NRL Broad Agency Announcement

The Naval Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement is the Department of the Navy’s open solicitation mechanism for research proposals and is administered through Navy channels under ONR. It covers NRL activities across Washington DC, Stennis Space Center, and Monterey, and listed active BAAs include N00173-24-S-BA01 for March 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026. The announcement accepts external participation from for-profit firms, nonprofits, universities, and research consortia, while individuals are excluded. Proposal topics span theoretical work, proof-of-concept experiments, and prototype fabrication and delivery, with flexibility across contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other-transactions instruments as needed. NRL also publishes Specific BAAs with short windows for targeted priority topics, and the program is framed under NAICS 541715 (R&D in physical, engineering, and life sciences). The best-fit submissions are technically strong, execution-oriented proposals aligned with a clearly stated defense research need.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.