General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: HR001126S0016 Funding Opportunity Title: Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) Opportunity Category: Discretionary Prospect Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementOtherProcurement Contract

Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings: 12.910 -- Research and Technology Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Version: Synopsis 1 Posted Date: Aug 06, 2026 Last Updated Date: Aug 06, 2026 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 25, 2026 See Full Announcement for details. Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 25, 2026 See Full Announcement for details. Archive Date: Oct 25, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: $ Award Floor: $

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office Description: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)



is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions.

The Precision Inertial

Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems. A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

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