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Applications will be accepted for one year, from $10,000 - $100,000 total. Grants are available to support new and existing research collaborations at two or more ¸Û²Êͼ¿âAPP campuses* to:

1) Generate preliminary data critical to federally funded research grant proposals or resubmissions, or

2) Develop capabilities that allow the University of ¸Û²Êͼ¿âAPP’s National Strategic Research Initiative (NSRI) to seek contract funding from its sponsor (U.S. Strategic Command), other Department of Defense entities, or any additional federal agencies.

For those applications that receive funding: With evidence of the proposed work being completed, significant progress towards obtaining federal funding, and a justified need for additional work, a brief application due May 1, 2026, will be available to expand the planned research for 6 months with up to an additional $50,000 in funding. Details will be provided with the initial award notification.

*For NSRI priority-topic projects, collaboration with a NSRI content expert is encouraged. If a NSRI content expert is included, collaboration between that expert and a PI/Co-PI from a single campus would meet the collaboration requirement. The collaboration requirement can still be met (without a NSRI expert) if the PI/Co-PIs are from multiple campuses.