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N00014-22-S-F004: The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year 2023 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Closed Closed May 13, 2022 Opportunity N00014-22-S-F004

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 Office of Naval Research notices from 2022.

Office of Naval Research offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $50,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make $48.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 13, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 31, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 4, 2022
DeadlineMay 13, 2022
Archived by Grants.govJune 12, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

This competition is open to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering except for-profit educational institutions. University affiliated research centers are eligible to participate in this competition. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers are not eligible to participate. To assess risk posed by applicants, we review your application, proposal, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) designated repositories of government-wide public and non-public data, including comments you have made, as required by 31 U.S.C. 3321 and 41 U.S.C. 2313 and described in 2 CFR 200.205 and 32 CFR 22.410 to confirm you are qualified, responsible, and eligible to receive an award.

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What the grant funds

This announcement seeks proposals from universities to purchase equipment and instrumentation in support of research in areas of interest to the DoD. DoD interests include the areas of research supported by the Army Research Office (ARO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), hereafter generally referred to collectively as “we,” “our,” “us,” or “administering agency.” We use “administering agency” to provide a generic reference to any of the administering agencies. A central purpose of the DURIP is to provide equipment and instrumentation to enhance research related education in areas of interest and priority to the DoD. Therefore, your proposal must address the impact of the equipment or instrumentation on your institution’s ability to educate students through research in disciplines important to DoD missions. DURIP is part of the University Research Initiative (URI). IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants should be alert for any amendments that may modify the announcement. Amendments to the original funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will be posted to the Grants.gov Webpage: https://www.grants.gov/.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of California San DiegoCalifornia172$191 million
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts155$153 million
University of WashingtonWashington166$123 million
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionMassachusetts88$104 million
University of Connecticut Health CenterConnecticut50$96.4 million

Top states: California ($577 million), Massachusetts ($365 million), Florida ($187 million), Maryland ($185 million), Pennsylvania ($185 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 N00014-22-S-F004 still open?

No. It closed on May 13, 2022. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

Who can apply for The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year 2023 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)?

Office of Naval Research accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year 2023 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)?

Closed May 13, 2022. 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 $1.5 million each. About $48.0 million 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.

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