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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Federal funding opportunity W911NF26S1000 from Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command (Department of Defense).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes April 9, 2027

Posted
September 21, 2026
Closes
April 9, 2027
Award ceiling
$7,500,000
Program funding
$170,000,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Assistance listing
12.431
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
May 9, 2027

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.431 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$557.4M
FY2026 obligated
$461M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
2,115

Top recipients: Texas A&m University System, the, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

Synopsis

Army Research Office (ARO):


DoW's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. The program was initiated 40 years ago and it has regularly produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching consequences to the fields of science, economic growth, and revolutionary new military technologies. Key to the program’s success is the close management of the MURI projects by Service Program Officers and their active role in providing research guidance.


See Section I. Other Information for topic descriptions and more information.

Who can apply

This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education. To the extent that it is part of a U.S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI competition and/or receive MURI funds. Ineligible organizations (e.g., industry, DoD laboratories, FFRDCs, and foreign entities) may collaborate on the research but may not receive MURI funds directly or via subaward.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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