Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Consortium

The Recipient must be an established (or must become established prior to award) as an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)3 compliant, tax-exempt non-profit organization, and must manage the Consortium of MSIs and HBCUs offering STEM education with research capabilities in basic, applied and advanced research. The successful applicant will not only establish and operate the Consortium, but must provide the vision and guidance to grow the capacity of the MSIs and HBCUs through collaboration, partnering and numerous other capacity building methods to allow these universities, colleges and students to become major contributors to Defense research. To be qualified, potential applicants must have the following: • Management capability and adequate financial and technical resources to administer the program of activities envisioned under this FOA • A satisfactory record of managing and administering such MSI/HBCU STEM programs or activities (if a prior recipient of an award). • A satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. • Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive a cooperative agreement under applicable laws and regulation.

Stacey L Jump Contract Specialist