THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$625,000
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002423F8910
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
BEHIND HELMET BLUNT TRAUMA RESEARCH
Score Rationale
This award funds biomedical research on behind-helmet blunt trauma — a legitimate DoD problem with clear operational relevance, but the description contains zero mention of AI, ML, algorithms, or computational methods. The contract title and scope signal basic materials/biomechanics research, not ML-driven analysis. Johns Hopkins APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC), the institutional opposite of an AI-native startup, placing it in the legacy research establishment category despite technical competence.