ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Engineer Research and Development Center · Department of Defense
At a glance
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement is an open federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Engineer Research and Development Center (Department of Defense). Applications are due January 1, 2027. Individual awards are listed as up to $1000M. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 12.630 (Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jan 2, 2026Posted
- Jan 1, 2027Application deadlinenext date
- Jan 31, 2027Archived
- Posted
- Jan 2, 2026
- Close date
- Jan 1, 2027
- Archive date
- Jan 31, 2027
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $999,999,999
- Est. total funding
- Not specified
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is issuing this announcement for various research and development topic areas. The ERDC consists of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), the Environmental Laboratory (EL) and the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, and the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Virginia. The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes.
This announcement is continuously open; pre-proposals may be submitted and will be reviewed at any time throughout the year. The availability of funds may limit the ability of the U.S. Government to make awards in specific areas, nevertheless pre-proposals are sought under this announcement for all research areas identified.
For additional details on the research topic areas and how to submit pre-proposals, please go to:
https://www.erdcwerx.org/u-s-army-engineer-research-and-development-center-broad-agency-announcement/
How to apply
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Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 12.630
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
CHRISTOPHER M BARNETT Grantor
ZAVIEN.T.BEAL@usace.army.mil
601-918-6467
Places named in the notice
Illinois, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Virginia
Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.
Quick answers
When is the deadline for “ERDC Broad Agency Announcement”?
According to the official notice, applications are due January 1, 2027. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.
Who is eligible to apply for “ERDC Broad Agency Announcement”?
The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.
How much funding is available through “ERDC Broad Agency Announcement”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1000m.
How do I apply for “ERDC Broad Agency Announcement”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity W912HZ26S0001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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