Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
- Posted
- March 13, 2025
- Closed
- August 29, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $6,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,500,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.630
- Archives
- September 28, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.630 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $191.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $221.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 627
Top recipients: Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, University of California San Diego, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Morgan State University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Please see the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) package under the “Related Documents” tab for complete program details and application instructions. This NFO is being conducted in two stages: a white paper stage, and a technical application stage.
This NFO is for the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative Pilot Program (BARI), which is jointly sponsored by the US Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The BARI program addresses high risk basic research as an international collaboration. This research should attempt to provide the scientific foundation towards the design and development of future and ubiquitous information networks that rely on extreme-scale devices, distributed intelligence, and network complexity, and include cognitive and social concepts to inform the technological choices. The goal of this program is to produce significant scientific breakthroughs and knowledge that will be critical steps in enabling revolutions in communication and information technology on a large scale.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
The BARI competition is open only to teams comprised of at least one (1) US institution of Higher Education (IHE) as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001 with a degree granting program in science or engineering (US University); and at least one (1) ROK Research Institution via which the funding is paid. US DoD Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are not allowed to receive funds directly or via sub-awards.
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