FARA is Focused Applied Research Award. I believe these are the awards Team Oblique was talking about in the recent CC and here from the PR. After years under CRs the Pentagon is pursing these aggressive timelines (13 months IVAS). Gen Richardson "Oakleys at Fort Pickett".

We continue to participate in government discussions on microdisplay development for future defense aviation/mounted/dismounted programs and to position our displays as a key component of the future Soldier System 2030 technology suite for enhanced soldier performance and accelerated decision making. 

Sec Espers talking to the wonks at Brookings:

But I will tell you in terms of what I've seen so far. They are meeting the scheduled timelines. So, we said -- a year ago I testified -- I said I want our requirements process to go from what was 5 to 8 years, down to 12 months to 18 months. And, as I just said a few minutes ago, in terms of the FARA awards -- you know, the requirements -- we've got that out now in 13 months. That's pretty dawn quick. Same thing with, you know, our night vision goggles; our new iVAS system we're doing; the requirements on next generation combat vehicle, much less time. I think we've done that here in the first round in less than a year or so.

Page 27 if you care.

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fp_20190430_army_esper_transcript.pdf