Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 14 ST 108 LRBAA NC002
Apply for DHS 14 ST 108 LRBAA NC002
- The Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DHS S" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.108 Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 29, 2014 and posted on Apr 29, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 9, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $832,651.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, titled "DHS S," is a discretionary cooperative agreement issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, under the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T). It is not a new open competition in the usual sense; it is specifically a continuation of an existing award, with the purpose of providing additional funds to keep an ongoing research effort moving forward.
The technical focus is homeland security research aimed at countering threats to people and critical infrastructure, including risks associated with violent extremism. In practical terms, the award supports the University of Utah to continue work on advanced explosives sensing, centered on molecular design and nanostructure-based fluorescent sensors. The core objective is to improve the ability to detect explosive-related chemicals at extremely low levels, particularly in vapor form, which is one of the hardest real-world detection scenarios because concentrations can be minute and environmental conditions can interfere with sensor performance.
A key target in this continuation project is hydrogen peroxide vapor. Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical of concern in homeland security contexts because of its relevance to certain improvised explosive formulations and related precursors. Detecting it as a trace vapor remains difficult for many current sensor technologies, largely because sensitivity is often insufficient at the concentrations that matter operationally. The continuation funding is meant to push the sensing approach further, leveraging fluorescence-based detection strategies and nanoscale structures to increase response strength and selectivity so that trace vapor detection becomes more feasible.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number DHS 14 ST 108 LRBAA NC002 and is categorized under the Disaster Prevention and Relief activity area, with CFDA 97.108 (Homeland Security: Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies). The award ceiling is listed as $832,651, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with the continuation award being directed to a university partner. The posting date was April 29, 2014, with an original and current closing date of May 9, 2014, and the archive date of May 12, 2014, indicating the opportunity window has long since closed.
For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Arvette Leake Davis, Grants Officer (staff contact) at DHS.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - DHS S (Continuation Cooperative Agreement)
1) What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "DHS S."
2) Which agency is offering this award?
The award is issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, under the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T).
3) What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
4) Is this a new open competition?
No. This opportunity is described as a continuation of an existing award, intended to provide additional funds to keep an ongoing research effort moving forward.
5) What is the main purpose of the continuation funding?
The purpose is to provide additional funding to continue an active homeland security research effort, rather than to start a new project or open a new competitive solicitation.
6) What is the technical focus of the research being supported?
The technical focus is homeland security research aimed at countering threats to people and critical infrastructure, including risks associated with violent extremism.
7) What specific research project is being supported?
The continuation award supports the University of Utah to continue work on advanced explosives sensing, centered on molecular design and nanostructure-based fluorescent sensors.
8) What is the core objective of the research?
The core objective is to improve the ability to detect explosive-related chemicals at extremely low levels, particularly in vapor form, where real-world concentrations can be very small and environmental conditions can interfere with sensor performance.
9) Why is vapor detection highlighted as a challenge?
Vapor detection is described as one of the hardest real-world scenarios because concentrations can be minute, and environmental conditions can reduce or complicate sensor response.
10) Which chemical is a key target in this continuation project?
A key target is hydrogen peroxide vapor.
11) Why is hydrogen peroxide vapor considered important in a homeland security context?
Hydrogen peroxide is described as a chemical of concern due to its relevance to certain improvised explosive formulations and related precursors.
12) What problem is the project trying to solve for hydrogen peroxide detection?
The continuation funding is intended to address the difficulty of detecting hydrogen peroxide as a trace vapor, where many current sensor technologies may lack sufficient sensitivity at operationally relevant concentrations.
13) What sensing approach is being advanced under this award?
The project leverages fluorescence-based detection strategies and nanoscale structures, with the goal of increasing response strength and selectivity to make trace vapor detection more feasible.
14) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DHS 14 ST 108 LRBAA NC002.
15) What activity area is this opportunity categorized under?
It is categorized under the Disaster Prevention and Relief activity area.
16) What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 97.108: Homeland Security: Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies.
17) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as $832,651.
18) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
19) Who is eligible to apply based on the eligibility statement?
Eligible applicants are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
20) Who is the continuation award directed to?
Based on the description, the continuation supports the University of Utah to continue the explosives sensing research.
21) When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was April 29, 2014.
22) What were the closing dates for the opportunity?
The original and current closing date were May 9, 2014.
23) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 12, 2014.
24) Is the application window still open?
No. The posted closing and archive dates indicate the opportunity window has long since closed.
25) Who is the point of contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed point of contact is Arvette Leake Davis, Grants Officer (staff contact) at DHS.
26) What should someone do if they have trouble accessing the full announcement?
They should contact the listed point of contact for access issues: Arvette Leake Davis, Grants Officer (staff contact) at DHS.
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