What Should YOU Know About DOD Basic Research Support?

The Who, What, Where and How…• Dr. Kathie L. Olsen

– Former OSTP Deputy Director/Assoc. Dir. For Science– Former NSF Deputy Director– Former NASA Chief Scientist

• Dr. William (Bill) Berry– Former Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

for Laboratories and Basic Sciences – Former Disting. Res. Fellow, Center for Technology &

National Security Policy, National Defense University– Former Director, Board on Global S&T, NAS

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Agenda• Overview of Federal Support and Merit/Peer Review• DOD 101

– Focus on 6.1 Programs/Opportunities– White Papers– Broad Area Announcements (BAA)– Merit Review– Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense for Research & Engineering

http://www.acq.osd.mil/rd/basic_research/program_info/funding.html

» Cross Forces Research Programs» Minerva» Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program

http://cdmrp.army.mil/– Strategic Planning and Oversight

Agenda: Continued

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research http://www.afosr.af.mil/

• DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency http://www.darpa.mil/

• Office of Naval Research http://www.oOdnr.navy.mil/• Army Research Office http://www.aro.army.mil/

– The Army Corps of Engineers http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/– The Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

» https://mrmc-www.army.mil/– The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social

Sciences http://www.hqda.army.mil/ari/– Research, Development and Engineering Centers of the Army

Research, Development and Engineering Command http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/rdecom/

The President

Office of Management and Budget

Other Boards, Councils, etc.

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DOD, $72.83

HHS, $32.71

DOE, $17.16

NASA, $12.04

NSF, $6.53

USDA, $2.92Commerce, $1.89 All Other, $6.25

Total R&D by Agency, FY 2017budget authority in billions of dollars

Source: OSTP. Includes discretionary and mandatory funding. © 2016 AAAS

Total R&D =$152.3 billion

Matt Hourihan, AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program

Defense Definitions for R&D

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Explore Develop TRANSITION

Product DevelopmentTechnology Development

R&D FlowSci & Tech (S&T) = Explore + Develop

6.1 –Most Basic- Type Funded at Universities6.2 –Continuation 6.1 –More Applied

University partnering w/ Defense IndustriesRes. & Dev. (R&D) =Transition + Product Development

6.3 – Application, Testing

BA 1 & 2 BA3 BA4 BA 5&7

Federal Obligations for Research, By agency and Major S&E Field: FY 2013

NSF S&E Indicators 2016

Federal Obligations for Research & Major S&E Field: FY 2013

NSF

NSF S&E Indicators 2016

Federal Obligations for Research & Major S&E Field: FY2013

HHS

NSF S&E Indicators 2016

Federal Obligations for Research & Major S&E Field: FY2013

DOD

NSF S&E Indicators 2016

Is My Research Appropriate For Different Programs And Agencies?

• READ THE SOLICITATION /BAA• APPRECIATE/RECOGNIZE THE AGENCY MISSION• EMAIL & CALL THE PROGRAM OFFICER• BE AWARE OF THE “CULTURE” OF THE AGENCY

UNDERSTAND & ACKNOWLEDGE • ADDRESS THE AIMS/GOALS OF THE

SOLICILATION/BAA – Introduction– Significance– Summary – Potential Impact of the Proposed Work on the Mission

Research as a Moveable Feast

One basic research idea may be appropriate for multiple agencies, but it’s “flavor” needs to be tailored to the specific agency’s mission and grants processes.

Can you dual submit the same proposal ideas to multiple agencies simultaneously? MAYBE• READ THE SOLICILATION

BUT YOU CAN NEVER ACCEPT MONEY FROM DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR THE SAME WORK!!!

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• VIRTUALLY ALL FEDERAL GRANTS RECIEVE SOME SORT OF PEER/MERIT REVIEW– Scientific Review Panels

• (NSF, NIH, NASA, Justice)– External Reviewers

• (NSF, AFOSR, ONR, ARL)– Source Selection Teams

• (DARPA, DoE, NASA) – Primary/Secondary Reviews

– Site Visits – For Large Awards (time & money)

“Peer Reviewed Program”Means Different Things at Different Agencies

Processes and Roles for Program Officers Also Differ

Review is advice to Program Officer, who makes the decisions

based on merit, program goals, and

balance

Program Officer already knows what and who is wanted

Review ensures

responsiveness and advises on

capability, strengths and weaknesses

Egalitarian and strictly merit based

Egalitarian and strictly merit based, with

a little help from the PO!

• Research is focused on achieving specific goals and milestones that impacts success of the mission.– Strategic Plans– Congress – Agendas and Priorities change

• DOD has strong intramural research laboratories.– AFOSR, ARO & ONR Partnerships are advisable and

welcome• Programs for students (undergraduates & graduates)• Hosts academic researchers in labs (in summer & beyond)• Conferences, Workshops

Before Submitting to DOD• Review the research areas within

dept./office/program which DOD supports.• Contact & talk to the program managers

(PM) (scientific/technology experts) responsible for any research or related educational areas with which you judge your interests overlap.

• Prepare a white paper to guide the discussion.

Why talk with the Program Managers (PM)s?

• PMs regularly work with potential proposers to help define areas of mutual interest.

• Proposals written after discussions with PMs are more likely to be of interest to the sponsor and to be funded.

• Pre-proposal discussions helps YOU make a more informed decision about whether to write and submit a particular proposal, potentially saving time and effort.

Department of Defense

Department of the Army

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

Department of the Navy:

Marine Corps

Joint Chiefs of Staff

DARPA Force Health Protection & Readiness

DTRA Missile Defense Agency

Joint Improvised Explosive Device

Defeat Organization

Chemical and Biological Defense

Program

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Basic Research is Focused in Areas Important to Defense

• Invest in broad base of DoD-relevant areas across scientific and engineering disciplines

• Broad base is complemented by a focus on the following exciting areas with high potential for DoD benefit:

Synthetic Biology Cognitive Neuroscience Novel Materials Information/Cybersecurity Nanoscience AI/Autonomy

• Complements other Federal agency investments. – DoD provides only about 7% of total Federal investment in

basic research, it provides:48 % of Federal basic research funding in electrical engineering37% of funding in mechanical engineering22% of funding in mathematics and computer science

Dr. Bill BerryFormer Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

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DoD’s Basic Research ProgramCompetitive, multifaceted program to enable revolutionary ideas- University based, single investigators, broad areas (BAA) – White Paper- Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program (MURI)- Young Investigator Program (YIP)- In-house laboratories for “smart buyer” and “essential capabilities”- Industry and services to exploit results

Flexible, balanced portfolio- Long-term, mission orientation- Engineering emphasis (at least 50 percent)- Stable commitment to key capabilities (e.g., sensors)

Infrastructure support- University personnel and students- Laboratories (lean, modern, focused)

Planning and oversight- Link to top-down elements (S&T Strategy, DTAP, JWSTP, DTOs)- Basic Research Review- Service reviews, peer and merit reviews

Adapted from Dr. William “Bill” O. Berry, PHDFormer Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

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Source & Destination of Defense Basic Research Funding

Intramural33%Industry

8%

FFRDCs2%

Univ54%

nonprofit2%

Other1%

Air Force26%

Navy36%

Army24%

OSD &Chem-Bio

3%

DARPA11%

DestinationPerformers of Defense

Basic Research

Source 86% of Defense Basic Research ($1.33B) is from Investments by Military Departments

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DOD Programs for Universities• Education Programs

– Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART)– National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships

(NDSEG) – Awards to Stimulate & Support Undergraduate Research

Experiences (ASSURE). e.g. RUI

• Research Programs– Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)– Young Investigator Programs (YIP and YFA)– Defense University Research Instrumentation (DURIP)

• DOD Labs: Experiences for Faculty– ONR Summer Faculty Research & Sabbatical Leave Program– USAF Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (USAF-SFFP)

Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART)

Defense Education Program

• An undergraduate or graduate degree STEM disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion.

• Same 15 Disciplines as Graduate Fellowships plus Industrial & Systems Eng., Nuclear Eng. & Operational Research.

• Benefits: Full Tuition & Education Fees, Stipend $25-38,000, Summer Internships & Mentoring,

• Employment placement after graduation.

National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG)

•Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering•Biosciences•Chemical Engineering•Chemistry•Civil Engineering•Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences•Computer and Computational Sciences

•Electrical Engineering•Geosciences•Materials Science and Engineering•Mathematics•Mechanical Engineering•Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering•Oceanography•Physics

• Highly competitive, portable fellowship awarded to U.S. citizens & nationals pursuing doctoral degree at U.S Institution in one of 15 areas.

• Apply final year of undergraduate studies, or before completely no more than two years of full-time years graduate study;

• Stipend and Allowances: Full tuition: $102,000.00 in stipend funds over the course of their 36-month program tenure:

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) Program

• Teams expected to carryout high priority, high risk, basic research on topics & opportunities that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline

• Research topics specified each year by the participating defense agencies

• Awards are typically three + two years • Funding level from 0.5M -$1M dollars/year

– Size depends upon topic, technical goals, & availability of funds.

Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

• Support equipment & instrumentation to enhance research-related education in areas of interest and priority to the DoD.

• Range: $50K-$1.5M for one year. No Cost Share• Areas of research interest and priority are published at

the following sites:Army Research Office Select “Broad Agency Announcements” (link is external)

in the “For the Researcher” section to see the most recent ARL or ARO Core Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research

Office of Naval Research http://www.onr.navy.mil/(link is external)Select “Contracts and Grants” and then “Broad Agency Announcements” (link is external) to see the Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology, BAA N00014-16-R-BA01.

Air Force Office of Scientific Researchhttp://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/ (link is external)Navigate to

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=BAA-AFRL- (link is external)AFOSR-2016-0001* to view the “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research” BAA. The current funding opportunity number for general research interests is BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2015-0001.

Young Investigator Program (YIP/YFA)

• Aim is to attract and support outstanding beginning faculty to their research, and to encourage their teaching/research careers

• Eligibility: First or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment. Air Force includes Postdocs

• $120.000/YR for 3 yrs. (PECASE SELECTION)• ONR-YIP, AFOSR Young Investigator Program,

DARPA (YFA) – YIP Call can be General or Target Specific Areas

• Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental & Life Sciences, social Sciences (Air force 2017)

Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research & Sabbatical Leave Program

• 10-week program--beginning in May 2017. – Goals include build lasting collaborations, broaden scope of

res. interests and enhance knowledge of needs to assist in future funding & provide access to equipment and other resources not available at their home institution.

• Three levels of appointment: – Summer Faculty Fellow, Senior Summer Faculty Fellow, &

Distinguished Summer Faculty Fellows

• Stipends range from $1,400 to $1,900 per wk• Sabbatical Leave Program

– Minimum of one semester; maximum of one year

USAF SUMMER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (USAF-SFFP)

• Fellowships to university faculty to conduct research at one of the Air Force research facilities in the summer.

• The objectives are: – stimulate professional relationships among SFFP fellows and

the scientists and engineers in AFRL Technical Directorates and other Air Force research facilities;

– elevate the awareness in the U.S. academic community of Air Force research needs and foster continued research at SFFP fellows' institutions; and

– provide the faculty opportunities to perform high-quality research at AFRL Technical Directorates and other Air Force research facilities.

• Opportunity to Bring Graduate Students

DOD Research White Papers– Tips and Suggestions

• White Paper:= Pre-Proposal• Saves effort for both PI and funding agency in developing

and reviewing proposals that have little chance of being funded.

– Sometimes an “executive summary” and/or “abstract” are suggested- these require similar content to a White Paper• IE: DARPA

Content provided courtesy of William “Bill” O. Berry, Ph.D.Former Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

• Read the agency’s solicitation or Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)– Ask yourself: “Does my research address the agency’s objectives?”– Make sure a White Paper is the preferred 1st step for this BAA?

• Should you contact the PO prior to sending a White Paper?• This will be written in the BAA

– Pay attention to FORMATING EXPECTATIONS• Page limit; Paper size; Font; Font size; Margins; Etc.

– Check the REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION• Deadline date and time• Mode of submission (PDF attachment to an email? Attachment size limitations?

Mailing a hard copy?)

– Pay attention to what NOT TO SEND if there is a “DO NOT SEND” section

Content provided courtesy of William “Bill” O. Berry, Ph.D.Former Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

DOD Research White Papers –Tips and Suggestions

• Content– 3 critical aspects of a White Paper:

• Scientific– Briefly discuss how your approach will advance the current state of

the science.– Why you believe your approach will provide an answer/ solution to

the current issue(s), when others have failed?• Relevance

– Who will care if your approach is successful? Why?– Focus on the mission of the particular agency you are applying to.– Be sure to apply it to a broader community (defense/ national

security/ economic security/ U.S. innovation/ global health/ etc.)• Cost

– Provide an estimate of total cost for your proposed research.– Keep cost within the realm of the agency’s normal funding amounts

Content provided courtesy of William “Bill” O. Berry, Ph.D.Former Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

DOD Research White Papers –Tips and Suggestions

Broad Agency Announcements: (BAA)• Service –Wide BAAs

• Each technical office has an office-wide BAA usually open for 1 year or more and covers a broad range of topics.

• Program Specific BAAs• BAA is tailored to a specific area or

interest, and is usually run by a specific PM who has subject matter expertise in that area. E.g. DARPA

Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) and Funding Opportunity Announcements

• The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research

• WEB CONNECTION TO BAA & Workshops– PO Contact– White Paper Info– Full Proposal Info– Merit Review– WORKSHOP opportunities to Learn & Meet PM

Pre-proposal Information• Proposers’ Days/DARPA DAYS

– Held after publication of a program notice and prior to submission of proposals.

– Provide opportunity to hear the PM’s vision for a program– Meet industry partners for teaming– Used for ALL methods of soliciting business (not just promotion of

BAAs)

• BAA White Paper– Your initial ideas, not considered a proposal– Allows for feedback from PM, including PM expressing interest or

disinterest in the concept, and, if appropriate, a request for proposal.

– You may still submit a proposal despite a negative response on the associated white paper.

– Check specific BAAs for page limitation and information needs

Strategic Planning & Workshops

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program

• Established in 1992• Not part of DOD appropriations• Funding of CDMRP are added every year

during the budget approval cycle by members of the House or Senate, in response to requests by consumer advocates and disease survivors.

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program

• Two step application– Pre-application -10 pg. limit

• Problem to be studied, Theoretical Rationale, Scientific Methods & Research; Significance, Relevance & Innovation; Design and MILTARY IMPACT

• Screened by a designated committee• Notified as to whether or not invited to submit

full proposal. No Feedback on Pre-Application.

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program• Full Proposal 20 pg. with many attachments

– NIH format –Background, Hypotheses/Objectives, Specific aims, Project Design but also

– DOD relevance--includes Milestones, Outcomes & Impact Statements, Risks/Benefits Assessment

– Two-Tier Review Process• Panel review on own-merit independent of other

applications• Programmatic Review-Technical, Relevance to Mission,

Special Intent of Program, Balance Portfolio, Impact, TimeLine

• Highest scoring proposals from Tier-1 are not automatically recommended for support.

Currently Funded Research Programs• Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Disorders• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis• Autism• Bone Marrow Failure• Breast Cancer• Defense Medical Research and

Development• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy• Epilepsy• Gulf War Illness• Joint Warfighter Medical • Lung Cancer• Military Burn

•Multiple Sclerosis•Neurofibromatosis•Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes•Ovarian Cancer•Parkinson's•Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's•Peer Reviewed Cancer•Peer Reviewed Medical•Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic•Prostate Cancer•Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury•Reconstructive Transplant Research•Spinal Cord Injury•Tick-Borne Disease•Tuberous Sclerosis Complex•Vision

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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMS:• Manages extramural research programs

directed by Congress• Started in 1992 with Breast Cancer,

now 27 programs• Congress specifies disease area,

CDMRP determines research strategy and competitively selects the best projects

• Unique public/private partnership encompassing the military, scientists, disease survivors, consumers, and policy makers

• Funds high-impact, innovative medical research to find cures, reduce the incidence of disease and injury, improve survival, and enhance the quality of life for those affected

DoD PROGRAMS:• Manage extramural and intramural

portfolios for Program Area Directorates (PADs)/Joint Program Committees (JPCs) advancing their missions

DIRECTOR: • Col Wanda Salzer

*CDMRP is assisting with the execution of a specified portion of these appropriation(s)

Military Focused• Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Disorders• Defense Medical R & D• Epilepsy• Joint Warfighter• Military Burn• Orthotics & Prosthetics• Peer Review Orthopaedic• Psychological Health/Traumatic

Brain Injury• Reconstructive Transplant• Spinal Cord Injury • Vision Research

National/Military Relevant• Alzheimer’s • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis• Autism• Bone Marrow Failure• Breast Cancer• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy• Gulf War Illness• Lung Cancer • Multiple Sclerosis• Neurofibromatosis• NET Parkinson’s • Ovarian Cancer • Peer Reviewed Cancer• Peer Reviewed Medical • Prostate Cancer • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

CongressionalAppropriations

Vision Setting

ProgramAnnouncement

Release

Pre-ApplicationReceipt

Pre-ApplicationScreening &

Invitation

ApplicationReceipt

Peer Review

Awards Management

1-7 YearsProgrammaticReview

Funding Recommendation

ApprovalAuthority Decision

Negotiations

• Alcohol and SubstanceAbuse Disorders

• Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis

• Autism• Bone Marrow Failure• Breast Cancer• Duchenne Muscular

Dystrophy• Epilepsy• Gulf War Illness• Joint Warfighter Medical• Lung Cancer• Military Burn• Multiple Sclerosis• Neurofibromatosis• Neurotoxin Exposure

Treatment Parkinson’s• Orthotics and Prosthetics

Outcomes• Ovarian Cancer• Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s

• Peer Reviewed Cancer• Peer Reviewed Medical• Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic• Prostate Cancer• Reconstructive Transplant• Spinal Cord Injury• Tick-Borne Disease• Trauma Clinical• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex• Vision

Additional Supported DoD Programs• Defense Medical R & D• Defense Medical R & D

Restoral• Psychological Health and

Traumatic Brain Injury

Minerva

• The Minerva Research Initiative, administered jointly by the Office of Basic Research and the Office of Policy

• Supports social science research aimed at improving our basic understanding of security, broadly defined.

• Supported projects are university-based and unclassified, with the intention that all work be shared widely to support the thriving of stable and safe communities.

http://minerva.defense.gov.

How MINERVA/DOD Gets its BAA Topics• Annual Updates of BAA topics

– Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR )Primary Source for Priorities –NEXT 2018

– Yearly input from other government agency officials – Input from researchers in the specific fields.

• BAA’s topics housed and awarded by either the Army, Air Force, or Navy – Depends relevancy/interest to branch.

• BAA spells out topics MINERVA is interested in funding BUT…..– PO’s has discretion and can be convinced to “change their minds” as to what

to fund• White Papers• Contact/Interaction with PO

– Ask questions before submitting white paper. – PO open to you running your ideas of a project by them – Will let you know whether or not you should submit.

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2017 Areas of Interest• General Interest Area: Sociality, Security, and

Interconnectivity POC: David Montgomery, david.w.montgomery61.ctr@mail.mil

• Special Interest Area 1: Understanding the Social Impact of Autonomy POC: Benjamin Knott, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, benjamin.knott.2@us.af.mil

• Special Interest Area 2: Societal Resilience and Sociopolitical (In)stability POC: Lisa Troyer, Army Research Office, lisa.l.troyer.civ@mail.mil

• Special Interest Area 3: Power and Deterrence for Shaping Operations POC: Martin Kruger, Office of Naval Research, martin.kruger1@navy.mil

• Special Interest Area 4: Military Cyber Defense POC: Harold Hawkins, Office of Naval Research, harold.hawkins@navy.mil

Minerva

• Deadlines for 2017 FOA • White Papers due: March 7, 2017• Invitations for full proposals will be sent: May

3, 2017• Full proposals due on grants.gov: June 21,

2017• Awards announced: September 5, 2017

Department of Defense

Department of the Army

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

Department of the Navy:

Marine Corps

Joint Chiefs of Staff

DARPA Force Health Protection & Readiness

DTRA Missile Defense Agency

Joint Improvised Explosive Device

Defeat Organization

Chemical and Biological Defense

Program

Air Force Research LaboratoryOrganization

WRIGHT-PATTERSONPROPULSION (RZ) AIR VEHICLES (RB)SENSORS (RY)MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING (RX)COLLABORATIVE C2 (RI)711th HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING (HPW)

– HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS (RH)

KIRTLANDDIRECTED ENERGY (RD)SPACE VEHICLES (RV)

BALLSTONAIR FORCE OFFICE OFSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH(AFOSR)

ROMEINFORMATION (RI)SURVEILLANCE (RY)

EGLINMUNITIONS (RW)

MESAWARFIGHTER TRAININGRESEARCH (RH)

EDWARDSROCKET PROPULSION(RZ)

TYNDALLAIR BASE TECHNOLOGY (RX)

BROOKS711th HPW- BIOEFFECTS (RH)- AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGY (RH)- USAFSAM

HANSCOMBATTLE SPACE ENVIRONMENTS (RV)ELECTROMAGNETICS (RY)

AFRL HQ

40 Sites World-Wide

• 10 technology directorates at 7 locations• 2800 civilian S&Es – 28% bachelors,

43% masters, 29% PhD• 850 military S&EsAF

• Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR),Arlington VA

• Space Vehicles (RV), Kirtland AFB NM• Information (RI), Rome NY• Air Vehicles (RB), Wright-Patterson AFB

Propulsion (RZ), Wright-Patterson AFBDirected Energy (RD), Kirtland AFB NM

• Materials & Manufacturing (RX), Wright-Patterson AFB OH

• Sensors (RY), Wright-Patterson AFB OH• Munitions (RW), Eglin AFB FL• 711th Human Performance Wing (711th

HPW) • Wright-Patterson AFB OH & Fr. Sam

Houston, TX

•

Air Force Science and Technology

Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchEngineering and Complex SystemsFundamental and integrated science that advances future air and space flight. Information and NetworksFoundational issues in mathematical, information and network oriented sciences

Physical SciencesFoundational physical science to enable air, space, and cyber power.

Chemistry and Biological SciencesInnovative fundamental science addressing chemical and biological mechanisms, structures, and systems.

AFOSR ‘s research focus areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national warfighting and peacekeeping capabilities.

Engineering and Complex Systems (AFOSR/RTA1) Program

•Dynamic Materials and Interactions•GHz-THz Electronics and Materials•Energy, Combustion, and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics•Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows

•High-Speed Aerodynamics

•Low Density Materials

•Multi-Scale Structural Mechanics and Prognosis

•Space Propulsion and Energy Storage

•Test Science for Test and Evaluation

The Information and Networks (AFOSR/RTA2)

•Computational Cognition and Machine Intelligence•Computational Mathematics•Dynamics and Control•Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS)•Information Assurance and Cybersecurity•Optimization and Discrete Mathematics•Science of Information, Computation, Learning,

and Fusion•Systems and Software•Trust and Influence

The Physical Science (AFOSR/RTB1)• Aerospace Materials for Extreme Environments• Atomic and Molecular Physics• Electromagnetics• Laser Sources and Materials• Optoelectronics and Photonics• Plasma and Electro-Energetic Physics• Quantum Electronic Solids• Quantum Information Sciences• Remote Sensing• Space Science• Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions

The Chemistry and Biological Sciences (AFOSR/RTB2) Program

•Biophysics•Human Performance and Biosystems•Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials

& Microsystems•Molecular Dynamics and Theoretical Chemistry•Natural Materials, Systems, and Extremophiles•Organic Materials Chemistry

Principal Evaluation & Selection Criteria Outlined in the BAA (AIRFORCE)

•Two Principal Evaluation and Selection Criteria:

•The technical merits of the proposed research and development; and, •Potential relationship of the proposed research and development to Department of Defense missions.

•Equal Importance To Each Other

Principal Evaluation & Selection Criteria Outlined in the BAA (Air Force)

•BAA may list Additional Evaluation and Selection Criterion but always of lesser importance than the two Principal Criteria

– E.g. “The applicant’s capabilities integral to achieving U.S. Air Force objectives. This includes PI’s, team leader's, or key personnel’s qualifications, related experience, facilities, or techniques or a combination of these factors integral to achieving U.S. Air Force objectives, and the potential risk of this effort to the U.S. Air Force. “

REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS:Merit-based, Competitive Procedure: (Air Force)

•Proposals will be subjected to a peer or programmatic review.

– Uses external reviewers to assess technical merit and Air Force relevance of the proposal.

•The programmatic review assesses the technical quality, relevance of proposed research to portfolio descriptions in BAA, relevance of the work to Air Force and DOD needs, & the potential of the research balanced against the available funding resources of a given portfolio. •Selection for award consideration will be made based on the outcome of these reviews

Radical Innovation in Support of National Security

Adaptive Execution

Office (AEO)

Defense Sciences

Office (DSO)

Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Information

Innovation Office (I2O)

Microsystems Technology Office

(MTO)

Strategic Technology Office (STO)

Tactical Technology Office (TTO)

DARPA: Maintain the Technological Superiority of the U.S. Military

Sponsors revolutionary, high-payoff research bridging the gap between fundamental discoveries & military use

DARPA’s scientific investigations • span the gamut from laboratory efforts • to the creation of full-scale technology demonstrations

– fields of biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, material sciences, social sciences, neurosciences and more!

http://www.darpa.mil/opportunities/solicitations/darpa_solicitations.aspx

Ways to Support ResearchAdapted from Science Feb. 5, 2016

DARPAOpen Ended –enough complete project

PM must create & sell

PM reach out to applicant-shape teams-workshopsPM judge qualityPM select with goal in mindPM: Milestones/Deliverables

NSFFixed Program Budget

PO has program but flexibility to dev. new initiativesRegular solicitations

Panel/Adhoc ReviewPO with balance in mindGrantee free rein

Funds?

Ideas?

Apply?

Reviewed?Selection?Managed?

FYI… OR WHAT DARPA WANTS YOU TO KNOW

• “Do not be hesitant to contact DARPA’s PMs….– DARPA PMs are very open to talking with the

community-– Their Office Directors “SOME” expect them to be

engaged.– DARPA PMs are researchers and engineers-

• hired for a period of only 3-5 years • Goal is to foster new ideas and fresh outlooks.

– DARPA PMS are there to help YOU and are excited to hear your unique, innovative ideas! “

– AFTER All THEY WORK FOR YOUR UNCLE SAM

www.DARPA.mil

A DARPA PM May Ask…

• Contact a PM who you think has subject matter expertise in your area, and pitch your idea to them: More the Merrier!!

• When you do this, they may ask you a series of questions to better understand your idea:– What are you trying to do?– How is this done now, and what are the limitations?– How will this approach remove those limitations and

by how much will the approach improve performance?

– If the idea is successful, what difference will it make?

• Proposals are reviewed based on technical merit, and are not compared to other proposals.

• No common statement of work- DARPA identifies general areas of interest, but does not tell you how to propose work or how to solve problems.

• Again, decisions at DARPA are made quickly due to the short chain of command! AND BY THE PM.

Evaluation & Review

Key To Working With DARPA: Program Manager (PM)

• Do not constrain your great ideas to how you think DARPA may react- just because DAPRA doesn’t appear to be interested in a particular area does not mean they won’t be interested.– PMs will give feedback if your idea is suited to DARPA,

and help shape your idea to better fit an ongoing program

• In some cases, the PM may change what they are planning to do based on a great idea

– Contact as many as you think would be interested in your project and ideas

ONR Organization

Expeditionary Warfare &

Combating-terrorism

OceanBattlespace

Sensing

Sea Warfare & Weapons

Warfighter Performance

Air Warfare & Weapons

Director of

Innovation(03I)

Director of

Research(03R)

Directorof

Transition(03T)

C4ISR

30 31 32 33 34 35

ST 1 O-6 SES1 O-6 SES

2 O-6 SES1 O-6 SES

1 O-6SES2 O-6

(D&I) (FNC)

(INP)

Chief of Naval Research (00)Executive Director (SES)

Vice Chief of Naval Research (USMC)(09)

N091 Principal Deputy for P&R

ACNR (00B)AVCNR (09B)

BIZOPS

NRL

ONRG

Directorate for ResearchDirectorate for Technology

Six Science & Technology Departments• CODE 30: Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and

Combating Terrorism Department• CODE 31 Command, Control, Communications,

Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

• CODE 32 Ocean Battlespace Sensing • CODE 33 Sea Warfare and Weapons• CODE 34 Warfighter Performance Department• CODE 35 Naval Air Warfare and Weapons

40% IS BASIC RESEARCH

Code 30Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism

Department

Science & Technology Thrusts• Command, Control, Computers and

Communication (C4)• Fires• Force Protection• Human Performance Training and Education• Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance• Logistics• Maneuver

CODE 31: Science & Technology ProgramsCommand, Control, Communications, Computers,

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

• Applied & Computational Analysis• Communications and Networking• Computational Methods for Decision Making• Electronic Warfare• EO/IR Sensors and Sensor Processing• Integrated Topside• Machine Learning, Reasoning and Intelligence• Mathematical Optimization• Precision Navigation & Timekeeping

Code 32Ocean Battlespace Sensing Science & Technology Programs•Marine Mammals and Biology•Marine Meteorology•Maritime Sensing •Ocean Acoustics•Ocean Engineering & Marine Systems•Physical Oceanography•Research Facilities•Space Environment•Undersea Signal Processing•Littoral Geosciences and Optics

Code 33Sea Warfare and Weapons

• Science and Technology Programs• Advanced Sea Platforms• Polymer Matrix Composites• Cellular Materials• Water Desalination and Purification

Code 33's work supports the Naval Science and Technology Strategy

• Assure Access to the Maritime Battlespace

• Autonomy and Unmanned Systems • Expeditionary and Irregular Warfare • Platform Design and Survivability • Power and Energy• Power Projection and Integrated

Defense

Code 34Warfighter Performance Department

Science and Technology Programs

•Applied Instructional Research•Biorobotics•Capable Manpower Future Capability•Command Decision Making•Force Health Protection•Human-Robot Interaction•Marine Biofouling•Neural Computation•Undersea Medicine

Code 35Naval Air Warfare and Weapons

Science and Technology Programs

•Electromagnetic Railgun•Energetic Materials•Maritime Weapons of Mass Destruction•Science of Autonomy •Turbine Engine Technologies

Principal Evaluation & Selection Criteria Outlined in the BAA (NAVY/ONR)

ONR BAA Announcement #N00014-17-S-B001• Three Equally Important Review Criteria:

• Overall scientific & technical merits of the proposal and responsiveness to the topic.

• Also Considered :• Capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique

combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives,

• Qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed PI, team leader and key personnel who are critical to achieving the proposal objectives.

• Potential Naval relevance and contribution to the ONR and Department of Navy mission.

• Availability of funds.Proposals are NOT evaluated against each other.

REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS:Merit-based, Competitive Procedures (Navy/ONR)

• The cognizant Program Officer and other Government scientific experts will perform the evaluation of technical proposals.

• Restrictive notices notwithstanding, one or more support contractors may be utilized as subject- matter-expert technical consultants. Proposal selection and award decisions are solely the responsibility of Government personnel.

•The ultimate recommendation for award of proposals is made by ONR's scientific/technical community.

Naval Laboratories and Centers

NAVSEA NRL SPAWARNAVMED

Bethesda

San Diego

Pacific

Atlantic

NSWC

Carderock

Crane

NUWC

Keyport

Newport

Panama City

EOD TechDiv

DahlgrenNSMRL

Stennis

MontereyCorona

Indian Head

Port Hueneme

MCWL

NAVAIR

Aircraft Div

Weapons Div

• ARO mission is to serve as the Army's principal extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, information and life sciences;

• Programs are formulated in consultation with the Army Research Laboratory Directorates;

• Research, Development and Engineering Command's Research, Development and Engineering Centers;

• Army Medical Research and Materiel Command;• Army Corps of Engineers;• Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.

• The programs are also jointly coordinated and planned through the Defense Science and Technology Reliance process under the Basic Research Panel.

•Physical Sciences•Life Sciences•Information Sciences•Engineering Sciences

Army Research Office

• Life Sciences–Biological Sciences

• Genetics• Neuroscience• Biochemistry• Microbiology

–Social Sciences• Cultural and Behavioral Science• Institutional and Organizational Science• Social Informatics

Army Research Office• Life Sciences:

– discover, understand, & exploit biological systems to create revolutionary capabilities for the Army of 2030 and beyond.

– lead to new capabilities in materials and Soldier performance augmentation.

• Biological Sciences– Create new biomaterials, sensing & inactivating toxins,

optimizing warfighter physical & mental performance capabilities, and range of revolutionary applications to protect the Soldier.

• Social Sciences– Explores human behavior at individual, local, & state

levels, w/goal of predicting, detecting, & influencing decisions & activities impacting U.S. interests and national security.

DoD and Service Medical Requirements

Medical Research and

Technology

Medical Advanced

Development

Medical Strategic and Operational

Logistics

Medical Knowledge and Materiel for the

Warfighter

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Principal Assistant for Research and Technology

Deputy Commander

Command Sergeant

Major

Chief of Staff

Principal Assistant for Acquisition

US Army Aeromedical

Research Laboratory (USAARL)

US Army Institute of Surgical Research

(USAISR)

US Army Medical Research Institute

of Chemical Defense

(USAMRICD)

US Army Medical Research Institute

of Infectious Diseases

(USAMRIID)

US Army Research

Institute of Environmental

Medicine (USARIEM)

Walter Reed Army Institute

of Research (WRAIR)

US Army Medical Materiel

Development Activity

(USAMMDA)

US Army Medical Materiel

Agency (USAMMA)

6th Medical Logistics

Management Center(6MLMC)(ADCON)

US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe

(USAMMCE)

US Army Medical Materiel

Center, Korea (USAMMCK)

US Army Medical

Research Acquisition

Activity (USAMRAA)

Medical Research and Technology Laboratory Commands

Strategic Medical Logistics Cmds Contracting

ActivityOperational Medical Logistics Cmds

MRMC Organization Chart

Commanding General

Medical Advanced

DevelopmentCommands

USAMRMC Actual Personnel – Nov 2016MILITARY CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR TOTAL

1064 2268 3189 6521

16% 35% 49% 100.00%

Other Organizations• Congressionally Directed Medical

Research Programs (CDMRP)• Telemedicine and Advanced

Technology Research Center (TATRC)

Also DHA Director for

RDA

COMMANDING GENERAL

ARMY-FUNDED MEDICAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY(Army Research Laboratories)

ARMY-FUNDED MEDICAL ACQUISITION(Advanced Development)

EXECUTION

LEADERSHIP

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMS(HQ Management Offices)

Blast Injury Research Program

Coordinating Office

Plans, Programs, Analysis & Evaluation

OTHER Program

Executive Offices (Army &

DoD)

CDMRP TATRC USAMMDA1 USAMMA2

USAMRIIDa

RESEARCH AREA DIRECTORATES:Infectious Diseasesa

Combat Casualty Careb

Military Operational Medicinec

Partnership Support Directorate (Chem/Bio)*Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicined

USARIEMcUSAISRb,dWRAIRa

PROGRAM MANAGERS:Medical Devices1

Integrated Clinical Systems1

Pharmaceuticals2

Medical Support Systems2

USAMRMC Enterprise IMIT3

TEWLS (Logistics)3

USAARLcCMD

CMD

CMD CMD CMD CMD CMDHQ HQ

PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, & MANAGEMENT

PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FOR ACQUISITION3

*DoD-Funded

Broad Agency and Program

Announcements

Preproposal Submitted

TAM / PM / SME Review for

Relevance and Impact

Full Proposal Requested and

Received

External Scientific Peer

Review

PI Responds to Review, If authorized in

announcement

Internal Programmatic

Review

Recommended for Funding (Approval)

Not

Approved

PROGRAM DECISIONS

SOLICITATIONS

RESEARCH PROPOSALSEVALUATIONS

Strategic Guidance and Requirements,

Good Ideas

Program Defined

INTERNAL PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW• JPC/IIPT/RAD conduct programmatic

review and integration• Composed of Army, Air Force, Navy,

DoD, NIH, VA, Others• RADs coordinate and integrate with

each other, CDMRP, and TATRC• RADs maintain research portfolios for

research areas• Evaluates programmatic relevance• Comparison-based evaluation• Evaluates proposals evaluated across

multiple disciplines• Considers External Scientific Peer

Review (criteria-based)• Integrates across research areas and

capability gapsNot

Approved

Not

Approved

• TAM: Task Area Manager

• PM: Program / Project Mgr

• SME: Subject Matter Expert

•JPC: Joint Program Committee• IIPT: Integrating Integrated Products Team•RAD: Research Area Directorate

START

INTRAMURAL & EXTRAMURAL

RESEARCH

Contracting Activities, Regulatory Compliance,

Funding Vehicle, Etc.

Broad Agency and Program Announcements (BAAs and PAs)

Recommended Best Practice

Environmental Hazards Heat and Cold Altitude Toxic Industrial

Chemicals & Materials

Systems Hazards Laser Blast Biomechanical Insults

and Stresses Noise

Operational Stressors Sleep Deprivation Traumatic Stress and

Situational Stressors Physical Work Load Cognitive Burden &

Operational Complexity

Endemic Disease Threats Parasitic Diseases Bacterial Diseases Viral Diseases

Chemical/Biological Warfare Threats Bacterial Threats Viral Threats Toxin Threats Nerve Agents Vesicant Agents Blood Agents

Combat Injuries Hemorrhage Head Trauma Blast Injury

Battle Sequelae Loss of limbs Loss of tissue Loss of vision Pain

(1) Basic Research, (2) Applied Research, and (3) Advanced Technology Development to prove tech-base concepts for medical products (drugs, biologics & devices) and information

Fielded Medical Materiel

(4) Advanced Component Development & Prototypes and (5) System Development & Demonstration of tech-base concepts or commercial products into FDA-approved war-ready medical products

Acquire, field, distribute, centrally manage, sustain/maintain and dispose of medical products, supplies and equipment from the tech base, advanced development, or from commercial sources

CORE RDA OUTCOMESCORE RDA PROGRAMS

ACQUISITIONMedical Logistics Program

Fielded Medical Knowledge

Targeted Outcomes

DEVELOPMENTMedical Advanced

Development Program

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Research to produce medical knowledge

RESEARCHMedical Research & Technology Program

Programs directed by Congress

Identification, Cause of Death

Knowledge Resource

DoD Medical Examiner DoD Medical Museum

SPECIAL OUTCOMES

Congressional Special Interest Programs National Museum of Health and Medicine

Armed Forces Medical Examiner

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Program Area Directorates – Key Objectives

1. Infectious Diseases Prevention• Partnership opportunities for a combination

ETEC/Campylobacter and/or ETEC/Shigella vaccine development

• Partnership opportunities to conduct post-Phase 2 clinical trials with next generation malaria prophylactic drugs

2. Wound Infection Prevention and Management• Development of tools for early detection of

drug-resistance organisms for better wound infections management

3. Diagnostics• Development of rapid pathogen detection assays

for inclusion to the Next Generation DiagnosticSystem (NGDS)

4. Vector Control• Development of innovative technologies

for vector detection and control

5. Blood Screening• Development of innovative, hand-held

systems to be used as a blood donor screen in urgent situations

Infectious Diseases Military Operational Medicine

1. Injury Prevention & Reduction• Screening tools for return-to-duty

2. Physiological Health & Performance• Nutritional approaches matched to specific

mission requirements

3. Environmental Health and Protection• Improved physiological status monitoring

and hydration status monitoring capability • Performance in extreme environments

4. Psychological Health & Resilience• Enhanced Service member and family

psychological health & resilience• PTSD pharmaceutical development• Cognitive performance assessment

and prediction• Suicide prevention strategies

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Program Area Directorates – Key Objectives

Combat Casualty Care Clinical & Rehabilitative Medicine

1. Reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with combat-related trauma

• Continuum of Care• Future Operations

2. Identify and develop medical techniques and materiel for early interventions• Point of Injury• Form/Fit Factor

3. Translate military-relevant basic and preclinical trauma research into clinical practice

• Facility-Based Treatment• Clinical Relevance

1. Manage Pain• Battlefield

• Field alternatives to IM morphine • Chronic

• Therapies to reduce opioid ADE• Novel analgesics • Objective diagnostics

2. Restore Sensory Systems• Novel Interventions

• Diagnostics• Treatments• Sensory simulation

• Pharmaceuticals • Mitigation and treatment

• Regenerative/Rehabilitation Strategies

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Laboratories

U.S. Army Research Institute of

Environmental Medicine

USAMRIIDFt. Detrick, MD

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of

Chemical Defense

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Armed Forces Research

Institute for Medical Sciences (AFRIMS),Thailand, Asia U.S. Army Medical Research

Division, JBLM U.S. Army Research Division,

Kenya, Africa U.S. Army Medical Research

Division, Georgia. Europe

WRAIRForest Glen, MD

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research U.S. Army Dental and Trauma

Research Detachment (USADTRD), Ft. Sam Houston, TX U.S. Army Medical Research

Detachment (USAMRD), Ft. Sam Houston, TX

U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory

USAISRFt. Sam Houston, TX

USAARLFt. Rucker, AL

USAMRICDAberdeen PG, MD

USARIEMNatick, MA

TATRCFt. Detrick, MD

Telemedicine and Advanced Technology

Research Center

USACEHRFt. Detrick, MD

U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health

Research

USARIEM Natick, MAUS Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

USAMRICD Aberdeen PG, MDUS Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense• US Army Center for Environmental Health

Research (USACEHR) - Ft. Detrick, MD

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research• Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical

Sciences (AFRIMS) – Thailand• US Army Research Unit, Europe (USAMRU-E) -

Germany• US Army Research Unit, Kenya (USAMRU-K) -

Kenya

WRAIR Forest Glenn, MD

USAISR Ft Sam Houston, TXUS Army Institute of Surgical Research• US Army Dental and Trauma Research Detachment

(USADTRD) – Ft. Sam Houston, TX• US Army Medical Research Detachment (USAMRD)

– Ft. Sam Houston, TX

USAARL Ft Rucker, ALUS Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory

USAMRIID Ft Detrick, MDUS Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

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NICBR* Scientific Collaboration Leveraging Unique Resources

Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasures

FDA

Emerging Plant PathogensUSDA-ARS

Rapid Diagnostics

NMRC

Advanced Environmental Microbiology

CDC

Bioforensics & Threat

CharacterizationDHS-NBACC

Bio-threat Countermeasures

USAMRIID

Translational Research & Technology Development

NCI at Frederick

Imaging for Medical Countermeasure

DevelopmentNIAID-IRF

* National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research

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Future Focus Areas

Future Threats• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear• Infectious Diseases• Technology advances (i.e. weapons)

Inter-War Areas of Relevancy• Brain Health• Point of Injury/Pre-Hospital Care• Resiliencies & Rehabilitation• Joint Enterprise Medical Logistics• Virtual Health• Systems Biology• BSAT Oversight/Management

Force 2025 and Beyond• Human Dimension/Performance Optimization• Megacities/Dense Urban Environments

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Principal Evaluation & Selection Criteria Outlined in the BAA (ARMY)

Criterion (a) is most important; others are of equal importance to one another.

a. Overall scientific and/or technical merits

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Principal Evaluation & Selection Criteria Outlined in the BAA (ARMY)

b. Potential contributions of effort to the Army Mission (Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences )c. Offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposed objectives d. Qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed PI, team leader, and other key personnel who are critical to achievement of the proposed objectives e. Record of past performance F .Reasonableness and realism of proposed costs & fee g. Current and/or future relationship or interface with ongoing activities in academia and/or industry

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REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS:Merit-based, Competitive Procedures (ARMY)

•The ARI staff performs initial review of scientific merit & potential contribution to Army mission & determine if funds are expected to be available for the effort.• Proposals not considered having sufficient scientific merit or relevance to Army's needs or in areas for which funds are not expected to be available may be declined without further review. •Proposals not declined are subject to extensive peer review by highly qualified scientists from within the Government.• Proposals reviewed based on technical merit and relevance to ARI Res. & Dev . Programs, --not compared to other proposals even within same area.

U.S. Army Materiel CommandU.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel CommandU.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Army Research Institute for the Behavioral & Social Sciences

ArmyResearch Lab (ARL)

Aviation & Missile RDEC

Simulation & Training Technology Center (ARL)Coastal & Hydraulics Lab

Environmental Lab Geotechnical & Structures Lab Info Tech Lab

Construction Engineering Research Lab

Cold Regions Research &Engineering Lab

Research Inst. of EnvironmentalMedicine

Research Inst. of Infectious Disease

Aeromedical Research Lab

Institute of Surgical Research

Space &Missile Defense Technology Center

Tank-Automotive RDEC

Edgewood ChemBio Center

Armament RDEC

NatickSoldierRDEC

Research Inst. of Chemical Defense

Army Research Office

TopographicEngineeringCenter

Army Research Lab—Battlefield Environments andSurvivability Elements

Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate

Communications & Electronics RDEC

Army Research Institute forthe Behavioral &Social Sciences

Walter Reed Army Inst. of

Research

Army S&T Enterprise—Laboratories and Research, Development & Engineering Centers

• Write proposals: If you don’t submit-you will not get support• Interact with program officers: Make the CONTACT!• Volunteer to review proposals• Serve on panels/councils• Serve as rotator, IPA: NSF/DARPA• Organize/Participate in workshops and meetings• Attend Agencies Outreach Activities/Grant Conferences

• NSF Days; NIH workshops; DOD Proposer Days• Sign up for the newsletters • Provide updates/summaries on recent published articles from

federal support

Read the Solicitation!Address the Review

Criteria!!

Especially Remember to…

Call your Program Officer!

And they know EVERYONE Gets declines

It is about Connections!

credit: Greg Hood, John Burkardt & Greg Foss, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them

…into the impossible. ”

Arthur C. Clarke

Are there any Questions?

Technology Readiness Levels

114

TRL 9 Actual system “proven” through successful mission operations

TRL 8 Actual system completed and “qualified” through test and demonstration

TRL 7 System prototype demonstration in operational environment

TRL 6 System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in relevant environment

TRL 5 Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment

TRL 4 Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment

TRL 3 Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept

TRL 2 Technology concept and/or application formulatedTRL 1 Basic principles observed and reported

Read the Solicitation!Address the Review

Criteria!!

Especially Remember to…

Call your Program Officer!

DoD S&T Organization

SecDef

SecArmySecAF

DARPA

USD AT&L

ASD R&E

Other Defense

Agencies: DTRA,

ChemBio, …

SecNav

CoS CoSCNO

CMC

AFMC

SysComs

CoE

SysComASAF AQSAF AQR

AFRL

ARO

ASA ALT

DASA R&T CNR

NRL Centers

MCWL

Center

MedCente

rAMC

CentersARL

ARO

Sponsor Only

Mostly S&T, some management

RDECOM

Funding Flow

MINERVA Leadership & Program Officers

• Robin Staffin, Co-Chair, Minerva Steering Committee, Director for Basic Research, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

• Daniel Chiu, Co-Chair, Minerva Steering Committee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

• Erin Fitzgerald, Program Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Erin.Fitzgerald@osd.mil)

• Harold Hawkins, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research (Harold.Hawkins@navy.mil)

• Benjamin Knott, Program Manager, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (benjamin.knott.2@us.af.mil)

• Martin Kruger, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research (martin.kruger1@navy.mil)

• Lisa Troyer, Minerva Lead, Army Research Office (lisa.l.troyer.ctr@mail.mil)

DoD S&T OrganizationSecDef

SecArmy

SecAF

DARPA

USD AT&L

ASD R&E

Other Defense

Agencies: DTRA,

ChemBio, …

SecNav

CoS CoSCMC

AFMC

SysComs

CoE

SysCom

ASAF AQ

SAF AQR

AFRL

ARO

ASA ALT

DASA R&T CNR

NRL Centers

MCWL

Center

MedCente

rAMC

CentersARL

AROSponsor Only

Mostly S&T, some management

RDECOMFunding Flow

Army Research, Development andEngineering Command (RDECOM)

Army Materiel Command (AMC)Research Development and Engineering Command(RDECOM)

– 7 subordinate labs and centers at 15 locations– 9857 S&Es in the labs and centers– formed in 2004 from AMC S&T components -- Research,

Development and Engineering Centers (RDECs) and Army Research Laboratory -- to increase the coordination and effectiveness of AMCs S&T program

• U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), including Army Research Office (ARO). Adelphi MD; Aberdeen Proving Ground MD; Orlando, FL; White Sands Missile Range,NM; Research Triangle Park, NC; NASA-Langley, Hampton, VA: and NASA-Glenn,Cleveland, OH.– 1366 S&Es – 31% bachelors, 34% masters, 35% PhD

• U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC). Redstone Arsenal AL; Joint Research Program Office (JRPO), HamptonVA; Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD), Moffett Field CA.– 2360 S&Es – 64% bachelors, 33% masters, 3% PhD

Army Research, Development andEngineering Command (cont.)

• U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC).Picatinny Arsenal NJ, and Benet Labs, Watervleit NY– 2325 S&Es – 64% bachelors, 33% masters, 3% PhD

• U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). Ft. Monmouth NY (BRAC to Aberdeen Proving Ground by 2011),& Ft. Belvoir VA. 1685 S&Es – 51% bachelors, 45% masters, 4% PhD

• U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). Warren MI. 1036 S&Es – 59% bachelors, 36% masters, 3% PhD

• U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 696 S&Es – 64% bachelors, 23% masters, 13% PhD

• U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center(NSRDEC). Natick MA. 389 S&Es – 52% bachelors, 33% masters, 15% PhD

Army Medical Command Science andTechnology

Army Medical CommandMedical Research and Materiel Command• 6 laboratories, 3 laboratory detachments, and 3 overseas research

units in 6 U.S. and 3 foreign locations.• 773 S&Es (incl. 350 military) – 16% bachelors, 19% masters, 65%

PhD• Executes most of DoD medical S&T and a large program of

Congressional adds

• U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), Fort Rucker AL• U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Fort Sam Houston TX• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD),

Aberdeen Proving Ground• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID),

Fort Detrick MD• U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), Natick

MA• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring MD

Army “Open Campus”

• ARL scientists & engineers work collaboratively and side-by-side with visiting scientists in ARL's facilities, and as visiting researchers at collaborators' institutions.

• Not funding mechanism.• Seeking Collaboration in Computational

Sciences, Materials Sciences, Sciences-for-Maneuver, Information Sciences, Sciences for Lethality and Protection, Human Sciences, and Assessment and Analysis.

Goal of Army’s Open Campus

ARL's Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTAs)

• Partnership: Gov.t, Industry, & Academia • Focused: Army Transformation Technologies • 4 CTAs:

– Microautonomous Systems & Technology– Network Science, – Neuroergonomics, – Robotics.

• Funding earmarked for novel research proposals from outside the alliances.

• 5- to 8-year durations• $3 million to $8 million per year.

Pre-proposal Information• Proposers’ Days

– Held after publication of a program notice and prior to submission of proposals.

– Provide opportunity to hear the PM’s vision for a program– Meet industry partners for teaming– Used for ALL methods of soliciting business (not just promotion of

BAAs)

• BAA White Paper– Your initial ideas, not considered a proposal– Allows for feedback from PM, including PM expressing interest or

disinterest in the concept, and, if appropriate, a request for proposal.

– You may still submit a proposal despite a negative response on the associated white paper.

– Check specific BAAs for page limitation and information needs

Current war casualties are driving changes in health care needs and therefore changes in R&DSpecific types of casualties driving

changes:►Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)►Blast Injuries►Amputations►Other Trauma (Eye/Ear injuries)►Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

TBI Suffered in Iraq

Blast Injury from Exploding Ordnance

Workshop at the Walter Reed Amputee Center

Trauma Team at Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq

Contemporary War Casualties

What is driving change in the military R&D environment?

% Body Area

WWII Korea Vietnam OIF/OEF

Head & Neck 12% 21% 21% 16% 29%

Chest 16% 14% 10% 13% 6%

Abdomen 11% 8% 8% 9% 11%

Extremities 61% 58% 60% 61% 54%

Owens, J Trauma FEB 2008

Change Drivers for Medical Research

Existing Service

Investments

User Require-ments Pull

Joint Gaps

Strategic Guidance

Emerging Technology Opportunitie

s

Program AnnouncementsBroad Agency AnnouncementsRequests for Proposals

PLANNING

REV

IEW

Human Performance Optimization: Brain Health & Fitness, Disease Prevention, Regenerative Medicine, Combat Casualty Care, Individualized Health & Performance Monitoring/Optimization

Lab Assay-Traumatic Brain Injury, Freeze-dried Plasma, Next Gen Malaria Drugs and Vaccines, Dengue Vaccine

Field Hospital Force Design Update, Rigid Wall Shelter Modernization, MEDEVAC Equipment

Reserve Component Hospital Decrement, Hospital Optimization and Standardization Program

Medical equipment for hospital & non-hospital capabilities, Centrally Managed Medical Materiel programs

• Research and develop medical materiel supporting our Mission and Capability Requirements Generators (Congress, Army, Defense Health Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency)

• Update and Sustain Sets, Kits, and Outfits to meet near-term capability gaps• Divest unneeded medical materiel to minimize sustainment burden

Commercial sustainability impacts nearly every part of our portfolio

S & T

NEW SYSTEMS

MODIFICATION/MODERNIZATION

RESET &SUSTAIN

DIVEST

DHP: Defense Health ProgramCSI: Congressional Special InterestRDT&E: Research Development Test & EvaluationSBIR: Small Business Innovation ResearchSTTR: Small Business Technology Transfer

Combat Injuries • Hemorrhage Control and

Resuscitation devices (tourniquets), drugs, and blood products prevent leading cause of preventable death

• Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guidelines: evidence-based guides for Combat Casualty Care

• Diagnostic Tests for Traumatic Brain Injury: on-the-spot assessment minimizes unnecessary MEDEVAC, speeds return-to-duty

Performance (function/dysfunction)• Musculoskeletal injury prevention

guidelines and optimized training reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries

• Resiliency solutions enhance human performance, prevent negative behaviors, and prepare Warfighters to handle operational stressors

Systems Hazards • Sensory Performance and Hearing

Protection standards and drugs to prevent hearing loss and reduce the incidence of tinnitus in Warfighters

Chemical and Biological Threats• Emergency Use Authorization for

DoD Ebola Zaire Diagnostic Assay, Ebola vaccine clinical trials: developing safe and effective countermeasures against lethal hemorrhagic fever viruses

Battle Sequelae • Battlefield Pain Management Drug

rapidly treats severe pain without complications of opioid drugs

• Regenerative medicine technologies will restore form and function to severely injured Warfighters

Environmental Hazards• Environmental Sentinel Biomonitor

ensures safe drinking water• Extreme Environments: predictive

models, decision aids and countermeasures prevent or mitigate the effects of the extreme environments

Endemic Diseases • Leishmania Rapid Test and Topical

Drug diagnose and treat at Role 1 without MEDEVAC or use of toxic drugs

• Intravenous Artesunate is a last-line treatment for deadly falciparum malaria

• Zika vaccine will prevent illness, complications (congenital, neurological)

• Joint West Africa Research Group: build sustainable partnerships and platforms to address DoD and global health needs and prevent surprise

18OCT2016

Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP) – COL Michael Kozar

• Medical Readiness• Vaccines• Biotechnology• Prophylaxis/treatment drugs• Diagnostics/prognostics• Vector Control• Medical 4ISR• HIV countermeasures (congressional mandate)

Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP) – Col Todd Rasmussen

• Trauma care and resuscitation• Traumatic brain injury care• Blood replacement on the battlefield• Technology to support combat medic• Acute pain management• Burn and acute wound management• Combat dentistry research

Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP) – COL Dennis McGurk

• Injury prevention and reduction• Psychological health and resilience• Physiological health• Environmental health and protection

Clinical & Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program (CRMRP) – COL Teresa Brininger

• Rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal injuries• Regenerative medicine and transplants• Sensory Systems (Vision, Hearing and Balance)• Pain management

Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program (MSISRP) – Dr. Janet Harris

• Medical simulation and training• Health informatics and mobile health• Decision support tools and physiological models

Program Area Directorates (PADs) – Functions• Manage programs; do not execute programs

(do not perform research and technology)• Fund intramural and extramural research and technology• Responsible for both the problem set and the solution set• Devise a research strategy (program) and fund research and

technology that fit the program• Collaborate with industry, academia and professional societies

Program Coordinating Offices• CBRN Defense Medical Research• DoD Blast Injury Research Program• Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury

PA(R&T) Fort Detrick, MD

Principal Assistant for Research & TechnologyDr. George LudwigFt Detrick

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CG, USAMRMC andDeputy for Medical

Systems, ASAALT

MG Barbara Holcomb

Principal Assistant for Acquisition (PAA)(Medical Milestone Decision Authority)

Dr. Kenneth A. Bertram

Ms. Terri Pryor

Project Manager – Medical Evacuation Mission Equipment Package

Project Manager – Integrated Clinical Systems• Clinical Technologies• Image Management Systems

Project Manager –Neurotrauma & Psychological Health• Drug Treatment• Diagnostics• Knowledge Products

LTC Kara Schmid

Dr. Lawrence Lightner

Project Manager – Pharmaceutical Systems• Antiparasitic Drugs• Virus, Bacteria, and Parasite Vaccines• Blood Products• Infectious Disease Diagnostics• Pain Management

LTC Charles Cook

Project Manager – Medical Support Systems• Combat Casualty Care• Ground & Air Evacuation Systems• Preventive Medicine Systems• Cold Chain Management Systems• Medical Prototype Development Lab

Mr. Steven Hawbecker

Deputy for Acquisition, US Army

Medical Materiel Development Activity

Ms. Kathy Berst

Deputy for Acquisition, US Army Medical

Materiel AgencyDr. Tyler Bennett

Project Manager – Medical Devices• Commercial and Developmental

Medical Devices

Mr. Douglas Wright

Advanced Development Program Management Organization

Project Manager– Tissue Injury & Regenerative Medicine and Program Manager– Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute• Cellular Therapies• Knowledge ProductsMs. Kristy Pottol

Project Manager – Enterprise Information Technology Systems• FDA-compliant IT systems

Mr. Darrin Good

Project Manager – Hyperbaric Oxygen• Knowledge Products

CAPT Brett Hart

03JAN17

Commander, US Army Medical Materiel

Development ActivityCOL William Geesey

Commander, US Army Medical

Materiel AgencyCOL Lynn Marm

USAMMAUSAMMDA

Office of the PAA

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USAMRMC Materiel Development PortfolioMateriel

Solution AnalysisTechnology Maturation and

Risk ReductionEngineering & Manufacturing

Development Production & Deployment Operations & Support

• Bacteriophage Treatment for Bacterial Infections

• Chikungunya Vaccine• Drug Treatment for Post-Traumatic

Stress Disorder• Extracorporeal Life Support• Extremity Injury Repair• Hemorrhage Detection Device• Intra-Compartmental Pressure Relief• Next Generation Malaria Drugs• Non-invasive Neuro-Assessment

Device (TBI)• Pharmaceutical Intervention for Noise-

Induced Hearing Loss• Temporary Corneal Repair• Transport Telemedicine

• Alternate Dengue Vaccine• Anti-Plaque Chewing Gum• Bacterial Diarrhea Vaccine(s)• Burn Treatment Skin Repair • Cold Stored Platelets-Platelet

Additive Solution• Drug Treatment for TBI• Hemorrhagic Fever w/ Renal

Syndrome Vaccine• HIV Vaccine (Global)• Intracavitary Non-

Compressible Hemorrhage Control Agent

• Malaria Vaccines• Modernized Production

Adenovirus Vaccine• Next Gen Diagnostic System

Infectious Disease Assays • Platelet Derived Hemostatic

Agent• Portable Neuromodulation

Stimulator (PoNS)• Rapid Human Diagnostic

Devices

• Anti-Malarial IV Artesunate• Battlefield Pain Management -

Sufentanil• Carbon Dioxide Generator• Cryopreserved Platelets• Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine • Deployable Oxygen Generator

System – Small • Freeze Dried Plasma• HIV Vaccine (Regional)• Improved Flying Vector Trap• Intrathoracic Pressure

Regulation Therapy• Lab Assay for TBI• Malaria Chemo-Prophylaxis -

Tafenoquine • Topical Anti-Leishmanial Drug• Whole Blood Pathogen

Reduction Device

• Environmental Sentinel Biomonitor

• Adenovirus Vaccine• Burn Resuscitation Decision

Support System – Mobile• Medical Enterprise Regulatory IT

Systems (MERITS)• Leishmania Rapid Diagnostic

Device• Oxygen Generator Field Portable• Steam Sterilizer Field Portable • Rigid Wall & Soft Wall Shelters• >214 LINs including ~130

Medical Equipment and Medical Materiel Sets• Prehospital e.g., Combat

Medic, Air Ambulance• Combat Support Hospital /

Field Hospital• Chemical Agent Patient

Decontamination• Chemical Agent Patient

Treatment • Ground Ambulance • Air Ambulance • JBAIDS Special Materiel • Entomology, Field • Water Quality Analysis • CSH/FH Water Distribution

and Wastewater Management

Sustainment

A B C FRP

AoA Preliminary Design Review

CriticalDesign Review LRIP

IOT&EIOC

MDD

Programs supporting other Program Executive Offices (PEO)• Junctional Hemorrhage Control Agent - XSTAT (USAF program - Army

support)• Improved First Aid Kit (PEO Soldier)• Maxx PRO Plus Ambulance Litter Lift System (PEO CS&CSS)• Armored Multipurpose Vehicle Ambulance and Treatment Mission

Essential Packages (PEO GCS)• Health Readiness and Performance System (PEO Soldier)• Solider Optimization Decision Aids (PEO Soldier)As of 22DEC16

Purple: MRMC executing DHP funds; MDA is the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Component Acquisition Executive

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Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center

Extramural Execution Management

Science and technology scouts for military medicineCenter of gravity for Army telemedicine initiativesLeader for eHealth and mHealth research programsLaboratory functional capability in health information technologySimulation and computational biology are major research components Accelerates R&D for commercial-off-the-shelf products through active assistanceUses convergence science involving engineering, physics, and math for military medical problem solvingEXECUTION AGENT for the Research Area Directorates (RADs) and Joint Program Committees (JPCs) to support their military missionProvides subject matter expert support to Defense Health Program Research, Development Test & Evaluation

Current Opportunities

Current Opportunities* Funding Number Close DateDoD FY12 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Investigator-Initiated Research Award

W81XWH-12-DMDRP-IIRA 11/07/2012

DoD FY12 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapeutic Idea Award W81XWH-12-DMDRP-TIA 11/07/2012

FY13 Medical Tropical Research Laboratory Program (MTRLP) Infectious Disease, Vaccine, Clinical Trials, and Entomology Award (IDVCTEA)

W81XWH-13-WRAIR-MTRLP-IDVCTEA

11/25/2012

DoD Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award W81XWH-12-PHTBI-TBIRA 12/03/2012 Restorative Transplantation Research (RTR) Cooperative Agreement W81XWH-12-CRMRP-RTR 12/05/2012

DoD FY12 Breast Cancer Research Program Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

W81XWH-12-BCRP-POSTDOC2 12/18/2012

DoD Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Consortium to Alleviate PTSD Award

W81XWH-12-PHTBI-CAP 01/04/2013

DoD Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Award

W81XWH-12-PHTBI-CENC 01/04/2013

FY12 Militarily Relevant Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Disease Research Program (MRPRA) Convergence Science Research Award

W81XWH-12-MRPRA-CSRA 02/04/2013

FY12 Militarily Relevant Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Disease Research Program (MRPRA) Military Risk Factors Research Award

W81XWH-12-MRPRA-MRFA 02/04/2013

Medical Practice Initiative Augmented Reality for Medical Applications (MPI-ARM)

W81XWH-13-JPC1-MPI-ARM 03/21/2013

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research

W81XWH-BAA-13-1 09/30/2013

Cultural Resources Program Assistance Announcement W81XWH-PAA-12-1 01/30/2015

* As of 24 October 2012; www.grants.gov

Online Resources About Funding Opportunities

Program Announcements and Broad Agency Announcements

www.grants.gov (search CFDA #12.420)

Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS)www.fbo.gov

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

www.cdmrp.army.mil

Fort Detrick Business Development Officewww.FDBDO.com

Office of Small Business Programshttp://www.mrmc.smallbusopps.army.mil/

https://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm

Pre-proposal Information• Proposers’ Days

– Held after publication of a program notice and prior to submission of proposals.

– Provide opportunity to hear the PM’s vision for a program– Meet industry partners for teaming– Used for ALL methods of soliciting business (not just promotion of

BAAs)

• BAA White Paper– Your initial ideas, not considered a proposal– Allows for feedback from PM, including PM expressing interest or

disinterest in the concept, and, if appropriate, a request for proposal.– You may still submit a proposal despite a negative response on the

associated white paper.– Check specific BAAs for page limitation and information needs