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Opportunity Summary:

The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) is a U.S. Department of Defense basic research funding program, administered here through the Office of Naval Research (ONR), that backs university-led science and engineering work considered important to national defense. The defining feature of MURI is its emphasis on multidisciplinary teams rather than single-investigator or single-discipline projects. Proposals are expected to bring together expertise that crosses at least two traditional science and engineering fields, with the goal of tackling complex defense-relevant problems that cannot be addressed well from one discipline alone. While the solicitation provides a set of specific topic areas to guide submissions, it also stresses that the topic write-ups are meant to serve as a frame of reference rather than a narrow prescription, and it explicitly encourages innovative approaches and ideas within those topic boundaries.

This particular competition (FY 2009) is organized around 32 designated research topics, with detailed topic descriptions located in the solicitation’s Section VIII, titled “Specific MURI Topics.” Applicants are expected to select and respond to one of these topics, using the description to align their technical concept, research plan, and team composition to the DoD need being targeted. Even with that structure, the program signals flexibility in how proposers pursue the objectives, so long as the work remains basic science and/or engineering research and remains clearly connected to issues of critical concern to the Department of Defense.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary grant (not a contract) and falls under the “Science and Technology and other Research and Development” activity category. It is associated with CFDA number 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). There is no stated cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide non-federal funds as a condition of award under this announcement. Eligibility is limited to U.S. institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private universities, reflecting the program’s focus on academic research environments and long-horizon foundational work.

Key identification details for this notice include Funding Opportunity Number ONRBAA08-019 and the title “Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).” The opportunity was posted on September 4, 2008, and the application deadline for this cycle was January 9, 2009, with an archive date of February 8, 2009. The sponsoring agency listed is the Office of Naval Research. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Kristin Fuller, Contract Specialist, at 703-696-4591 (with the note that this contact is for difficulties accessing the announcement electronically and that Grants.gov questions are handled separately as indicated in the notice).

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