Opportunity Information: Apply for N0001425SF001

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense (DoD) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on helping U.S. universities buy major research equipment and instrumentation that strengthens research capacity in areas that matter to DoD missions. The program is administered across the DoD basic research enterprise, covering interests aligned with the Army Research Office (ARO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). In practical terms, DURIP is meant to fund the purchase (or acquisition) of shared, high-impact instruments that enable or significantly improve research programs connected to DoD priority science and engineering topics.

A key feature of DURIP is that it is not only about advancing research output, but also about strengthening research-based education. Proposals are expected to clearly explain how the requested equipment will improve the institution's ability to educate and train students through hands-on research experiences in disciplines important to DoD needs. That usually means describing how the instrument will be integrated into ongoing and future research projects, how it will expand training opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers, and how it will improve the overall learning environment by providing access to modern tools and methods used in defense-relevant research fields.

Eligibility is limited to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education that have degree-granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering, with for-profit educational institutions explicitly excluded. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to apply, but Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are not eligible. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is science and technology and other research and development. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 12.300, and the agency listed for this announcement is the Office of Naval Research.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity number is N0001425SF001. The original closing date provided is 2025-04-25. The announcement anticipates making about 95 awards. An award ceiling is not specified in the provided source data, so applicants would typically need to consult the full announcement or agency guidance for any budget limits, cost allowability details, and expectations about the scale and type of instrumentation requests that are most competitive.

Overall, DURIP is best understood as a targeted instrumentation program: it supports durable, high-value equipment purchases that can be shared and leveraged to improve both defense-relevant research capability and student training pipelines in STEM fields aligned with DoD priorities.

  • The Office of Naval Research in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense (DoD) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2025-02-19.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 95 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others.
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