# DHS S&T Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks (ESE) Center of Excellence (COE) - Lead

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/st-ese-21-001-dhs-s-t-engineering-secure-environments-from-targeted/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330690

> Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division offered grants of up to $3.6 million to colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $36.5 million in total. Applications closed on March 10, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ST-ESE-21-001 |
| Agency | Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 10, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $3.6 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $36.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.061 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

The DHS S&T Office of University Programs (OUP) is requesting applications from accredited U.S. colleges and universities to lead a consortium of universities for an ESE COE.

## What the grant funds

The DHS S&T Office of University Programs (OUP) is requesting applications from accredited U.S. colleges and universities to lead a consortium of universities for an ESE COE. The DHS COEs are university consortia that work closely with DHS Components to conduct research, develop and transition mission-relevant science and technology, educate the next generation of homeland security technical experts, and train the current workforce in the latest scientific applications. Each COE is led by an accredited U.S. college or university and involves multiple partners for varying lengths of time. COE partners include other academic institutions, commercial industry, DHS Components, Department of Energy National Laboratories and other Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), other federal agencies that have homeland security-relevant missions, state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) governments, non-profits, and first responder organizations. DHS envisions the COEs as long-term trusted partners that provide an array of resources to help DHS improve operations. OUP maintains both financial assistance and contract mechanisms for DHS to access COE capabilities. The COEs that make up the COE network are listed at https://www.dhs.gov/st-centers-excellence. The new Center will be a fully-integrated component of the COE network and will take advantage of the network's resources to develop mission-critical research, education, and technology transition programs.

## Questions people ask

### Is ST-ESE-21-001 still open?

No. It closed on March 10, 2021.

### Who can apply for DHS S&T Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks (ESE) Center of Excellence (COE) - Lead?

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for DHS S&T Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks (ESE) Center of Excellence (COE) - Lead?

Closed March 10, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.6 million each. About $36.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Centers for Homeland Security grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Nebraska, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, George Mason University. The program made 10 awards worth $141 million in that time.