AFRL Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (AFRL ML-RCP)

Partner Institution Capabilities Assessment

West Texas A&M University    

The information below was consolidated by The Ohio State University, which has a cooperative agreement with AFRL to develop, administer, and promote the ML-RCP consortium.

Research

1. Please select the research areas in which your institution currently engages.

• No response available.

2. Please note, in detail, any research areas of strength not listed above. This may include fundamental sciences (e.g., math, physics, biology, etc.).

• No response available.

3. Are there any emerging areas of research your institution is actively seeking to develop?

• No response available.

4. Does your institution have any internal research centers or participate in any research consortia?

• WT/UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility

• Computer Information Systems Software and Network Security Testing Lab

• Killgore Research Center (KRC)

• Palo Duro Research Facility (PDRF)

• UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility at West Texas A&M University

5. Please provide a list of relevant facilities and equipment.

• No response available.

6. Does your institution have a relationship with any other academic institution or research organization(s) that enables your access to their facilities and equipment?

• No response available.

7. Has your institution collaborated with the ML-RCP in the past?

• No

8. Is your institution involved in any federal STEM funding efforts?

• No response available.

9. This program requires documentation (i.e., theses, dissertation, presentations, etc.) to go through the AFRL public affairs review process. Would this present a challenge for your institution?

• No response available.

Research Administration and Compliance

10. Does your institution have an office of sponsored programs?

• Yes

11. Does your institution have an approval process for seeking extramural funding?

•  No response available.

12. Does your institution accept federal award dollars and manage standard fiscal reporting, and compliance requirements?

• No response available.

13. Does your institution provide guidance to PIs for budget development?

• No response available.

14. Does your institution offer proposal development services?

• No response available.

15. Does your institution offer research development services, e.g., assistance with finding research funding, proposal management, team formation/development, etc.?

• No response available.

16. Does you institution offer research compliance training and education, i.e., roles and responsibilities of principal investigators?

• No response available.

17. Does your institution have a designated Export Control Officer?

• No response available.

18. Is your institution registered with the US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls?

• No response available.

19. Does your institution currently perform Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI/ NIST 800-171 compliant) research?

• No response available.

20. Does your institution currently perform research subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations?

• No response available.

21. Does your institution have a DoD Facility Security Clearance (FCL)?  If Yes:

a.    What is the FCL’s classification level? No response available.

b.    What is the FCL’s authorized safeguarding level?  No response available.

c.    How many safeguarding-approved spaces do you manage? No response available.

d.    What is your facility’s CAGE Code(s)? No response available.

ML-RCP Program Expectations

22. The objective of the AFRL ML-RCP is to enable and enhance the research capabilities of the HBCU’s/MSIs through collaborative research efforts with AFRL. What would be necessary for you to receive to meet this objective? 

• No response available.