# Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpara2701

- Solicitation number: DARPARA2701
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due January 13, 2027
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research
- Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point.
- First posted: October 20, 2026
- Last posted: October 23, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9cde71a1e56d45a0a6dbd6beb0aaac1a/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of War (DoW) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program provides high-impact funding to researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoW capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program developes the next generation of researchers focused on national security issues.

## Attachments

- [Attach_A_Executive_Summary.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/69c553fa1b1a43e5ae8da085da4a2beb/download)

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## Publications

- October 20, 2026: Solicitation, due January 13, 2027. Notice 88b29337f593428a888550c277e4be19. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/88b29337f593428a888550c277e4be19/view
- October 23, 2026: Solicitation, due January 13, 2027. Notice 9cde71a1e56d45a0a6dbd6beb0aaac1a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9cde71a1e56d45a0a6dbd6beb0aaac1a/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, YFA2027@darpa.mil

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