Army Research Centers
Abstract
This Project encompasses three types of Centers. The first is the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Research Centers of Excellence which support the Army's research partnerships with HBCUs/MIs. The HBCU/MI Research Centers of Excellence were established as the next phase of what was previously known as the Partnered Research Initiative (PRI) Program that ended in Fiscal Year 2020. The focus of the HBCU/MI Research Centers of Excellence Program is to advance innovative basic research leading to potential technology development in areas of strategic importance to the Army by competitively selecting HBCU and MI research teams for grants or cooperative agreements. Awards have five-year periods of performance, with all supporting the Army's goal of broadening the performer base and diversifying the research ecosystem in the areas of information sciences, engineering, and physical sciences. The second is the University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). Army UARCs have been created to exploit opportunities to advance new capabilities through a sustained long-term multidisciplinary effort. The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies focuses on Soldier protection by emphasizing revolutionary materials research for advanced Soldier protection and survivability. The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies focuses on enabling network centric-technologies and broadening the Army's use of biotechnology for the development of bio-inspired materials, sensors, and information processing. The Institute for Creative Technologies is a partnership with academia and the entertainment and gaming industries to leverage innovative research and concepts for training and simulation. Examples of specific research of mutual interest to the entertainment industry and the Army are technologies for realistic immersion in synthetic environments, networked simulation, standards for interoperability, and tools for creating simulated environments. The third is the Army Centers of Excellence (COEs). The COEs focus on expanding the frontiers of knowledge in research areas where the Army has enduring needs and couples state-of-the-art research programs at academic institutions with broad-based graduate education programs to increase the supply of scientists and engineers in automotive and rotary wing technology. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is completed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC), and Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- AB4_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2025
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