“Taking the Pentagon to the People” Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Workshop April 12, 2018 Ms. Patricia Huff HBCU/MI Program Manager Army Research Laboratory/Army Research Office patricia.a.huff26.civ@mail.mil 919-549-4283
Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Edgewood Chem-Bio Center (ECBC) Armament (ARDEC) Comms and Electronics (CERDEC) Natick Soldier (NSRDEC) Aviation and Missile (AMRDEC) Tank-Automotive (TARDEC) Army Research Office (ARO) Research, Development and Engineering Centers (RDECs) ARL discovers, innovates, and transitions S&T as the nation’s premier laboratory for land forces. ARO is ARL’s principal conduit to engage the university research community.
ARL-ARO Overview Research Domains ARO’s Active Research Footprint Mission: Utilize the vast intellectual capital of our nation’s universities to: Create and Champion Scientific Discoveries for Revolutionary New Army Capabilities Drive Science to Develop Solutions to Existing Army Technology Needs Accelerate Transition of Basic Research Leverage S&T From Outside Sources Create and Strengthen University, Industry, Government Partnerships Unbiased expert assessments for HQs Educate and Train the Future S&E Workforce for the Army Prevent Technological Surprises Research Funding by State >$15M >$8M<$15M >$2M<$8M <$2M 270+ Institutes of Higher Learning 1121 Individual Investigators 47 Research Centers Research Domains ARO Key Characteristics: ~$200M/yr 6.1 RDT&E Basic Research Funding Leveraged 3x with well-aligned customer funds (e.g. DARPA) ~40 Program Managers plus mission support staff Coordinates closely with ARL Directorates, RDECs and other Army commands and DoD components Chemistry Computing & Info Science Electronics Life Sciences Physics Materials Mathematics Mechanics Network Science Nanoscience Driving science to shape the Army of tomorrow
Award Type Target Funding ARO and Broad Agency Announcements and Funding Opportunity Announcements (BAAs or FOAs) Award Type Target Funding Single Investigator (SI) *Includes funding support for Historically Black Colleges/Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCUs/MIs) Single-laboratory projects $145K/year (avg) for 3 years Short Term Innovative Research (STIR) Very high-risk pilot projects $60K for 9 mo. ($47K avg) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Early-career PIs $120K/year for 3 years Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Promising future leaders $200K/year for 5 years Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Instrumentation $200K (avg) per award Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Large multidisciplinary programs ~$1.25M/year up to 5 years Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Multi-phase awards bridging academia & industry $150K (6 mo.) to $1M (24 mo.) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Multi-phase research for industry transition
Proposal Review and Selection Process Development of Ideas White Papers Receive Proposals Army Lab/RDEC Review Science Peer Review Analysis of Evaluations PM Recommendation Management Assessment Active Involvement in Execution 7
Proposal Evaluation, Selection, and Monitoring (continued) Grant is Awarded ARO PM Monitors Program with SL/SCs Discussions via Phone, Email and at Conferences Site Visits, Army Lab Visits Annual Progress Reports, Manuscripts Grant Ends Process ensures high quality, Army-relevant, cutting-edge science.
Thank You Helpful Resources: http://www.arl.army.mil/ http://www.usaeop.com/ www.grants.gov www.sbir.gov/about/about-sttr www.armysbir.army.mil