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NDEP STEM Open NFO

Open now · Grant · HQ003423NFOEASD01

Next cut-off
08 Feb '28
in 520 days
Per grant
$10M
the call's own average
Grants expected
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not published for this call
Funding rate
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not published, read the conditions

In context of US Department of Defense

This grant$10M
The track runs to the largest grant in US Department of Defense ($1000M). The median across the 126 calls we publish is $1.5M, this one is above it.

What this call funds

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

Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.

What applying costs you

ItemEstimateNote
Drafting effort3–4 weekssingle submission
Time to first payment6–9 monthscut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.

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