EconDefense
Record-specific actor routing

Follow through on ACQ-24

SMART program administrator; sponsoring facility HR

This preserves the record’s role labels; it is not an additional verified institutional directory node.

Authority holder · recorded legal basis

Secretary of Defense

Executing office · routing lead

SMART program administrator; sponsoring facility HR

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Intake

Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.

The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.

What this role does not control

A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRole recordedRecorded executing role: SMART program administrator; sponsoring facility HR. Use the responsible program’s process.

Selected instrument

ACQ-24 · Research workforce

Provide STEM scholarships and fellowships tied to service

Fund critical national-security STEM education, arrange internships, appoint successful participants and convert qualifying appointments into career service.

What this is not / limit: Non-U.S. TTCP participation capped at 5 new recipients per year.

Executing role: SMART program administrator; sponsoring facility HR

Authority holder

Secretary of Defense

Eligibility gate

  • Critical discipline, eligible citizenship/institution, written service agreement at least matching supported study period.

Funding condition

  • Scholarship/fellowship funds; sponsor must identify funded employment and service placement.

All recorded limits

  • Non-U.S. TTCP participation capped at 5 new recipients per year.
  • Noncompletion/service failure can create repayment debt; Secretary has specified waiver authority.
People & expertise
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Actor sources & routing basis

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.