ForecastedOpportunity N00178-26-0001

Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026

At a glance

Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026 is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from NSWC Dahlgren (Department of Defense). The agency has forecast this opportunity but has not yet set an application deadline. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $450K, with about 30 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research).

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

Key facts

Jul 30, 2025Forecast posted
Apr 1, 2026 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jul 30, 2025
Est. close date: Not listed
Est. award date: Apr 1, 2026
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $450,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: 30
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2026

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Private colleges & universities

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.

This BAA is open only to colleges and universities.

On behalf of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, NSWC DD is soliciting research of interest in support of the NEEC. The topics of interest are listed in the attached NEEC BAA FY26 Pre-Release in the related documents tab.

The Pre-Release Period closed on 8/29/2025. All communication from that point forward should be sent to the Business Point of Contact at NSWCDD-CTO-ACQ@us.navy.mil until the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is Published.

During the pre-release period, topics are published with the NEEC Directors names, phone numbers, and/or email addresses. Colleges & Universities are encouraged to communicate directly with the NEEC Directors to ask technical questions to improve their understanding of a particular topic’s requirements.

Once the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted, direct communication between applicants and NEEC directors is no longer permitted. However, proposers may still submit written questions about the BAA topics to the NEEC Director with the Business POC on copy.

Based on expected changes for grants management, the posting date for the associated Notice of Funding Opportunity is currently unknown. Once the announcement is posted, the application due date will be adjusted accordingly.

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.

NEEC BAA FY26 Pre-Release (Forecast) 10.8.25Other Supporting Documents · NEEC BAA 26_Pre-Release_10.8.25.pdfPDF · 243 KB

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 ↗
Watch for the full noticeSave this grant to track when it opens.
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 earlyJennifer E Montrief Grantor · jennifer.e.montrief.civ@us.navy.mil Open ↗
Submit before the deadlineBased on expected changes for grants management, the posting date for the associated Notice of Funding Opportunity is currently unknown. All dates listed are placeholders only. Once the announcement is posted, the application due date will be adjusted accordingly. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

12.300Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 12.300

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$334M

FY25

$219M

FY26

$333M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.300. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Jennifer E Montrief Grantor
jennifer.e.montrief.civ@us.navy.mil
540-273-2519

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $450k and the agency expects to make about 30 awards.

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 N00178-26-0001), 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 12.300