ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program

The summary for the ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program 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.

ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program: The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program seeks proposals addressing research areas (as described in the ONR Science and Technology Department section of ONR's website at https://www.onr.navy.mil) which are of interest to ONR Program Officers will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T Department) is also listed within the S&T section of the website.

Federal Grant Title:	ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Federal Agency Name:	Office of Naval Research (DOD-ONR)
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	N0001426SF004
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	12.300
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 30th, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	October 30th, 2026
Posted Date:	August 17th, 2026
Creation Date:	August 17th, 2026
Archive Date:	November 29th, 2026
Total Program Funding:
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Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 17th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Awards under this NOFO will be made only to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education which award degrees in science, engineering, or mathematics. U.S. Non-profit organizations operating primarily for scientific and educational services may also submit proposals. The Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/ 2019. The term "national" of the United States includes a native resident of a possession of the United States, such as American Samoa.
Grant Announcement Contact: Veronica Lacey
ONR Grants Team Lead
Grant POC
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