To
support basic and applied research at educational or research institutions,
which has a potential for leading to the improvement of naval operations,
and to support training and stimulation of future researchers in
science and engineering disciplines.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Basic
and applied research in the physical, mathematical, environmental,
engineering and life sciences providing knowledge necessary for
the Navy to make informed decisions about further exploratory development
to provide the technology base from which naval capabilities are
drawn. Partial support of symposia in the listed disciplines. Programs
to encourage careers in science and engineering by supporting outstanding
graduate, undergraduate and high school students pursuing studies
in areas of naval concern. Programs to increase science and engineering
graduates from under-represented minority groups. Programs providing
means for universities to buy major, high-cost research equipment.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Private/public educational institutions;
other private/public nonprofit organizations which are operated
primarily for scientific, educational, or similar purposes in the
public interest, and are not organized primarily for profit. Grants
cannot be awarded to individuals. Eligibility requirements for Office
of Naval Research's (ONR) training and research instrumentation/
equipment programs are also described in the ONR publication "Guide
to Programs".
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Private/public educational institutions;
other private/public nonprofit organizations which are operated
primarily for scientific, educational or similar purposes in the
public interest, and are not organized primarily for profit. Grants
cannot be awarded to individuals.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos.
A-21, A-87, A-88, and A-122 and Subpart 31.2 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation applicable to commercial firms and those nonprofits
exempted from OMB Circular No. A-122. The administrative requirements
of OMB Circular Nos. A-102, A-110, A-128 and A-133 apply. Patents,
inventions and rights in technical data and computer software
are subject to 48 CFR 227 and 252, as amended, and 37 CFR 401.14.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: This program is subject to OMB
Circular No. A-110. All eligible private/public educational institutions
and other private/public nonprofit organizations may submit proposals
in response to the relevant Broad Agency Announcement published
annually in the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov)
Information regarding areas of scientific interest and points
of contact is contained in the ONR "Guide to Programs". Application
and award procedures for ONR's training and research instrumentation/equipment
programs is also contained in separate brochures describing these
programs.
Award
Procedure: Award decisions will be based on
a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or
scientific review. Evaluations will use the criteria contained
in the relevant Broad Agency Announcement. If selected for award,
the proposal is incorporated into a grant document and the applicant
agrees to perform the research described therein.
Deadlines:
Proposals may be submitted at any time during a year period from
the date of publication of the Broad Agency Announcement in the
Commerce Business Daily.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Awards may be
made at any time throughout the year for which funding is authorized.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Reapplication with new proposal is permitted.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funding will
reflect period of performance and may be awarded incrementally.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Grantee is expected to publish or otherwise make results of work
publicly available. Copies of reports are furnished by the grantee
to a prescribed list of addressees (as set forth in the grant),
which includes the Defense Technical Information Center. Subsequent
distribution to DoD agencies and their contractors is made by DTIC
on a request basis.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Each grantee will maintain accounting records which will permit
determination that the funds were used for the grant purposes.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 17-1319-0-1-051 (Office of Naval
Research).
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $470,000,000; FY 02 est $480,000,000; and FY 03
est $480,000,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: $1,000 to $15,000,000. Average: $110,907.
In fiscal year 2001, 1,200 new grants were awarded. In fiscal year
2002, it is estimated that 1,200 new grants will be awarded.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
ONR website http://www.our.navy.mil. This site lists the points
of contact within the various scientific disciplines.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Naval Research, 800 North
Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5000. Contact: ONR 22. Telephone:
(703) 696-2570. FTS is not available.
Web
Site Address: http://www.onr.navy.mil
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
1. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), and Minority
Institutions (MI) Pilot Program to increase minorities trained at
graduate level in mathematics, computer science, and the physical
sciences; 2. partial funding of symposia on various areas of scientific
research of interest to the Navy; 3. cooperative research associateship
program, to provide post-doctoral scientists opportunities for research
on problems compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring
laboratories furthering research on problems of interest to the
Navy; 4. providing funds to universities for a multidisciplinary
program to provide new knowledge in science and engineering critical
to defense technologies, to improve quality of defense research
conducted at universities, and to strengthen the numbers and quality
of students trained in science and engineering; and 5. research
by a university laboratory on preservation of blood platelets in
blood bank storage by freeze-drying.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
1. Overall scientific, technical or socio-economic merits of the
proposal; 2. potential contributions of the effort to the agency's
specific mission; 3. the offeror's capabilities, related experience,
facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these, which are
integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; 4. the qualifications,
capabilities and experience of the proposed principal investigator,
team leader or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal
objectives; 5. realism of the proposed cost and availability of
funds; and 6. the extent to which the cost effectiveness of the
proposed research is diminished by expenditures for unproductive
administrative and other overhead expenses. Academic institutions
are especially encouraged to participate.
