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The purpose of this amendment number 02 is to provide additional clarification as it relates to submission requirements under Research Area 10, ARO Special Programs; Clarify and update eligibility requirements under section entitled Other Programs Conference and Symposia Grants, and provide additional information as it relates to the attachment location of various required forms.

Research Opportunity Title: ARO Core Broad Agency Announcement for Basic Scientific Research for Fiscal Years 2007 through 2011

Research Opportunity Number: W911NF-07-R-0003

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number and Title: 12.431 Basic Scientific Research

Eligible Applicants: Proposals may be submitted by degree-granting universities, nonprofit organizations, or industrial concerns. Proposals are encouraged from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as determined by the Secretary of Education to meet requirements of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. ? 1061)) and from Minority Institutions defined as institutions whose enrollment of a single minority or a combinati on of minorities&exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment. [20 U.S.C. ? 1067k(3) and 10 U.S.C. ? 2323(a)(1)(C)].

To be eligible for award of a research agreement, a prospective recipient (except other governments, including state and local gove rnments) must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources, ability to comply with the performance schedule, prior record of performance, integrity, organization, experience, operational controls, technical skills, facilities, and equip ment.

Cost Sharing or Matching: cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not required for eligibility under this BAA.

Research Opportunity Description: The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) solicits proposals for basic and scientific r esearch in mechanical sciences, environmental sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, electronics, computational and information sciences, physics, chemistry, life sciences, and materials science.