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Announcement | 20 June 2025
The CAO has been updated - see Section 3.2.1 (for additional Preliminary Review criterion)
Announcement | 17 Apr 2025
The submission period for FY25 opportunities is open. Prospective applicants should review the updated CAO document prior to submitting a proposal.
Announcement | 11 Oct 2024
The submission period for NSIC FY24 opportunities has closed. All accepted proposals will be reviewed. Please check our website for updates on potential FY25 opportunities.
Announcement | 3 Oct 2024
Topics of interest updated
Announcement | 6 May 2024
The CAO has been updated - see Sections 3.2.1 and 3.3.1
Announcement | 20 Mar 2024
The CAO has been updated - see Sections 3.2.1 and 3.3.1
News | 4 Mar 2024
Maybell Quantum Announces $25M Series A Funding Led by Cerberus

News | 29 Feb 2024
Anthro Closes $20M Series A Financing
Announcement | 28 Nov 2023
The CAO has been updated
Announcement | 17 Oct 2023
Computing and Robotics have been added to the existing topics of interest
Announcement | 9 Oct 2023
The Power topic of interest has been renamed to Energy
Announcement | 21 Sept 2023
Two FAQs have been added addressing resubmissions
Announcement | 18 Sept 2023
An FAQ has been added addressing the relationship between NSIC and OSC
Announcement | 8 Aug 2023
An FAQ has been added addressing miscellaneous topics
News | 7 July 2023
National Security Innovation Capital Meets Investment Milestone for the Year

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News | 28 June 2023
National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) Announces Funding Milestone

NSIC

Announcement | 15 June 2023
Two FAQs have been added addressing multiple proposal submissions
News | 5 June 2023
Defense Innovation Unit’s National Security Innovation Capital Program Awards The Spaceport Company $1.5M Contract for Revolutionary Mobile Sea-Based Spaceport

News | 5 June 2023
New Frontier Aerospace's SBIR Phase 1 Proposal Selected by NASA
News | 5 June 2023
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in NUVIEW’s LiDAR Satellite Constellation
News | 22 May 2023
Following Stealth Mode Exit, NUVIEW Announces Major DoD Contract
News | 30 Mar 2023
Starfish Space Awarded $3M by DoD’s NSIC to Develop Nautilus Universal Docking System
News | 22 Mar 2023
Xplore Awarded National Reconnaissance Office contract for Commercial Hyperspectral Capabilities
News | 21 Feb 2023
DoD's National Security Innovation Capital Awards $1.5M to New Frontier Aerospace to Expand Hypersonic Engine Development
News | 24 Jan 2023
New Frontier Aerospace Enters Into A Cooperative Agreement With Qosmosys To Bring Revolutionary Technologies To Qosmosys’ ZeusX Lunar Lander
News | 20 Jan 2023
NSIC: 2022 Year-End Update

NSIC

News | 17 Nov 2022
Bipartisan letter urges appropriators to boost DIU's budget

News | 7 Nov 2022
CNX and New Frontier Announce Strategic Partnership to Leverage Abated Methane Emissions to Transform International Travel
News | 1 Sept 2022
AMM Receives $1.8 Million DoD Award from NSIC to Advance CMF Technology
Announcement | 14 Apr 2022
Section 3.2.1 of the CAO has been updated
News | 22 Mar 2022
DKS Awarded Funds to enhance mission-critical sensors by applying its Persistent Power Sources
News | 14 Mar 2022
Colorado's Maybell Quantum Exits Stealth; Breakthrough Quantum Hardware to be Made in USA
Announcement | 8 Nov 2021
NSIC is now accepting new proposals for the 2021-2022 period
Announcement | 8 Nov 2021
The CAO has been updated to include prescreening criteria (see Section 3.2.1)
Announcement | 23 Sept 2021
A FAQ has been added addressing tips for prospective applicants
News | 21 Sept 2021
Xplore Receives $2M Contract from NSIC to Accelerate Xcraft Platform Development

Xplore

News | 13 Sept 2021
New Program Helps Dual-Use Hardware Startups Accelerate Product Development

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News | 13 Sept 2021
U.S. Department of Defense Launches National Security Innovation Capital With $15M Congressional Appropriation

DIU

News | 12 Aug 2021
New Frontier Aerospace Awarded $750K Contract by DoD's National Security Innovation Capital

New Frontier Aerospace

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