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Opportunity Summary:

The "ARO Broad Agency Announcement Revised" (Funding Opportunity Number W911NF 07 R 0003 04) is a research funding opportunity from the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), under the Department of the Army, Materiel Command. It invites proposals focused on basic and fundamental scientific research that can expand the underlying knowledge base relevant to future Army capabilities. Rather than targeting a single narrow technical problem, the announcement is broad by design and supports early-stage, discovery-oriented work across many disciplines where new principles, methods, or data could later enable applied technologies.

The scientific areas specifically called out include mechanical sciences, environmental sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, electronics, computational and information sciences, physics, chemistry, life sciences, and materials science. In practice, that range signals that ARO is looking for high-quality foundational research that could improve understanding, modeling, measurement, and theory in these fields, including interdisciplinary efforts that connect them. While the opportunity is Army-sponsored, the emphasis is on basic scientific research (CFDA 12.431, Basic Scientific Research), meaning projects are generally expected to pursue fundamental advances rather than near-term product development.

The opportunity is listed as discretionary and supports multiple funding instrument types, including cooperative agreements, grants, other arrangements, and procurement contracts. This mix suggests ARO may choose the mechanism that best fits the nature of the work and the level of anticipated government involvement. For applicants, that typically means the same overarching scientific idea may be supportable under different instrument structures depending on factors like collaboration needs, oversight, deliverables, and project complexity.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the competition is open to any type of entity as long as it meets any conditions or clarifications included in the full announcement. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity, which generally lowers the barrier to entry for universities, nonprofits, small businesses, and other research performers that might not have discretionary funds to contribute.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted on June 6, 2008, with an original closing date of September 30, 2011. The record shows a current closing date of May 15, 2012, and an archive date of June 15, 2012, indicating the announcement is historical and was ultimately closed and archived. That said, Broad Agency Announcements from ARO often have rolling or periodically refreshed versions, so the archived status here mainly means this specific listing is no longer accepting submissions under the stated dates, not that ARO stopped funding basic research.

For applicants seeking the full text but encountering access issues, the listed point of contact is Kevin Bassler, Procurement Analyst, at (919) 549-4295 and kevin.j.bassler.civ@mail.mil. The full announcement link is referenced in the listing and would normally contain the detailed proposal requirements, evaluation criteria, submission instructions, topic areas or program manager contacts, and any security, export control, or compliance expectations that can apply to Army-funded research.

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