DoD awards $15.7 million to stimulate competitive research.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2003-US DOD: DoD awards $15.7 million to stimulate competitive research(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02272003 The Department of Defense (DoD) announced plans to award $15.7 million to 18 academic institutions in 14 states to perform research in science and engineering fields important to national defense.

Thirty-one projects were competitively selected under the fiscal 2003 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The average award will be approximately $500,000. DEPSCoR is designed to expand research opportunities in states that have traditionally received the least funding in federal support for university research. Academic researchers in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho,...