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Opportunity Summary:

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), titled "Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology," is an open, competitive funding vehicle for science and engineering research intended to advance and improve Navy and Marine Corps operations. Rather than being a single narrowly defined solicitation, it functions as a standing announcement that communicates ONR's broad role in supporting meritorious research across many disciplines. The opportunity is designed for Long Range Science and Technology projects, meaning efforts that can contribute to future operational capabilities and mission effectiveness through new knowledge, concepts, methods, or enabling technologies.

A key feature of this BAA is that ONR expects potential offerors to track topic areas and priorities over time. The announcement emphasizes that thrust areas and research priorities may be updated throughout the year, so applicants are encouraged to revisit the relevant program pages periodically before submitting. ONR also strongly encourages early communication with the appropriate ONR point of contact (POC) for the specific code/division and thrust or topic area of interest. The structure described implies that each topic area has its own technical manager or email point of entry, and applicants are expected to align proposals closely to those technical interests.

The types of work supported under this BAA can include basic research, applied research, and in some cases advanced research. The announcement also explains how ONR will treat restrictions related to the conduct or dissemination of results by referencing Department of Defense guidance on "contracted fundamental research" from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) memorandum dated May 24, 2010. In practical terms, the BAA frames many university and industry efforts as fundamental research when they are funded as Budget Category 1 (Basic Research) or when they are Budget Category 2 (Applied Research) performed on a university campus. However, it also notes an important exception: in rare cases where an applied research project is highly likely to reveal sensitive performance characteristics of military systems or unique, critical manufacturing technologies, the work may not be treated as fundamental research, and any agreed restrictions would be formally recorded in the award instrument. This matters for researchers because it signals how publication and other dissemination expectations may be handled depending on the sensitivity of the work.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary federal funding opportunity and can be issued through multiple award instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, other procurement contracts, or other mechanisms. The program is associated with CFDA 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research. The listing states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which generally means proposers are not required to contribute funds as a condition of eligibility, though voluntary cost sharing could still be proposed depending on agency rules and the chosen instrument.

Eligibility is broad across the research community and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, individuals, small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. At the same time, the BAA explicitly excludes Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) from receiving awards under this announcement, including Department of Energy National Laboratories, Navy laboratories and warfare centers, and other Department of Defense or civilian agency laboratories. In other words, the BAA is aimed primarily at universities and the private sector rather than government labs and FFRDC entities.

The opportunity details provided identify the Funding Opportunity Number as ONRBAA11-001 and show key dates: it was posted September 24, 2010, with an original and current closing date of September 30, 2011, and an archive date of October 30, 2011. Applicants seeking the full text are directed to an additional information link for the announcement. For access issues, a contract specialist contact is provided (Milli Abdi, 703-696-2570), along with a note that Grants.gov questions can be addressed through the standard Grants.gov support channels.

Overall, this BAA is best understood as an umbrella announcement that invites a steady stream of high-quality research proposals aligned to ONR's evolving technical priorities, with a strong expectation that proposers coordinate early with ONR technical points of contact to ensure fit with current thrust areas and to clarify any program-specific expectations before investing heavily in proposal preparation.

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