1) Department of
Defense Broad Agency
Announcement
DAAD19-01-R-BA01 Issued October 2000 Infrastructure Support Program for
Historically black Colleges/Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI)
2)
Proposal Submitted to Department of Defense January 29, 2001
3)
Award letter received from Department of the Air Force Air Force Office of
Scientific Research August 29, 2001
4)
Observatory Construction started September 2002