FISCAL YEAR 2009 DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM (DURIP)

************* The FULL ANNOUNCEMENT is available on the Grants.gov website by scrolling to the top of the synopsis page and clicking on the "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" box surrounded by the dotted line at the top of the page. ************ The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. For detailed information regarding technical goals, potential proposers are advised to refer to the announcement. A central purpose of the DURIP is to provide equipment to enhance research-related education. Therefore proposals must address the impact of the equipment on the institution’s ability to educate students, through research, in disciplines important to DoD missions.