Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice N0001426SF001_002.pdf (44 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Award size and project length

• Project period: 3 years · p. 6

  “Funding Details Under this NOFO, ONR intends to award as follows: o Total Amount of Funding Available: $1,575,000 o Anticipated Number of Awards: 3 o Anticipated Range of Individual Award Amounts: $450,000 - $525,000 o Previous Year(s) Average Individual…” Open page 6

• Award amounts here are per year · p. 9

  “Each individual award will be up to a maximum of $150,000 per year with additional funding for materials, equipment, and supplies for a maximum of up to three (3) years.” Open page 9

Registrations you need first (3)

• Grants.gov · p. 19

  “Field 4c - Previous Grants.gov Tracking ID:” Open page 19

• SAM.gov · p. 20

  “In addition, the Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations must be completed in SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/).” Open page 20

• Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 26

  “Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) All applicants submitting proposals or applications must: a.” Open page 26

Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

What to submit

• Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 18

  “The ROM must be formatted as a table that summarizes projected costs per category, per year and provides the totals of both columns and rows. o Curriculum Vitae (2.0 Page Maximum; not included in page limit):” Open page 18

• Project abstract or summary · p. 20

  “PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Project Summary/Abstract must identify the research problem and objectives, technical approaches, anticipated outcome of the research, if successful, and impact on DoW capabilities.” Open page 20

• Budget narrative / justification · p. 24

  “Budgets proposing direct charging of administrative or clerical salaries must be supported with a budget justification which adequately describes the major project and the administrative and/or clerical work to be performed.” Open page 24

• Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 32

  “Highly competitive proposals will clearly describe inherent limitations in the approach and/or methodology proposed; provide a well-planned, realistic timeline for project milestones; and include a budget that reflects realistic, reasonable, and justifiable…” Open page 32

Length limits

• Page limit (see quote): 5 pages max · p. 16

  “The following components are excluded from the 5-page limit: o Cover page, o Cited references, and o PI’s curriculum vitae (CV) ii.” Open page 16

• Summary: 5 pages max · p. 16

  “N0001426SF0001; o Title of proposal; o PI’s name, telephone number, and e-mail address; o PI’s Institution and the Institution’s MI Status; o Focus Area; o Naval TPoC’s name, e-mail address, and Navy affiliation o Summary (0.5 Page Maximum):” Open page 16

• Technical Concept: 5 pages max · p. 16

  “The summary should not include any proprietary or confidential information and should be suitable for public release. o Technical Concept (1.5 Page Maximum):” Open page 16

• Student Engagement Strategy: 0 pages max · p. 16

  “As a reminder, cited references will not be included in the 5- page limit of the white paper. o Student Engagement Strategy (1.0 Page Maximum):” Open page 16

• Future Naval Relevance: 0 pages max · p. 16

  “Competitive white papers will provide an explicit list of tasks for each student who will contribute to the project. o Future Naval Relevance (1.0 Page Maximum):” Open page 16

• ROM: 0 pages max · p. 18

  “o Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) (1.0 Page Maximum):” Open page 18

• Curriculum Vitae: 0 pages max · p. 18

  “The ROM must be formatted as a table that summarizes projected costs per category, per year and provides the totals of both columns and rows. o Curriculum Vitae (2.0 Page Maximum; not included in page limit):” Open page 18

• Page limit (see quote): 0 pages max · p. 18

  “The CV will not be included in the 5- page limit of the white paper but must not exceed the 2.0 page maximum. c.” Open page 18

Formatting rules

• single-spaced · p. 15

  “Spacing – single-spaced” Open page 15

• 12-point font · p. 15

  “Font – Times New Roman, 12-point” Open page 15

Dates in the notice

• September 18, 2026 · p. 9

  “The Principal Investigator (PI) and all proposed personnel must be U.S. citizens on September 18, 2026 (Friday), the date white papers are due.” Open page 9

Mistakes that get applications rejected (5)

• Sent the wrong way or format: White papers and full proposals with budgets that exceed $525,000 will be considered non-responsive. · p. 9

  “White papers and full proposals with budgets that exceed $525,000 will be considered non-responsive.” Open page 9

• Could get your application rejected: The demographic information may be accessible to the reviewer but will not be considered in the evaluation. · p. 26

  “The demographic information may be accessible to the reviewer but will not be considered in the evaluation.” Open page 26

• Sent the wrong way or format: Proposals with attachments submitted in word processing, spreadsheet, or any format other than Adobe PDF... · p. 29

  “Proposals with attachments submitted in word processing, spreadsheet, or any format other than Adobe PDF will not be considered for award.” Open page 29

• Late or not validated: Applications received by Grants.gov after the established due date for the program will be considered late... · p. 31

  “Applications received by Grants.gov after the established due date for the program will be considered late and will not be considered for funding by the Office of Naval Research.” Open page 31

• Could get your application rejected: Evaluation Applications will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in... · p. 33

  “Evaluation Applications will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement.” Open page 33