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ONR Announces $30 Million In Small Business Funding, Plans $250 Million Over 90 Days

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Monday announcing $30 million in funding opportunities in search of dual Navy and commercial technologies and also announced it will award another $250 million over the next 90 days to help industry deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. ONR underscored this BAA aims to both sustain the existing research and development industrial base and attract new small business partners amid disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ONR issued the…

Congress

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Congress

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Pentagon

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