DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and its Office of University Programs. The program is designed to strengthen homeland security focused education and research capacity at eligible Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that award bachelor degrees in STEM fields. At its core, the opportunity aims to build a more coordinated pipeline of Homeland Security related STEM (often described as HS-STEM) education and training so that students are better prepared for careers in research and development work tied directly to technologies and scientific approaches that help secure the United States. A key theme running through the program is workforce development that reflects the demographic diversity of the country, with DHS explicitly emphasizing the importance of building a homeland security science and technology workforce that mirrors the broader U.S. population.

The award is structured to support early career faculty at MSIs and to help institutions establish or expand scientific leadership programs aligned with areas critical to homeland security. In practice, this means the funding is meant to do more than sponsor isolated research projects; it is intended to help create durable institutional capability, including leadership development, program building, and education and research activities that can prepare students for homeland security related R&D careers. The funding activity category is listed as science and technology and other research and development, which signals that DHS is looking for proposals with substantive technical and scientific content, potentially including research, educational program design, curriculum development tied to homeland security needs, student training experiences, and faculty development that collectively strengthen HS-STEM pathways.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS-11-ST-062-002; CFDA 97.062, Scientific Leadership Awards) anticipated making about 10 awards, with an estimated total program funding level of $3,600,000. Individual awards could be as large as $500,000 (award ceiling), and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can make it more accessible for institutions that might not have the resources to provide significant matching funds. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity was posted December 1, 2010, with an application closing date of January 31, 2011 (and later archived March 2, 2011). While the dates show this particular announcement is historical, the description provides a clear view of DHS S&T priorities at the time around workforce development, MSI engagement, and homeland security STEM capacity building.

Eligibility is limited to accredited academic MSI institutions located in the United States, its territories or possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the institution must award bachelor degrees in science (including social science), technology, engineering, and/or mathematics fields. The announcement references the U.S. Department of Education’s listings of institutions that meet statutory MSI criteria, which is commonly used to verify MSI status. In other words, applicants must both qualify as an MSI and have relevant bachelor-level STEM degree programs to be considered.

For administrative ownership, the listed agency office is the DHS Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, which typically handles the grants management aspects, while the S&T Directorate’s Office of University Programs is the programmatic driver shaping the technical and educational objectives. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the contact provided is Jacqueline Greely (phone 202-447-0724), identified as a technician.

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