Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research

Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research is sponsored by Office of Naval Research. The proposed topic will develop and mature Communications and Networking technologies for Naval operations. Background:A Design for Maritime Superiority (2018) describes an operational architecture for distributed maritime operations (DMO) that "...

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gov Maintenance Calendar View similar opportunities Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:N0001426SBC11 Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Science and Technology and other Research and Development Expected Number of Awards:6 Assistance Listings:12.

300 -- Basic and Applied Scientific Research Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Jun 16, 2026 Original Closing Date for Applications:Nov 16, 2026 Current Closing Date for Applications:Nov 16, 2026 Archive Date:Dec 16, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:All responsible sources from academia, industry and the research community worldwide may submit proposals under this BAA.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals; however, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCUs/MIs, small businesses or other socio-economic participation. All businesses, both small and large, are encouraged to submit proposals and compete for funding consideration.

Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal Offerors are allowed so long as such arrangements are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.

Navy laboratories, military universities and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.

If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate ONR Technical POC to discuss its area of interest. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.

Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any areas; however, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by ONR. Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding.

Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, DoD may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. ## Additional Information Description:The proposed topic will develop and mature Communications and Networking technologies for Naval operations.

A Design for Maritime Superiority (2018) describes an operational architecture for distributed maritime operations (DMO) that "... will provide accurate, timely, and analyzed information to units, warfighting groups, and fleets." A critical component of this architecture is the Naval Tactical Grid (NTG) to connect distributed units into groups and distributed groups into fleets.

Communications and networking technologies that can provide seamless, robust, connectivity are key enablers for the NTG.

These technologies will be deployed on a variety of platforms, both manned and unmanned, operating under challenging environmental and operational warfare conditions (lack of infrastructure, mobility, spectrum limitations, interference, multipath, atmospherics, jamming, electronic intercept, size/weight/power constraint, etc.) in different domains (land, maritime [includes both surface and undersea], cyber, and space).

Successful Command and Control (C2) and decision making, at all levels of command, for DMO is critically dependent on these communications and networking technologies Link to Additional Information:Link to all ONR funding announcements Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: For additional questions related to this posting ## Similar Opportunities (identified by AI) W911NF-17-S-0003-SPECIALNOTICE-LC-CSAC NOAA-OAR-CPO-2012-2003041 #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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