The US DoD has awarded universities $48.9million in research equipment as part of the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.
The US Department of Defense has promised $48.9million in research equipment for 172 universities to continue its collaboration with academic organisations. The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) funding will benefit 91 institutions across 40 states in the 2020 financial year.
DURIP supports the purchase of major research equipment to augment current capabilities and develop new ones for the armed forces. The annual award process is administered through a merit competition jointly conducted by the Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Director of defence research and engineering for research and technology Dr Mitch Nikolich said: “These awards provide research infrastructure to enable the most creative scientific minds in the country to extend the boundaries of science and technology.”
“The awards will maintain the cutting-edge capabilities of our universities and the outstanding training of our STEM workforce. They will facilitate scientific advances that will support unprecedented military capabilities for our country.”
In the fiscal year 2020 competition, the three military service research offices received 724 proposals requesting nearly $295 million in funding. Selections made by the service research offices are subject to successful completion of negotiations with the academic institutions.
The Department seeks specific proposals from university investigators conducting foundational science and engineering research of importance to national defence. The awards aim to improve the US workforce in science, technology, engineering, and maths as well as its global status in research and technology.
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