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$49,130,933

Department of Defense·Department of the Army

to LMI CONSULTING, LLC

defenseactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_W911NF262A043_097
Award description

THE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART)

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Funds SMART scholarship program providing education and training in science and mathematics for military personnel and future defense workforce.

Sub-sectors
workforce-developmentstem-educationmilitary-talent-pipeline
Why this matters

Develops critical STEM talent pipeline essential for maintaining U.S. military technological superiority and defense innovation capacity.

Supply-chain signal

Strengthens downstream defense contractor workforce by ensuring steady supply of qualified engineers and scientists for advanced weapons systems and R&D.

U.S.–China competition angle

Directly counters China's aggressive STEM talent development and military-technical workforce expansion through competitive education initiatives.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001321.

Period of performance
Start
2026-02-27
End
2027-07-31
Status
activein 443 days
Sources

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