CRANBAA21-0001: Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) (N0001426SF002). Status: Closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Defense notices from 2021.
NSWC CRANE - N00164 offered grants of up to $600,000 (at least $120,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $600,000 in total. Applications closed on March 18, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 17, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$600,000
- Award floor$120,000
- Total funding$600,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant
Key dates
| Posted | February 17, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 18, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | April 17, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Basic and Applied Scientific Research awards averaged $670,297; this notice allows up to $600,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is interested in receiving proposals for the following Basic Research Opportunity Areas: a. Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics NSWC Crane Division is interested in receiving proposals directed toward the age assessment of modern microelectronics and molecular level characterization of material degradation in modern microelectronics. Exploiting the benefits of integrating modern commercial microelectronics into strategic and critical hardware for platform modernization does not come without inherent risks. These risks include but are not limited to degradation of the organic materials that comprise modern electronics, such as polymeric encapsulates, resins, and epoxies, which occurs during long-term storage and dormant operating environments. The aging mechanisms and rates of the conventional materials (e.g. ceramics and metals) that comprise current microelectronics employed in strategic and critical hardware are well characterized. However, little is known about how the long-term storage and dormant operating environments that strategic and critical hardware are exposed to would affect the functionality of modern microelectronics. Improved understanding of material aging and degradation within modern microelectronics will facilitate efforts to qualify these devices for high-reliability applications enabling lower costs designs with shorter lead times. Initial research is sought to first develop analytical chemistry methodologies, and secondly where advanced analytics are deployed upon the data sets to enable predictive analytics. b. Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning NSWC Crane Division seeks novel research into predictive learning techniques to build more robust target trackers. The goal for this effort is to research novel tracking systems under constraints of limited or missing data and to develop proof of concept target trackers using predictive learning in simulated environments. Solutions using existing object detection and recognition technologies are not sought here. Some examples of possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to: training and testing target tracker performance in high-fidelity simulated worlds, research and evaluate existing technical approaches to predictive learning, and implementing predictive learning in a virtual tracking system construct for training and evaluation as a robust target tracker.
Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Basic and Applied Scientific Research (12.300) awarded $4.1 billion across 6,165 grant awards, an average of $670,297 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Diego | California | 172 | $191 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | 155 | $153 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | 166 | $123 million |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Massachusetts | 88 | $104 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Connecticut | 50 | $96.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, N0001426SF002, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is CRANBAA21-0001 still open?
No. It closed on March 18, 2021. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).
Who can apply for Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System?
NSWC CRANE - N00164 accepted applications from any type of organization.
What is the deadline for Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System?
Closed March 18, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $600,000 each. About $600,000 in total.
Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.