Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) Department of Defense Army
Department of Defense ▸ Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Description
- Sponsor: Army Research Office (ARO), under the Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).
- Purpose: Fund high-risk, basic research that aims to achieve something never done before, with potential for transformative scientific, economic, and defense impacts.
- Approach: University-led, multidisciplinary teams tackling fundamental research problems.
- Program strength: 40-year track record of major breakthroughs; projects receiv…
Army Research Office:
DoD's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. The program was initiated 40 years ago and it has regularly produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching conseque…
Source
Grant ID
W911NF25S0004
Funding Source
Department of Defense ▸ Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Key Dates
Opportunity Released
March 5, 2025
Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Information
This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education. To the extent that it is part of a U.S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI compe…
Awards & Funding
Total Funding
$170M
Award Ceiling
$7.5M
Funding Amount
~$7.5M
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