Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and Biotechnology Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs and Enhanced Civics Education
ID: HQ0034-21-S-F001 • Type: Posted
Overview
Agency
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Mandatory
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 12/10/20 the Department of Defense posted grant opportunity HQ0034-21-S-F001 for Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and Biotechnology Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs and Enhanced Civics Education.
The grant will be issued under grant program 12.006 National Defense Education Program.
It is expected that 13 total grants will be made
worth between $2.0 million and $6.0 million.
Timing
Posted Date
Dec. 10, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 28, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Amendment 03 posted on 3/31/2021 changes the due date of Technical Applications to 28 April 2021 at 11:59 EST
Amendment 01 posted on 1/15/2021 changes the White Paper due date to 1/29/2021 (from 1/25/2021) at 11:59pm EST
Last Updated
March 31, 2021, 3:34 p.m. EDT
Version
6
Archive Date
May 28, 2021
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
All responsible sources from industry, non-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, state and/or local educational agencies, or consortia of such institutions and/or industry may submit white papers under this FOA. Foreign entities will not be considered.Current and past awardees from this initiative, or previous versions of this initiative, are eligible to submit a white paper/application under this FOA.Defense laboratories, military universities, and warfare centers, as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. If any such organization is interested in the program described herein, the organization may contact DoD STEM at osd.dodstem@mail.mil, to discuss potential projects. The subject line of the email shall read “NDEP Potential Project Inquiry.” Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit white papers under this FOA, unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.
Award Sizing
Ceiling
$6,000,000
Floor
$2,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
13
Contacts
Contact
Stas Blaushild
Grantor
Contact Email
Email Description
work email
Contact Phone
(703) 545-3501
Additional Information Site