Deadline: 6-May-22
The Office of Naval Research is seeking applications for the Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.
Aims
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) aims to:
- enhance research programs and capabilities in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the national security functions of DoD;
- enhance the capacity of HBCU/MI to participate more fully in all DoD research programs and activities;
- increase the number of graduates, including underrepresented minorities, in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) important to the defense mission; and
- encourage commitments by the eligible institutions to invest time and resources that will elevate their standing from R2 status to R1 status commensurate with the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Focus Areas
- Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning
- Autonomy
- Biotechnology
- Cyber
- Directed Energy
- Fully Networked Command, Control and Communications (FNC3)
- Hypersonics
- Microelectronics
- Quantum Science
- Space (to include aerospace)
- 5G
Funding Information
- Total Amount of Funding Available: $27M
- Anticipated Number of Awards: three (3)
- Anticipated Range of Individual Award Amounts: $9M total per award
- Previous Year(s) Average Individual Award Amounts: n/a
- Anticipated Period of Performance: five (5) years with a one (1) year option
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under Title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965; or
- accredited post-secondary minority institutions.
- In addition to the requirements, applicant institutions must have R2 standing as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education at time of proposal submission.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338321