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Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027[E8]

United StatesDARPA - Defense Sciences Office[E2]

In plain English

What they want
Funding opportunity DARPARA2701, assistance listing 12.910. Read the full notice on Grants.gov.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 13 Jan 2027, 23:59 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 14 Jan 2027, 04:59 UTC.
Published 20 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
DARPA - Defense Sciences OfficeSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]
13 Jan 2027, 23:59 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value
Not stated
Published[E6]
20 Oct 2026
Procedure
Not stated
Last checked
23 minutes ago

Eligibility and requirements

  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 364129:posted

Evidence

8 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    Assistance listing (CFDA) 12.910.

    Document 364129:posted, field /cfdaList, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The buyer is DARPA - Defense Sciences Office.

    Document 364129:posted, field /agency, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The funder is a US federal agency.

    Document 364129:posted, field /agencyCode, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Applications close (11:59 pm Eastern on the close date, the Grants.gov default) on 13 Jan 2027, 23:59 Eastern time (UTC−5).

    “01/13/2027”

    Document 364129:posted, field /closeDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    This is a posted grant: applications are open.

    Document 364129:posted, field /oppStatus, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The notice was published on 20 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-20”

    Document 364129:posted, field /openDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Grants.gov gives the status as posted.

    Document 364129:posted, field /oppStatus, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The notice is titled "Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027".

    Document 364129:posted, field /title, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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