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A -- BAA FOR THE FY2000 DOD INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR HBCU/MIS SOL DAAD19-99-R-BA10 DUE 120199 POC ARO, Ms. Jenny Haire, 919-549-4205 and AFOSR, Mr. Chris Hughes 703-696-7315 17. The U.S. Army Research Office announces the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the FY 2000 Department of Defense Infrastructure Support Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). This program is offered by the Army Research Office (ARO) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) on behalf of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology. The program will provide grants for education instrumentation and for research. Both ARO and AFOSR will make instrumentation awards, but only AFOSR will make research awards. Instrumentation grant awards in the range of $20,000 to $200,000 (total cost to DoD) will be made competitively for the acquisition of science and technology instrumentation for educational use. Emphasis is on instrumentation or equipment which will enhance the ability of HBCU/MI to increase the quality of education and the number of graduates, including underrepresented minority graduates, in the fields of science, engineering, and/or mathematics. Institutions submitting proposals must have an accredited, degree-granting program in science, engineering, or mathematics. Instrumentation proposals are restricted to one per institution. Research proposals are solicited by AFOSR in three areas: Non-Destructive Evaluation on Wide-Area Inspection of Aging Aircraft Structures; Fundamental Studies of Frequency Agile Microwave Components; and Polymer Matrix Composite Technology for Space Applications. Research proposals in the range of $50,000 to $200,000 per year for a period up to three years will be considered. Total cost to DoD over the three-year period will not exceed $600,000. Only institutions with graduate programs in the sciences should apply to this section of the BAA. Approximately $3.3 million FY 2000 funds are expected to be available for awards under this competition. The BAA contains additional information on the program as well as instructions for proposal preparation and submission. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. local time, December 1, 1999. The BAA is available on the ARO Home Page under "Business Opportunities" at http://www.aro.army.mil. To receive a copy of the BAA, send written requests to: Army Research Office, ATTN: AMSRL-RO-T (JHaire), P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211, or by FAX to 919-549-4248. Posted 09/30/99 (W-SN387051). (0273)

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