Many research programs are available throughout the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other U.S. Government agencies, as well as with industry partners working on national security solutions.
Please contact us to learn more about any of the below opportunities!
While many research opportunities are posted on Grants.gov or SAM.gov, some are not, and some require additional information posted on the agency site or available from government program managers to interpret the solicitation. Below is a partial list of government agencies seeking research partners.
INSURE Consortium – Join the mailing list!
UW–Madison is a founding member of the Intelligence and Security University Research Enterprise (INSURE) Consortium, a part of the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS).
There are multiple pathways to funding, including engaging a potential sponsor directly about work and develop programming, members conducting joint program development, leveraging inter-institutional strengths, or a government agency requests R&D effort needing INSURE strengths.
AFC integrates, oversees, or has direct visibility on all modernization priorities and major research and development for the Army. Much of AFC’s work happens via Cross Functional Teams (CFTs).
Army AI Integration Center (AI2C)
AI2C seeks research proposals in the following areas:
Army Applications Laboratory (AAL)
ARL seeks research proposals in the following areas:
U.S. Cyber Command – Join the mailing list!
UW–Madison is a charter member of the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Academic Engagement Network (AEN). As a member of the network, UW–Madison will:
Innovation in the DoD is an exciting, fast-paced, dynamic environment. With so many opportunities these pathways will help you navigate to find the right opportunity for you!
Other research partners:
Department of Defense (DOD)
Helpful Defense R&D Funding Resources
Intelligence Community (IC)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Other Agencies
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UW–Madison Resources
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