The Department of Defense seeks innovative applications to cooperatively partner with eligible entities in the implementation, execution, -development and administration of a Consortium of MSIs and HBCUs to conduct basic, applied and advance research and development efforts at educational institutions pursuant to Section 252 of the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) codified in 10 USC 4144, Research and Education Programs and Activities: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions of Higher Education.
The Recipient must be an established (or must become established prior to award) as an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)3 compliant, tax-exempt non-profit organization, and must manage the Consortium of MSIs and HBCUs offering STEM education with research capabilities in basic, applied and advanced research. The successful applicant will not only establish and operate the Consortium, but must provide the vision and guidance to grow the capacity of the MSIs and HBCUs through collaboration, partnering and numerous other capacity building methods to allow these universities, colleges and students to become major contributors to Defense research.
