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Opportunity Summary:

The Proactive Decision Support opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 13 SN 0016) is a discretionary federal grant competition administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). It is positioned within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it is linked to CFDA 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research. In practical terms, that means the program is aimed at funding R&D efforts rather than procurement or operational services, with ONR looking to support scientific and technical work that advances knowledge and capabilities relevant to naval needs.

The public synopsis provides only high-level metadata and repeatedly directs applicants to a Special Notice for the substantive details, including the full technical scope, proposal or white paper requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions. The title, Proactive Decision Support, suggests a focus on methods and technologies that help decision-makers anticipate conditions, evaluate options earlier, and act with better information under uncertainty, which is a common theme in defense-oriented R&D. However, because the formal description is explicitly "Refer to the Special Notice," the authoritative statement of what ONR will fund and how it defines the topic areas is contained in that separate document rather than in the listing itself.

The award mechanism is a grant, and the opportunity is categorized as unrestricted in terms of eligible applicants, meaning it is open to any type of entity as long as it meets the eligibility conditions that may be clarified in the Special Notice. This typically allows participation from universities, nonprofit research organizations, for-profit companies, federally funded research and development centers where permitted, and potentially individuals or other entities if the Special Notice allows it. The listing states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which indicates applicants generally do not need to provide non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award, though applicants would still be expected to propose realistic budgets aligned with the technical plan.

Key dates in the synopsis show a posted and creation date of April 26, 2013, an original closing date of July 30, 2013, and the same current closing date of July 30, 2013, with an archive date of August 29, 2013. Importantly, the notice indicates that white paper due dates should be taken from the Special Notice, implying that the program may use a staged process where short concept papers or white papers are required or encouraged before submission of full proposals, or where multiple white paper deadlines apply to different focus areas. Anyone trying to interpret timing, required deliverables, or submission steps would need to follow the Special Notice rather than relying solely on the single closing date shown in the summary.

For questions or access issues, the synopsis provides points of contact, including a business point of contact (Ganesh Krish) and a technical point of contact, Dr. Jeffrey G. Morrison, with the provided email address (jeffrey.g.morrison@navy.mil). In ONR programs, the technical POC is usually the person to contact for fit-to-scope questions, topic clarification, and whether a proposed research idea aligns with the program intent, while the business POC typically handles administrative, grants management, and submission or compliance questions. Because the main announcement content is deferred to the Special Notice, these contacts are especially important for resolving uncertainties about what must be submitted, when, and in what format.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as an ONR basic/applied research grant solicitation centered on advancing proactive decision support capabilities, with the essential requirements and topic specifics contained in a Special Notice that governs white paper timing and likely the entire submission and evaluation framework.

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