Section 235.016 - Broad agency announcement(a)General. A broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review may be used for the award of science and technology proposals. Science and technology proposals include proposals for the following: (i) Basic research (budget activity 6.1).(ii) Applied research (budget activity 6.2).(iii) Advanced technology development (budget activity 6.3).(iv) Advanced component development and prototypes (budget activity 6.4). 84 FR 4366 , Feb. 15, 2019