Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Interim Report (2021)

POLICY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS

August 26, 2021

Attn: Evelyn Kent
Director, DoD HBCU/MI Program and Outreach
OUSD(R&E)/RT&L

Dear Mrs. Kent:

On behalf of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions, I am pleased to submit the committee’s interim report to you. The report includes a review of the study process and scope, as well as key research findings to date. The committee looks forward to continuing its examination of the methods and means to increase and strengthen HBCU/MI capacity for DoD-funded research. A final report will be submitted to your office and released to the public in spring 2022. Thank you for your continued support of the committee’s work.

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This activity was supported by the Department of Defense. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.

International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-309-09381-1
International Standard Book Number-10: 0-309-09381-3
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26315

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Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26315.