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U.S. Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)

Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering

Federal program · program number 12.630 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

Key facts

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5 grants
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1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
Typical award
See individual BAAs for expected range of award accounts (generally vary from $50,000 to $3,000,000 over 1 to 5 year periods of performance).

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What it pays for

To: (1) Support basic, applied, or advanced research in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences, and other fields with good, long-term potential for contributing to technology for Department of Defense missions; (2) facilitate transition of research results to practical application for defense needs; (3) improve linkages between defense research and the civilian technology and industrial bases, to promote commercial application of the results of defense research and commercial availability of technology for defense needs; (4) foster education of future scientists and engineers in disciplines critical to defense through research projects; and (5) strengthen the infrastructure for research and related science and engineering education in those disciplines.

Who can apply

The eligibility for applicants will be in accordance with the individual program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunity. Generally, competitions are open to private and public educational institutions that carry out science and engineering research and/or related science and engineering education; however, competition may be limited to a class of such institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities or other minority institutions (HBCUs/MIs). Some competitions may allow eligibility to other types of organizations, such as for-profit applicants. However, awards are not made to individuals.

How applications are judged

As specified in individual program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunities. Generally, the principal evaluation and selection criteria are the technical merits of the proposed research (or research-related activity) and its potential relationship in the long term to missions of the Department of Defense. Other selection criteria vary with the nature of the specific research or research-related activity. Typical examples include: Qualifications of the principal investigator and other key personnel to perform the proposed activity; adequacy of current or planned facilities and equipment to do so; and realism and reasonableness of proposed costs.

Match

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title NA, Part NA, Subpart NA,Public Law NA

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2018: OSD does not directly execute programs within this listing. For information about open competitions or future opportunities involving OSD funding, prospective proposers should consult the program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunities issued by the agents that execute the program, listed below. No central phone number is available. Some of the agents OSD uses to execute its programs include: - Army Research Office (For contact info, see listing 12.431, or http://www.arl.army.mil/) - Office of Naval Research (For contact info, see listing 12.300, or http://www.onr.navy.mil) - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (For contact info, see listing 12.800, or http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afo Fiscal year 2022: ROLE OF LIPIDS REORGANIZED BY VIRAL PROTEINS AND RESTRICTION FACTORS IN VIRAL LIFE CYCLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RE-GENERATING LEAD ACID BATTERIES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND WATER QUALITY IN WATERSHEDS AND COASTLINES OF THE UNITED STATES; MATERIALS UNDER EXTREME LUBRICATING CONDITIONS; ULTRA-HIGH SPEED IMAGING AND LASER DIAGNOSTICS FOR HYPERSONICS RESEARCH;...

Who in Tennessee has won this program

28 awards to Tennessee groups since 2015. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Oak Ridge Associated Universities IncorporatedOak Ridge$10.1M spent that year2024
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, IncorporatedOak Ridge, Anderson County$2.4M2016
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1.1M2022
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1,000K2025
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson County$998K2026
State of TennesseeNashville$894K spent that year2025
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, IncorporatedOak Ridge, Anderson County$813K2018
Fisk UniversityDavidson County$800K2023
Tennessee State UniversityDavidson County$800K2023
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, IncorporatedOak Ridge, Anderson County$778K2016
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, IncorporatedOak Ridge, Anderson County$737K2017
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, IncorporatedOak Ridge, Anderson County$721K2017

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 25 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashvilleBattelle Memorial Institute$530K spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyPennsylvania State University, the$360K2026
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyPennsylvania State University, the$305K2025
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Putnam CountyMarshall University Research Corporation$283K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyPennsylvania State University, the$282K2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleAdvanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute$225K spent that year2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyPennsylvania State University, the$199K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Massachusetts$165K2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyPennsylvania State University, the$158K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyMississippi State University$137K2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleThe University of Texas Health Science Center$114K spent that year2024
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Massachussetts Chan Medical School$110K spent that year2024

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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