Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide
Funding Agency:
- Department of Defense
Since its inception in 1991, MTO has helped create and prevent strategic surprise through
investments in compact microelectronic components such as microprocessors,
microelectromechanical systems, and photonic devices. MTO’s revolutionary work applying
advanced capabilities in areas such as wide-band gap materials, phased array radars, high-energy
lasers, and infrared imaging have helped the United States establish and maintain microsystems
superiority for decades.
MTO seeks to develop high-risk, high-reward technologies that continue DARPA’s mission of
creating and preventing strategic surprise, help to secure the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s)
technological superiority, and address the complex threats facing U.S. national security.
Proposed research 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.
As MTO evolves to address future microsystems-related challenges in this unprecedented era of
advancement, the office is establishing a beyond-the-headlights strategy that focuses on three
heretofore nascent thrusts, each focused on addressing key challenges towards its mission to
dominate the microsystems ecology militarily and economically:
Multiple awards are anticipated
Abstracts may be submitted on a rolling basis until 1:00 p.m. on March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m. on May 9, 2025
Dr. Whitney Mason
Director, Microsystems Technology Office
The BAA Coordinator for this effort may be reached at:
DARPA/MTO
ATTN: HR001124S0028@darpa.mil
675 North Randolph Street
Arlington, VA 22203-2114