Opportunities for HBCU/MI
Various opportunities with a focus toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI)
ARO Core Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MIs) Program
The DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office Core Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program funds research performed by HBCU and MI institutions and principal investigators at those institutions that are often new to ARO or to specific research programs within the ARL foundational research competencies. The program offers co-funding to technical points of contact (TPOCs) to expand and diversify the research performer base, while broadening communities of interest and practice within the ARL competencies. Each year, new research proposals are considered for funding with TPOCs recommending top proposals through the associated competency.
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AcademiaDEVCOM ARL HBCU/MI Research Partnerships
DEVCOM ARL established the DEVCOM ARL Historically Black College and University/Minority-Serving Institutions Research Partnerships to advance innovative basic research in areas of strategic importance to the Army. The program will provide funding for HBCU/MIs to support basic research focused on partnerships with major DEVCOM ARL research programs, bringing competitively selected HBCU/MI research teams into existing Army Futures Command (AFC) Collaborative Research Alliances (CRAs), Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTAs), and research centers.
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AcademiaDEVCOM ARL HBCU/MI Early Career Program
The DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory seeks unclassified research proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) under the DEVCOM ARL BAA to establish an Army HBCU/MI Early Career Program. Proposals must address an Army Research Office topic in the ARL BAA. The program embodies the high priority placed by the government on maintaining the leadership position of the United States in science by producing outstanding scientists and engineers and nurturing their continued development.
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AcademiaDoD Research and Education Program (REP) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MIs)
DEVCOM ARL administers the Research and Education Program (REP) for HBCUs/MIs on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). Under this program, qualifying covered institutions submit proposals to compete for basic research and instrumentation grants.