Closed · HR001126S0010 · CFDA 12.910 · Discretionary

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)

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

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Award range
Closed
Status
August 25, 2026
Close date
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Expected awards

The verdict

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE) is a closed discretionary listing from DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office.

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award range
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application status
12.910
CFDA program
10
other opportunities from DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 25, 2026. CFDA 12.910 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

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

Deadline tracker

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Closed August 25, 2026

Posted Jun 10 Closes Aug 25

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

The DICE program seeks to develop the theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control to enable a scalable, adaptive, and resilient collective of heterogeneous AI agents that can autonomously execute sustained long-time-horizon missions in contested environments while remaining under human control. In contrast to small-scale, rigid, and fragile centralized orchestration or the high-risk unpredictable nature of ad hoc compositions of AI agents, DICE aims to harness the scalability and adaptability of self-organizing systems while minimizing risks and ensuring that the collective behavior remains predictable and aligned with intended outcomes. This approach mirrors the principles of decentralized self-organization that underpin the internet's own scalability and resilience, where robust global behavior emerges from simple, local rules.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HR001126S0010

Grants.gov marks Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through… 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). 1 other DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 11).

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Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

BAA Coordinator DICE@darpa.mil

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