Norwich University

Norwich University, doing business as Vermont College, is the nation's oldest private military college, located in Northfield, Vermont. The institution provides comprehensive educational services and specialized training programs to the federal government, with a particular focus on military science, engineering, cybersecurity, and advanced computing. Norwich University's federal contract and grant portfolio reflects its strategic positioning as a key educational partner to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, serving both military and civilian workforce development objectives.

Norwich University's federal contract activity has been dominated by delivery orders issued under a larger $147 million indefinite delivery contract with the Department of the Navy's Bureau of Naval Personnel to support the U.S. Naval Community College. Between 2020 and 2025, the university received numerous firm-fixed price delivery orders for educational services, with the vast majority focused on providing tuition and allowable fees for Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen attending the institution. Representative contract awards include a $3.8 million delivery order for Fall 2025 NROTC midshipmen tuition and fees (awarded September 30, 2025), a $2.46 million award for Spring 2025 NROTC midshipmen tuition and fees (awarded February 21, 2025), a $1.67 million contract for Fall 2024 educational services (awarded February 22, 2024), and a $1.52 million award for Fall 2023 NROTC tuition and fees (awarded October 12, 2023). The university also received a $9,999 purchase order from the Department of the Air Force for seasonal advertising services (awarded September 20, 2023). All contract awards were issued without set-aside designations, and none identified applicable subcontractors. These contracts represent ongoing fulfillment of Norwich University's core mission to support the Navy's officer development pipeline and military education programs.

Norwich University's federal grant portfolio demonstrates significant diversification across multiple funding agencies and program areas beyond military education. The institution received a substantial $16.5 million project grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (awarded August 15, 2025) to develop the DoD Cyber Institutes under the CyberSecurity Core Curriculum program, reflecting the university's expertise in cybersecurity workforce development. The National Science Foundation has been a major grant funder, awarding $2 million under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for scholarships to low-income engineering and construction management students (awarded January 1, 2026), $215,849 for STEM degree completion in biology, chemistry, and physics (awarded February 1, 2025), and $1.83 million for the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service renewal program focused on developing cybersecurity professionals with artificial intelligence competencies (awarded June 1, 2024). The Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program awarded Norwich University $4 million to develop experiential learning testbeds in cybersecurity, manufacturing, justice studies, and information dominance (awarded September 1, 2022). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provided a project grant for "The Front Line," a trauma-informed suicide prevention and mental health program targeting the university's military-oriented student population (awarded September 30, 2024). The Department of Defense's Research Development and Engineering Command awarded $160,000 for basic scientific research on rotor dynamic model capabilities (awarded June 27, 2025). Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services provided $1.46 million in Congressional Directives funding for construction activities (awarded September 30, 2023), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded funding for the Cyber Fusion Center construction project (awarded September 1, 2023). Norwich University has also served as a sub-awardee on federal grants from the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute, supporting collaborative research and training initiatives in areas ranging from water security and welded steel analysis to cybersecurity workforce training for rural and tribal government entities.