Selective Harnessing of Intrinsic Neuroplasticity Engineering (SHINE)

Department of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · Solicitation · DARPA-PA-25-07-06

posted 28 August 2026 · closed 9 October 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC11 · 3 postings

Summary

DARPA's Defense Sciences Office is issuing a Disruption Opportunity to solicit innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of targeted neuroplasticity. The effort aims to advance fundamental understanding and engineering of intrinsic neuroplastic mechanisms, which could enable new capabilities for defense-related biomedical applications.

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