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A -- FY 97 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUGMENTATION AWARDS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH TRAINING (AASERT) SOL DAAH04-96-R-BAA9 DUE 090396 POC Kathy C. Terry, Contract Negotiator, 919/549-4337 The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the FY 97 competition for the Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (AASERT) program. The AASERT program is designed to increase the number of high-quality scientists and engineers educated as part of Defense-sponsored research. DoD is seeking ASSERT proposals from faculty investigators with DoD university research contracts or grants in effect on January 28, 1997. The AASERT funding will build upon the faculty investigator's base of defense research funding by providing support for one or two additional graduate students and their research work toward their advanced degrees. Subject to Congressional appropriation of requested funds, DoD will fully fund 3-year awards from approximately $45 million of FY 97 appropriations. The resulting grants will be awarded by the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) are due by 4:00 p.m. EST on November 7, 1996 to the appropriate agency address stated in the BAA. Individuals desiring a copy of the BAA should request one from their university sponsored programs office. This announcement is also available on the Web at the following site address: http://web.fie.com/fedix/onr.html. In addition, a copy of the BAA may be requested from the U.S. Army Research Office, ATTN: AMXRO-AAA, 4300 South Miami Boulevard, P. O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211. (0243)

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