Center for National Security Initiatives University of Colorado Boulder

The Center for National Security Initiatives (NSI) at the University of Colorado Boulder is a research center dedicated to providing high-impact national security research and workforce development. Located in Boulder, Colorado, NSI is a part of the University of Colorado Boulder and employs 3 people. NSI focuses on providing research and development in areas aligned with the priorities of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC). They work with over 60 research faculty across the CU Boulder campus, leveraging the university's status as the sole Tier-1 research institution in Colorado to facilitate collaboration between technical experts in the aerospace and defense industry. NSI addresses the growing demand for qualified professionals in the aerospace and defense fields by providing students with opportunities to participate in national security research. In the last five years, CU Boulder has received an average of $45 million in funding from Department of Defense projects. For more information, visit colorado.edu/researchinnovation/nsi.