Technology Transition Initiatives
ONR's Transition Initiatives Division directly supports technology insertion and out-of-cycle emergent needs with investment. Sponsorship is through either ONR, ASN (RDA) or OSD, and the ONR-related procedures and information flow for the Programs are centrally managed under ONR Code 03TTX. For information related to individual Programs, please select from the links below.
| DoN Program |
Purpose |
| Proposal Accepted From |
Project Duration |
Project Funding |
Approx. # Projects Funded per Year |
Proposals Due to ONR |
| Rapid Technology Transition (RTT) Program |
Rapidly transition technology from any source into Department of Navy (DoN) programs of record (PoRs) to meet emergent/urgent Naval Needs. |
| Naval SYSCOM CTOs |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $2M |
15 |
January |
| Technology Insertion Program for Savings (TIPS) |
Rapidly transition technology from any source into Department of Navy (DoN) programs of record (PoRs) to significantly reduce operations and support costs. |
| Fleet Maintenance Activity |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $2M |
6 |
January |
| Rapid Development & Deployment (RDD) |
Rapidly develop and field prototype solutions to meet urgent operational Naval Needs. |
| CNO N8 or CG, MCCDC |
Up to 1 year |
Up to $10M |
2 |
Rolling Submission |
| OSD Program |
Purpose |
| Proposal Accepted From |
Project Duration |
Project Funding |
Approx. # Projects Funded per Year |
Proposals Due to ONR |
| Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program |
Test and evaluate foreign non-development, or commercial off-the-shelf equipment demonstrated potential to satisfy warfighter and/or warfighter support requirements. |
| SYSCOMs |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $2M |
6 |
May |
| Defense Acquisition Challenge (DAC) Program |
Identify, introduce, test and procure innovative and cost-saving technology or products from within DoD's science and technology community. |
| SYSCOMs |
Up to 3 years |
Up to $2M |
4 |
March |
| Quick Reaction Fund (QRF) |
Identify and rapidly field-test prototypes that respond to immediate and emerging warfighter needs. |
| SYSCOMs |
Up to 1 year |
Up to $3M |
2 |
Rolling Submission |