Friday, August 12, 2022

Regional HBCUs earn DoD awards

Jackson State (Miss.), Dillard (La.) and Alabama A&M were among 43 institutions selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to receive instrumentation awards to enhance research and education programs. The awards totaling $28.5M will be made under the FY 2022 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority‐Serving Institutions (HBCU/MSI) Science Program. Awards ranging up to $600,000 will support the acquisition of research and scientific equipment at 17 HBCUs, 41 MSIs, and two tribal colleges. The awards are the result of a merit competition administered by the Army Research Office under policy and guidance from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, with participation from the Office of Naval Research and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (Source: DoD 08/12/22) Defense Department Announces Fiscal Year 2022 Research Equipment Awards to Minority-Serving Institutions > U.S. Department of Defense > Release

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