Open · N0001426SBC11 · CFDA 12.300 · Discretionary
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Naval Research, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$500K
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 98d
- Days left
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research is an open discretionary opportunity from Office of Naval Research, offering $250,000 -- $500,000 across 6 expected awards. Applications close in 98 days.
- $250K-$500K
- award range
- Open
- 98 days left
- 6
- expected awards
- 12.300
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research - is cataloged under number N0001426SBC11 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.300, posted by Office of Naval Research. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on June 16, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $500,000. It expects to issue 6 awards. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. Applications close on November 16, 2026 - roughly 98 days from today. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$250,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
November 16, 2026
Posted
June 16, 2026
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Grant
Description
The proposed topic will develop and mature Communications and Networking technologies for Naval operations.Background:A Design for Maritime Superiority (2018) describes an operational architecture for distributed maritime operations (DMO) that "... will provide accurate, timely, and analyzed information to units, warfighting groups, and fleets." A critical component of this architecture is the Naval Tactical Grid (NTG) to connect distributed units into groups and distributed groups into fleets.Communications and networking technologies that can provide seamless, robust, connectivity are key enablers for the NTG. These technologies will be deployed on a variety of platforms, both manned and unmanned, operating under challenging environmental and operational warfare conditions (lack of infrastructure, mobility, spectrum limitations, interference, multipath, atmospherics, jamming, electronic intercept, size/weight/power constraint, etc.) in different domains (land, maritime [includes both surface and undersea], cyber, and space). SuccessfulCommand and Control (C2) and decision making, at all levels of command, for DMO is critically dependent on these communications and networking technologies
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
Stephen Hughes Grantor
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