GRA: DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees

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Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-09-ST-062-002
Opportunity Category:	Continuation
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 25, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,800,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	97.062 -- Scholars and Fellows
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Agency Name

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

Description

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Scientific Leadership Awards (SLA)support the development of a coordinated program of education in Homeland Security relatedScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM) to preparestudents for careers in research and development of the technology needed to secureour nation. Moreover, DHS S&T strongly supports the development of a workforce thatreflects the population of the United States of America. The DHS Science andTechnology (S&T) Directorate, Office of University Programs solicits applications fromeligible Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) granting bachelor degrees to support earlycareer faculty and to establish homeland security–related scientific leadership programsin areas critical to homeland security.