# Research and Technology Development (12.910)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Research and Technology Development is run by Department of Defense. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.5 billion in 739 grants, about $2.1 million per award.

## Objectives

To support and stimulate basic research, applied research and advanced research at educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial firms, which may have military or dual-use application. This support may take the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions for research.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $358 million | 347 |
| 2022 | $309 million | 276 |
| 2023 | $364 million | 274 |
| 2024 | $287 million | 264 |
| 2025 | $213 million | 223 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | California | $84.5 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $82.2 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | $63.1 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $59.6 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $44.4 million |
| Northwestern University | Illinois | $39.9 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $37.8 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $36.9 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $34.5 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $34.1 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $33.2 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $32.5 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $30.9 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | $29.2 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $29.0 million |
| University of California, Davis | California | $27.1 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $26.4 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $24.7 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $24.2 million |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Virginia | $23.8 million |

## Open opportunities

- [TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hr001125s0011-tto-office-wide-ow-baa-2025/), closes December 22, 2026
- [Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/darpara2701-young-faculty-award-yfa-2027/), closes January 13, 2027
- [Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hr001126s0011-information-processing-techniques-office-office-wide/), closes June 22, 2027
- [Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hr001126s0015-defense-sciences-office-dso-office-wide-baa/), closes August 27, 2027
- [Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fa875024s7006-automated-processes-for-knowledge-discovery-and-information/), closes September 9, 2029