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Office of Naval Research

Funds Office of Naval Research, supporting United States Navy scientific research and maritime security innovation.

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Active grants10
Total grants14
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The Office of Naval Research, or ONR, is a federal agency within the Department of the Navy. Established in 1946, it exists to plan, foster, and encourage scientific research that sustains U.S. naval power and national security for the Navy and Marine Corps. Its remit is defense research rather than commercial venture funding, and it sits inside the Navy's broader technology and budget process.

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Programs & grants under this funder
FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

Funds Navy and Marine Corps research across almost any science or engineering field through one long-running call.

1 grant
FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
Between cycles
- pool
GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks

Funds a fast, India-focused challenge to build an AI-native wireless interface for tactical Navy and Marine networks.

1 grant
GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks
Closed
- pool
GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP)

Funds a fast test of one applied plasma or space-weather theory for Navy operations in the Southern Hemisphere.

1 grant
GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP)
Closed
- pool
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research

Funds communications and networking research that links distributed Navy and Marine Corps units into one tactical grid.

1 grant
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
Open
- pool
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

Funds research capacity at HBCUs and minority institutions doing naval-relevant science and engineering.

1 grant
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
Open
$1.6M pool
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Funds research equipment and instrumentation for university labs working on Navy and defense-relevant science.

1 grant
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Open
$28M pool
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program

Funds early-career university faculty doing naval-relevant science, engineering or mathematics research.

1 grant
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Open
- pool
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane

Funds early-stage research and technology demonstrators across NSWC Crane's electronic warfare, sensors and power-systems missions.

1 grant
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane
Between cycles
- pool
Research Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School

Funds basic and applied STEM research proposed through the Naval Postgraduate School's own research office.

1 grant
Research Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School
Open
$20M pool·Rolling submission
SPA — FLASH Innovative Naval Prototype (Hypersonic Boost-Glide)

Helps SPA FLASH Innovative Naval Prototype for hypersonic boost-glide vehicles.

1 grant
ONR FLASH INP — SPA
Open
- pool
ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA)

Supports ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement by offering Navy and Marine science and technology research funding across mission domains.

1 grant
ONR Long Range BAA
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
Navy SBIR / STTR Programs (ONR-administered)

Helps Navy and Programs for Navy technology needs for innovation and strategic advancement.

1 grant
Navy SBIR/STTR — Seed (ONR-administered)
Open
- pool
SPA — Transient Reducing Active Power System (TRAPS)

Helps SPA Transient Reducing Active Power System for Navy vessel power systems.

1 grant
ONR TRAPS SPA
Open
- pool
ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP)

Funds early-career United States researchers at the start of faculty careers through Navy-linked innovation programs.

1 grant
ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) — Between
Open
- pool
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