Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) Department of Defense Army
Army Research Office:
DoD'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.
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DoD'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.
Agency: Department of Defense
Office: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Estimated Funding: $170,000,000
Office: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Estimated Funding: $170,000,000
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Additional Information of Eligibility:
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.
To the extent that it is part of a U. S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI competition and/or receive MURI funds.
Ineligible organizations (e.g., industry, DoD laboratories, FFRDCs, and foreign entities) may collaborate on the research but may not receive MURI funds directly or via subaward.
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Date Posted:
2025-03-05
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Archive Date:
2025-10-05
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