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Opportunity Summary:

The Naval Platform Power and Energy opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ONR 15 SN 0005) is a discretionary grant solicitation from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) focused on basic research that can advance power and energy capabilities for Navy platforms. It is not a standalone program with its own unique rules; instead, it is a targeted research topic area released under ONR's FY15 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology (ONR BAA 15-001). Within that larger BAA, this topic aligns to the Sea Warfare and Weapons Department (Code 33), specifically the Electrical and Thermal Systems area, indicating an emphasis on foundational science and early-stage technical approaches relevant to shipboard or platform-level electrical power and thermal management challenges.

The announcement is meant to do three practical things for the research community: draw attention to ONR's specific interest in naval power and energy research, create opportunities for technical discussion among potential performers and ONR, and lay out a timetable for submitting white papers and full proposals. Like many ONR BAAs, it uses a white paper-first approach to help applicants gauge fit before investing in a full proposal, with the white paper due date called out as December 22, 2014. The final proposal window referenced in the listing shows an original closing date of February 16, 2015 and a current closing date of February 27, 2015, with an archive date of March 18, 2015, meaning this particular posting is historical but illustrates the kind of work ONR sought under that BAA cycle.

Funding is categorized under CFDA 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research), reinforcing that ONR is looking for early-stage research rather than product development or procurement. The estimated total funding listed is $1,200,000, with an expectation of about five awards, suggesting typical basic research project scales rather than large system demonstrations. There is no stated cost sharing or matching requirement, which generally makes participation more accessible to universities and small businesses that may not have discretionary funds to contribute.

Eligibility is broadly open to "all responsible sources" in academia and industry, with ONR explicitly encouraging proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs), while also noting that no funds are reserved exclusively for those groups due to the difficulty of setting aside separable work items. A key restriction is that Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy national laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards directly under this BAA. However, they are allowed to participate through teaming arrangements with an eligible prime proposer, as long as their participation is consistent with their sponsoring agreements.

Operationally, applicants are directed back to the main ONR Long Range BAA for the full requirements, evaluation criteria, submission instructions, and any topic-specific nuances. The listing provides an ONR contracting point of contact for access issues: Kara Stith, Contracting Officer, at 703-696-4324. Overall, the opportunity is best read as an ONR signal to the research community that innovations in naval electrical power and thermal systems are high-interest basic research areas, and that ONR is seeking new scientific ideas, methods, and concepts that could shape future Navy platform power and energy architectures.

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