GRANTS

Currently there are no plans to award grant funding for the 2007-2008 academic year. The Centers of Academic Excellence expects to be awarding grants, based on the availability of funding, for the 2008-2009 academic year to establish IC Centers of Academic Excellence. When the ODNI is ready to announce a grant competition, a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) will be announced with the criteria and requirements through Grants.gov and the National Geospatial Agency's websites. Please revisit this website at a later date for 2008-2009 grant information.

The Centers of Academic Excellence grant program provides partnership opportunities for the IC and colleges and universities. Grant funding is awarded based upon merit competition and the CAE Program reserves the right to not make any grant awards.

Grant Award Guidelines

	Award amounts range from $250,000 to $750,000 based on the availability of funding
	Grants are awarded for one year, with four additional one-year options, based on an institutions' adherence to IC CAE Program criteria
	Grant awards are used to develop curricula promoting IC mission requirements, as indicated in the National Intelligence Strategy of the United States and the Five Year Strategic Human Capital Plan

Additionally, participating institutions must:

	Commit to the goals and objectives of the IC CAE Program
	Enroll and graduate a significant number of ethnically diverse students who are eligible for IC careers
	Link IC CAE Program activities and curricula to at least one of the five CAE Areas of Focus
	Commit resources to support the IC CAE Program infrastructure