Basic Research Challenge (BRC) Program

Post Date

February 19th 2009

Application Due Date

June 9th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

ONRBAA09-017

CFDA Number(s)

12.300

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The Basic Research Challenge (BRC) program supports basic science and/or engineering research within academia and industry. The program is focused on stimulating new, high-risk basic research projects. The BRC for FY 2009 is for the three (3) topics listed below. The detailed descriptions are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive to the possible approaches to achieving the goals of the topic and the program. Innovative ideas addressing these research topics are highly encouraged. White papers and full proposals addressing the following BRC topics are solicited: (1) Irreducible Uncertainty and the Limits of Predictability (2) Elastomeric Polymer-by-Design to Protect the Warfighter against Traumatic Brain Injury by Diverting the Blast Induced Shock Waves from the Head (3) DNA-based Molecular-scale Nanoelectronics Fabrication Please see the full announcement.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Office of Naval Research

• Agency Contact:

  Kenesha Hargrave
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 703-696-5345

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Business Questions Only

• Agency Email Address:

  kenesha.y.hargrave@navy.mil

• More Information:

  Link to All ONR BAA's