Closed · W911NF24S0003 · CFDA 12.006 · Discretionary

Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (DSEC) Cooperative Agreement

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

up to $190M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 11, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (DSEC) Cooperative Agreement is a closed discretionary listing from Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command that offered Up to $190,000,000 across 1 expected award. 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 $190M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.006
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Defense Science is closed (last close March 11, 2024). 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 March 11, 2024

Posted Jan 11 Closes Mar 11

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Department of Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (DoD STEM), under its National Defense Education Program(NDEP) and 10 U.S. Code 2192, seeks to enter into a cooperative agreement with a Consortium of like‐minded organizations (herein “Consortium Members”) to provide a continuum of meaningful STEM learning experiences for students and educators through effective STEM education and outreach programs. The Consortium will be named Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC).

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · W911NF24S0003

Grants.gov marks Defense Science 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 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

Denisse Szmigiel ARO POC

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What to do next

Defense Science is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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