# Defense Security Cooperation University - Sponsored Research (12.024)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/12-024-defense-security-cooperation-university-sponsored-research/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Defense Security Cooperation University - Sponsored Research is run by Department of Defense. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $10.3 million in 21 grants, about $489,641 per award.

## Objectives

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of security cooperation by producing research, analysis, and lessons learned that expand the intellectual foundations of security cooperation; and through the education, training, and development of the U.S. security cooperation workforce and the education, training, and institutional capacity building of partner nations. DSCU components sponsor research that aligns substantively with Department of War priorities and the DSCU Research Agenda.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $2.1 million | 8 |
| 2025 | $8.2 million | 13 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Military Department | California | $5.0 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $584,440 |
| Transparency International (UK) |  | $580,000 |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies Inc | District of Columbia | $535,149 |
| American University | District of Columbia | $465,089 |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $397,848 |
| International Institute for Strategic Studies - U.S. (the) | District of Columbia | $387,388 |
| The International Institute for Strategic Studies |  | $384,616 |
| Robert Ralston Foxcurran | Washington | $283,094 |
| Trinity College Dublin |  | $237,299 |
| Northwestern University | Illinois | $235,945 |
| Texas a & M University | Texas | $218,252 |
| George Washington University (the) | District of Columbia | $189,922 |
| Delphi Global Research Center Inc | Delaware | $154,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | $140,900 |
| NWC Foundation | Rhode Island | $130,000 |
| Emory University | Georgia | $108,948 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Georgia | $102,765 |
| Georgetown University | District of Columbia | $98,645 |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $84,954 |

## Open opportunities

- [Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hq003423nfoeasd17-defense-security-cooperation-university-research-grants/), closes August 7, 2028