Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260002.pdf (82 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

• Award amounts here are per year · p. 49

  “Recipients that have Federal contract, grant, and cooperative agreement awards with a cumulative total value greater than $10,000,000 must disclose semiannually any information about the criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings. c.” Open page 49

Registrations you need first (3)

• Grants.gov · p. 6

  “Amendments to the original NOFO will be posted to the Grants.gov webpage: https://www.grants.gov/” Open page 6

• SAM.gov · p. 19

  “In addition, the Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations must be completed in SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/content/home).” Open page 19

• Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 26

  “Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) All applicants submitting proposals or applications must: a) Be registered in SAM prior to submission; b) Provide a valid UEI number in each application or proposal it submits to the…” 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

• Project abstract or summary · p. 6

  “A project abstract is required with the application and must be publicly releasable as specified in the section Project Summary/Abstract.” Open page 6

• Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 17

  “The white paper shall provide: o Identification of the research and issues o Proposed technical approaches o Potential impact on DoW capabilities o Potential team and management plan o Summary of estimated costs o Curriculum vitae of key investigators (see…” Open page 17

• Form SF-424 · p. 18

  “Mandatory SF-424 Research and Related (R&R) Family Forms The mandatory forms are found at https://www.grants.gov/forms. i.” Open page 18

• Form SF-LLL · p. 19

  “For AFOSR, if you check “I agree” on SF424 block 17 and do NOT upload a completed SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, you are certifying that you do NOT have any lobbying activities to disclose.” Open page 19

• Data management plan · p. 21

  “All proposals generating scientific data are required to submit a data management plan.” Open page 21

• Audit or financial statements · p. 23

  “A separate Adobe.pdf document must be included in the application that provides appropriate justification and/or supporting documentation for each element of cost proposed and include a link to the current single audit report.” Open page 23

• 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

Length limits

• Page limit (see quote): 4 pages max · p. 16

  “White paper pages beyond the 4-page limit may not be evaluated or read. ii.” Open page 16

• Page limit (see quote): 2 pages max · p. 21

  “DoD Instruction 3200.12.  In no more than 2 pages, discuss the following: o The types of data, software, and other materials to be produced. o How the data will be acquired. o Time and location of data acquisition, if scientifically pertinent.” Open page 21

Formatting rules

• single-spaced · p. 16

  “Spacing – single-spaced” Open page 16

• 12-point font · p. 16

  “Font – Times New Roman, 12-point” Open page 16

Mistakes that get applications rejected (3)

• 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... · p. 29

  “Proposals with attachments submitted in word processing, spreadsheet, or any format other than Adobe Portable Document Format 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