Closed · HR001120S0026 · CFDA 12.910 · Discretionary

Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G)

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
March 20, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G) 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

Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G) is closed (last close March 20, 2020). 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 March 20, 2020

Posted Jan 30 Closes Mar 20

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

DARPA’s Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G) program will create open source software and systems enabling secure 5G and follow-on mobile networks. OPS-5G creates capabilities to address feature velocity in open source software, a trillion-node Botnet of Things (BoT), network slicing on suspect gear and adaptive adversaries operating at scale. The long-term objective is a US-friendly ecosystem.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HR001120S0026

Grants.gov marks Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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 (37 peers, 47% of 79).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

BAA Coordinator Ops-5G@darpa.mil

What to do next

Open Programmable Secure 5G (OPS-5G) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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