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A PDF document (849 KB) attached to Firefox, from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Due Nov 9, 2026.
File name: DARPA-PS-26-137.pdf
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Program Solicitation
Biological Technologies Office (BTO)
Firefox
DARPA-PS-26-137
Sept 16, 2026
This Program Solicitation (PS) constitutes a public notice of a competitive funding opportunity issued under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Any resultant negotiations and/or awards will follow all laws and regulations applicable to the specific award instrument(s) available under this PS.
PROGRAM SOLICITATION OVERVIEW INFORMATION
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Federal Agency Name – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Biological Technologies Office (BTO)
Funding Opportunity Title – Firefox
Announcement Type – Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number – DARPA-PS-26-137
Dates
o Posting Date: September 16, 2026
o Proposers Day: September 21, 2026
o Questions Due Date: October 13, 2026, by 4:00pm Eastern Time (ET) o Abstracts Due Date and Time: October 19, 2026, by 3:00pm ET o Anticipated Oral Presentation Proposal (OPP) Package Due Date and Time: November 9, 2026, by 3:00pm ET
o Oral Presentations: By Government request, estimated one (1) week after OPP submission
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative approaches to address overcome key technological hurdles in the following technical areas: 1) development of components enabling dynamic rastering/scanning of the incoming coherent optical signal to target multiple regions of interest and 2) development of new data processing architectures beyond the digital domain to handle the high data rates and computational burden inherent to scaling the amount of neural data recorded by the optical system. The ultimate goal of the Firefox program is to use these innovations to develop a 100-channel, non-invasive BCI with 50-micron spatial and 100microsecond temporal resolution.
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Total Funding – Multiple awards are anticipated between $4,000,000 and $7,000,000 across all Phases 1 – 3 of the program described below.
Types of instruments that may be awarded – Other Transaction for Prototype Technical Point of Contact – Dr. Pedro Irazoqui, Program Manager Agency Contact
The Solicitation Coordinator for this effort can be reached at:
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DARPA/BTO
ATTN: DARPA-PS-137
675 North Randolph Street
Arlington, VA 22203-2114
Attachments
o A. Abstract Summary Slide Template
o B. Abstract Template
o C. Model Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype
o D. Cost Spreadsheet
o E. Schedule of Milestones and Payments
o F. OPP Guidelines
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