FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
Funding Agency:
- Department of Defense
ONR, NavalX, ONRG, and MCWL are interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR, ONRG and MCWL’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines.
ONR
Technology areas that ONR is pursuing are provided at the ONR website at https://www.nre.navy.mil/our-research/onr-technology-and-research. Click on the technology area of interest for a brief description of that research area being pursued by ONR.
Potential offerors are urged to check the above website throughout the year for updates to technology areas. Prior to preparing proposals, potential offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the ONR technical point of contact (TPOC) identified for each technology area. The TPOC for each technology area will be listed at the bottom of each technology area page.
Naval brings together people, tools, and resources to enable rapid product development so that Sailors and Marines are equipped with pivotal capabilities at the time of need to maintain our decisive advantage.
The NavalX Tech Bridge Network consists of 18 regional Tech Bridges including London and Japan. Each Tech Bridge has a small team of Tech Bridge directors who work with the local innovation ecosystem to source technology, host prize challenges, provide information about Navy business opportunities, and partner with local economic development organizations. They serve as technology scouts, local networking hubs, and connection points between startups and small business and Naval Warfare Centers and Labs. NavalX's Innovation Operations Support works directly with Sailors and Marines to understand capability needs in the context of their everyday challenges. They then guide our search for and assessment of the best solutions from viable providers within our network. Through an innovative and agile approach to contracting and funding the Business of Innovation, NavalX supports customer-driven technology incubation for small businesses, startups, and nontraditional/dual-use technology companies.
To learn more about NavalX and opportunities for connecting with Tech Bridges or incubating capabilities that address critical warfighting gaps, please visit our website at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/newhome.aspx.
ONRG
ONRG serves as an external network facilitator for ONR headquarters and the Naval Research Enterprise by ensuring connections are maintained with the international science and technology community, the Naval Fleet/Forces, and our international partners, by deploying over 20 Science Directors in field offices around the world to liaise with scientists in their home countries. ONRG facilitates fundamental research efforts in the ONR technology areas indicated on the ONR website noted above, to address the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps and foster international partnerships with leading researchers around the world.
ONRG supports fundamental research seed grants, conferences, and workshops that foster collaboration between the U.S. Navy, and international scientists and technologists. To discuss your ideas for an international grant proposal, please contact a Science Director specializing in your field or located in your region by navigating to the ONRG website at https://www.nre.navy.mil/organization/onr-global. ONRG does not fund foreign Government entities.
The funded amount and period of performance of each proposal selected for award may vary depending on the technology area and the technical approach to be pursued by the offeror selected.
White Papers are frequently desired by ONR Program Officers. Offerors should consult the cognizant ONR Program Officer for each technology area regarding the desirability of White Paper submissions.
Sep 30, 2025
Technical Point(s) of Contact - ONR
Questions of a technical nature related to ONR topics should be submitted to the ONR TPOC whose technology area best matches the offeror’s field of interest. Explore ONR's website at https://www.onr.navy.mil/our-research/onr-technology-and-research, where you can navigate the various technology areas. Embedded within webpage of each specific technology area is the relevant TPOC information.
Technical Point of Contact – ONR Global
Questions of a technical nature related to ONR Global topics should be sent to the ONR Global Grants Team at usn.ncr.onrghq.list.grantsproposals@us.navy.mil or the relevant ONR Global Science Director at their email address.
Technical Point of Contact - Marine Corps Warfare Lab (MCWL)
Questions of a technical nature related to MCWL topics shall be sent to:
John Moore, Future Technology Officer
Marine Corps Warfare Lab
3400 Russell Rd, Quantico, VA 22134