Special Program Announcement for 2013 Office of Naval Research Opportunity Select Topics in Materials Research Technology | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Special Program Announcement (Funding Opportunity Number 13 SN 0020) is a 2013 competitive funding opportunity focused on two targeted materials research and technology needs under the FY13 ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA13-001). It is run through ONR's Sea Warfare and Weapons Department (Code 33) and is intended to draw in strong applied research teams, encourage early dialogue with interested performers, and lay out a clear timetable for submitting white papers and full proposals. The work sits within two BAA technical areas: Structural Materials (Topic 1) and Functional Materials (Topic 2), both aimed at translating promising materials concepts into manufacturable processes and militarily relevant hardware.

Topic 1, "Powder Processing of Large Metal Structural Components," centers on advancing powder-based methods for making large, high-performance metal structures. ONR is looking for integrated efforts that connect powder production and consolidation with process modeling and an understanding of how processing choices drive microstructure and, ultimately, mechanical performance. A key feature of this topic is the expectation that the team does not treat the work as disconnected subprojects; instead, proposals must address the full topic area and focus on the design and manufacture of a specific component or product that matters for military use. ONR emphasizes that choosing a single relevant component helps force compatibility between tools, models, and manufacturing steps, which is necessary to produce a coherent, usable "design toolset" rather than isolated technical advances. Because of that integrated approach, teams are expected to be diverse and include credible experience in component or product design along with deep capabilities in powder processing, modeling, and structure-property relationships.

Topic 2, "Applied Research in Scaling Promising Dielectric Films for Wound Film Capacitors," targets the practical scale-up of dielectric film materials for wound film capacitor applications. The technical aim is not just discovering a good dielectric, but figuring out how to reliably process it at scale and integrate it into real capacitor designs and manufacturing flows. ONR expects proposals to cover the full technical scope, including film processing methods, capacitor design and manufacturing considerations, process modeling, and the links between material structure and electrical/functional performance. As with Topic 1, the emphasis is on teams that can bridge fundamental materials understanding with realistic production and device-level constraints, reflecting ONR's interest in fieldable technology rather than laboratory-only demonstrations.

Funding is organized around up to four total awards across both topics, with ONR planning to make up to two awards per topic. Individual awards are anticipated to be as high as approximately $2,500,000 each, and the period of performance is expected to be 36 months. Applicants are allowed to propose to one topic or both. The opportunity is listed as discretionary and supports science and technology research and development under CFDA 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). No cost sharing or matching is required, and eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement.

Administratively, the announcement was posted June 27, 2013, with an application closing date of October 17, 2013 (with a note to follow the special notice or application instructions for specific due dates). The full announcement and detailed instructions are available through Grants.gov by selecting the "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" link on the synopsis page, and ONR notes it reserves the right to adjust aspects of the program plan if needed. For access issues with the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Heather Land, Contract Specialist, at 703-696-0946, with Grants.gov support available for submission-related technical questions.

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