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Long-Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Navy (Office of Naval Research). This grant prioritizes research areas aimed at enhancing Navy national warfighting and peacekeeping capabilities. It provides multi-year funding to researchers in academia, supporting innovative research ideas with the potential to address critical defense challenges.
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FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology It also constitutes a merit-based, competitive procedure, in accordance with the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS), at 32 CFR 22. 315(a). A formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued.
Unless indicated otherwise, any references to ONR within the BAA refers to ONR, ONRG and MCWL. Please see full text of the announcement for additional information. N0001425SB001.
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xlsx Opens in New tab Published: October 01, 2024 1:55 PM Full Proposals will be accepted until: September 30, 2026 2:00 PM Required: All BAAs incorporate a standardized template for the submission of technical and cost proposals for all contract awards. Guidance and assistance in completing the form and spreadsheet can be obtained from points of contact provided in the BAA.
Conflicts of Interest: To ensure fairness in the consideration of proposals, ONR has implemented policies to protect against organizational conflicts of interest .
Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Technical Approach: Describe the scientific or technical concepts that will be investigated providing the complete research plan. Describe what is innovative about the proposed approach. Describe the proposed approach compared to alternate approaches other researchers in this field have taken. Given a successful completion, describe the results, new knowledge, or insights.
Future Naval Relevance: A description of potential Naval relevance and contributions of the effort to the agency's specific mission.
Project Schedule and Milestones: A summary of the schedule of events and milestones.
Management Approach: Describe the overall management approach and provide rationale for participation of key team members. Describe the planned relationships with any subawardees or collaborators.
Principal Investigator Qualifications: A discussion of the qualifications of the proposed Principal Investigator and any other key personnel.
Responsibility: Describe how you have adequate resources, ability to comply with grant conditions, performance history, record of integrity and business ethics, qualifications and eligibility, and organizational experience.
Data Management Plan: Describe which data generated through the course of the proposed research will be shared and preserved, how it will be done, or explain why data sharing or preservation is not possible or scientifically appropriate.
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Researchers in academia are typical recipients. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $60,000 (9 months) to $360,000 per year for three years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Long-Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology is funded by U.S. Department of the Navy (Office of Naval Research). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This listing is flagged as international in scope. Check the official notice for country-specific restrictions before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 11 required documents: SF-424 (R&R) form, Project/Abstract (1 page or 4000 characters), R&R Other Project Information form, Technical Proposal (PDF attached to Field 8 of R&R Other Project Information), Research and Related Budget form with Budget Justification, and R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) with biosketches and current/pending support, among others (the full list is in the Required Documents section on this page). Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
DoD Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) - Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI), administered by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, supports basic research in science and engineering at U. S.
SBIR SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations is sponsored by U.S. Air Force. DOD SBIR topic SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations. Component: U.S. Air Force. Command: SDA. Solicitation: DoD SBIR 2025.4. Phase(s): D2PII, II, SPII. Status: Pre-Release. Open date: 3/4/2026.
The Department of the Navy pre-released FY26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR on June 3, 2026 — 12 BAA topics and one Commercial Solutions Opening for Counter-Unmanned Air Systems. Topics span adaptive sensor management, anomalous behavior detection, satellite imagery optimization, real-time zero-trust data for combat systems, and gun weapon systems modernization. Technical questions cut off June 23. Proposals open June 24 and close July 22. NAVAIR and NAVSEA co-host a Counter-UAS webinar June 16. Phase I funding tops out at $315,000. The CSO open topic for AI-powered drone defense is the structural news: it's the first time NAVAIR has used a CSO vehicle to fund counter-drone work outside the conventional Phase I/II structure, and it changes how small businesses can engage with the Navy's most urgent capability gap.
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