Closed · HQ003424NFOEASD02 · CFDA 12.630 · Discretionary

Minerva Research Initiative - University Research

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

$1M-$25M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 7, 2024
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Minerva Research Initiative - University Research is a closed discretionary listing from Washington Headquarters Services that offered $1,000,000 -- $25,000,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 38 other opportunities from Washington Headquarters Services.

$1M-$25M
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
12.630
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Minerva Research Initiative is closed (last close May 7, 2024). 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 May 7, 2024

Posted Dec 7 Closes May 7

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

Please see the Related Documents tab for the full NFO announcementThe Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva) emphasizes questions of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. It seeks to increase the Department’s intellectual capital in the social sciences and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department and the social science community. Minerva brings together universities and other research institutions around the world and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific interest areas determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva program aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic community.The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to eight (8) topics listed below. Innovative white papers and applications related to these research areas are highly encouraged. Detailed descriptions of the interest areas—which are intended to provide a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive—can be found in Appendix B: Minerva Research Topics of Interest in the main NFO document.Topic 1: Societal Cohesion in CrisisTopic 2: Considering Societal Resilience at Multiple ScalesTopic 3: Sociotechnical Adaptation to Climate, Food, and Water StressTopic 4: Social Impact of Technological ChangeTopic 5: Parasocial Relationships, Social Media, and RadicalizationTopic 6: Temporal Orientation and Strategic ConsiderationsTopic 7: Evolving Contexts of DeterrenceTopic 8: War Termination Processes and ProspectsKey Dates:White Paper questions to Interest Area POCs: 5 January 2024White Papers Due: 16 January 2024 at 1500 EasternNotification of White Paper Evaluations*: 15 March 2024Full Application questions to Interest Area POCs: 26 April 2024Full Applications Due: 7 May 2024 at 1500 EasternNotification of Selection for Award*: 13 June 2024Tentative Award Date*: 14 September 2024*Dates are estimated as of the date this NFO is published on Grants.gov

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HQ003424NFOEASD02

Grants.gov marks Minerva Research Initiative 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 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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