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

Federal funding opportunity N0001426SBC11 from Office of Naval Research (Department of Defense).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes November 16, 2026

Posted
June 16, 2026
Closes
November 16, 2026
Award ceiling
$500,000
Award floor
$250,000
Expected awards
6
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
12.300
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
December 16, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.300 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$858.6M
FY2025 obligated
$667.8M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$473.8M
Awards in window
5,163

Top recipients: University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin System, Regents of the University of Michigan

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

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 "... 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

Who can apply

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…

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Agency contact: Veronica Lacey Grantor · stephen.t.hughes.civ@us.navy.mil · 703-696-2593

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