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Visit funder's website →The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites proposers to submit innovative concepts to address hard GEOINT problems that align to one or more of the following technical domains: (1) Foundational GEOINT, (2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and (3) Analytic Technologies.
BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:The BIG-ST BAA is a general announcement of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.
The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls that are published separately under the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation at various times during the open period of the General Solicitation. Topic Calls will be published via updates to the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam. gov, Grants.
gov, and/or the Classified IC-Acquisition Research Center (https://acq-ui. ace. proj.
nro. ic. gov).
If a Topic Call is Classified, interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.
No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls. Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 3 (dated 04/25/2025), is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward.
See Attachments/Links. Closed Topics:Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closedTopic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed. Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.
Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed. Canceled Topics:Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled. Active Topics:Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open.
Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants. gov for details.
Topic 6 Update (3/16/2026): The Questions and Answers (Q&A) session is closed. The Q&A document is embedded in the revised Topic 6 document titled "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v2. pdf."
The revised Topic 6 can be found in Grants. gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. Topic 6 Update (3/24/2026): Topic 6 "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v3.
pdf" and Appendix 5 "APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3' have been revised and can be found in Grants. gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. The Abstract submission date has been extended to 31 March 2026 (10AM ET).
Additionally, APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3 has been uploaded as an Attachment to this General Solicitation. Topic 6 Update (4/01/2026): Topic 6 "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v4. pdf" has been revised and can be found in Grants.
gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. Abstract Submissions are CLOSED and are no longer being accepted. Funding Opportunity Number: HM047623BAA0001.
Assistance Listing: 12. 630. Funding Instrument: CA,G,O,PC.
Category: ST.
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The BIG-R BAA enables NGA to adopt phased approaches and use multiple contract instruments to target expertise, mitigate risk and create an innovative environment for developing new capabilities.
The BIG-R BAA solicits innovative concepts that address one or more of the following technical domains: Focuses on the creation of always accurate, high-resolution, continually updated representations of the earth’s properties, available on demand.
Employs novel methods and efficient strategies to drive development and delivery of improved spatially, spectrally and temporally resolved data from a growing number of traditional and non-traditional sources.
Enhances the definition and utility of GEOINT by leveraging new sources of data and developing novel analytic techniques to deliver a geospatial dimension to multi-INT analytics, in particular to address emerging threats and mission domains. The BIG-R BAA general solicitation provides overarching information and functions as a framework identifying the technical areas, basic terms and administrative information of the BAA.
The BAA and subsequent topics are available on SAM. gov and Grants. gov as Funding Opportunity Number HM0476-20-BAA-0001.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA) are due December 14, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Yes — Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA) is offered by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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