Funding Opportunity from the Office of Research Development

Department of Defense: DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM (DURIP)

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=265590

FOA#: PA-AFOSR-2014-0001 (Attached)

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:
This announcement seeks proposals to purchase instrumentation in support of research in areas of interest to the DoD, including areas of research supported by the Army Research Office (ARO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).  The research areas of interest to the administering agencies are available for reference on-line at the following addresses:

Army Research Office:
http://www.aro.army.mil/ (select “Business” and then “Broad Agency Announcements”)  See the most recent ARO Core Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research. Research areas of interest include (W911NF-12-R-0011-02):

Office of Naval Research:
http://www.onr.navy.mil/ (select "Contracts and Grants" and then "Broad Agency Announcements") See Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology, BAA ONRBAA14-001. After 30 Sep 2014, please use the FY15 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology, BAA ONRBAA15-001.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research:
See BAA AFOSR-2014-0001 Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research available at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=BAA-AFOSR-2014-0001.  Research areas of interest include:

For detailed information regarding technical goals, potential proposers are advised to refer to the websites cited above. They also are encouraged to contact DoD program managers listed at those sites before submitting proposals, in order to explore research areas that are of mutual interest to the proposers and DoD administering agencies.

A central purpose of the DURIP is to provide equipment to enhance research-related education. Therefore, proposals must address the impact of the equipment on the institution’s ability to educate students through research, in disciplines important to DoD missions.

Grants will be for the purchase of research equipment costing $50,000 or more, which typically cannot be purchased within the budgets of single-investigator awards. With few exceptions, an individual award may not exceed $1,500,000 in DoD funding.

DEADLINE(S): November 17, 2014 (by 4 pm ET)

COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES:
The Office of Research Development offers assistance in identifying and facilitating collaborations, putting together interdisciplinary teams, programmatic and administrative development of large, cross-school proposals, and leveraging institutional resources for outreach and education. Contact Fruma Yehiely ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Director of ORD, for more information.