Good afternoon HBCU/MI Community leaders, scholars, and allies –

I’m writing to share news about an exciting initiative geared toward HBCU/MI junior faculty currently conducting research in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML): the Army - HBCU/MI Faculty Immersion Program!

The goal of this new program is to foster collaboration, enhance research capabilities, and encourage participation in DoD programs and activities by covered educational institutions.  The program will be executed over two (2) years, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2362, in three (3) phases:

·       Phase 1

Ten (10) week placement at an Army laboratory for collaboration with Army researchers.

·       Phase 2:

Semester-long placement at a high-research activity, Carnegie Classified R1 Institute of Higher Education (IHE) for joint collaboration with Army and R1 researchers.  As an important note: a key expected outcome of this phase is development of an Army-relevant proposal for research in the next phase.

·       Phase 3:

Faculty return to home institution to continue research collaboration with Army and R1 researchers for eighteen (18) months.

For more information about this opportunity, which has been announced via Special Notice in www.grants.gov under FOA W911NF-19-S-0013, please visit the following link:

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=W911NF-19-S-0013

In the meantime, if you are interested in applying for the Army - HBCU/MI Faculty Immersion Program or know someone who might be, please be mindful that:

·       Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in FOA W911NF-19-S-0013.

·       The deadline for submitting questions (e-mail address provided below) regarding intent or scope is September 15, 2021 by 4:00 PM ET.

·       The deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 2021 by 4:00 PM ET.

·       An award announcement is expected by December 15, 2021.

Note that the Special Notice also includes a list of past and current Army-sponsored R1 IHEs for HBCU/MI participants to consider as long-term teammates. 

Please be sure to direct all questions about the Army - HBCU/MI Faculty Immersion Program to the attention of Drs. McDonald, Guzmán, and Emery to the e-mail address below no later than September 15, 2021 by 4:00 PM ET:

usarmy.adelphi.devcom-arl.mbx.army-forum@mail.mil

I hope this information is helpful to you or someone you know!  Please be sure to share across your networks.

Best,

Cyntrica

Cyntrica Eaton, PhD

Contractor Support, STC

Department of Navy's (DoN)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities/

Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

875 N. Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203

T: 703.696.0439

E: cyntrica.eaton.ctr@navy.mil