High Energy Laser Multidisciplinary Research Initiative (HEL MRI)

The summary for the High Energy Laser Multidisciplinary Research Initiative (HEL MRI) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Naval Research, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

High Energy Laser Multidisciplinary Research Initiative (HEL MRI): The DoD announces the Fiscal Year 2007 competition for the HEL MRI. The HEL MRI is sponsored by the HEL-JTO and the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (DUSD (S&T)) to enhance the capabilities of the US institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as universities) to perform basic science and engineering research and related education in lasers, optics, and other areas critical to national defense applications of HELs.The JTO FY07 HEL MRI BAA solicits proposals from U. S. Universities (Service Academies and Postgraduate Schools are included) to conduct basic research in five thrust areas of High Energy Laser (HEL) technologies: Solid State Laser (SSL), Free Electron Laser (FEL), Gas Laser (GL), Advanced Laser (AL), and Beam Control (BC). Detailed descriptions of these topic areas will be provided in Section VIII. These MRIs programs are up to five years duration (3 years basic contract, plus 2 options). The Point of Contact for questions about this solicitation is Ms. Iris Green, phone: 703-696-0554, e-mail: Iris_Green@onr.navy.mil.