Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPSBAA08 006) is a Department of Defense workforce-development and talent-pipeline effort administered through the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), which serves as the program's executive agent. The core purpose is to strengthen the flow of highly trained science and technology talent into DoD laboratories and agencies, while also improving the technical skills of personnel already working in those organizations. In practical terms, the government is looking for proposals that help SMART operate smoothly as a national scholarship and service program by expanding awareness of the program, recruiting qualified U.S. citizen applicants in STEM fields, and supporting the end-to-end process used to accept, review, and manage scholarship awards.

The opportunity sits within a broader DoD strategy led by the office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (DDRE) to maintain a strong technical workforce capable of supporting defense research and development. NPS describes this activity as complementary to other well-known science and engineering fellowship and scholarship programs, including the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG), the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), and Naval Research Laboratory fellowships. The SMART program is positioned as another major pathway that feeds talent into defense labs, with an emphasis on effective national reach and operational support so that the right students learn about the program, apply successfully, and can be evaluated and awarded efficiently.

From a scope-of-work perspective, the announcement highlights two main categories of support. First is advertising and recruitment: building and running a broad, efficient outreach effort that reaches U.S. citizens who are interested in undergraduate and graduate science and technology programs. This implies activities like campaign planning, communication materials, digital and campus outreach, coordination with universities and professional societies, and other recruitment channels designed to increase both the volume and quality of applicants. Second is application and award administration: supporting the mechanics of collecting application materials, facilitating evaluation and selection of applicants, and assisting with administrative management of awards once made. That combination points to an operational backbone role, where a recipient may be asked to provide systems, processes, staffing, and reporting that help NPS run the program reliably and at scale.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed under the Naval Supply Systems Command, with NPS as the executing organization for the program. The funding instrument types shown include cooperative agreement, grant, procurement contract, indicating the government may choose different award structures depending on the proposed approach and the level of federal involvement anticipated. The activity categories are education and science/technology research and development, and it is associated with CFDA 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). The posting date is December 18, 2008, with an original and current closing date of January 15, 2009, and an archive date of February 14, 2009. Cost sharing or matching is not required.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning proposals are generally open to any type of entity (with the usual caveat that any additional eligibility details would be in the full announcement text). The announcement also provides a path to additional information through the link to all NPS Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs). For access issues or administrative questions, the listed point of contact is Grants Officer Laura Maxwell (phone 831-656-3143).

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