U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority - Serving Institutions (MI) Early Career Program (ECP)
The eleven DEVCOM ARL competencies are:
Biological and Biotechnology Sciences
Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences
Energy Sciences
Humans in Complex Systems
Mechanical Sciences
Military Information Sciences
Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences
Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences
Sciences of Extreme Materials
Terminal Effects
Weapons Sciences
DEVCOM ARL plans to award up to eight (8) new HBCU/MI ECP grants at a total cost of $990,000 each over a duration of 5 years, with funding profile of $110,000 in year one, $165,000 in year two, $220,000 in year three, $330,000 in year four, and $165,000 in year five. Note this is more funding and longer duration than the typical ECP award specified in the DEVCOM ARL BAA.