The Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Equipment/Instrumentation Fiscal Year 2016

Post Date

September 11th 2015

Application Due Date

November 13th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

W911NF-15-R-0025

CFDA Number(s)

12.630

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Other

This BAA is a set-aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $20000000

Grant Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the availability of the FY 2016 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). The Research and Education Program is designed to enhance the research capabilities of HBCUs and MIs and strengthen their science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) education programs. The purpose of funding under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to (1) support the acquisition of equipment/instrumentation to augment existing research capabilities or to develop new capabilities in research areas of interest to DoD, and (2) attract students to pursue studies leading to STEM careers. Although funding provided under this BAA cannot be used for student support, in order to further DoDмs objective of attracting students to pursue studies leading to STEM careers, applicants must address the impact of the requested equipment/instruments on student participation in research.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command

• Agency Contact:

  Andrew Fiske
  Phone 919-549-4338

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email Point of Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  andrew.l.fiske.civ@mail.mil

• More Information:

  ARL Website