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Opportunity Summary:

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), under the Naval Supply Systems Command, released a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) titled "Research Initiatives at The Naval Postgraduate School" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS BAA 12-004) to solicit competitively selected research proposals that strengthen and advance NPS's core mission: graduate education and research. The opportunity is intentionally broad and is meant to attract meritorious initiatives across a wide range of fields tied to NPS academics, including science and engineering, operational and information sciences, business and management, politics and public/foreign policy, and interdisciplinary areas that support defense-relevant graduate education and research outcomes. The emphasis is on initiatives that can improve NPS programs and research capabilities, rather than narrowly defined topic calls, so proposed work should clearly connect to NPS mission needs and the educational and research environment at the school.

Awards are expected to be made using either grants or cooperative agreements, meaning applicants should be prepared for the possibility of substantial involvement by the government and/or NPS in the project (a common feature of cooperative agreements). The activity category is research and development (science and technology), and the associated CFDA listing is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). No cost sharing or matching is required under this announcement, which can lower barriers for applicants that may not have discretionary funds to commit as match.

Eligibility is generally open to "all responsible sources" from academia and industry, with explicit encouragement for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) to apply or to partner with others in submitting proposals, although the BAA states that no portion of funding is set aside specifically for HBCU/MI participation. At the same time, several categories of organizations are explicitly not eligible to receive awards directly under this BAA: U.S. Government schools of higher education, Navy laboratories and warfare centers, other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy national laboratories. Those ineligible organizations are advised not to submit white papers or full proposals directly; instead, if they are interested in participating, they should contact an NPS point of contact to discuss alignment and potential involvement through other mechanisms.

A key practical step emphasized in the announcement is early coordination with NPS. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact an NPS point of contact (POC) whose program and research portfolio best matches the proposed concept before investing heavily in proposal development. NPS directs applicants to use its publicly available Academic Programs and Research Programs webpages to identify relevant faculty and research groups across its four schools, three institutes, and multiple interdisciplinary centers. This suggests that NPS values proposals that are well-integrated with existing NPS expertise and that have a clear pathway to supporting NPS students, faculty research, and mission-focused outcomes.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted May 15, 2012, with an original closing date of May 14, 2013, later extended to a current closing date of May 31, 2013, and an archive date of June 13, 2013. For administrative or access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact is Christina Beal, Contract and Grant Specialist, at 619-556-7329. The notice also references an "Additional Information" link that points to all NPS BAAs, signaling that this solicitation sits within a broader NPS research funding ecosystem and that related opportunities or updated BAAs may exist through the same portal.

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