Closed · N0001425SBC02 · CFDA 12.300 · Discretionary

Neutralization In Challenging Environments Using Lethal Effects (NICELE)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Naval Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.

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Award range
Closed
Status
June 9, 2025
Close date
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Expected awards

The verdict

Neutralization In Challenging Environments Using Lethal Effects (NICELE) is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Naval Research that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 285 other opportunities from Office of Naval Research.

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award range
Closed
application status
12.300
CFDA program
285
other opportunities from Office of Naval Research

Archived opportunity record

Neutralization In Challenging Environments Us… is closed (last close June 9, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office of Naval Research still indexes 285 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 9, 2025

Posted Dec 11 Closes Jun 9

Instrument

Procurement Contract

Description

The U.S. Navy’s ExMCM forces confront a wide range of hazardous and explosive threats like underwater mines and Water-borne Improvised Explosive Devices (WBIED)s. ONR seeks to develop payloads that enable ExMCM forces to neutralize deep water mines and WBIEDs. A diver and/or ROV will deliver these payloads. Technologies developed may transition to the existing EOD Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) program of record, which fields underwater capabilities required to counter threats in marine environments. ***Industry Day will be on 31 JAN 2025. Registration for Industry Day deadline is 10 JAN 2025.***

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · N0001425SBC02

Grants.gov marks Neutralization In Challenging Environments Us… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Naval Research book (127 peers, 44% of 286).

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Others (see official listing text)

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