Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 14 ST 062 001
Apply for DHS 14 ST 062 001
- The Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2014 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Granting Bachelor Degrees" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.062 Scientific Leadership Awards.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2014 and posted on Feb 25, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 5, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,604,048.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), or Tribal College and University (TCU)
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Opportunity Summary:
The 2014 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Granting Bachelor Degrees is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, administered through the Office of University Programs (OUP). The program is designed to strengthen homeland security education and research capacity at minority serving institutions while also building a technically skilled future workforce for the Homeland Security Enterprise. In practical terms, DHS is looking to invest for multiple years in campus-based programs that blend undergraduate student support, faculty development, and DHS-relevant research and curriculum work, with the goal of creating lasting institutional capability rather than a short, one-off project.
Eligible applicants are specific categories of minority serving institutions that grant bachelor degrees, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). The announcement emphasizes that awards should help MSIs establish homeland security related scientific leadership award programs that are tightly connected to DHS mission needs. While the opportunity sits in the broad "Education" activity category, it is not limited to classroom instruction; it expects coordinated teaching and research activities that are demonstrably aligned with homeland security science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (HS STEM) priorities.
A strong proposal is expected to include several integrated components. First, it should show coordinated teaching and DHS-relevant research projects or initiatives, with significant involvement of early career faculty. DHS clearly wants these programs to serve as a development platform for newer faculty members by giving them structured roles in mission-relevant research and education. Second, the proposal should build collaborative relationships beyond the campus, especially with DHS Centers of Excellence (COEs), DHS and Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories, and other federal research laboratories. This is not framed as optional networking; it is treated as a central ingredient for credibility, mentorship, and exposure to real-world homeland security research environments.
Third, the program places explicit value on HS STEM curriculum development and course content, meaning applicants should be prepared to describe what new or improved courses, modules, laboratories, or instructional materials will be created and how those changes will persist after the grant period. Fourth, the grant is meant to directly support undergraduate students financially through scholarships and other forms of direct student support. That student support is intended to remove barriers to participation and to help students stay on track in demanding STEM programs tied to homeland security applications.
Fifth, the opportunity expects meaningful experiential learning, including student internships and similar hands-on opportunities. DHS is signaling that classroom work alone is not enough; students should gain experience in applied settings that build job-ready skills and familiarity with homeland security problems and organizations. Sixth, proposals should incorporate best practices in student mentoring and career guidance, showing that the program has a thoughtful structure for advising students, supporting persistence in STEM, and helping them navigate internships, research placements, and career planning.
Seventh, the program requires attention to outcomes and transitions, specifically processes that increase the likelihood that supported students will move into HS STEM related careers or continue into graduate school. DHS is looking for an end-to-end pathway: recruitment and support, skill-building and experience, and then clear next steps into employment or advanced study. Eighth, applicants must include a student success tracking, measurement, and reporting approach. That means defining what success looks like (for example, retention, graduation, internships completed, research participation, job placement, graduate admissions) and providing a credible methodology for collecting data and reporting progress.
A notable mandatory requirement is that the proposal must include a subproject that enables collaboration or faculty exchange between early career faculty at the applicant institution and a researcher at one of the COE research lead universities, a DHS or DOE laboratory, or another related federal research center. This required collaboration element is meant to ensure that early career faculty are not working in isolation and that the MSI program is linked to established research ecosystems relevant to DHS missions. The full funding announcement may include additional requirements beyond the summary provided, so applicants would need to review the complete notice to ensure compliance.
From a funding and timing standpoint, DHS expected to make about five awards under this opportunity, with an estimated total program funding amount of $2,604,048. Individual awards were anticipated to fall between $1,000,000 (floor) and $1,500,000 (ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces the financial barrier for eligible institutions. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS-14-ST-062-001; CFDA 97.062, Scientific Leadership Awards) was posted on February 25, 2014, with an application deadline of May 5, 2014, and an archive date of June 4, 2014.
For applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement, the listed point of contact was Patty Mayo, Grants Specialist, reachable by phone at 202-447-0266 or by email at patty.mayo@hq.dhs.gov.
FAQs: 2014 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Granting Bachelor Degrees
What is the 2014 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Granting Bachelor Degrees opportunity?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, administered through the Office of University Programs (OUP). The program is intended to strengthen homeland security education and research capacity at minority serving institutions (MSIs) that grant bachelor degrees, while helping build a technically skilled future workforce for the Homeland Security Enterprise.
What is the main goal of this program?
The goal is to invest for multiple years in campus-based programs that combine undergraduate student support, faculty development, and DHS-relevant research and curriculum work. DHS is aiming for lasting institutional capability rather than a short-term, one-off project.
Which DHS office and directorate are associated with this grant?
The opportunity is from DHS S&T Directorate and is administered through DHS Office of University Programs (OUP).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are specific categories of minority serving institutions that grant bachelor degrees, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
Is this opportunity only for classroom-based education programs?
No. Although the activity category is broadly listed as Education, the opportunity expects coordinated teaching and research activities aligned with homeland security science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (HS STEM) priorities.
How should proposals align with DHS priorities?
A proposal is expected to be tightly connected to DHS mission needs and demonstrably aligned with homeland security STEM priorities, including research and curriculum efforts relevant to homeland security.
What are the major components DHS expects to see in a strong proposal?
The summary describes integrated components including: coordinated teaching and DHS-relevant research initiatives; early career faculty involvement; collaborations with DHS Centers of Excellence (COEs) and federal laboratories (including DHS and DOE labs); HS STEM curriculum/course development; direct undergraduate student financial support (such as scholarships); experiential learning like internships; mentoring and career guidance; clear processes that support transitions into HS STEM careers or graduate school; and a student success tracking, measurement, and reporting plan.
Is early career faculty involvement important?
Yes. DHS expects significant involvement of early career faculty and frames the program as a development platform that gives newer faculty structured roles in DHS mission-relevant research and education.
Are collaborations outside the campus required or just encouraged?
The summary treats external collaboration as a central ingredient for credibility, mentorship, and exposure to real-world homeland security research environments, emphasizing partnerships with DHS COEs, DHS and DOE laboratories, and other federal research laboratories.
Is curriculum development part of what DHS wants to fund?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly values HS STEM curriculum development and course content. Applicants should be prepared to describe new or improved courses, modules, labs, or instructional materials and explain how these improvements will persist after the grant period.
Does the program support undergraduate students financially?
Yes. The grant is intended to directly support undergraduate students through scholarships and other forms of direct student support, with the purpose of reducing barriers to participation and helping students persist in demanding STEM programs tied to homeland security applications.
Are internships or hands-on experiences expected?
Yes. DHS expects meaningful experiential learning, including internships and similar hands-on opportunities, indicating that classroom work alone is not sufficient.
What does DHS expect related to student mentoring and career guidance?
Proposals should incorporate best practices in mentoring and career guidance, with a thoughtful structure for advising students, supporting persistence in STEM, and helping students navigate internships, research placements, and career planning.
What outcomes and transitions does DHS want to see?
The opportunity expects processes that increase the likelihood that supported students transition into HS STEM-related careers or continue into graduate school. DHS is looking for an end-to-end pathway from recruitment and support, to skill-building and experience, to next steps into employment or advanced study.
Is student success tracking and reporting required?
Yes. Applicants must include a student success tracking, measurement, and reporting approach, defining what success looks like and describing how data will be collected and progress reported.
What examples of student success metrics are mentioned?
The summary provides examples such as retention, graduation, internships completed, research participation, job placement, and graduate admissions.
Is there any mandatory collaboration requirement?
Yes. A notable mandatory requirement is that the proposal must include a subproject enabling collaboration or faculty exchange between early career faculty at the applicant institution and a researcher at one of the COE research lead universities, a DHS or DOE laboratory, or another related federal research center.
Why is the required collaboration or faculty exchange included?
It is intended to ensure early career faculty are not working in isolation and that the MSI program is linked to established research ecosystems relevant to DHS missions.
How many awards did DHS expect to make?
DHS expected to make about five awards under this opportunity.
What was the estimated total funding amount for the program?
The estimated total program funding amount was $2,604,048.
What was the anticipated funding range per award?
Individual awards were anticipated to fall between $1,000,000 (floor) and $1,500,000 (ceiling).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement stated in the summary.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DHS-14-ST-062-001. The CFDA is 97.062 (Scientific Leadership Awards).
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on February 25, 2014. The application deadline was May 5, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was June 4, 2014.
Who can applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed point of contact was Patty Mayo, Grants Specialist. Phone: 202-447-0266. Email: patty.mayo@hq.dhs.gov.
Does the summary indicate there may be additional requirements beyond what is described?
Yes. The summary notes that the full funding announcement may include additional requirements beyond what is provided, and applicants would need to review the complete notice to ensure compliance.
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