Open · NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force Office of Scientific Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$7M
Award range
Open
Status
13d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is an open discretionary opportunity from Air Force Office of Scientific Research, offering $50,000 -- $7,000,000. Applications close in 13 days. PlainGrants indexes 136 other opportunities from Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

$50K-$7M
award range
Open
13 days left
12.800
CFDA program
136
other opportunities from Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tight application window

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research… (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001) closes in 13 days on November 6, 2026. Award band $50,000 -- $7,000,000. Air Force Office of Scientific Research lists 136 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

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

Deadline tracker

13 days left to apply

Posted Jul 29 → closes Nov 6, 2026

Urgent window
Posted Jul 29 Closes Nov 6

Est. Total Funding

$28,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation. For-profit organizations are not eligible for DURIP funding.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 42 other Air Force Office of Scientific Research listings share this eligibility-code string (31% of 137).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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

MS. KATIE WISECARVER Program Coordinator Phone 703-696-9544

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What to do next

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research… is open with $50,000 -- $7,000,000 awards and 13 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 12.800 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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