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| Abbreviation | ARO |
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| Formation | 1951 |
| Type | Military research directorate |
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Parent organization | DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory |
The Army Research Office (ARO) is a directorate within the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) responsible for managing the Army’s extramural research program. Originally a standalone organization assigned under the Office of the Chief of Research and Development, ARO was consolidated into DEVCOM ARL in 1998.
Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ARO competitively selects and sponsors basic research proposals from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry, principally in the form of single investor efforts, university-affiliated research centers, and specially tailored outreach programs. The directorate also manages the Army’s Small Business Technology Transfer Program and Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Serving Institutions Programs.[1][2]
- ^ "Army Research Office". DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory. 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Army Research Office". United States Army Research Laboratory. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.