On December 27, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announced Arizona State University; Chicago State University, in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; Metropolitan State University; Spelman College; the Southern University System, in partnership with Grambling State University; and the University of New Mexico as this year’s grant recipients and newest members of the Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program, an initiative to prepare and hire the next generation of qualified intelligence professionals.
Starting with four schools in 2007, these six new schools and their consortium partners now join a network of more than 80 colleges and universities in the IC CAE program. Students will enjoy the many benefits of IC CAE membership beyond funding, to include networking and research opportunities.
“ODNI is thrilled to welcome these schools and their talented students to the IC CAE program. It has been incredible to expand the program to include more schools and broaden the talent pool for the future Intelligence Community,” said Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Human Capital Cynthia Snyder. “At its inception, the grant focused solely on the development of national security curriculum. Today, grant recipients can choose from among four different curriculum pathways: national security, foreign language, STEM, or an integrated approach combining national security, STEM, and foreign language.”
The IC CAE program develops future intelligence professionals by providing grants to help schools offer intelligence-related curricula, research, workshops, simulations, conferences, and seminars, as well as access to a community of IC professionals dedicated to enhancing students’ knowledge of the IC.
The IC CAE program aims to increase the skills and experiences of the IC workforce by engaging with an array of student populations across the country, particularly at ethnically and geographically diverse schools. Schools in the IC CAE program receive five years of funding for program development, along with an option of four additional years of sustainment funding to ensure long-term program viability.
Source: ODNI
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By Loren Blinde
December 30, 2024
