Department of Defense news release (July 12, 2006): DoD awards grants to minority institutions.The Department of Defense announced today plans to award 32 grants totaling $9.5 million to 31 minority institutions. These grants represent the final phase of the fiscal 2006 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. and Minority Institutions Infrastructure Support Program. The grants will enhance programs and capabilities at these institutions in scientific disciplines critical to national security and the DoD. This announcement is the result of merit competition for infrastructure support funding conducted for the Office of Defense Research and Engineering by the Army Research Office and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The fiscal 2006 program solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual received 155 proposals in response to a broad agency announcement issued in November November: see month. 2005. The Army Research Office plans to award 11 equipment grants (ranging from $95,000 to $200,000) and 21 research grants (ranging from $211,000 to $500,000) with performance periods of 12 and 36 months respectively. Awards will be made only after written agreements are reached between the department and the institutions. The list of recipients is available online at <http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2006/d20060712hbcu.pdf>. |
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