Minerva Research Initiative
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Minerva Research Initiative: The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is interested in receiving proposals for the Minerva Research Initiative (http://minerva.defense.gov), a university-led defense social science program seeking fundamental understanding of the social and cultural forces shaping U.S. strategic interests globally. OSD is particularly interested in projects that align with and support the National Defense Strategy, found at: https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2018-National-Defense-Strategy-Summary.pdf The Minerva program aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic community. The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to the eight (8) topics below. Topic 1: Sociopolitical (In)Stability, Resilience, and Recovery Topic 2: Economic Interdependence and Security Topic 3: Alliances and Burden Sharing Topic 4: Fundamental Dynamics of Scientific Discovery Topic 5: Adversarial Information Campaigns Topic 6: Automated Cyber Vulnerability Analysis Topic 7: Power, Deterrence, Influence, and Escalation Management for Shaping Operations Topic 8: Security Risks in Ungoverned & Semi-Governed Spaces Innovative white papers and proposals related to these research areas are highly encouraged. See the full Minerva funding opportunity posted under the Related Documents section of this opportunity for details.
Federal Grant Title: | Minerva Research Initiative |
Federal Agency Name: | Department of Defense (DOD) |
Grant Categories: | Science and Technology |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | WHS-AD-FOA-18 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 12.630 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | August 14th, 2018 |
Original Application Deadline: | August 14th, 2018 |
Posted Date: | May 24th, 2018 |
Creation Date: | May 24th, 2018 |
Archive Date: | September 13th, 2018 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $15,000,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $15,000,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | May 24th, 2018 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- DoD Institutions
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Christina Gess
Contract Specialist
Phone 703-545-1880
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