Opportunity Information: Apply for CRANBAA18 005
The Department of Defense, through Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, issued a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Information Visualization of NSWC Crane Innovation Ecosystem as part of Naval Science and Technology" (Funding Opportunity Number CRANBAA18 005) to support research and development in advanced data mapping and information visualization. The core aim is to generate practical analytical tools and insights that help NSWC Crane make better-informed future science and technology investment decisions by improving how naval research activity, collaboration patterns, and outcomes are understood and communicated.
A central theme of the opportunity is moving beyond traditional scientometrics, meaning the work is not limited to conventional publication and citation analysis or simple bibliometric dashboards. Instead, NSWC Crane is looking for more advanced approaches that can visualize, explain, and ideally help predict which research and development investments are most likely to result in technologies that actually transition into use. The emphasis on "transitioned technologies" signals that the government is not just interested in measuring academic output or research volume, but in understanding pathways from early-stage research through partnerships and development to real adoption within naval programs or operational environments.
The opportunity also highlights the importance of the broader innovation ecosystem around NSWC Crane, described as a dynamic collaborative network that includes academia, industry, and government partners. That framing suggests the funded effort should capture relationships and interactions across organizations rather than treating research as a set of isolated projects. In practical terms, NSWC Crane appears to be seeking methods that can make sense of changing collaboration structures over time, identify influential nodes or communities in the network, detect emerging areas of work, and show how different partner configurations correlate with successful technology transition.
The expected award structure is a single cooperative agreement, with an anticipated total award ceiling of $200,000 and one expected award. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial involvement by the government in coordinating, guiding, or collaborating on the work compared to a standard grant, so applicants would likely need to plan for iterative engagement with NSWC Crane stakeholders, periodic reviews, and alignment with government-defined needs as the research evolves. The funding activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the listing is associated with CFDA number 12.300, reflecting its placement within defense-related research support.
Eligibility is broad. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are explicitly listed, and the opportunity is also described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any entity type as long as it fits any additional constraints that might have appeared in the full announcement text. In general, this kind of eligibility profile invites proposals from universities, nonprofit research organizations, for-profit firms with relevant analytic and visualization capabilities, and potentially consortia that combine technical data science skills with domain expertise in defense R&D and technology transition.
The opportunity was posted on March 26, 2018, with an original closing date of April 26, 2018, indicating a roughly one-month application window. While the posting itself is dated, the description captures a recurring need across defense research organizations: turning complex and often fragmented information about R&D investments, partnerships, and outcomes into visual and analytical products that support decision-making. The deliverables implied by the description would likely include novel visualization techniques, network-based analytic methods, and evidence-driven ways to evaluate and forecast which investment portfolios or collaboration patterns are most likely to yield operationally transitioned technologies within the naval context.Apply for CRANBAA18 005
- The Department of Defense, NSWC - CRANE in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Information Visualization of NSWC Crane Innovation Ecosystem as part of Naval Science and Technology" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 26, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title and sponsor of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Information Visualization of NSWC Crane Innovation Ecosystem as part of Naval Science and Technology" and is issued by the Department of Defense through the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CRANBAA18 005.
3) What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The goal is to support research and development in advanced data mapping and information visualization to create practical analytical tools and insights. These outputs are intended to help NSWC Crane make better-informed future science and technology investment decisions by improving how naval research activity, collaboration patterns, and outcomes are understood and communicated.
4) What problem is NSWC Crane trying to solve with this project?
NSWC Crane is trying to make complex, fragmented information about R&D investments, partnerships, and outcomes easier to interpret and act on. The emphasis is on decision support: turning ecosystem-level data into visual and analytical products that inform where to invest next in naval science and technology.
5) Is this limited to traditional scientometrics (publications and citations)?
No. A central theme is moving beyond traditional scientometrics. The effort is not limited to publication/citation analysis or simple bibliometric dashboards; it is expected to use more advanced approaches for visualization, explanation, and ideally prediction related to R&D investments and outcomes.
6) What does "transitioned technologies" mean in this context?
The opportunity highlights "transitioned technologies" to signal an interest in outcomes that move beyond research output alone. The intent is to understand and communicate pathways from early-stage research, through partnerships and development, to real adoption or use within naval programs or operational environments.
7) What kinds of methods or approaches does this opportunity appear to encourage?
Based on the description, it encourages advanced data mapping and information visualization approaches that can represent and analyze an innovation ecosystem, including network-based analytics and techniques that help explain or forecast which R&D investments are likely to successfully transition into use.
8) What is meant by the "NSWC Crane innovation ecosystem"?
It is described as a dynamic collaborative network that includes academia, industry, and government partners. This framing suggests the work should capture relationships and interactions across organizations rather than treating projects as isolated efforts.
9) What types of insights are implied as useful deliverables?
The description implies tools and insights that can, for example: visualize collaboration structures and how they change over time; identify influential nodes, groups, or communities within the collaboration network; detect emerging areas of work; and relate investment portfolios or partner configurations to successful technology transition.
10) Does the opportunity emphasize prediction or forecasting?
Yes, at least aspirationally. The opportunity states an interest in approaches that can visualize and explain, and ideally help predict, which research and development investments are most likely to result in technologies that transition into use.
11) What is the award mechanism?
The expected award structure is a single cooperative agreement.
12) What does a cooperative agreement imply for how the project may be managed?
The description notes that a cooperative agreement typically implies substantial government involvement compared to a standard grant. Applicants should expect iterative engagement with NSWC Crane stakeholders, periodic reviews, and alignment with government-defined needs as the work evolves.
13) How much funding is anticipated?
The anticipated total award ceiling is $200,000.
14) How many awards are expected?
One award is expected (a single cooperative agreement).
15) What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is science and technology and other research and development.
16) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The listing is associated with CFDA number 12.300.
17) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are explicitly listed, and the opportunity is also described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any entity type as long as it meets any additional constraints that may have been included in the full announcement.
18) What types of organizations does this eligibility profile suggest could be competitive?
Based on the broad eligibility described, potential applicants could include universities, nonprofit research organizations, for-profit firms with analytic/visualization capabilities, and potentially teams or consortia that combine data science, visualization, and domain knowledge in defense R&D and technology transition.
19) When was the opportunity posted and what was the original closing date?
It was posted on March 26, 2018, with an original closing date of April 26, 2018.
20) How long was the application window based on the dates provided?
Based on the posting date and original closing date provided, the application window was roughly one month.
21) Is the opportunity described as time-sensitive or dated?
The posting is dated (2018) and includes an original closing date in 2018. The description also notes that the need it reflects can be recurring across defense research organizations, even if the specific posting is from that time period.
22) What kinds of outputs are implied by the description?
The description implies deliverables such as novel visualization techniques, network-oriented analytical methods, and evidence-driven ways to evaluate and potentially forecast which R&D investments and collaboration patterns are most likely to produce operationally transitioned technologies in the naval context.
23) Is the focus on individual projects or the broader network?
The focus is strongly framed around the broader ecosystem and collaborative network, suggesting that cross-organization relationships, interaction patterns, and their evolution over time are central to the work.
24) What decision-making use case is driving this opportunity?
The driving use case is improving NSWC Crane's ability to make better-informed future science and technology investment decisions by providing clearer, more actionable understanding and communication of research activity, collaborations, and outcomes.
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