[DEFUNCT] NSIN Starts
National Security Innovation Network
Eligibility
PROGRAM DEFUNCT. NSIN (National Security Innovation Network) was fully absorbed into DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) in fall 2024. nsin.mil now redirects to diu.mil. No longer accepting applications under the NSIN brand.
Award
N/A, program merged into DIU
Deadlines
N/A · N/A, program absorbed into DIU
Editor's take
DEFUNCT: NSIN was fully absorbed into DIU in fall 2024. Same pattern as Bunker Labs into IVMF. DIU continues but is not veteran-specific. For former NSIN participants, contact DIU directly for continuity of any active engagements.
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