Massive amounts of information can be difficult for people to digest, DARPA hopes new technology can help

Organizations, including the military, store massive amounts of knowledge intended for human consumption,such as doctrine, policy, procedures and training. Creating these documents, videos, and other modes is both expensive and time consuming. 

However, they are not structured or indexed to support rapidly finding the appropriate content to use. 

In an effort to improve the situation the Defense Advanced Research  Projects Agency launched a project called Knowledge Management at Scale and Speed (KMASS).

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office is sponsoring a proposers day webcast to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of an anticipated Broad Agency Announcement for the KMASS program. 

The proposers day will be held via livewebcast on July 7, 2021 from 10 am to 4:30 pm EDT. 

Advance registration is required for viewing the webcast. 

Registration closes June 30 at 4 pm or when capacity is reached, whichever comes 

First. Registration website: https://events.sa-meetings.com/KMASSProposersDay

The goals of the KMASS Proposers Day are to (a) introduce the research community (Proposers, Academia, and Government) to the KMASS program vision and goals, (b) explain the mechanics of a DARPA program and the milestones of this particular effort, and (c) encourage and promote teaming arrangements among potential organizations that have the relevant expertise, facilities, and capabilities for executing a research and development program responsive to the KMASS program goals.  

DARPA anticipates releasing the KMASS BAA in June/July 2021. If released, the BAA will be available on https://SAM.gov/ and on http://www.grants.gov/. Following the event, DARPA may post the presented materials as well as a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list to the DARPA/DSO Opportunities website.  

View the full DARPA announcement HERE.