Open DoD SBIR/STTR opportunities — May 2026

Week of May 17, 2026 · Scanned 850 solicitations · 729 dropped (ITAR/CUI) · 20 listed

All open DoD SBIR/STTR solicitations we tracked this week, newest first. Filtered to drop ITAR/CUI-restricted topics.

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USACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, St. Charles County, Missouri

Kansas City District (DOD-COE-KC) · closes 2026-06-15

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a state agency responsible for the administration or implementation of undesirable plants laws of the state, who will provide professional services to assist USACE with the management of undesirable plants on federal lands managed by…

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USACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, Multiple Counties, Missouri

Kansas City District (DOD-COE-KC) · closes 2026-06-15

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a state agency responsible for the administration or implementation of undesirable plants laws of the state, who will provide professional services to assist USACE with the management of undesirable plants on federal lands managed by…

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Willow Creek Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation Studies

Engineer Research and Development Center (DOD-COE-ERDC) · closes 2026-07-09

A. Background The overall goal of this project is to improve water quality conditions in Willow Creek Reservoir for the benefit of the community of Heppner, Oregon, and surrounding area. The reservoir is characterized by several water quality concerns, including dense cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) blooms, low dissolved oxygen concentrations, and…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-09-22

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have significant impact on the treatment and management of a disease or condition addressed in one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas and FY26 PRMRP…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Platform Clinical Translation Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-09-22

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Platform Clinical Translation Award supports the translational development and/or early-phase clinical trials for broadly applicable clinical technologies that will address urgent and complex needs related to two congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas. The…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-08-06

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award supports clinical research and/or clinical trials using a combination of scientific disciplines including occupational science, psychology, psychometrics, biostatistics and epidemiology, surveillance, implementation science, and…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Impact Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-08-06

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Impact Award supports applied research, defined as use-inspired and practice-oriented science that brings together outcomes from basic research, and insights from the real-world environment, to foster clinical applicability. The Impact Award intends to translate the…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-08-06

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award, a product-driven award mechanism, intends to support the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications, including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life, for a…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Discovery Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-07-30

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award supports novel, untested, high-risk, high-reward research projects with the potential to provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications and with a potential to generate preliminary data that will lay the foundation for future projects. The…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Research Advancement Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-07-30

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Research Advancement Award supports fundamental research studies that will make an important contribution towards research, patient care, and/or quality of life for a disease or condition related to one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas and one of the…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Clinical Trial Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-10-05

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of cancer within at least one of the FY26 PRCRP Topic Areas. Clinical trials proposed may evaluate promising new…

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DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-10-05

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) supports innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or basic cancer research. The advancement of knowledge in cancer research, patient care, and/or treatment options in the Military Health System (MHS) is…

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DoW, Peer Reviewed Cancer, Impact Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-10-05

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Impact Award supports mature research that will have a near-term impact on clinical cancer care in one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRCRP Topic Areas. Applicants must consider how the research project will lead to the advancement of knowledge in cancer research,…

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Ecological Parameters in the Forested Wetlands of Southern Florida

Fort Worth District (DOD-COE-FW) · closes 2026-06-05

Award will be made upon mutual agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in the request for proposal and the recipient's CESU Master Agreement. Note the established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential organizations for this project.…

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DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of service-connected eye injury and visual dysfunction. Research must align with at least one of the FY26 VRP Focus Areas.…

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DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports basic through early translational research that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction related to military exposure. The IIRA may be…

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DoW Vision, Translational Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational research that transforms a promising discovery into new drugs, devices or clinical practice guidelines that are ready for definitive testing in clinical trials during or by the end of the period of performance. The TRA may be used…

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DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in spinal cord injury (SCI) research into clinical applications.Distinctive Features:• This funding opportunity contains an Early-Career Partnership…

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DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Translation Research Award (CTRA) supports high-impact, new, or emerging clinical research that requires additional preliminary studies, such as feasibility, pilot, or optimization, to prepare for future larger-scale clinical trials or implementation. Primary…

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DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) · closes 2026-11-12

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of spinal cord injury (SCI).Distinctive Features: This funding opportunity contains an Early-Career Partnership…

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