Closed · HR001123S0027 · CFDA 12.910 · Discretionary

Tellus

Federal grant opportunity posted by DARPA - Biological Technologies Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
July 6, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Tellus is a closed discretionary listing from DARPA - Biological Technologies Office that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 73 other opportunities from DARPA - Biological Technologies Office.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
12.910
CFDA program
73
other opportunities from DARPA - Biological Technologies Office

Archived opportunity record

Tellus is closed (last close July 6, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DARPA - Biological Technologies Office still indexes 73 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 July 6, 2023

Posted Apr 21 Closes Jul 6

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

The goal of the DARPA Tellus program is to develop the Methodology to program microbial sense-and-respond devices to reliably detect a variety of chemical and physical stimuli, process this information and generate measurable output signals in DoD-relevant environments. Tellus will assess the feasibility of utilizing microbial devices for environmental monitoring.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HR001123S0027

Grants.gov marks Tellus 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 - Biological Technologies Office book (44 peers, 59% of 74).

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.

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Agency Contact

BAA Coordinator Tellus@darpa.mil

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What to do next

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