Closed · W911NF-19-S-0013-RFI-03 · CFDA 12.630 · Discretionary

Request for Information - HBCU/MI Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Defense, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 31, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Request for Information - HBCU/MI Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Defense that offered $5,000,000 -- $5,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 124 other opportunities from Department of Defense.

$5M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
12.630
CFDA program
124
other opportunities from Department of Defense

Archived opportunity record

Request for Information is closed (last close January 31, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Defense still indexes 124 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 31, 2020

Posted Dec 5 Closes Jan 31

Instrument

Grant

Description

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions REQUEST FOR DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH CAPABILITIES NOTE: This is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes. This is not a solicitation for a contract or grant award. Information submitted in response to this RFI does not constitute an offer or proposal to create an award by the Government. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) is interested in assessing the research capabilities of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) in the area of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). Based on the responses to this RFI, the Department of Defense (DoD) may issue a funding opportunity call against the HBCU/MI Research and Education Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) published on Grants.gov under funding opportunity number W911NF-19-S-0013. The responses to this RFI for description of research capabilities do not commit DoD to issue a funding opportunity; however, HBCU/MI are encouraged to respond to this request so that DoD can gauge their current capabilities. For purposes of gauging capabilities in AI/ML, only responses from HBCU/MIs will be considered. All respondents other than HBCUs and Tribal Colleges and Universities must include with the description of their research capabilities, a copy of their current (Fiscal Year 2019 dated November 2018 or later) letter of designation from the United States Department of Education certifying eligibility for Title III or Title V assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). Any inquiries/questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to the address below by Friday, January 10, 2020. All Description of Research Capabilities responses to this RFI must be emailed to: osd.pentagon.ousd-r-e.mbx.rt-rtl-hbcu-mi@mail.mil NLT 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time, January 31, 2020. Late responses may not be considered.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · W911NF-19-S-0013-RFI-03

Grants.gov marks Request for Information 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 Department of Defense book (66 peers, 53% of 125).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

Evelyn Kent Director, DOD HBCU/MI Program and Outreach OUSD(R&E)/RT&L 571.372.6546

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