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Opportunity Summary:

The Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) grant opportunity is a US Army funded research program for fiscal year 2013, administered by the Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB) and managed through the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground (Natick Contracting Division) in Fort Detrick. The core purpose of the program is to support original, innovative, and strongly product-oriented research that improves protection of deployed military personnel from diseases transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, flies, ticks, and similar vectors. The diseases highlighted as major operational concerns include malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue fever, and other arboviruses, reflecting the ongoing health risks troops face in many deployment settings.

The program is focused on practical outcomes rather than purely academic study. In other words, it is looking for research that leads toward a tangible deliverable such as a new insecticide, a better formulation of an existing insecticide, a new repellent or personal protective technology, improved pesticide application equipment suitable for field operations, or methods that make vector control safer and more effective in military environments. The opportunity explicitly supports both the development of entirely new toxicants and the adaptation of existing toxicants to relevant vectors, along with new application techniques and personal protection systems. A key theme is transition: projects that can move from laboratory proof-of-concept toward evaluation, field testing, potential registration, and eventual commercial manufacturing are particularly aligned with the program intent. While the work must be primarily applicable to military needs, the Army also emphasizes that resulting products should be transferable to civilian public health or consumer use where feasible.

For FY2013, the solicitation lays out several clear priority areas connected to permethrin, which is commonly used to treat military uniforms for insect protection. The program is especially interested in effective alternatives to permethrin for treating uniforms and textiles to protect against biting flies, mosquitoes, and other arthropods. Another priority is the development of rapid field assays that can quantify permethrin on clothing, which would help verify treatment levels and durability during real-world use. The solicitation also calls for field studies that evaluate both short-term and long-term effectiveness of permethrin-treated uniforms, including studies that compare uniforms used alone versus uniforms combined with topical repellents, to better understand layered protection strategies for deployed personnel. Beyond these stated priorities, the program indicates it will also consider pre-proposals related to public health pesticides, repellents, and associated application technologies, particularly where the work accelerates movement from lab results to commercial partners and real deployment.

In terms of funding structure, the Army anticipated awarding approximately 600,000 dollars total in FY2013, with future years dependent on availability of funds. Individual projects are capped at a total cost of 250,000 dollars per year for up to three years (renewable), and that cap includes both direct and indirect costs. The expectation was roughly 4 to 6 awards, and the projected award start window was February to March 2013, with funding intended to begin around March 2013. Projects are selected based on programmatic relevance as determined by an AFPMB Technical Review Committee, underscoring that alignment with military vector-borne disease protection needs is central to competitiveness.

Eligibility is broad and essentially unrestricted by organization type or geography. Pre-proposals may be submitted by investigators employed by or affiliated with eligible institutions, which can include for-profit companies, non-profits, public and private organizations, universities and colleges, hospitals, labs, and government agencies at local, state, or federal levels. One specific exception is that USDA investigators are handled through separate inter-agency arrangements rather than through this direct mechanism.

The application process begins with a required pre-proposal using the provided pre-proposal form. For FY2013, pre-proposals were due no later than September 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM Eastern, submitted to the AFPMB webmaster email (afpmb.webmaster@osd.mil) with a courtesy copy to richard.totten1@us.army.mil. Applicants were instructed to use delivery and read receipt confirmations, and to wait for an official receipt and control number (sent within about five days) before assuming submission was received. Invited full proposals were then due by November 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM Eastern, with the full proposal request expected to appear on Grants.gov. The Funding Opportunity Number associated with the announcement is DWFP 13 S 01, the instrument is a grant, the activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA number listed is 12.360 (Research on Chemical and Biological Defense). There is no cost sharing requirement, the award floor is listed as 0, and the award ceiling is 250,000 per year.

For questions and administrative coordination, the primary point of contact listed is Sandra O Connell, Contract Specialist, Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground Natick Contracting Division, Fort Detrick, located in Frederick, Maryland, with email sandra.oconnell@us.army.mil. The announcement also notes that if applicants have trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, they may contact David W. Hill at david.hill.ctr@osd.mil and the listed phone number. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted military public health R and D program aimed at getting better vector protection tools into the hands of deployed forces, while also encouraging innovations that can ultimately benefit broader civilian vector control and personal protection efforts.

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