FY25 Department of the Navy (DoN) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Workforce Program
- Posted
- January 7, 2025
- Closed
- August 29, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $600,000
- Award floor
- $50,000
- Program funding
- $1,300,000
- Expected awards
- 8
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.330
- Archives
- September 28, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.330 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $23.8M
- FY2026 obligated
- $34.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 96
Top recipients: University of Tennessee, Universities Space Research Association, California State University San Marcos Corp, Purdue University, George Washington University (the)
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This NOFO is for STEM education programs and activities vital to the Department of the Navy, which is formal or informal education that is primarily focused on physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, social sciences, and mathematics disciplines.
STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this NOFO include one or more of the following as the primary objective:
- Develop learners’ knowledge, skill, or interest in STEM.
- Attract students to pursue certifications, licenses, or degrees (two-year degrees through post-doctoral degrees) or careers in STEM fields.
- Provide growth and research opportunities for post-secondary, college and graduate students in STEM fields, such as working with researchers or conducting research that is primarily intended to further education.
- Improve mentor/educator (K-12 pre-service or in-service, post-secondary, and informal) quality in STEM areas.
- Improve or expand the capacity of institutions to promote or foster STEM fields.
This NOFO will not consider applications for research, with the exception of those whose primary purpose is intended to further education (as described in third bullet above) and that are not expected to generate intellectual property. Efforts for research, including those supporting STEM, should be submitted under the current fiscal year Long Range BAA.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, DoD may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. All responsible sources from academia, non-profit, and industry (for-profit) organizations may submit white papers under this NOFO. Foreign entities will not be considered. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this NOFO. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal applicants are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.Navy laboratories, military universities, and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this NOFO and must not submit either white papers or applications in response to this NOFO. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit white papers under this NOFO unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract. Limitations on Number of Applications – There is no limitation on the number of applications an applicant (organization) may submit under the announcement.
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