Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- N001425SF002
- Agency
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Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI). This grant program aims to support high-risk, basic research across multiple scientific disciplines. The NOFO covers 22 distinct research topics spanning areas such as generative AI, brain-inspired neural models, photonic systems, thermal energy transduction, and hypersonic material interactions. Eligible applicants are limited to U.S. institutions of higher education with science and engineering degree-granting programs. Key deadlines include white paper submissions due by May 2, 2025, and full applications due by September 5, 2025.
The total funding pool for this opportunity is estimated at approximately $170 million, with typical annual funding of up to $1.5 million per grant for a five-year period. The research is expected to be performed at the recipient institutions across the United States, with a focus on fundamental research with potential long-term impacts on scientific understanding and technological innovation.
Synopsis
Amendment 1-This replaces opportunity number N0001425F002 and adds amendment 1 attachment -
DoD's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. The program was initiated 40 years ago and it has regularly produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching consequences to the fields of science, economic growth, and revolutionary new military technologies. Key to the program's success is the close management of the MURI projects by Service Program Officers and their active role in providing research guidance.
See Section I. Other Information for topic descriptions and more information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| N0001425SF002 FY26 MURI_AMENDMENT1 (1).pdf | ||
| N0001425SF002_FY26 MURI FINAL.pdf |
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