Project Grant HQ0034251E020
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024), provides $308,973.00 in funding to the Center for Strategic & International Studies Inc. (CSIS) for the project "U.S. Security Cooperation in a Contested Environment". The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025, will support CSIS in conducting evidence-based research and analysis...
- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) awarded a $387,388 Project Grant under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024) to the International Institute for Strategic Studies - U.S. (IISS-Americas). The grant supports a 12-month research project titled "ARMS, INFLUENCE, BOTH, OR NEITHER? HOW DEFENSE PRODUCTION SHAPES INTERNATIONAL ORDER". The research aims to advance knowledge and improve practices related to security cooperation...
- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) awarded a $384,616 project grant under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program to The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a non-profit think tank based in London. The grant is for a 13-month project to assess the impact of Chinese professional military education activities in Latin America, with a focus on strategic competition and security cooperation dynamics. The research project aims to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $130,000.00 was provided by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University - Sponsored Research program (CFDA 12.024). The award supports scholarly research by the Naval War College Foundation aimed at advancing knowledge and improving practices related to security cooperation, with a focus on the evolution and failure of building partner forces in Somalia from 1991-1994. The research is expected to...
- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) awarded a $283,093.97 block grant under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024) to Robert Ralston Foxcurran. The grant will fund evidence-based research and analysis to advance knowledge and improve practices related to security cooperation, with a focus on strategic competition, international security assistance, defense industrial engagement, and disinformation dynamics in partner states. The...
- This federal Project Grant award of $465,089.00, made by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024), supports scholarly research aimed at advancing knowledge and improving practices related to security cooperation. The award to American University will fund a 24-month research project evaluating U.S. security cooperation in Turkey and Tunisia. The research is expected to contribute to the U.S....
- This $189,922 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024) on September 15, 2025. The grant was awarded to George Washington University to conduct research on what motivates partners to grant contingency access and how security cooperation can secure such access. The university will leverage its academic and research expertise to generate actionable insights to...
- This $105,695 federal Block Grant award was provided by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports a 2-year research project at Georgetown University focused on "Exporting Might and Right: Security Assistance and Liberal International Order." The research project aims to generate actionable insights to inform U.S. Department of Defense...
- The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) awarded a $218,252 Project Grant to Texas A&M University to conduct research on "When Influence Succeeds: A Partner-Centric Analysis of U.S. Security Cooperation Effectiveness." The grant, funded under the DSCU's Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024), will support evidence-based research to advance knowledge and improve practices related to security cooperation. The research is expected to inform policy, practice, and workforce...
- This federal Project Grant award of $475,397.00 was provided by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Research Grants program (CFDA 12.024). The funding supports evidence-based research and analysis focused on advancing knowledge and improving practices related to security cooperation, with a particular emphasis on strategic competition, international security assistance, defense industrial engagement, and disinformation...
This $226,176 Project Grant award from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Defense Security Cooperation University - Sponsored Research program (CFDA 12.024) supports research and analysis focused on advancing knowledge and improving practices related to security cooperation. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2025, with a planned completion date of December 14, 2026. The awardee, the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), is a prominent non-profit policy research organization that specializes in national security, foreign policy, and international development research and advisory services. Through this award, CSIS will generate actionable insights into strategic competition, international security assistance, defense industrial engagement, and disinformation dynamics in partner states. The research products are expected to be unclassified and publicly accessible, designed to inform policy, practice, and workforce development within defense and security cooperation domains. This award is part of the DSCA's broader efforts to fund evidence-based research projects that contribute to the U.S. Department of Defense's Learning and Evaluation Agenda for Partnerships (LEAP) framework.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $226.2k | 9/4/25 |