NDEP STEM Open NFO

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Grant Name

NDEP STEM Open NFO

Funder

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)

Department of Defense (DOD)

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Education

Deadline

Feb 08, 2028 12:00:00 AM EST

Grant Size

$10,000,000

Contact Info

Jonathan Bertsch Grantor Jonathan.e.bertsch.civ@mail.mil

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants include: industry, non-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, state and/or local educational agencies, or consortia of such institutions and/or industry. Foreign entities will not be considered.

Grant Number

HQ003423NFOEASD01

Description

See the Related Documents tab for the full NFO, and amendments announcing new funding opportunities.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities.

In response to this NFO, the Department intends to release amendments and solicitations, such as Industry Days, Opportunity Days, etc., detailing funding opportunities through award(s) in STEM activities. These activities include, but are not limited to:

STEM Education and Outreach
Support for STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions/Community Colleges (2YI/CCs)
Manufacturing Engineering Education Program
Education and Workforce Development aligned to the DoD Critical Technology Areas
Enhanced Civics Education
STEM Scholarship Programs
Strategic Partnerships
Program Evaluations and Assessments
Data Analytics and Visualizations
Activities aligned to the DoD STEM Strategic Plan
Other NDEP Congressional Initiatives and Programs

In response to this NFO, applicants may be asked for a mandatory white paper submission, emailed to osd.dodstem@mail.mil. Use of the white paper is intended to determine which efforts are of merit preparatory to submission of a full application as described in Section IV. Applicants will be selected from the white paper submissions to be invited by the Government via email to submit a full application on Grants.gov for evaluation and possible award consideration. White papers that fail to address the areas listed in the Program Description of the NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement will not be evaluated and will not receive an invitation to submit a full technical application.

The submission of a white paper is dependent on the NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement. In addition to the submission requirements outlined in Section IV, all responses should address items in the specific NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement.

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link