Naval Medical Research and Development
- Naval Medical Research Center: Research and Development of Protective Vaccines and Other Countermeasures Against Infectious Disease Agents of Military Importance
- Austere Environment Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes (ACESO) Award
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Naval Medical Research and Development Center-Frederick (NAVMEDRSCHDEVCTR-Frederick)
- Naval Medical Research Center: Research and Development of Operational and Undersea Medical Issues of Military Importance
- Conduct of Clinical Trials to Facilitate the Development and Approval of Novel Countermeasures (vaccines, devices, drugs) for Use by the Warfighter
The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States through five major areas: peacekeeping and war-fighting efforts, Homeland Security, evacuation and humanitarian causes.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Recipients are required to conform to their accepted research protocol and are usually required to submit some form of annual or project report.
Project support is limited to fundamental research which is defined as basic and applied research aimed at sustaining the technology base or understanding a biological- medical process, thereby providing a technological edge in solving complex biological-medical problems and countering future military medical threats.
Some grants are also awarded to support conferences and symposiums.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must be an institution/organization.
Applications will not be accepted from individuals.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries are relatively independent investigators associated with an applicant institution/organization.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants must furnish evidence of legal authorization, financial and managerial capability as well as a certification of compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
White papers or pre-proposals may be required prior to full application submission.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applicants should obtain a copy of the Naval Medical Logistics Command"s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) or Program Announcements (PAs), which describe the full research program and include necessary forms and instructions for proposal submissions. The BAA and PAs can be viewed at the Grants.gov website.
Award Procedures
Proposals are evaluated by in-house committee or by a combination of in-house and extramural review committees against the evaluation criteria listed in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) or Program Announcement (PA). The final stage of evaluation is the establishment of an order of merit in which all competing proposals are ranked on the basis of their respective military relevance and scientific merit evaluations. Award amount will be negotiated with those proposals recommended for funding. Awards depend upon the availability of funds and the priority which the Navy determines to exist at the time of award.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Authorization
10 U.S.C. 2358.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 120 to 180 days. White papers or pre-proposals are normally reviewed within 60 to 90 days. Formal proposals are usually reviewed and notifications received within 6 months from submission. Grant award dates are normally within 4 months from notification.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Once a grant or cooperative agreement is awarded, any follow-on research proposal is treated as a new request. Follow-on work should allow for the review time noted above.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
The length of time for which support is requested should be consistent with the nature and complexity of the proposed research. The maximum period acceptable for a research proposal is 5 years. Funds are normally released on a quarterly basis. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Assistance agreement payments will be made in advance on a quarterly basis or will be on a cost reimbursement basis. The award will specify the payment method.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required.
No cash reports are required.
Annual and final reports will be required.
Quarterly reports may also be required.
Quarterly financial reports and a final financial report, i.e., the Federal Financial Report (SF425) are required.
No performance monitoring is required.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) or Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Audit Agency with no specific frequency established.
Records
Recipients are required to maintain records adequate to reflect the nature and extent of their costs and expenditures and to insure that the required cost of participation is achieved. Records must be maintained for 3 years following the date of submission of final reimbursement request for services rendered.
Financial Information
Account Identification
17-1319-0-1-051.
Obigations
(Project Grants) FY 11 Not Seperately Identifiable(Exp: New Program); FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $20,000,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$100,000 to $20,000,000. Average: $1,000,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Naval Medical Logistics Command"s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) or Program Announcements (PAs) provide program information, applicable regulations, and guidance for submitting applications. The BAA and PAs can be viewed at the Grants.gov website.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Christopher E. Sherman 693 Neiman Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702 Email: christopher.sherman2@med.navy.mil Phone: 30-619-0706
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Proposals are selected for funding based on the evaluation criteria listed in the Naval Medical Logistics Command"s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) or Program Announcements (PAs). The BAA and PAs can be viewed at the Grants.gov website.
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