Closed · W911NF18S0012 · CFDA 12.431 · Discretionary

ARL Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority-Serving Institutions (MI) Undergraduate Student Design Competition

Federal grant opportunity posted by Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $8K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 15, 2019
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

ARL Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority-Serving Institutions (MI) Undergraduate Student Design Competition is a closed discretionary listing from Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command that offered Up to $8,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 185 other opportunities from Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command.

up to $8K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
12.431
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

ARL Historically Black Colleges and Universit… is closed (last close January 15, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command still indexes 185 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 15, 2019

Posted Sep 17 Closes Jan 15

Est. Total Funding

$80,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

This funding opportunity announcement is in support of the ARL HBCU/MI Student Design Competition. This announcement allows for travel support, materials and prizes to be provided to HBCU/MI undergraduate student teams in order to participate in a research design competition in topic areas of Army interest. The grants awarded to the HBCU/MI institutions of higher education under 10 U.S.C. § 2362 will provide travel support and other material costs required for the design competition. All prizes will be provided separately under 10 U.S.C. § 2374a, the prize authority for the Secretary of Defense and will not be a part of the grant. The goals of the ARL HBCU/MI Undergraduate Student Design Competition are to: Introduce HBCU/MI students to Army research and technical challenges and increase student interest in Army science and engineering; Engage HBCU/MI students with the Army’s technical and operational communities; Implement ARL’s HBCU/MI engagement strategy; and, Stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · W911NF18S0012

Grants.gov marks ARL Historically Black Colleges and Universit… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command book (110 peers, 59% of 186).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Kia McCormick Procurement Analyst Phone 919-549-4281

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What to do next

ARL Historically Black Colleges and Universit… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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