ERDC Broad Agency Announcement | W912HZ26S0001

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The ERDC Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), funding opportunity number W912HZ26S0001, is a standing research and development solicitation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). It is designed to attract innovative science and technology ideas that support ERDCs mission across a wide range of engineering, environmental, and computational disciplines. The funding instrument is primarily a cooperative agreement, which typically means ERDC expects to stay actively involved in the work during performance rather than operating in a hands-off, grant-only role. The opportunity is categorized under science and technology and other research and development, and is associated with CFDA 12.630.

A key feature of this BAA is that it is continuously open, so pre-proposals can be submitted at any time and are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. The posted original closing date extends to January 1, 2027, reflecting the long-running nature of the solicitation rather than a single fixed deadline. While ERDC is seeking submissions across all listed research areas, actual award decisions are subject to available funding, so some topic areas may be more fundable than others at any given time depending on government priorities and budget conditions.

ERDC is a multi-laboratory organization, and the BAA spans the technical needs of several specialized centers located around the country. These include 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. In practical terms, this means proposed work can align with coastal systems, civil and military engineering, environmental science and restoration, cold regions and Arctic engineering, geospatial intelligence and remote sensing, and advanced computing and information technology, among other areas.

The research scope is intentionally broad and covers both foundational and applied topics that matter to USACE and the Army. Examples of the covered areas include hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, and remote sensing; geotechnical and earthquake engineering; soil behavior and soil effects on structures and mobility; vehicle mobility and military engineering; geophysics; pavements and protective structures; and munitions-related engineering topics. Environmental and natural systems research is also strongly represented, including aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material management, hazardous waste treatment, wetlands, and a range of ecological and environmental processes. The BAA also calls out cold regions science, such as the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, reflecting CRRELs mission. On the built environment side, it includes infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, facilities maintenance, energy, materials and structures, and engineering processes. The information and digital side includes computer science and telecommunications management, and the portfolio also extends into land and heritage conservation and broader ecological processes.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, which generally signals that a wide range of applicant types may apply, depending on the specific requirements described in the full announcement and any accompanying instructions. The opportunity anticipates multiple awards, though the number is not specified in the provided listing. The award ceiling is shown as a very large figure, which is commonly used in BAAs as an administrative placeholder rather than an indication of typical project size; actual award amounts are usually driven by the scope of the proposed work, relevance to ERDC needs, and available funds.

Applicants are directed to submit pre-proposals rather than full proposals as an initial step, which is typical for BAAs that want to quickly screen for relevance, technical merit, and alignment to current priorities before requesting a more detailed submission. For topic details and submission instructions, ERDC points applicants to the ERDCWERX page hosting the BAA information: https://www.erdcwerx.org/u-s-army-engineer-research-and-development-center-broad-agency-announcement/.

• The Engineer Research and Development Center in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ERDC Broad Agency Announcement" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.630.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2026-01-02.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2027-01-01.
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $999,999,999.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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