UMD is one of a group of universities approved to "deliver condensed format GEOINT training courses to students working within the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), ASG and other US and foreign government entities." USGIF has gathered an Academic Consortium (UAC) to respond to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)’s GEOINT Learning through Academic Programs (GLAP) initiative. The GLAP initiative is a five-million-dollar contract with a period of performance from August 17, 2020 to August 17, 2025.

The full press release can be viewed here: https://usgif.org/usgif-assembles-academic-consortium/