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N0001424SF005: Funding Opportunity Announcement ONR STEM Program

Closed Closed April 4, 2025 Opportunity N0001424SF005

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: STARBASE Cherry Point (N6852025RFPREQJC000000135). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of Office of Naval Research notices from 2024.

Office of Naval Research offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on April 4, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 3, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 8, 2024
DeadlineApril 4, 2025
Archived by Grants.govMay 4, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, DoD may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. All responsible sources from academia, non-profit organization and industry (for-profit) organizations may submit applications under this FOA. Foreign entities will be considered. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native-Hawaiian-serving institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, Native American-serving nontribal institutions. Minority Institutions and covered educational institutions in 10 USC 2362 are especially encouraged to apply. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Navy laboratories, military universities, and warfare centers as well as other DoD and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this FOA and must not submit either white papers or applications in response to this FOA.University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit white papers and/or proposals under this FOA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD UARC contract.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, DoD may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. All responsible sources from academia, non-profit organization and industry (for-profit) organizations may submit applications under this FOA. Foreign entities will be considered. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native-Hawaiian-serving institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, Native American-serving nontribal institutions, Minority Institutions and covered educational institutions in 10 USC 2362 are especially encouraged to apply. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Navy laboratories, military universities, and warfare centers as well as other DoD and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this FOA and must not submit either white papers or applications in response to this FOA. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit white papers and/or proposals under this FOA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD UARC contract.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (12.330) awarded $99.1 million across 112 grant awards, an average of $885,007 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Universities Space Research AssociationMaryland1$32.2 million
George Washington University (the)District of Columbia1$5.9 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia2$4.9 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia2$4.4 million
California State University San Marcos CorpCalifornia1$3.7 million

Top states: Maryland ($32.5 million), California ($16.1 million), District of Columbia ($9.7 million), Florida ($8.3 million), Texas ($4.3 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, N6852025RFPREQJC000000135, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is N0001424SF005 still open?

No. It closed on April 4, 2025. A newer notice is forecast: N6852025RFPREQJC000000135, forecast, no dates yet.

Who can apply for Funding Opportunity Announcement ONR STEM Program?

Office of Naval Research accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Funding Opportunity Announcement ONR STEM Program?

Closed April 4, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Universities Space Research Association, George Washington University (the), University of California, San Diego. The program made 112 awards worth $99.1 million in that time.

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