Special Notice - Request for Proposal for Biotechnology Center of Excellence
NOTE:
This is a Request for Proposal for a Biotechnology Center of Excellence.Entities interested in applying for this opportunity must go DoD Funding Opportunity W911NF-19-S-0013 on Grants.gov and apply using the instructions and applications forms provided there.
See the Related Opportunities link above.The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks unclassified research proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) W911NF-19-S-0013 to conduct research in the area of Biotechnology at an established Center of Excellence (CoE).
The Government will evaluate proposals through a scientific review process in accordance with evaluation criteria listed in the FOA.
The HBCU or MI with the most technically acceptable proposal may be awarded a Cooperative Agreement with a performance period not to exceed five years.
Biotechnology is defined as engineering of biological systems and processes to produce a wide range of technologies and products, as well as utilizing biological pathways and data to enable technological advances.
DoD seeks to establish a Center of Excellence in Biotechnology to focus efforts in domains such as Materials and Systems, Military Medicine, Warfighter Performance, and Chemical-Biological Defense.Proposals must be compliant with instructions provided in this special notice and with the associated FOA.
This is a Request for Proposal for a Biotechnology Center of Excellence.Entities interested in applying for this opportunity must go DoD Funding Opportunity W911NF-19-S-0013 on Grants.gov and apply using the instructions and applications forms provided there.
See the Related Opportunities link above.The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks unclassified research proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) W911NF-19-S-0013 to conduct research in the area of Biotechnology at an established Center of Excellence (CoE).
The Government will evaluate proposals through a scientific review process in accordance with evaluation criteria listed in the FOA.
The HBCU or MI with the most technically acceptable proposal may be awarded a Cooperative Agreement with a performance period not to exceed five years.
Biotechnology is defined as engineering of biological systems and processes to produce a wide range of technologies and products, as well as utilizing biological pathways and data to enable technological advances.
DoD seeks to establish a Center of Excellence in Biotechnology to focus efforts in domains such as Materials and Systems, Military Medicine, Warfighter Performance, and Chemical-Biological Defense.Proposals must be compliant with instructions provided in this special notice and with the associated FOA.
Related Programs
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
Department Of Defense
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NIC Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
As provided in 10 U.S.C.
§ 2362, eligibility for this competition is open only to “covered educational institutions,” which are defined as: b.
institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under Title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1051 et seq.); or c.
accredited post-secondary minority institutions.
d.
Eligible applicants include community colleges or other 2-year degree granting institutions meeting the definition of a “covered educational institution.”
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09550
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
OUSD(R&E) HBCU/MI Program mailbox
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2021-03-18
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-05-30
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