Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative, commonly referred to as the DoD MURI, is a discretionary federal grant opportunity focused on supporting high-risk, high-reward basic research at universities. MURI is one part of the broader University Research Initiative (URI) and is designed to fund ambitious multidisciplinary teams working on fundamental scientific questions where the payoff could be transformative, including efforts aimed at understanding or accomplishing something that has not been achieved before. The program is sponsored and implemented through the DoD basic research organizations, specifically the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), reflecting a defense-wide interest in foundational research that can shape future capabilities over the long term.

Administratively, the funding opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number ONR 15 FOA 0011 and carries the title "Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative." It is categorized as a grant funding instrument within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area. The relevant CFDA listing is 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research, which aligns with the program emphasis on early-stage, fundamental research rather than near-term product development or procurement. The posting and creation dates are both June 15, 2015, and the original and current closing date are shown as December 7, 2015, with the important note that applicants needed to follow the full announcement for specific white paper due dates, indicating a staged submission process where preliminary concept papers may be required or strongly encouraged before full proposals.

Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, including both public and state-controlled universities as well as private universities. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award, which is typical for basic research programs intended to remove barriers to participation and keep the focus on scientific merit and innovation. The listing includes an award floor of 145,000,000, which is presented in the source data as the minimum award amount; in practical terms, MURI programs are often large, multi-year efforts supporting multiple investigators, and the overall program structure tends to involve sizable commitments to support coordinated research agendas.

The managing agency named in the listing is the Office of Naval Research, which serves as the point of contact and administrative lead for this particular announcement, even though the program itself is supported across ONR, ARO, and AFOSR. For access issues related to the full announcement, the contact provided is Mary Helen Dent Adams, identified as the Contracting Officer/Grants Officer, with a phone number of 703-254-7288. The listing also notes "Navy Submission Grants.gov Questions," signaling that submissions are expected through Grants.gov and that submission-related questions may be handled through Navy/ONR channels described in the full announcement.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a competitive DoD university research grant aimed at enabling multidisciplinary teams to pursue bold basic research directions with potentially far-reaching defense relevance. The program emphasizes novelty and scientific risk, supports university-led research collaboration, and is structured to be accessible to eligible higher education institutions without mandatory cost sharing, while requiring close attention to the solicitation instructions and white paper deadlines specified in the full funding announcement.

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