Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the U.S. Department of Defense's research arm, chartered in 1958 to prevent strategic surprise by funding high-risk, high-reward research that creates breakthroughs in national security. DARPA awards Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), and procurement contracts to commercial companies, universities, and government labs across Strategic Technology, Information Innovation, Biological Technologies, Microsystems Technology, and Tactical Technology. This portfolio lists companies in the Pitch directory that have received DARPA-attributable awards tracked via USAspending.