Opportunity Information: Apply for DARPA RA 11 70
Apply for DARPA RA 11 70
- The DARPA Tactical Technology Office in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "100 Year Starship (100YSS)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.910 Research and Technology Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 26, 2011 and posted on Aug 26, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 11, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The 100 Year Starship (100YSS) grant opportunity was a DARPA Tactical Technology Office solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number DARPA RA 11-70) focused on advancing long-horizon research and development tied to the concept of enabling interstellar travel over the next century. In practical terms, this program was framed around seeding foundational science, technology, and organizational efforts that could make human travel beyond the solar system plausible on a 100-year timescale. The announcement described this posting as the final solicitation for the 100YSS project, meaning applicants were expected to rely on this final version and watch only for formal amendments as the mechanism for any later changes.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was categorized as a discretionary grant within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area, and it was listed under CFDA 12.910 (Research and Technology Development). The posting date and creation date were both August 26, 2011. The solicitation set a single closing date of November 11, 2011 (no later extension reflected in the provided record), with the archive date listed as November 26, 2011. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $500,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement indicated, which generally means proposers did not need to commit non-federal dollars as a condition of eligibility.
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of entity (for example, universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, research institutes, and other qualified organizations), subject to any clarifications that may have been included in the full text of the solicitation. That detail matters because some DARPA announcements include specific eligibility nuances or proposal restrictions in the full announcement even when the summary record says "unrestricted." The primary pointer for full requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions was the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) link included in the notice, with the explicit reminder that later updates would appear only as amendments to that same solicitation.
For communications, DARPA directed all questions and inquiries to the email address 100YSS@darpa.mil, which would have served as the centralized channel for proposer questions, clarifications, and administrative issues. The notice also provided a point of contact for access problems with the full announcement: Paul Eremenko at DARPA/TTO, located at 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. In other words, the solicitation emphasized both the formal online posting as the authoritative source for details and a fallback contact pathway if an applicant could not retrieve the materials electronically.
Overall, the key takeaways are that this was a DARPA research grant solicitation tied to the 100YSS initiative, open broadly to applicants, capped at $500,000 per award, with no matching requirement, and governed by a final solicitation posted in late August 2011 with proposals due by November 11, 2011. The full technical scope, deliverables, evaluation approach, and submission format were intentionally left to the linked solicitation document, with DARPA making clear that any modifications would only come through official amendments rather than informal guidance.
FAQs: 100 Year Starship (100YSS) DARPA Grant Opportunity (DARPA RA 11-70)
What is the 100 Year Starship (100YSS) grant opportunity?
The 100 Year Starship (100YSS) grant opportunity was a DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) solicitation focused on advancing long-horizon research and development connected to the concept of enabling interstellar travel over the next century. The program was framed around seeding foundational science, technology, and organizational efforts that could make human travel beyond the solar system plausible on a 100-year timescale.
Which agency and office issued this solicitation?
This opportunity was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), specifically through DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this solicitation is DARPA RA 11-70.
Was this described as the final solicitation for the 100YSS project?
Yes. The announcement described this posting as the final solicitation for the 100YSS project. Applicants were expected to rely on this final version and look only for formal amendments if any changes were made later.
How were changes or updates to the opportunity supposed to be communicated?
The notice stated that any later updates would appear only as formal amendments to the same solicitation, rather than through informal guidance.
What type of funding instrument was this?
From an administrative standpoint, it was categorized as a discretionary grant.
What activity area was this opportunity associated with?
The opportunity was listed under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The posting listed CFDA 12.910 (Research and Technology Development).
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was August 26, 2011. The creation date was also August 26, 2011.
What was the proposal deadline?
The solicitation set a single closing date of November 11, 2011. No later extension was reflected in the provided record.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed in the record was November 26, 2011.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed was $500,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The record indicated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning proposers generally did not need to commit non-federal dollars as a condition of eligibility.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of entity (for example, universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, research institutes, and other qualified organizations), subject to any clarifications that may have been included in the full solicitation text.
Does "unrestricted eligibility" mean there were no eligibility nuances?
Not necessarily. The summary record said "unrestricted," but it also noted that some DARPA announcements include specific eligibility nuances or proposal restrictions in the full announcement. Applicants were directed to rely on the full solicitation for any such details.
Where were the full requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions provided?
The primary pointer for full requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions was the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) link included in the notice. The notice emphasized the online posting as the authoritative source for details.
How were applicants expected to monitor the solicitation for amendments?
Applicants were expected to monitor the same solicitation posting for formal amendments, since the notice stated that later updates would appear only as amendments to that solicitation.
How could applicants submit questions or inquiries?
DARPA directed all questions and inquiries to the email address 100YSS@darpa.mil, which served as the centralized channel for proposer questions, clarifications, and administrative issues.
Who was the point of contact for problems accessing the full announcement?
The notice provided a point of contact for access problems with the full announcement: Paul Eremenko at DARPA/TTO.
What address was provided for the access-problems point of contact?
The notice listed DARPA/TTO at 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714 in connection with the access-problems point of contact.
What was the overall purpose or intent of the solicitation?
The overall intent was to seed foundational science, technology, and organizational efforts aligned with making interstellar travel plausible on a 100-year timeline, while leaving the detailed technical scope, deliverables, evaluation approach, and submission format to the linked solicitation document.
What should applicants treat as the authoritative source for the solicitation details?
The notice made clear that the formal online solicitation posting (via the referenced FBO link) was the authoritative source for details, and that any changes would be issued through formal amendments.
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