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Naval Research Laboratory · United States

NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research

Open

Applications close on 30 Dec 2026. Eligible applicant types include unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility".

Deadline
30 Dec 2026 (in 45 days)
Grant amount
Not stated — see the official call
Funding rate
No mandatory cost sharing stated; funding percentage not stated
Cost sharing
Not required
Likely applicant types
Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Non-profits, Universities & research, Public bodies, Individuals From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder
Naval Research Laboratory
Reference
N00173-24-S-BA01
Assistance listing
12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research
Last checked
13 Nov 2026

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About this call

Amendment 0008

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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Amendment 0007

The purpose of this amendment is to add Summary Topic 61-24-06 - AFFF ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY OF FLUORINE-FREE FOAM (F3) WITH NON-ASPIRATING SPRINKLER NOZZLES to Appendix 1 in it’s entirety. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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Amendment 0006

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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Amendment 0005

The purpose of this amendment is to provide a searchable list of Summary Topics contained in Appendix 1. Expanded descriptions of each topic can be found in the full announcement pdf.

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APPENDIX 1 – RESEARCH DESCRIPTION - SUMMARY TOPICS

II. Detailed information about the funding opportunity

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy's corporate laboratory. NRL conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. The basic research program is driven by perceptions about future requirements of the Navy.

The Navy's operational effectiveness depends on its ability to keep pace with rapidly developing technologies. NRL contributes to this requirement by conducting research in the following areas, organized into NRL'S three research directorates and Naval Center for Space Technology:

Systems Directorate Code 5000

Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate Code 6000 Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate Code 7000 Naval Center for Space Technology Code 8000

A. SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE - CODE 5000

53-24-01 - HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR

53-24-01C - HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR (CLASSIFIED)

53-24-02 - LOW-COST WIDEBAND ANTENNA ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES

53-24-03 - ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS

55-24-01 - INFORMATION AND DECISION SCIENCES

55-24-02 - MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HIGH ASSURANCE COMPUTING

55-24-03 - HIGH ASSURANCE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING

55-24-04 - ADVANCED NAVAL NETWORK SOLUTIONS

55-24-05 - FEDERATED, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING/NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

56-24-01 - OPTICAL SCIENCES R&D

57-24-01 - ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

57-24-02 ​ - SHIPBOARD ELECTRONIC WARFARE

B. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE CODE 6000

60-24-01 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ON MASSIVELY PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES

61-24-01 - ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE, CONVERSION AND COMMAND/CONTROL

61-24-02 - CORROSION PROCESSES, CONTROL, MITIGATION, AND TECHNOLOGY

61-24-03 - APPLICATIONS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND ADVANCED LASER TECHNIQUES

61-24-04 - MULTIECHELON DIAGNOSTICS (MEDx) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TIERED EVALUATION

63-24-01 - MATERIALS PERFORMANCE, PROCESSING, AND MODELING

67-24-01 - BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN PLASMA SCIENCE

68-24-01 - RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH

68-24-02 - PHOTOVOLTAICS FOR PORTABLE POWER

C. OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE CODE 7000

71-24-01 - ACOUSTIC SIMULATION AND TACTICS

72-24-01 - LOW FREQUENCY RADIO INTERFEROMETRY

72-24-02 - OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING OF THE COASTAL REGIME

72-24-03 - REMOTE SENSORS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS

72-24-04 - AIRBORNE, SHIPBOARD, AND OVERHEAD DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS

73-24-01 - OCEAN DYNAMICS AND PREDICTION OCEANOGRAPHY

73-24-02 - SEAFLOOR SCIENCES

73-24-03 - GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

75-24-01 - ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS, ANALYSIS, AND PREDICTION

76-24-01 - RESEARCH INTO SPACE, BACKGROUNDS, IMAGING AND MODELING

D. NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY CODE 8000

82-24-01 - SPACECRAFT & SPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers and…

Who can apply

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Topics

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Timing

Extend close date

How to apply

  1. Read the full notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) linked from the official page: eligibility, cost sharing and evaluation criteria.
  2. Make sure your organisation has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID (UEI); registration can take several weeks.
  3. Register with Grants.gov and set up a Workspace for this opportunity, with the right roles for your organisation.
  4. Prepare the required forms, narrative, budget and attachments exactly as the NOFO specifies.
  5. Submit before the deadline and keep the tracking number. Check for amendments before you submit.

From the call text

Who can apply
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage
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Single applicant or consortium
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Where applicants must be based
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Where to apply
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Contact

Mary A Johnson · nrl_proposals@us.navy.mil · 202-767-2021

Where these facts come from

FactValueHow we knowTaken from the source
Deadline30 December 2026official data field15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicantUnknown — not stated in the source we holdunknown—
Total budgetUnknown — not stated in the source we holdunknown—
Funding rateNo mandatory cost sharing stated; funding percentage not statedread from the official text15 Nov 2026
Who can applyUnrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"official data field15 Nov 2026
Where to applyUnknown — not stated in the source we holdunknown—

Official sources

Official call page · Funder's programme page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 13 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.

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