OpportunityTitle: Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics Education, Outreach, and Workforce Program (STEM)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia, the nonprofit sector, and industry may submit proposals under this FOA. Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this FOA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. DoN laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this FOA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this FOA. If any such organization is interested in the program described herein, the organization should contact ONR STEM Program Office, onr_stem@navy.mil, to discuss potential projects. As with FFRDCs, these types of Federal organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia, non-profits, and industry that are submitting proposals under this FOA. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this FOA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contracts.
Description: The ONR seeks proposals for developing innovative solutions that directly support the development and maintenance of a robust STEM workforce. The goal of any proposed effort should be to provide &quot;game changing&quot; solutions that will establish and maintain a diverse pipeline of U.S. citizens who are interested in uniformed or civilian DoN (or Navy and Marine Corps) STEM related workforce opportunities. While this announcement is relevant for any stage of the STEM pipeline, for FY15, funding efforts will be targeted primarily towards High School, Post-Secondary education, and outreach designed to enhance the DoN (or Naval) STEM workforce and its mission readiness. Emphasis will be given both to key engineering and scientific areas outlined in the Naval S&amp;T Strategic Plan such as our National Naval Responsibilities (see ONR website), and to identified STEM related workforce gaps and new strategic goals on the uniformed and civilian side. The FULL ANNOUNCEMENT is available on the Grants.gov website.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov only
GrantorContactText: Darnell Griffin &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 7036962942
CloseDateExplanation: This announcement will remain open until 30 September, 2015 or until replaced by a successor FOA or BAA, whichever first occurs. It is expected that white paper pre-proposals will be accepted through 28 February, 2015, unless the program schedule is altered by budgetary irregularities or available funding is exhausted. Proposals are considered as they arrive and successful applications are funded on a rolling basis. Therefore, Offerors are encouraged to submit early in the cycle as there is no guarantee of available program funding. Full proposals must be considered under the same FOA as submitted white papers, and therefore, invited full proposals based on white papers submitted by 30 April, 2015 may be accepted until the close of this announcement.