Academic Applied and Advanced Innovation Broad Agency Announcement
Department of Defense -- Dept of the Army
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicits research proposals for the ECRP program, focusing on emerging and novel research conducted through academic institutions. The program aims to support the development of individual research programs for scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research in areas supported by the Department of Energy's Science program. Research investigations should result in deliverables such as hardware, software, or knowledge products that support technology readiness levels (TRL) 3, 4, 5, and 6, enabling significant improvements in capability or system performance. Preferred research areas include increasing capabilities, efficiencies, logistics and support; discovering new applications; conducting experiments; informing future requirements; and accelerating technology delivery for Army transformation. Key thrust areas include Weapon Systems and Lethality Technologies, Ground Vehicle Technologies, Networking and Communications Technologies, Sensing Technologies, Air Platform and Aviation Technologies, and Soldier Performance Technologies. Applications are also invited for support in Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), High Energy Physics (HEP), Nuclear Physics (NP), and Isotope Research and Development and Production (DOE IP).