This Broad Agency Announcement supports scientific research and experimentation to advance technologies in soldier systems. Funded areas include combat feeding and equipment, soldier protection and survivability, modeling and simulation, human performance and biomechanics, expeditionary maneuver support, aerial delivery, and simulation and training technology. The program seeks proposals that address technology barriers through exploratory development without focusing on specific hardware solutions.
Eligible applicants include degree-granting colleges and universities, nonprofit research institutes, foreign organizations, and commercial firms of various sizes and ownership types. Government facilities and organizations are not eligible.