The Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) at the Naval Postgraduate School

Post Date

March 29th 2013

Application Due Date

March 31st 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-BAA-13-002

CFDA Number(s)

12.300

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

25

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

All responsible institutions from academia and industry may submit white papers and proposals under this BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation. Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other DoD and civilian agency laboratories are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are likewise not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. These types of organizations should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. Instead, if any such institution is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the institution should contact the NPS Technical POC identified in Section I.8 above to discuss its area of interest, and is encouraged to do so. Such inquiries will be evaluated on a similar basis of merit.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This BAAуs primary objective is to attract outstanding researchers and scholars who will research topics of interest to the security studies community. 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 counter proliferation, nonproliferation, and strategy to be conducted mainly during the January 2014 through September 2015 timeframe. In this BAA, the phrase рsecurity studies researchс refers to research 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. Disciplines include, but are not limited to: Political science, sociology, history, biology, chemistry, economics, homeland defense, and public policy.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Office of Naval Research

• Agency Contact:

  Christina Beal
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 619-556-7329

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Business POC

• Agency Email Address:

  christina.e.beal@navy.mil

• Location:

  Naval Supply Systems Command

• More Information:

  Link to all NPS BAA's