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Ideas and Inventions

Published: 09/02/21 | Updated: 09/23/21

There are offices within the Department of Defense that can evaluate your invention or idea and offer guidance on submitting your proposal. Each DOD office and military department is responsible for soliciting and evaluating proposals in areas important to its particular defense mission.

To assist you, we have listed mailing addresses and websites of offices where information may be obtained.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 325
Arlington, VA  22203

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
675 North Randolph Street
Arlington, VA  22203-2114

Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attention: CERD-ZB
441 G Street, NW
Washington, DC  20314-1000