OpportunityTitle: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR RESEARCH INITIATIVES AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation. U.S. Government schools of higher education, Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are likewise not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. These types of organizations should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate NPS POC to discuss its area of interest. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.
Description: The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is interested in receiving proposals for research initiatives that offer potential for advancement and improvement in the NPS core mission of graduate education and research. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare NPS&#146;s solicitation in competitive funding of meritorious research initiatives across a spectrum of science and engineering, business, politics and public/foreign policy, operational and informational sciences, and interdisciplinary disciplines that support the NPS&#146; graduate education and research mission.Additional information on the Naval Postgraduate School&#146;s graduate education mission and supporting research initiatives is available.General Information: http://www.nps.edu/About/index.htmlNPS Strategic Plan: http://www.nps.edu/About/NPSStratPlan.htmlAcademic Programs: http://www.nps.edu/Academics/index.htmlResearch Programs: http://www.nps.edu/Research/index.htmlPrior to preparing proposals, potential Offerors are strongly encouraged to contact an NPS point of contact (POC) whose program and research efforts best match the Offeror&#146;s field of interest. The Academic and Research Programs links above can be used to locate an appropriate POC by exploring the information provided about the faculty members in each of NPS&#146;s schools, research institutes, and many interdisciplinary centers and research groups.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Point of Contact
GrantorContactText: Janet Norton