Open · HQ003423NFOEASD01 · CFDA 12.006 · Discretionary

NDEP STEM Open NFO

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

$100K-$10M
Award range
Open
Status
515d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

NDEP STEM Open NFO is an open discretionary opportunity from Washington Headquarters Services, offering $100,000 -- $10,000,000. Applications close in 515 days. PlainGrants indexes 38 other opportunities from Washington Headquarters Services.

$100K-$10M
award range
Open
515 days left
12.006
CFDA program
38
other opportunities from Washington Headquarters Services

Open desk with published close date

NDEP STEM Open NFO remains open until February 8, 2028 (515 days out). Mega-scale award ceiling ($100,000 -- $10,000,000) without a cost-share requirement.

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

Deadline tracker

515 days left to apply

Posted Feb 9 → closes Feb 8, 2028

Posted Feb 9 Closes Feb 8

Instrument

Grant

Description

This is an open NFO, applicants may apply to this posting or subsequent amendments for specific STEM activities. See the Related Documents tab for the full NFO, and amendments announcing new funding opportunities. The Department of War (DoW) Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities. In response to this NFO, the Department intends to release amendments and solicitations, such as Industry Days, Opportunity Days, etc., detailing funding opportunities through award(s) in STEM activities. These activities include, but are not limited to: STEM Education and Outreach Support for STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions/Community Colleges (2YI/CCs) Manufacturing Engineering Education Program Education and Workforce Development aligned to the DoW Critical Technology Areas STEM Scholarship Programs Strategic Partnerships Program Evaluations, Assessments, Data Analytics and Visualizations Other NDEP Congressional Initiatives and Programs As funding becomes available, NFO amendments or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcements detailing opening and closing dates for topics of interest will be posted. In response, applicants may be asked for a mandatory white paper submission, emailed to osw.ndep.dowstem@mail.mil. Refer to the amendment for formatting the email subject line. Use of the white paper is intended to determine which efforts are of merit preparatory to submission of a full application as described in Section IV. Applicants will be selected from the white paper submissions to be invited by the Government via email to submit a full application on Grants.gov for evaluation and possible award consideration. White papers that fail to address the areas listed in the Program Description of the NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement will not be evaluated and will not receive an invitation to submit a full technical application. White paper submissions will only be accepted in response to active NFO amendments or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcements. In addition to the submission requirements outlined in Section IV, all responses should address items in the specific NFO amendment or Industry Day/Opportunity Day announcement.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HQ003423NFOEASD01

Grants.gov marks NDEP STEM Open NFO 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 Education (ED). 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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What to do next

NDEP STEM Open NFO is open with $100,000 -- $10,000,000 awards and 515 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (HQ003423NFOEASD01) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 12.006 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

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