DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Experiemental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Program

The summary for the DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Experiemental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Dept of the Army Materiel Command, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Experiemental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Program: THIS BAA IS OPEN TO DEPSCoR STATES/TERRITORIES ONLY. The DoD announces the availability of the FY 2005 BAA for the DoD Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Program. DEPSCoR is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education in selected states, to conduct research, and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense. The DEPSCoR eligible states are shown above and are listed in the BAA. DoD funds will be awarded via grants through the Army Research Office (ARO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) based on this announcement. Under this Program, University research grants will be made via EPSCoR State Committees which will have submitted proposals to the Government evaluation panels. Proposals not submitted through an EPSCoR State Committee will not be considered. The BAA contains additional information along with instructions for proposal preparation and submission. Proposals from the EPSCoR State Committees must be received at ARO no later than 4:00p.m. local time on October 29, 2004. A COPY OF THE BAA MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: http://www.aro.army.mil ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 16, 2004. Hard copies are not available. The technical POC is Dr. Kurt Preston, ARO, 919-549-4245, [email protected].