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The Department of Defense announced the selection of 12 awardees for the National Defense Education Program Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) awards.

These distinguished educational and industry partners will receive more than $31 million over a three-year period to establish or expand STEM education, outreach, and workforce initiatives for students and educators from early childhood through postsecondary. The goal of this effort is to establish programs to better position the current and next-generation STEM workforce, which is critical to the Department and our Nation’s security.

McClellan Park, California—To operate successfully across the globe, U.S. military forces depend on the 24/7/365 availability of space-based systems like telecommunications and observational satellites. This means that these systems must operate reliably, often for decades, in a harsh environment where they face temperature extremes and ionizing radiation in the form of energetic atomic particles traveling,…

The Small Business and Technology Partnership Office recently released a report on its TechLink study of FY 2011-2016 Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) participants. This study was commissioned to assess RIF effectiveness with respect to program objectives and transition. Small business and follow-on Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer awards were of particular interest. The report is available at: https://www.dodrif.us

Arlington, VA – The Department of Defense, through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, is pleased to announce the selection of nine awardees for the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP). https://www.cto.mil/dod-invests-42-million-to-meep/