{"id":16044,"date":"2018-05-29T21:29:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T01:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coris\/2018\/minerva-research-initiative\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T09:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T13:32:03","slug":"minerva-research-initiative-department-of-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/2018\/minerva-research-initiative-department-of-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva Research Initiative \u2013 Department of Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is interested in receiving proposals for the Minerva Research Initiative (http:\/\/minerva.defense.gov)<\/a>, a university-led defense social science program seeking fundamental understanding of the social and cultural forces shaping U.S. strategic interests globally.<\/p>\n

OSD is particularly interested in projects that align with and support the National Defense Strategy, found at:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Portals\/1\/Documents\/pubs\/2018-National-Defense-Strategy-Summary.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Opportunity<\/h3>\n

The Minerva program aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between Department of Defense (DoD) and the social science academic community.<\/p>\n

The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to the eight (8) topics below.<\/p>\n

Topic 1:\u00a0 Sociopolitical (In)Stability, Resilience, and Recovery
\nTopic 2:\u00a0 Economic Interdependence and Security
\nTopic 3:\u00a0 Alliances and Burden Sharing
\nTopic 4:\u00a0 Fundamental Dynamics of Scientific Discovery
\nTopic 5:\u00a0 Adversarial Information Campaigns
\nTopic 6:\u00a0 Automated Cyber Vulnerability Analysis
\nTopic 7:\u00a0 Power, Deterrence, Influence, and Escalation Management for Shaping Operations
\nTopic 8:\u00a0 Security Risks in Ungoverned & Semi-Governed Spaces<\/p>\n

Innovative white papers and proposals related to these research areas are highly encouraged. See the full Minerva funding opportunity posted under the Related Documents section of this opportunity for details.<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/h3>\n

All responsible sources from academia, including DoD institutions of higher education and foreign universities, may submit proposals under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).<\/p>\n

Teams are encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. Non-profit institutions and commercial entities may be included on a university-led team as subawardees only, receiving funding for their efforts accordingly. Federally Funded Research & 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 applicants are allowed provided they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Grants to a university may be terminated if the Principal Investigator (PI) severs connections with the university or is unable to continue active participation in the research.Grants to a university may also be terminated if the university severs connections with the PI.<\/p>\n

Funding Available<\/h3>\n

Total Amount of Funding Available: $15.0M over 3 years.<\/p>\n