2006 Chemical and Biological Defense Initiative Fund

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	Federal Grant Title:	2006 Chemical and Biological Defense Initiative Fund
	CFDA Number:	12.630
	CFDA Description:	Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
	Federal Agency Name:	Defense Threat Reduction Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HDTRA1-06-CBDIFBAA
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Procurement Contract Other Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 13, 2006
	Creation Date:	Jul 13, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 01, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	19
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$21,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Proposals may be submitted to the CBDIF solicitation by degree-granting universities, nonprofit organizations, or commercial concerns to include small businesses. Proposals are encouraged from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as determined by the Secretary of Education to meet requirements of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. § 1061)) and from Minority Institutions defined as institutions "whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities.exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment." [20 U.S.C. § 1067k(3) and 10 U.S.C. § 2323(a)(1)(C)]. Federal laboratories, government agencies and organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and academic institutions that are federal government organizations (e.g., Naval Postgraduate School) may not participate in this BAA.
Grant Description: The purpose of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to solicit proposals from degree-granting universities, nonprofit organizations, or commercial concerns to include small businesses, in support of the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) to fund chemical and biological defense science and technology projects across a wide-range of military operations. In support of the CBDP mission, the FY 06 Chemical and Biological Defense Initiative Fund (CBDIF)has been established. The CBDIF spans both the Physical Science & Technology (S&T) capability areas and the Medical S&T capability areas. Physical S&T capability areas include chemical and biological detection, individual and collective protection, decontamination, and modeling and simulation/battlespace management. Medical S&T capability areas include pre-treatments, therapeutics, and diagnostics. The goal of this initiative is to explore new and innovative ideas to fill identified technology gaps. The Government is seeking either Basic Research or Applied/Advanced Technology Development projects that addresses one or more of the specific topics that are presented in Section 9 and 10, respectively of the BAA. Technical point of contact for this BAA is Mr. Larry Pollack, Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, DTRA-CB, e-mail: CBPhysicalST@dtra.mil. Questions regarding the administrative content of this BAA may be addressed to the DTRA Contracts Office (ATTN: BCR) at the same e-mail address (CBPhysicalST@dtra.mil). All questions must include the BAA number in the subject line.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Link to Federal Business Opportunities
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/HDTRA1%2D06%2DCBDIFBAA/SynopsisP.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Carmen Rios
Contract Specialist
Phone 703 767-2984 CBPhysicalST@dtra.mil Contract Specialist
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