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Opportunity Summary:

The Exploratory Research in Nuclear Detection Technology opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BAA08-101) was a Department of Homeland Security solicitation issued through the Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, on behalf of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). It was structured as a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focused on exploratory research in nuclear detection technology, specifically work that directly supports DNDOs mission. The core intent was to attract innovative, early-stage research ideas that could plausibly produce dramatic improvements in the nations ability to detect and characterize nuclear or radiological threats. The scope emphasizes not only detection, but also verification and nuclear forensics, meaning technologies and methods that help confirm what a source is and potentially support attribution or detailed analysis after a detection event.

In terms of the type of support being offered, DHS indicated it would fund projects through grants and cooperative agreements, placing the opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category. The program expected to make about two awards, and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds. The associated CFDA listing was 97.077, described as Homeland Security research, development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of technologies related to nuclear threats, which signals that the effort sits within the broader DHS RDT and evaluation pipeline even though this particular call is framed as exploratory research.

Eligibility was unusually restricted. Although the announcement notes that the government encourages participation from private industry, universities, and non-profit organizations, it also states that only applicants specifically invited to apply could submit an application. Those invitations were tied to the conclusion of a prior technical review conducted during the procurement process connected to BAA08-101. In other words, this was not an open call where any organization could independently decide to apply; submission was limited to parties that DHS had already reviewed and invited forward. At the same time, the solicitation explicitly prohibited participation by National/Government laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), which is a notable constraint given how frequently those entities appear in federal R and D. The practical effect is that the intended performer community was primarily non-federal organizations (industry, academia, and nonprofits), but only within a pre-selected, invited pool.

The timeline shows this opportunity moved extremely quickly and is clearly historical and archived. It was posted and created on August 18, 2008, with an original and current closing date of August 19, 2008, and an archive date of August 20, 2008. That one-day application window further reinforces that this was aimed at invited applicants who were already prepared to submit based on earlier interactions, rather than the general public discovering and responding to the notice.

For applicant support and access issues, DHS provided a point of contact for difficulties obtaining the full announcement electronically: Joan Keiser, Grants Officer, GFAD/OPO, reachable by phone at 202-447-5603 and by email at joan.keiser@dhs.gov.

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