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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Army Research Office (ARO): DoW's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before.

From	Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Who can apply	others (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes	This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education.
How much	up to $7.5 million per award; $170 million total
Deadline	Fri, Apr 9, 2027 (168 days left)
Category	Science, Technology and Research
Type	Cooperative agreement, Grant
Opportunity #	W911NF26S1000
Assistance listing	12.431
Posted	Mon, Sep 21, 2026

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Army Research Office (ARO): DoW's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. The program was initiated 40 years ago and it has regularly produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching consequences to the fields of science, economic growth, and revolutionary new military technologies. Key to the program’s success is the close management of the MURI projects by Service Program Officers and their active role in providing research guidance. See Section I. Other Information for topic descriptions and more information.

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