Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: July 30, 2025

Opportunity ID: 360183

Opportunity number: N00178-26-0001

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: NSWC Dahlgren

Agency code: DOD-ONR-SEA-N00178

Award floor: $100,000

Award ceiling: $450,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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  • agency_code:dod_onr_sea_n00178
  • category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

This BAA is open only to colleges and universities.On behalf of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, NSWC DD is soliciting research of interest in support of the NEEC. The topics of interest are listed in the attached NEEC BAA FY26 Pre-Release in the related documents tab.The Pre-Release Period closed on 8/29/2025. All communication from that point forward should be sent to the Business Point of Contact at [email protected] until the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is Published. During the pre-release period, topics are published with the NEEC Directors names, phone numbers, and/or email addresses. Colleges & Universities are encouraged to communicate directly with the NEEC Directors to ask technical questions to improve their understanding of a particular topic’s requirements.Once the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted, direct communication between applicants and NEEC directors is no longer permitted. However, proposers may still submit written questions about the BAA topics to the NEEC Director with the Business POC on copy.Based on expected changes for grants management, the posting date for the associated Notice of Funding Opportunity is currently unknown. Once the announcement is posted, the application due date will be adjusted accordingly.

Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026
This BAA is open only to colleges and universities.On behalf of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, NSWC DD is soliciting research of interest in support of the NEEC. The topics of interest are listed in the attached NEEC BAA FY26 Pre-Release in the related documents tab.The Pre-Release Period closed on 8/29/2025. All communication from that point forward should be sent to the Business Point of Contact at [email protected] until the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is Published. During the pre-release period, topics are published with the NEEC Directors names, phone numbers, and/or email addresses. Colleges & Universities are encouraged to communicate directly with the NEEC Directors to ask technical questions to improve their understanding of a particular topic’s requirements.Once the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted, direct communication between applicants and NEEC directors is no longer permitted. However, proposers may still submit written questions about the BAA topics to the NEEC Director with the Business POC on copy.Based on expected changes for grants management, the posting date for the associated Notice of Funding Opportunity is currently unknown. Once the announcement is posted, the application due date will be adjusted accordingly.
Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026
Open
NSWC Dahlgren
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
2025-07-30