Cooperative Agreement W911NF1920059

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated (ORAU) received a $3.96 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of War's Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to support the 2026 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Summer Research Program. The award, issued on February 25, 2026, with performance concluding by September 30,...

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $247,406 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), a historically Black, state-controlled institution of higher learning. The grant, with a performance period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, supports scientific research and technological development initiatives that contribute to national defense missions while maintaining...

This Project Grant award of $281,948 from the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) supports foundational and applied research by Morgan State University, a historically Black university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant will fund research and development efforts across scientific and technical domains relevant to national security, including quantum computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced materials, and defense technologies. Morgan...

The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $522,654 Project Grant to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant, titled "Instrumentation for the Investigation of Photonic Nanocomposite Films," will fund research in photonic sciences over a 12-month period from September 2024 to September 2025. As a private, historically Black university, Dillard University will utilize this...

The Defense Department awarded a $799,994 project grant to Texas A&M University through the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The grant will fund the Defense Pathways for Research Opportunities for Minorities Underrepresented in STEM program from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. The program aims to support basic, applied, or advanced research with good long-term potential for contributing to Defense technology, including research in...

The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330) to the University of Houston System on March 26, 2021 for the project "CYBERCOPS: THE HOUSTON ALLIANCE FOR STUDENT RESEARCH ON DECEPTIVE ATTACKS" with a completion date of August 31, 2023. Under this award, the University of Houston will provide research...

This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 from the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) was awarded to Howard University on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of August 31, 2025. The grant supports foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security, such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, materials science, robotics, and defense technologies. As a leading Historically Black...

The Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a $410,596 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Claflin University, an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support a range of scientific research and technological development initiatives at the university over a one-year period, with a final completion date of August 31, 2025....

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded North Carolina Central University (NCCU) a $783,353 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). NCCU will deliver basic, applied, and advanced research in science and engineering disciplines from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027. As a historically Black university, NCCU will contribute its expertise in areas of long-term potential to Department of Defense technology missions, as...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), provides $150,000.00 to Howard University to conduct research on "COMMUNITY DETECTION OF INTERCONNECTED NEURAL NETWORKS IN MOTOR LEARNING". The award period runs from Sep 15, 2023 to Sep 14, 2025. Howard University, a private historically Black research institution, will perform research related to or with the potential to improve Army programs and operations...