The Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA), through its Transformational Convergence Technology Office (TCTO), is offering this grant to solicit and fund innovative research proposals. This grant is specifically for the purpose of supporting investigations into groundbreaking approaches that promise to achieve revolutionary advancements in various fields, including science, devices, or systems. DARPA TCTO emphasizes a strong interest in projects that represent significant departures from current capabilities, seeking truly transformative solutions rather than incremental or evolutionary improvements to existing technologies. The objective is to foster high-risk, high-reward research that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and capability, ensuring the funded work contributes to major leaps forward in critical areas.
Opportunity ID: 54443
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DARPA-BAA-10-61 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | TCTO Office-Wide BAA |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.910 — Research and Technology Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 07, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 06, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 06, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 05, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DARPA – Transformational Convergence Technology |
| Description: | The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals of interest to the Transformational Convergence Technology Office (TCTO). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that results primarily in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of the art. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Norman Whitaker
DARPA-BAA-10-61@darpa.mil Email:DARPA-BAA-10-61@darpa.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 54443 Full Announcement-1 -> tcto officewide darpa-baa-10-61.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Norman Whitaker DARPA-BAA-10-61@darpa.mil Email: DARPA-BAA-10-61@darpa.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.910 | PKG00018580 | May 06, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54443 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54443 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
54443 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
54443 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
54443 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
54443 RR_KeyPersonExpanded-1.1.pdf
54443 RR_PerformanceSite-1.1.pdf
54443 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf