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ONR Announces $250 Million In New Small Business Research Opportunities

Monday, January 27th, 2020

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ONR Announces $250 Million In New Small Business Research Opportunities

Seal of the Office of Naval Research's Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) worth $250 million to solicit new small business research proposals in over 100 areas. ONR said this effort aims to solicit a wide variety of business partners. The BAA was issued through ONR’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The new BAA, 20.1/20.A spans 112 diverse research topics where the Navy wants to focus more resources and closes on Feb. 12. Topics…

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