Fy16 Project On Advanced Systems And Concepts For Countering Wmd (pascc)

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Fy16 Project On Advanced Systems And Concepts For Countering Wmd (pascc): This BAA’s primary objective is to attract outstanding researchers and scholars who will investigate topics of interest to the security studies community. Investigations and research will focus on expanding knowledge related to countering weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass effect (WMD/WME). The program solicits innovative proposals for research on WMD/WME counterproliferation, nonproliferation, and strategy to be conducted during the 01 January 2016 through 30 September 2017 timeframe.

In this BAA, the phrase “security studies research” refers to investigations in all disciplines, fields, and domains that (1) are involved in expanding knowledge for national defense, and (2) could potentially improve policy and international relations for combating WMD/WME. Disciplines include, but are not limited to: political science, sociology, history, biology, chemistry, economics, homeland defense, and public policy.

PASCC FY16 Research:

PASCC will select a number of proposals for research and dialogues for FY16-17 funding. The number will depend on resources available and on the quantity/quality of proposals responsive to this BAA. Offerors are invited to propose research that addresses topics within the following general categories:

1. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD, defined as nuclear, chemical, and biological) and weapons of mass effect (WME, defined as other high-casualty or high-disruption weapons that might have “strategic” effects). This area includes: dealing with existing global horizontal and vertical proliferation concerns and their causes; developing strategies for preventing or, if prevention is not possible, minimizing the consequences of WMD/WME use and facilitating resilience and recovery; and anticipating new and emerging threats (whether by state or non-state actors). PASCC is also interested in topics related to the safety and stability of existing WMD arsenals.

2. Future technologies of mass effect. PASCC especially seeks to identify strategic weapons of the future, including such topics as infectious diseases, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, additive manufacturing, and autonomous systems. PASCC is particularly interested in anticipating and preventing threats to strategic stability and understanding non-obvious linkages between civilian technologies and possible warfare. Strategies for improving U.S. resilience and/or recovery in the face of future WMD/WME threats/attacks are a related area of interest.

3. WMD/WME delivery systems (including missiles, aircraft, ships, submarines, and unconventional modes). PASCC is especially interested in research on preventing new modes of delivery (including for biological weapons) and new approaches to managing or combating the spread or transfer of existing modes to countries of concern or non-state actors.

4. Management and prevention mechanisms/regimes. PASCC’s interests include improvements to and enhanced enforcement mechanisms for existing treaties, regimes, and international organizations responsible for controlling WMD/WME, developing proposals for new international mechanisms (including possible WMD/WME elimination and such efforts as the Global Health Security Agenda), and explaining differing perceptions of (and assumptions about) WMD/WME.

5. Multi-domain threats to strategic stability and hybrid warfare. PASCC is interested in the linkages between strategic stability and emerging dynamics in other domains (space, cyber, maritime, etc.). This area includes research on the prevention of attacks against critical national technical means, infrastructure, and other systems linked to strategic stability. Attribution, situational awareness, and verification in these domains are other areas of interest, as are tools for “measuring” the robustness (or fragility) of strategic stability as affected by activities in these domains.

Please note that PASCC does not fund training or studies aimed at the development of new technologies. Issues related to conventional forms of terrorism, and topics whose primary focus is on cyber security, are also outside of its purview.
Federal Grant Title: Fy16 Project On Advanced Systems And Concepts For Countering Wmd (pascc)
Federal Agency Name: Naval Supply Systems Command
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-BAA-15-002
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement, Grant
CFDA Numbers: 12.300
CFDA Descriptions: Basic and Applied Scientific Research
Current Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2016
Posted Date: Apr 23, 2015
Creation Date: Apr 23, 2015
Archive Date: Apr 30, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
All responsible sources from U.S. academia, U.S. research institutions, laboratories outside the U.S. Federal Government, foreign research institutions and accredited foreign universities may submit proposals under this BAA. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. U.S. Government schools of higher education, Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in research described herein, the organization should contact the Technical Point of Contact at [email protected] or [email protected].
University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.

Some topic areas may cover export-controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) -22 CFR §120.1 et seq.

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