Center of Excellence (COE) - Center for Explosives Research (CER) ¿ Center Partner — Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division funding opportunity
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Center of Excellence (COE) - Center for Explosives Research (CER) ¿ Center Partner

Program Synopsis: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is associated with the separately posted FOA number DHS-13-ST-061-COE-001A, “Center for Explosives Research (CER) – Center Lead”. The DHS Science and Technolo...

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Award $0–$500k Deadline 5013 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Aug 27, 2012
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $500,000.
  • Next deadline: November 27, 2012.
  • Issued by: Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$500k.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$0–$500k
Deadline
5013 days ago
Nov 27, 2012

About this opportunity

Program Synopsis: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is associated with the separately posted FOA number DHS-13-ST-061-COE-001A, “Center for Explosives Research (CER) – Center Lead”. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs (OUP) requests applications from colleges and universities to serve as a partner institution for a university-based Center of Excellence (COE) focusing on research, education and technology transition in Explosives Research (CER – Partner Institution). This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) requests applications to serve as a single research project partner institution, Center Partner. Applicants for partner institution need to include in their application sufficient information about their proposed project to establish an objective, scientifically sound and topically relevant foundation for awarding partner projects aligned with the mission of the S&T Directorate, DHS components, and its federal, state and local clients. DHS is also posting a separate FOA for eligible applicants to submit proposals for consideration as a lead institution to the CER COE. The FOA will bear the title, "Center for Explosives Research (CER) – Center Lead." See eligibility information for partner institutions. As appropriate to meet its needs, DHS may add partner institutions to the successful COE Lead institution from applications received for the Center Lead FOA or from the Partner FOA, provided an applicant's proposal successfully passes merit and DHS relevancy reviews. Institutions that are already Partners under a Center Lead application may not make an application under this Partner FOA for any single research projects. This COE will conduct research to enhance the Nation’s technical capabilities to prepare detect threat materials from any terrorist attack involving explosives. The COE will also develop relevant educational curricula for both matriculated students and mid-career professionals. The COE will collaborate with the DHS/S&T Directorate’s Explosives Division, which manages a full-spectrum research and development (R&D) program from fundamental research to applied technologies. This COE will provide basic research that will enable development of the technical tools and information that S&T’s partners will need in the future. This COE will also participate in the DHS S&T University Network, a consortium of COEs that share resources and data, and collaborate on research projects in order to provide cost-effective results to support DHS’ mission. This COE will be a multi-disciplinary university-based research and education Center that will conduct rigorous, innovative and path-breaking explosives-related research. DHS expects this COE to break new theoretical and empirical ground as well as adapt existing approaches to advance knowledge of explosive materials and detection sensors and systems. Research methods proposed under this funding opportunity should be rooted in rigorous science and engineering disciplines. Knowledge generated by this COE's research must be amenable to integration with other detection sensors, sensor systems, and advanced algorithm capabilities as part of security screening systems for multiple mass transit modes and venues. As a whole, the portfolio of proposed projects should generate substantial original and cutting edge research results. This will enable the development of valuable technologies and advanced algorithms for screening system developers and other relevant customers. This COE must assemble interdisciplinary teams that could include scientists or engineers to develop new detection approaches or enabling technologies to counter the explosives-related threats to mass transit modes. DHS expects that this COE will increase our capacity to detect explosive threats. In addition, the COE should have the capacity and intent to design, develop and demonstrate new sensor system concepts.

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Source ID195833
PostedAug 27, 2012

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