Minerva Research Initiative (MRI)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Minerva Research Initiative (MRI)
	CFDA Number:	12.630
	CFDA Description:	Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
	Federal Agency Name:	Dept of the Army Materiel Command
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	The Minerva Research Initiative (MRI) is a DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research program initiated by the Secretary of Defense. The BAA focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. It seeks to increase the Departments intellectual capital in the social sciences and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department and the social science community.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	W911NF-11-R-0011
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 18, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 07, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 07, 2011
	Archive Date:	Dec 07, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	35,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	2,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This MRI competition is open to institutions of higher education (universities), including foreign universities. Non-profit institutions and commercial entities may also be included on a university-led team, performing research as subawardees and receiving funding for their efforts.
Grant Description: Minerva brings together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas determined by the Department of Defense. The MRI 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 seven (7) topics listed in Section VIII, of the BAA.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8
Grant Announcement Contact: Vonetta Goodson Contracting Officer Phone 919-549-4291

Contracting Officer Email [vonetta.y.goodson.civ@mail.mil]
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