Defense Security Cooperation University – Sponsored Research
Open Opportunities (1)
Live Grants.gov opportunities funded under this program — you can apply now.
- Defense Security Cooperation University – Research Grants Deadline: Aug 7, 2028 · up to $800K
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 12.024 (USAspending.gov).
- California Military Department 2 awards $9,090,832
- Clemson University $584,440
- Transparency International (Uk) $580,000
- American University $465,089
- University Of Tennessee $397,848
- International Institute For Strategic Studies - U.S. (The) $387,388
- The Critical Mass Llc $385,198
- The International Institute For Strategic Studies $384,616
- The Brookings Institution $375,006
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of security cooperation by producing research, analysis, and lessons learned that expand the intellectual foundations of security cooperation; and through the education, training, and development of the U.S. security cooperation workforce and the education, training, and institutional capacity building of partner nations. DSCU components sponsor research that aligns substantively with Department of War priorities and the DSCU Research Agenda.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted by Entity Type
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
DSCU-sponsored research is generally open to a broad range of researchers (with or without affiliation) and research institutions anywhere in the world. Researchers include those with or without formal affiliation with a research institution, U.S. interagency security cooperation communities of interest, and the security cooperation workforce (as defined by 10 USC 384(h)). Research institutions include professional military education (PME) and civilian academic institutions, federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), and non-governmental research institutions.
Individual DSCU components may have restrictions on who may receive assistance.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
A project work plan is developed between the applicant and the DSCU component that is sponsoring the research. Depending on the funding instrument, sponsoring component, and funding amount, awards are approved either by the DSCU President or by the head of the DSCU component that is sponsoring the research. Assistance awards undergo policy and legal review. In the case of grants and cooperative agreements, the Grants Officer bilaterally executes the award with the assistance recipient. All assistance is provided to the applicant, who will, as necessary, distribute funds to formal collaborators and sub-recipients.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
Program details & compliance
Description
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes access to and production of knowledge on security cooperation. Security cooperation refers to all “interactions with foreign security establishments that build and develop allied and partner security capabilities and capacity for self-defense and multinational operations, provide the Armed Forces of the United States with access to the foreign country during peacetime or a contingency operation, and build relationships that promote specific United States security interests” (Joint Publication 3-20, Security Cooperation, 1-2; see also 10 USC § 16, “Security Cooperation”).
DSCU components sponsor evidence-, theory-, and data-building activities that contribute to the body of knowledge on security cooperation or irregular warfare, that meet standards of scientific rigor, and that results in lessons that can be applied to practice. DSCU-sponsored research is generally open to a broad range of researchers and research institutions anywhere in the world, although individual DSCU components may have restrictions on who may receive assistance.
Mission Categories
Primary: Social Sciences
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Assistance may be used to fund evidence-, theory-, and data-building activities that contribute to the body of knowledge on security cooperation or irregular warfare.
Allowable costs are governed by DoDGARS (32 CFR 32.27), related laws, and associated Office of Management and Budget circulars, and must be reasonable to research scope and outcomes.
Restrictions
Allowable costs are governed by DoDGARS (32 CFR 32.27), related laws, and associated Office of Management and Budget circulars, and must be reasonable to research scope and outcomes.
Required Documentation
A current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) is required. The applicant, and any formal collaborators or sub-recipients, may not appear SAM Exclusions as currently debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
This program has no statutory formula