Closed · HR001117S0050 · CFDA 12.910 · Discretionary

Active Social Engineering Defense (ASED)

Federal grant opportunity posted by DARPA - Information Innovation Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
November 28, 2017
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Active Social Engineering Defense (ASED) is a closed discretionary listing from DARPA - Information Innovation Office that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 78 other opportunities from DARPA - Information Innovation Office.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
12.910
CFDA program
78
other opportunities from DARPA - Information Innovation Office

Archived opportunity record

Active Social Engineering Defense (ASED) is closed (last close November 28, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DARPA - Information Innovation Office still indexes 78 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed November 28, 2017

Posted Sep 8 Closes Nov 28

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of automated defense against social engineering attacks. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. See the attached HR001117S0050 document attached.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HR001117S0050

Grants.gov marks Active Social Engineering Defense (ASED) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the DARPA - Information Innovation Office book (40 peers, 51% of 79).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

DARPA/I2O

What to do next

Active Social Engineering Defense (ASED) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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