OpenResearch announcementOpportunity HM047623BAA0001

Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · Department of Defense

At a glance

Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA) is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Department of Defense). Applications are due December 14, 2026. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 12.630 (Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 15, 2023Posted
Dec 14, 2026Application deadlinenext date
Dec 15, 2026Archived

Posted: Dec 15, 2023
Close date: Dec 14, 2026
Archive date: Dec 15, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract, Other
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 12.630, not this notice): See individual BAAs for expected range of award accounts (generally vary from $50,000 to $3,000,000 over 1 to 5 year periods of performance).

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites proposers to submit innovative concepts to address hard GEOINT problems that align to one or more of the following technical domains:

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA is a general announcement of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.

The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls that are published separately under the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation at various times during the open period of the General Solicitation. Topic Calls will be published via updates to the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov, Grants.gov, and/or the Classified IC-Acquisition Research Center (https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nro.ic.gov). If a Topic Call is Classified, interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE.Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.

No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls. Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates.

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 4 (dated 07/30/2026), is posted and applies to Topic 6 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Closed Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed

Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.

Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.

Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.

Topic 6 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE 2) is closed.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

8/18/2026 Update: Topic 7 is on HOLD pending Government requirement reviews. No other updates are made.

Topic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open (currently on HOLD). Please visit SAM.gov for details.

Please review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV4_20260730

Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20260622

Updated: Research and Technology Plan_20260730 ** Please note: there are 8 Attachments to the RTP Plan**

A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 4 dated 07/30/2026. Changes are highlighted in YELLOW.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number HM047623BAA0001 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyPatricia Mercer-Bey Grant Specialist · ocsgrants@nga.mil Open ↗
Submit before December 14, 2026Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

12.630Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 12.630

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$10M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.630. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Patricia Mercer-Bey Grant Specialist
ocsgrants@nga.mil
571-557-2381

Quick answers

When is the deadline for this opportunity?

According to the official notice, applications are due December 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HM047623BAA0001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenResearchALN 12.630