navigator for hadr mission set | Army | Aug 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0029 purchase order | Zenithflow Inc | $150K | Sbir ohase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0155 storyforge: ai-enhanced communication for information advantage | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0064 purchase order | Idea Mind LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir 2025.4: 0254-p001-0189 pinnacleiq: a revolutionary ai platform for elite training | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24C0023 definitive contract | Battelle Memorial Institute | $150K | Exposure signature discovery algorithm for epigenetic characterization and observation | Army | Nov 14, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0025 purchase order | Watts.ai, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir 202.4 0254-p001-0285 digital engineering ai | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0019 purchase order | The Tolliver Group, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal osd254-p001-0159 for applying ai to solve large data problems | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0034 purchase order | Umapav Corp | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal# osd254-p001-0319 - gd3d - generative ai for tactical 3d isr | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0067 purchase order | Solential Energy Solutions LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0140 for ai controller technology optimized for resiliency (actor) | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0041 purchase order | Qualtech Systems, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p001 - 0305 - applying generative ai to digital twin development for design and sustainability | Army | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0042 purchase order | Defense Unicorns, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p0001-0298-bubble - deployable edge compute for generative ai | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0070 purchase order | Ombra LLC | $150K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p001-0221 for generative ai for surveillance and recognition systems (gains) | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0037 purchase order | Latakoo, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal number osd254-p001-0315 real - time generative video restoration at the tactical edge | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0058 purchase order | Collaboration.ai, LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0131 for collaboration.ai impact (intelligent matching of personnel, agents, and capabilities for technology) | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0077 purchase order | Solidintel Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0215 for traceability and natural language inclusion in tracking individuals in foci oversight | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0021 purchase order | Project Eight Nineteen, LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir: 2025.4: o254-p001-0026. ai monitoring system (aims): empowering high-stakes industries with responsible genai oversight | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0071 purchase order | Second Wave Technologies LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0173 for adaptive ai assistant platform for DOD data-driven decision making using tadata.ai | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0073 purchase order | Competing Values LLC | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p0001-0144 for avengers assemble: rapidly teaming the right talent to solve emergent threats | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0045 purchase order | Thia ST Co | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # o254-p001-0295 for secure autonomous generative agents (saga) | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0054 purchase order | Lantern UAS, Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0182 for generative ai for counter-drone applications. | Army | Aug 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0048 purchase order | Craxel Inc | $150K | Sbir phase i - osd254-p001-0312 for better decisions faster at any scale: craxel black forest ai accelerator, advanced data analytics engine & knowledge platform | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA520924C0001 definitive contract | Automation Acoustics Pty LTD | $149K | R&d itc ipac | Air Force | Jan 17, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0056 purchase order | Software Velocity Corp | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal osd254-p0001-0309 software velocity corp - testgpt - autonomous ai - assisted test generation platform | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0030 purchase order | Novi Space Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal number osd254-p001-0044 for a proliferated, low-cost satellite platform for ai software development, testing and warfighter training | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0031 purchase order | Rohirrim, Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0326 for rohirrim-rohanprocure to streamline the procurement process | Army | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0060 purchase order | Advanced Onion Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir 2025.4: 0254-p001-0192 enhancing supply chain management with llms: a next generation chat assistant framework for natural language queries | Army | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0066 purchase order | Spread Shot Studios LLC | $149K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p001-0211 for obrew: ai meta-framework | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0044 purchase order | Cybernet Systems Corporation | $149K | Sbir phase 1 - proposal # osd254-p0001-0178 for generative ai baa open topic | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0024 purchase order | Omelas Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i. DOD sbir 202.4 0254-p001-0250. omelas for atreus agentic ai revolutionizing ooda loops efficiency for intelligence analysts | Army | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA520924C0019 definitive contract | The New Zealand Chiropractic Education Trust Board | $149K | Pilot research investigating the effect of the goodair nosebuds technology on anxiety, stress, and sleep | Air Force | Aug 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0046 purchase order | Red River Resources LLC | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal # o254-p001-0256 for navaide's ai-driven decision support framework | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0032 purchase order | Limit Labs LLC | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal# osd254-p001- 0125 for generative worlds for simulated training environments | Army | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ25P0069 purchase order | Texas State University | $149K | Baa gsl-25-0035, optimal geosynthetic design for unsaturated fouled ballast on weak subgrade | Army | Dec 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0039 purchase order | Intrepid Phoenix Ventures, Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0290 for generative ai for addiction recovery: enhancing personalized engagement, outcomes, and predictive relapse prevention | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0061 purchase order | Caridaco, Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p0001-0266 for gossamer thread for ai informed communications | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0033 purchase order | Verbaai LLC | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal number osd254-p001-0047 for verbaai: cdao | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0047 purchase order | Zero Cognitive Systems, Inc | $149K | Sbir phase i - proposal # osd254-p001-0256 for herculesai: fast, reliable, and secure ai-powered data solutions to automate DOD workflows | Army | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25P0063 purchase order | Strike Solutions LLC | $149K | Sbir phase 1. DOD sbir 2025.4: 0254-p001-0209 generative ai for thunderdome | Army | Aug 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 15, 2026.
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