Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes access to and production of knowledge on security cooperation. Security cooperation refers to “all Department of Defense (DoD) interactions with foreign security establishments that build and develop allied and partner security capabilities and capacity for self-defense and multinational operations, provide the Armed Forces of the United States with access to the foreign country during peacetime or a contingency operation, and build relationships that promote specific United States security interests” (Joint Publication 3-20, Security Cooperation, 1-2; see also 10 USC § 16, “Security Cooperation”). Evidence-, theory, and data-building activities that contribute to the body of knowledge on security cooperation or irregular warfare, and that result in lessons that can be applied to practice, are the primary focus of this notice of funding opportunity (NFO). Research products sponsored through this NFO must be unclassified and publicly accessible. DSCU expects awardees to participate in conferences, seminars, focus groups and events, and to make final research products and supporting data (if applicable) easily accessible to the public, in order to enhance dissemination of research findings and facilitate application of lessons learned in areas of policy, practice, and workforce professionalization. The DSCU research grant program, conducted pursuant to 10 USC § 4001 and 10 USC § 384(g), is generally open to a broad range of researchers, although individual DSCU components may have restrictions on who may receive grants. Please see the full NFO for complete details.

Details

• Agency: Washington Headquarters Services
• Department: Department of Defense
• Opportunity #: HQ003423NFOEASD17
• Instrument: grant;cooperative_agreement

Eligibility

Young Institute: open to individual researchers or research teams with or without an affiliation; professional military education (PME) and civilian academic institutions; U.S. and international research and think thank institutions; federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs); U.S. interagency security cooperation communities of interest; and the security cooperation workforce (as defined by 10 USC § 384). IWC: open to individual researchers or research teams with or without an affiliation; professional military education (PME) and civilian academic institutions; U.S. and international research and think thank institutions; federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs); and the U.S. interagency irregular warfare communities of interest. Applicants (principal investigators) may submit only one proposal at a time. Proposed formal collaborators (co-principal investigators) or sub-recipients, however, may team on multiple proposals. Current and past awardees fr

DSCU NFO HQ003423NFOEASD17

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY – RESEARCH GRANTS
ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial Announcement
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: HQ003423NFOEASD17
ASSISTANCE LISTING: 12.024 Defense Security Cooperation University -
Research Grants
KEY DATES: This NFO is a continuously open announcement.
Amendments to this Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NFO) will be posted to Grants.gov if they occur. Select
white paper submissions will be invited to submit a full
application.
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CONTENTS
I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 4
A. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................. 4
B. FUNDING PRIORITIES ...................................................................................................................... 5
C. AUTHORIZATION .............................................................................................................................. 5
II. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 5
A. TYPE OF INSTRUMENT ..................................................................................................................... 5
B. ESTIMATED PROGRAM FUNDING .................................................................................................... 5
C. ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS ............................................................................................... 6
D. OTHER .............................................................................................................................................. 6
III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 6
A. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS .................................................................................................................... 6
B. COST SHARING OR MATCHING ....................................................................................................... 7
C. CONFLICT OF INTEREST .................................................................................................................. 7
D. PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS ............................................................................................... 7
IV. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION ............................................................................ 8
A. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 8
B. SUBMISSION DATE AND TIME .......................................................................................................... 8
C. APPLICATION WITHDRAWAL .......................................................................................................... 9
D. WHITE PAPERS (STAGE ONE) ......................................................................................................... 9

1. WHITE PAPER PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................ 9
2. WHITE PAPER SUBMISSION....................................................................................................... 10

E. TECHNICAL APPLICATION (STAGE TWO)..................................................................................... 10

1. TECHNICAL APPLICATION PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................... 10
2. TECHNICAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION ................................................................................... 11
3. PROJECT NARRATIVE FILE ....................................................................................................... 11
4. INITIAL WORK PLAN ................................................................................................................. 15
5. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION ............................................................................................................ 16

V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 18
A. SELECTION CRITERIA ................................................................................................................... 18
B.