FY26 Communications and Networking Applied Research
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- N0001425SBC05
- 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, Procurement Contract
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking innovative research proposals for communications and networking technologies to support the Naval Tactical Grid (NTG) and distributed maritime operations. The opportunity focuses on developing robust, seamless connectivity across various operational domains and challenging environmental conditions, which are critical enablers for effective command and control. Key research focus areas include atomic sensor receiver design, energy-efficient wireless communication for unmanned systems, low probability-of-detection communications, distributed network control techniques, and network performance prediction algorithms. White papers are due by July 11, 2025, with full proposals expected by September 26, 2025. The anticipated award date is April 15, 2026.
The ONR plans to fund 5-6 individual awards ranging from $250,000 to $500,000 per year, with project performance periods of 1-3 years. The research will be conducted under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), which supports fundamental research to advance naval technological capabilities at educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and research centers.
Synopsis
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). Successful Command and Control (C2) and decision making, at all levels of command, for DMO is critically dependent on these communications and networking technologies.
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