Staff Research Program
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- W911NF25S0007
- Agency
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Army Materiel Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 12.431 Basic Scientific Research
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Research Office (ARO), under the Department of the Army Materiel Command, is soliciting cooperative agreement proposals for its Staff Research Program with a June 2, 2030 closing date. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education with recognized research capability in mechanical sciences, mathematical sciences, electronics, computing science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, network science, and environmental sciences. A critical operational constraint applies: ARO Program Managers conducting staff research at an institution will be disqualified from taking official actions regarding that same institution, protecting the perceived objectivity essential to ARO's mission assessment and funding role.
Staff research enables ARO scientific staff to maintain and expand professional competence through hands-on, basic research conducted collaboratively with external institutions. ARO scientists direct and manage research at participating institutions' laboratory facilities or field research sites in partnership with a designated institutional principal investigator; ARO scientists will not be named as PI on any proposal or award. Research must advance the state-of-the-art or increase knowledge in engineering, physical, life, and information sciences at the intersection of ARO staff interests and external institutional capabilities. Research outcomes may include publication, co-authorship, and student education and training as specified in the cooperative agreement.
The program operates under CFDA 12.431 (Basic Scientific Research) as a continuously open funding opportunity. Evaluation criteria include overall scientific and technical merit, potential contribution to Army mission, offeror capabilities and facilities, qualifications of key personnel, and cost reasonableness. Awards are subject to availability of appropriations, and continuation year funding depends on satisfactory performance. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant ARO technical point of contact before proposal submission.
Synopsis
The ARO is soliciting proposals for Staff Research Program opportunities. The purpose of the program is to enable ARO scientific staff to maintain and expand professional competence in support of fulfilling the ARO mission through the conduct of hands-on, basic research. The staff research will be performed collaboratively with institutions external to ARO. Staff research efforts will involve scientific study directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge and scientific understanding in engineering, physical, life and information sciences, when there is an intersection with the interests and capabilities of the participating external institutions in these basic research areas.
Protection of Mission Integrity: The primary role of the ARO scientific staff is to objectively assess and fund extramural research at numerous institutions across the U.S. and throughout the world. Since it is vitally important that the ARO be impartial in its actions, ARO scientists cannot engage in activities that could compromise the perceived objectivity of that scientist with respect to the institution, or with respect to the areas of science/engineering that they are responsible for as Program Managers. Consequently, ARO Program Managers will be disqualified from taking official actions regarding any institution at which that PM conducts Staff Research.
Staff research will be conducted, directed and managed by an ARO scientist at the institution's laboratory facilities or field research sites, in collaboration with a PI designated by the institution. ARO scientists will not be named as a PI on any proposal or resulting award. Results of the Staff Research Program may include publication or co-authorship of research results and presentation at scientific forums, and contribute to the education and training of students, in accordance with the terms of the cooperative agreement.
NOTE: ARO scientific staff will seek out a collaborating institution to engage in staff research as opportunities arise and at the discretion of ARO.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants under this FOA include institutions of higher education with recognized capability for scientific research in mechanical sciences, mathematical sciences, electronics, computing science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, network science, and environmental sciences.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| W911NF25S0007 Staff Research Program.pdf |
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