NOTE:
This is a Request for Proposal for a Materials Science Center of Excellence.Entities interested in applying for this opportunity must go DoD Funding Opportunity W911NF-19-S-0013 on Grants.gov and apply using the instructions and applications forms provided there.
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link above.The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks unclassified research proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) W911NF-19-S-0013 to conduct research in the area of Materials Science at an established Center of Excellence (CoE).
The Government will evaluate proposals through a scientific review process in accordance with evaluation criteria listed in the FOA.
The HBCU or MI with the most technically acceptable proposal may be awarded a Cooperative Agreement with a performance period not to exceed five years.The Center led by the Principal Investigator (PI) will be expected to conduct collaborative research within the proposing HBCU/MI and with one other institution of higher education (IHE) and with involvement of scientists (Cooperative Agreement Managers) from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) DoD seeks to establish a Center of Excellence in Materials Science to perform research in the following areas:Structures & ProtectionPropulsion & Extreme EnvironmentsSensors, Electronics and PhotonicsPower & EnergyReadinessIndividual Warfighter ProtectionCorrosionManufacturing Technology for Affordability Proposals must be compliant with instructions provided in this special notice and with the associated FOA.