Assistance Listing 12.630
Department of Defense · Washington Headquarters Services (whs)
Assistance Listing 12.630, “Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering,” is a federal program administered by Department of Defense. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 5 open, 1 forecasted and 12 closed opportunities under this listing.
To: (1) Support basic, applied, or advanced research in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences, and other fields with good, long-term potential for contributing to technology for Department of Defense missions; (2) facilitate transition of research results to practical application for defense needs; (3) improve linkages between defense research and the civilian technology and industrial bases, to promote commercial application of the results of defense research and commercial availability of technology for defense needs; (4) foster education of future scientists and engineers in disciplines critical to defense through research projects; and (5) strengthen the infrastructure for research and related science and engineering education in those disciplines.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
The eligibility for applicants will be in accordance with the individual program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunity. Generally, competitions are open to private and public educational institutions that carry out science and engineering research and/or related science and engineering education; however, competition may be limited to a class of such institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities or other minority institutions (HBCUs/MIs). Some competitions may allow eligibility to other types of organizations, such as for-profit applicants. However, awards are not made to individuals.
Intended beneficiaries: Student/Trainee, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization and Graduate Student.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): See individual BAAs for expected range of award accounts (generally vary from $50,000 to $3,000,000 over 1 to 5 year periods of performance).
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.630. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Willow Creek Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation StudiesEngineer Research and Development Center | Closed | Up to $100K | Jul 9, 2026 | 12.630 |
Strengthening Teamwork for Robust Operations in Novel Groups (STRONG)Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command | Closed | Amount not specified | Jan 31, 2025 | 12.630 |
Scalable, Adaptive, and Resilient Autonomy (SARA)Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command | Closed | Amount not specified | May 17, 2024 | 12.630 |
Global Competitive AnalysisWashington Headquarters Services | Closed | Up to $10M | May 15, 2024 | 12.630 |
Minerva Research Initiative’s (Minerva) Defense Education and Civilian University Research (DECUR) PartnershipWashington Headquarters Services | Closed | Up to $400K | Jan 5, 2024 | 12.630 |
High-Throughput Materials Discovery for Extreme Conditions (HTMDEC)Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command | Closed | $150K – $2.5M | Nov 12, 2021 | 12.630 |
| Closed | $50K | Sep 16, 2021 | 12.630 | |
Health Services Research (HSR)Department of Defense | Closed | Up to $10M | Aug 23, 2019 | 12.630 |
Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ATB-MII)Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command | Closed | Up to $80M | Nov 7, 2016 | 12.630 |
Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA) for MultiScale multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic materials (MSME)Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command | Closed | Up to $25.4M | Mar 21, 2011 | 12.630 |
12.630 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Unrestricted by Entity Type. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.