ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program

Issuing agency

Office of Naval Research (Department of Defense)

Opportunity number

N0001426SF004

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Status

Open (posted)

Application deadline

Closes October 30, 2026(1 day left)

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

NonprofitsHow we determined this: Listed as 'Others'; the agency's eligibility text mentions nonprofits (flagged for review).

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

12.300

Official source

View on Grants.gov ↗

Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363632 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 363632 · Funding opportunity number N0001426SF004

Posted

August 17, 2026 · Source last updated August 17, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range.

Record confidence

loweligibility described only in free text (in review).

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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.

Description (from the official listing)

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.

Agency contact

Veronica Lacey ONR Grants Team Lead
veronica.y.lacey.civ@us.navy.mil