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National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R…
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gov Maintenance Calendar View similar opportunities Washington Headquarters Services Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HQ003423NFOEASD01 Funding Opportunity Title:NDEP STEM Open NFO Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Education Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:12.
006 -- National Defense Education Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Apr 23, 2026 Original Closing Date for Applications:Feb 08, 2028 Current Closing Date for Applications:Feb 08, 2028 Archive Date:Mar 09, 2028 Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling:$10,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Eligible applicants include: industry, non-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, state and/or local educational agencies, or consortia of such institutions and/or industry.
Foreign entities will not be considered. ## Additional Information Agency Name:Washington Headquarters Services The Department of War (DoW) Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities. 1.
STEM Education and Outreach 2. Support for STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions/Community Colleges (2YI/CCs) 3. Manufacturing Engineering Education Program 4.
Education and Workforce Development aligned to the DoW Critical Technology Areas 5. STEM Scholarship Programs 6. Strategic Partnerships 7.
Program Evaluations, Assessments, Data Analytics and Visualizations 8. Other NDEP Congressional Initiatives and Programs As funding becomes available, NFO amendments or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcements detailing opening and closing dates for topics of interest will be posted. In response, applicants may be asked for a mandatory white paper submission, emailed to osw.
ndep. dowstem@mail. mil.
Refer to the amendment for formatting the email subject line. Use of the white paper is intended to determine which efforts are of merit preparatory to submission of a full application as described in Section IV. Applicants will be selected from the white paper submissions to be invited by the Government via email to submit a full application on Grants.
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In addition to the submission requirements outlined in Section IV, all responses should address items in the specific NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement. Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.
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