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Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · HM047623BAA0001 · Deadline: December 14, 2026
Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 12.630, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.
209 unique recipients in the sample; 105 repeat winners.
range $14k – $27.3M
Draw-down reality (program)
Across 14 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 13% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.
Listing summary
The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites proposers to submit innovative concepts to address hard GEOINT problems that align to one or more of the following technical domains: (1) Foundational GEOINT, (2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and (3) Analytic Technologies. BAA Process and Topic Call Publication: The BIG-ST BAA is a general announcement of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs. The requests for abstracts and…
Eligibility: Others · Categories: Science and Technology · official listing ↗
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