Funding Opportunity Title:Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors

Eligible Applicants

Additional Requirements

Organization: All organizations, including foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and international organizations, are eligible to apply. To protect the public interest, the Federal Government ensures the integrity of Federal programs by only conducting business with responsible recipients. ACC-APG Edgewood uses the System for Award Management (SAM) to exclude recipients ineligible to receive federal awards. Grant funds are generally awarded via cost-reimbursement or periodic scheduled payments, in accordance with the negotiated payment schedule included in the award document. Funding may be provided incrementally during the life of the award. Under cost-reimbursement type awards, payments are made in response to monthly vouchers or invoices submitted by the awardee. Recipient organizations should meet certain minimum standards pertaining to institutional support, financial resources, prior record of performance, integrity, organization, experience, operational controls, facilities and conformance with safety and environmental statutes and regulations in accordance with Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 200 CFR. Organizations must be able to access .gov and .mil websites in order to fulfill the financial and technical deliverable requirements of the award and submit invoices for payment. Investigators are cautioned that awards are made to organizations, not individuals. A Project Investigator (PI) must submit a proposal through, and be employed by, an organization in order to DOD FY25 DWFP Program Research Award 7 receive support. Should the PI of a funded project leave the recipient institution, both the PI and institution must contact the ACC-APG Edgewood Contracting/Grants Officer as soon as possible to discuss options for continued support of the project. Every effort should be made to notify ACCAPG Edgewood prior to the PI leaving the institution. Organizations located outside of the U.S. may submit in response to the BAA; however, it is the organizations’ responsibility to ensure that project staff are able to complete the work without intercession by the DOD for a J-1 Visa Waiver on behalf of a foreign national in the United States. In addition, the U.S. Government will not provide funds to support scientists from countries which support Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) as defined by the U.S. Department of State. The primary basis for the selection of applications is based upon evaluation of technical merit, programmatic relevance, and the availability of funds. Detailed information on application evaluation and selection is located in Section II.E below. Government Agencies Within the United States: Local, state, and federal government agencies are eligible to the extent that applications do not overlap with their fully funded internal programs. Such agencies are required to explain how their applications do not overlap with their internal programs. As applications for this program announcement may be submitted by extramural and intramural organizations, these terms are defined below. Extramural Organization: An eligible non-DOD organization. Examples of extramural organizations include academic institutions, biotechnology companies, foundations, federal government organizations other than the DOD, and research institutes. Intramural DOD Organization: A DOD laboratory, DOD military treatment facility, and/or DOD activity embedded within a civilian medical center. Intramural Submission: An application submitted by a DOD organization for an intramural investigator working within a DOD laboratory or other DOD activity.

Geographic Eligibility

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