Title
DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Center of Excellence (COE) Center for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense – Center Lead
Agencies
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Description
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of University Programs (OUP) is requesting applications from accredited U.S. colleges and universities to lead a consortium of universities for a Center for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS). OUP is also posting a separate NOFO for eligible applicants to submit single project proposals for consideration as a partner to this Center of Excellence (COE). Please see NOFO Number DHS-16-ST-061-CBTS-Partner or 97.061 on http://www.grants.gov for directions on how to submit single project proposals. DHS will select qualified individual projects from applications received for either the Center Lead NOFO or the Center Partner NOFO, regardless of the institution that is awarded as lead institution.
The DHS COEs are university consortia that work closely with DHS Components and their partners to conduct research, develop and transition mission-relevant science and technology, educate the next generation of homeland security technical experts, and train the current workforce in the latest scientific applications. Each COE is led by an accredited U.S. college or university and involves multiple partners for varying lengths of time. COE partners include other academic institutions, commercial industry, DHS Components, Department of Energy National Laboratories and other Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), other federal agencies that have homeland security-relevant missions, state/local/tribal governments, non-profits, and first responder organizations. DHS envisions the COEs as long-term trusted partners that provide an array of resources to help DHS achieve improve operations. OUP maintains both financial assistance and contract mechanisms for DHS to access COE capabilities. The COEs that make up the COE network are listed at https://www.dhs.gov/st-centers-excellence. The new Center will be a fully-integrated component of the COE network and will take advantage of the network's resources to develop mission-critical research, education, and technology transition programs.
More Information
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=292506
Submission Limits
DHS will accept only one (1) application for Center Lead from any single university for review. Proposals must be submitted by an accredited U.S. institution of higher education that, along with its chosen partners, has the ability and capacity to conduct the required research. The applicant institution must be identified as the official lead for proposal submission and subsequent negotiations.
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
Apr 6, 2017 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Apr 7, 2017 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Apr 21, 2017 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
May 5, 2017 |
| Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
| Agency Proposal |
Aug 4, 2017
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Office of the Vice President for Research
