The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Saint Louis University (SLU) to create a new center in SLU's School for Professional Studies, dedicated to preparing students for professional positions in the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.
SLU was officially designated a U.S. Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) on September 14, 2022. Along with SLU, ODNI announced the University of Kansas and the University of New Hampshire as the newest members of the IC CAE program, an initiative to prepare and hire the next generation of diverse and qualified intelligence professionals.