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NDEP STEM Open NFO

Washington Headquarters Services (DOD) · Competitive grant · Science & Technology

At a glance

NDEP STEM Open NFO is a federal competitive grant from Washington Headquarters Services for the science & technology sector. Funding is $100K–$10M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Eligible applicants include: industry, non-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, state and/or local educational. The application deadline is February 8, 2028. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
$100K–$10M
Deadline
Feb 8, 2028
Type
Competitive
Status
Open

About this program

This is an open NFO, applicants may apply to this posting or subsequent amendments for specific STEM activities. See the Related Documents tab for the full NFO, and amendments announcing new funding opportunities. The Department of War (DoW) Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities. In response to this NFO, the Department intends to release amendments and solicitations, such as Industry Days, Opportunity Days, etc., detailing funding opportunities through award(s) in STEM activities. These activities include, but are not limited to: STEM Education and Outreach Support for STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions/Community Colleges (2YI/CCs) Manufacturing Engineering Education Program Education and Workforce Development aligned to the DoW Critical Technology Areas STEM Scholarship Programs Strategic Partnerships Program Evaluations, Assessments, Data Analytics and Visualizations Other NDEP Congressional Initiatives and Programs As funding becomes available, NFO amendments or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcements detailing opening and closing dates for topics of interest will be posted. In response, applicants may be asked for a mandatory white paper submission, emailed to osw.ndep.dowstem@mail.mil. Refer to the amendment for formatting the email subject line. Use of the white paper is intended to determine which efforts are of merit preparatory to submission of a full application as described in Section IV. Applicants will be selected from the white paper submissions to be invited by the Government via email to submit a full application on Grants.gov for evaluation and possible award consideration. White papers that fail to address the areas listed in the Program Description of the NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement will not be evaluated and will not receive an invitation to submit a full technical application. White paper submissions will only be accepted in response to active NFO amendments or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcements. In addition to the submission requirements outlined in Section IV, all responses should address items in the specific NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Eligible applicants include: industry, non-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, state and/or local educational agencies, or consortia of such institutions and/or industry. Foreign entities will not be considered.

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number HQ003423NFOEASD01. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

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