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, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) or Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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 to meet emergent/urgent Naval Needs. |
| Naval SYSCOM chief technology officers |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $2M |
5 |
January |
| Technology Insertion Program for Savings (TIPS) |
Rapidly transition technology from any source into Department of Navy (DoN) programs of record to significantly reduce operations and support costs. |
| Fleet maintenance activity |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $2M |
8 |
January |
| Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) |
Congressionally directed program to rapidly develop and integrate technology to address joint urgent needs statements, urgent operational needs statements, urgent universal needs statements and naval priorities into DoN programs of record. |
| CNO N8 or CG, MCCDC |
Up to 2 years |
Up to $3M |
TBD |
TBD |
| 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 |