Grants & Funding
Funding opportunities relevant to companies in the directory, taken directly from the funders’ own portals. Every card links to the live call page.
Development and validation of models predicting flow-related underwater noise
Scope: This topic aims to improve the design of underwater platforms and the proper integration of sonars, including the verification of existing tools and the development of better tools for modelling underwater flow-generated noise that can support the placement of sonars and the simulation of radiated noise from underwater platforms. The models to be developed for both sonar design and radiated noise will include the generation of high-quality verification data and would support the design of underwater platforms and the placement and design of sonars. Targeted types of activities:…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)Layered critical seabed infrastructure protection
Scope: This topic aims to improve the protection of seabed infrastructure through a comprehensive system, including unmanned assets, advanced sensors, underwater observation, detection, acquisition and communication systems, and integrated command and control. This initiative focuses on the development and validation of such a system for future operations, integrated with maritime command centres for coordinated responses. The approach combines operational levels and innovative technologies to effectively mitigate risk and ensure continuity of operations. Beyond defence technologies, this…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
ONR, 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. All responsible sources from academia, industry and the research community worldwide may submit proposals under this BAA. All businesses, both small and large, are encouraged to submit proposals and compete for funding…
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
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…
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
Key programmatic objectives of the DoN HBCU/MI Program are achieved through the implementation and performance of three program goals: • enhancing the research and educational capabilities of HBCU/MIs in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the defense mission of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, • encouraging cross-institutional, collaborative efforts that explore innovative solutions to naval science and technology (S&T) challenges, and • increasing the engagement of students in STEM fields important to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This particular NOFO aims to…
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)Ground and naval platforms and systems
Expected Impact: The results of the activities should contribute to support common procurement, leading to strengthening the cooperation among Member States and associated countries, as well as to greater interoperability. Furthermore, they should contribute to the development and the procurement of common platforms and subsystems. Objective: This topic aims to support the common procurement of a wide range of capabilities or systems of ground and naval platforms or parts thereof, including but not limited to artillery systems, (counter)-mobility platforms, tanks or other armoured vehicles,…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)Research Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School
This FOA is intended for proposals related to basic and applied research in the STEM categories, and not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. The proposal submission process has two stages: I. Applicants are encouraged to submit a white paper first to Grants@NPS.edu, ; and II. Applicants must submit a full proposal through Grants.gov (do not submit white papers through Grants.gov, only full proposals) Applicants are encouraged to submit a White Paper in advance of a Full Proposal to minimize the labor and other costs associated with the production of…
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026
Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA
A FULL STUDY PORPOSAL AND PROPOSED BUDGET IS REQUESTED PROJECT: Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA NOTE: For any Cooperative Agreement entered into in response to this Request for Full Proposal (RFP), a maximum 17.5% indirect cost rate will be paid on work covered by such agreement or any modifications thereto. Unless the agreement specifies otherwise, the basis of direct costs against which the agreement’s indirect cost rate is applied must be either the same base identified in the recipient's federally negotiated indirect…
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP)
This purpose of the GlobalX Challenge is to accelerate the traditional knowledge generation cycle, proving or disproving an applied research theory on an advanced timeline, leading to the discovery of revolutionary dual-use capability for the benefit of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the commercial marketplace, and the public. The expected outcomes of this Challenge are promising, potentially game-changing, applied concepts whose maturity may be accelerated under separate follow-on technology development efforts.
Grants.gov (US Department of Defense)Naval hybrid propulsion and power systems
Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Accelerate the adoption of commercial high-tech propulsion and power system components. Technology implementation on naval vessels and the accelerated development, prototyping and demonstration of a number of crucial propulsion and power system technology building blocks. Accelerate the future research and development programmes of on energy conversion systems. Objective: The EU has set the ambition to be carbon neutral by 2050. This objective also affects military naval vessels. Most efficiently produced carbon-neutral fuels such as hydrogen…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)Stand-off anti-submarine warfare engagement
Expected Impact: The outcomes should contribute to: Incentive EDTIB to invest in the development of innovative stand-off ASW engagement capabilities. Reduce development risk for EDTIB. Reduce time to market of the required capability. Objective: Modern submarines are equipped with long-range heavy weight torpedoes (HWT) or sub launched anti-ship missiles. Both effectors normally exceed the range of surface ships organic underwater sensors and effectors. To be able to engage adversary submarines outside the torpedo danger zone, usually lightweight torpedoes (LWT) are deployed by aerial assets…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)Digital Ship and Naval Combat Cloud
Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Accelerate the battle rhythm of naval operations based on real time exchange of data and synchronised collaboration between naval assets. Optimise data communication requirements (e.g., protocol, bandwidth, latency, throughput). The commonality of EU Member States’ and EDF Associated Countries’ naval systems by proposing a common digital ship architecture, a comprehensive portfolio of related standards, services and products, and a naval combat cloud environment. Increase interoperability and interchangeability among EU Member States’ and EDF…
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EDF)Advanced underwater networks
Expected Impact: The outcomes should contribute to: Enhanced security for EU Member States and EDF Associated Countries for the areas ASW, SBW, ISR, SF, MCM, MDO, protection of critical infrastructure and situational awareness. Use of synergies within European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) to develop common interoperable standards, to avoid duplications or incompatible technology solutions and to reduce development risks/costs. Improvement of EU strategical competitiveness and autonomy. Objective: The rapid emergence of unmanned systems in all military operational domains…
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