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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

Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities. NDEP also seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to specifically implement Biotechnology outreach and workforce development, which here onto will be referred as Biotech activities. Additional NDEP efforts also includes a pilot program in Enhanced Civics education.

The Department intends to award multiple grants in STEM activities, Biotech activities, and Enhanced Civics subject to the availability of funds. Applications for larger amounts may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

1. For STEM activities, there will be two (2) award levels:

(i) STEM activities with maximum award of $3,000,000 over 3 years;

(ii) Scalable STEM activities with maximum award of $6,000,000 over four (4) years.

2. For Biotech activities, awards will have a maximum award of $3,000,000 over three (3) years.

3. For Enhanced Civics education, there will be one award, with a maximum of $2,000,000 for a period of two (2) years.

This FOA has a two-step application process, starting with a MANDATORY white paper submission. Selected applicants will be invited by the Government via email to submit a full technical application on Grants.gov for evaluation and possibly award consideration. White papers that fail to address the areas listed in the Funding Opportunity Description will not be evaluated and will not receive an invitation to submit a full technical application.

NOTE: Respondents are not required to address all three focus areas, but should direct their responses to one of the areas, 1 (STEM), 2 (Biotech), or 3 (Enhanced Civics Education).

Overview

Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
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
Email Description
work email
Contact Phone
(703) 545-3501

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