Department of Defense Research and Educational Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Department of Defense, through the Department of the Army Materiel Command, released a FY 2011 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focused on expanding research and education capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI). This is a discretionary grant opportunity in the science and technology research and development space (CFDA 12.630, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering). The program is explicitly set aside for HBCUs and MSIs as the primary eligible applicants, but it also allows partnerships through subgrants with other accredited institutions of higher education. Those partner institutions do not have to be HBCUs or MSIs, which creates room for multi-institution teams where the HBCU/MI lead can bring in complementary expertise, facilities, or specialized collaborators.

The main purpose of the BAA is to strengthen research programs and infrastructure in scientific and engineering areas that matter to DoD national security missions. In practical terms, projects are expected to build capability: improving research depth, expanding laboratory or technical expertise, and supporting work in disciplines that align with defense needs. Alongside the research focus, the opportunity has clear workforce and participation goals. DoD is using this program to increase engagement of HBCU/MI institutions in DoD-funded activities, broaden the pipeline of STEM talent, and specifically increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including students from underrepresented groups. Another key emphasis is collaboration, encouraging research and educational partnerships among institutions of higher education to strengthen both the quality of the work and the training environment for students.

Funding for the announcement was estimated at $15,000,000 total. The listed award ceiling and award floor are both $620,000, which signals that individual awards were expected to be made at that amount (or that the solicitation anticipated a standard award size for selected proposals). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants, which generally reduces barriers for institutions that may have limited capacity to provide non-federal matching funds. As with most BAAs, the full announcement document was expected to provide the specific technical areas of interest, proposal formatting rules, evaluation factors, and submission requirements, so applicants would need to follow the BAA instructions closely to be compliant.

Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, with a firm deadline of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The BAA was made available around March 28, 2011 via the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) website and was also accessible through Grants.gov by searching the Funding Opportunity Number W911NF 11 R 0007. For program and administrative questions, the point of contact listed was Ms. Peggy Lacewell (919-549-4339, peggy.lacewell@us.army.mil). For help accessing the full announcement electronically, the notice also provided an additional contact, Ernie Dixon (919-549-4270, ernie.dixon@us.army.mil).

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