Closed · HQ003422NFOEASD01 · CFDA 12.006 · Discretionary

DoD STEM Community College Consortium

Federal grant opportunity posted by Washington Headquarters Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5M-$11M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 29, 2022
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

DoD STEM Community College Consortium is a closed discretionary listing from Washington Headquarters Services that offered $5,000,000 -- $11,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 38 other opportunities from Washington Headquarters Services.

$5M-$11M
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
12.006
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DoD STEM Community College Consortium is closed (last close March 29, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Washington Headquarters Services still indexes 38 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 March 29, 2022

Posted Jan 25 Closes Mar 29

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) is seeking to strategically fund science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at 2-year institutions and Community Colleges (2YI/CCs) through a consortium approach. The DoD STEM vision is a diverse and sustainable STEM talent pool ready to serve our Nation and extend the Department’s competitive edge. This NOFO aims to enhance the STEM workforce through regional consortia which will develop and encourage STEM ecosystems between 2YI/CCs and 4-Year Institutions (4YIs), industry, local education agencies, and others in STEM education. Each regional DoD STEM Community College Consortium should collaboratively work with members of their geographical area to promote partnerships that enhance STEM education at 2YI/CCs, while aligning to the DoD STEM mission to “inspire, cultivate, and develop exceptional STEM talent through a continuum of opportunities to enrich our current and future DoD workforce poised to tackle evolving defense technological challenges”. These collaborations should foster the development of 2YI/CC STEM ecosystems that have the ability to implement far-reaching sustainable programs, specifically those that promote the completion of certificate training programs aligned to DoD priority areas; increase transitions from 2YI/CC programs to STEM degrees from 4YIs; and meet the vision, roles, and goals outlined in the DoD STEM Strategic Plan.Responses to this funding opportunity should focus on either or both of the below goals:(1) Promote and support the completion of technical training and certificate programs that strengthen the DoD and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) science, technology, and manufacturing workforce.(2) Develop, support, and increase the transition of students, especially those from underserved and underrepresented populations to include veterans and their spouses, from 2-year institutions and/or Community College STEM programs to STEM degrees at 4-year institutions.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HQ003422NFOEASD01

Grants.gov marks DoD STEM Community College Consortium 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Education · Science and Technology / R&D (ED;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Washington Headquarters Services book (32 peers, 82% of 39).

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

Jonathan Bertsch Grants Officer

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What to do next

DoD STEM Community College Consortium is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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