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Alabama AM University HBCU/SBIR/STTR
Conference January 30, 2007US Army HBCU/MI
Program Review

• Ronald E. Blakely
• Assistant to the Director
• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
  Utilization (SADBU)
• for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  
• OSA, Pentagon, Room 2A712
• Washington, DC
• Email RonB_at_ HQDA.Army.Mil
• 703-693-6116

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A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK . . . The Army Plan
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Pursuing Transformational Capabilities
Smaller, Lighter, FasterSmarter
Current Force
Future Force
100 lb. load
lt 40 lb. effective load
From Platforms to System of Systems
Fully networked
lt 20 tons
70 tons
gt 40 mph
lt 10 mph
C-130-Like Transportability
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Emerging Trends

• HBCU/MI educational institutions
• Private and State Schools
• Non Profit For Profit
• New views of Civil Rights and Affirmative Action
  requirements
• Changing role of Department of Education
• How are Federal Contracts and Grants
• Utilized?

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HBCU/MI Program Assistance- New Directions

• Program Assistance based on 10 USC 2323
• Priority 1 - Technical Assistance Army specific
  information on procurement procedures, proposal
  preparations etc.
• Priority 2 - Infrastructure Assistance - may
  include educational programs, faculty
  development, fellowships and laboratory
  renovation.

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FY07 HBCU/MI Goals

• Sustainable funding through Educational
  Partnership and program linkage, i.e. research
  facilities.
• Match HBCU/MI Research capabilities with Army
  requirements.
• Maximize Infrastructure funding to create
  essential research capacity .

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FY07 Areas of Interest

• Contracting and Subcontracting areas
• Sciences programs
• Analytical studies and surveys
• Professional training programs
• Distance learning
• Cooperative Agreements and Educational
  Partnerships
• Internships faculty/students
• Research Grants

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Battlefield Capabilities Enhancement Centers
(HBCU/MI's with Battle Labs)
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Army HBCU/MI FY07 Goals

• Encourage greater collaboration among SB, HBCU/MI
  and Army Prime Contractors.
• Align research funding to support new
  technologies i.e., fuel cells and FCS.
• Educational partnerships with Engineering and
  Science programs.

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HBCU/MI Program Statistics Fiscal Year 2005

• IHE HBCU HSI
  TCU OMI
• RD 937M 45.2M 41.6M 160K
  64.5M
• SFA 4.1M 3.1M 1.2M
  7.8M NA
• TOTAL 942M 48.3M 42.8M 7.9M
  64.5M
• Percent 5.1 4.5
  0.8 6.8
• HBCU/MI-163.5M HBCU/TCU/HSI- 99M
• Contracts and Grants awarded in FY05
• HBCU-Historical Black Colleges and Universities
  HIS-Hispanic Serving Institutions
• TCU-Tribal Colleges and Universities OMI-Other
  Minority Institutions
• RD- Research and Development SFA-Student
  Financial Assistance

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FY05 HBCU/MI Contracting Leaders

• ACA 62M 19M 31
• AMC 199M 29M 15
• DCCW 12M 3.2M 26
• MEDCOM 41M 1M 3
• NGB 1.8M 46k 3
• SMDC 43M 8M 18
• USACE 35M 5M 13

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Key Army Websites

• US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
• http//www-usamraa.army.mil
• Army Materiel Command http//www2.brtrc.com/amc/hb
  cu_mi/
• Army Research Laboratory
• http//www.arl.army.mil/
• Army Research Office http//www.arl.army.mil/

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Key Army Websites

• Army Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
  Utilization (SADBU)
• http//www.sellingtoarmy.org
• US Army Research Institute for Behavioral and
  Social Sciences (ARI)
• http//www.ari.army.mil
• Army Corps of Engineer - Cold Regions Research
  Laboratory
• http//www.crrel.usace.army.mil
• Army Corps of Engineers Information and
  Technology Laboratory http//www.wes.army.mil/itl
  

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Strengthening Our Nations Military through
Small Business