The Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsors research in multiple areas. Key research initiatives include core basic and applied research programs executed by ONR program officers and research performed at naval laboratories.
There are three additional initiatives managed by ONR:
Research awards are made in response to the broad agency announcements. The grant awards are made and managed by ONR program officers and performed by researchers at organizations, universities, naval laboratories and industry.
Beginning in fiscal year 2011, ONR will begin initiating peer review of ongoing basic research programs across its science and technology departments. ONR Instruction 3966.1 - Establishment and Implementation of a Peer Review Program Within the Office of Naval Research outlines these requirements.