Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Geographically targeted eligibility; not a universal state economic-development grant.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRole recordedRecorded executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer. Use the responsible program’s process.
Competitively fund university research, instrumentation and graduate assistance, and facilitate laboratory collaboration in eligible states and territories.
What this is not / limit: Geographically targeted eligibility; not a universal state economic-development grant.
Executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense acting through USD(R&E)
Eligibility gate
USD(R&E) designates eligible states using statutory funding and state-commitment criteria.
Awards support defense-responsive science/engineering and competitive research capacity.
Funding condition
Available program appropriations; no entitlement from designation alone.
All recorded limits
Geographically targeted eligibility; not a universal state economic-development grant.