FY2011 2016 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (C WMD) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY2011-2016 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Funding Opportunity Number HDTRA1-11-16-BRCWMD-BAA, is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to support basic scientific research that strengthens the United States' ability to counter weapons of mass destruction. The program sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is aligned to CFDA 12.351, Basic Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. In practical terms, this BAA functions as a multi-year research solicitation designed to attract and fund foundational, early-stage research that can expand the scientific knowledge base relevant to countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats, and to improve capabilities to detect, characterize, prevent, mitigate, and respond to WMD-related risks.

The solicitation is structured as a Broad Agency Announcement, meaning it is intended to be broad, flexible, and open to a wide range of research concepts rather than prescribing a single narrow project. BAAs typically invite proposals across multiple technical areas and allow the agency to evaluate ideas based on scientific merit, relevance to mission needs, and overall potential impact. This particular BAA covers a multi-year window (FY2011 through FY2016) and anticipates a large volume of awards over time, with an expected total of 325 awards. The announcement was originally posted on March 1, 2011, and later reflected a creation date of December 1, 2014, which is consistent with how long-running BAAs may be reposted or administratively updated while keeping the underlying solicitation active across several fiscal years.

From a funding mechanics standpoint, the instrument type is a grant, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated. The award ceiling and award floor are both listed as 0, which commonly means the notice does not set a single fixed minimum or maximum at the summary level and instead expects funding ranges, task scopes, and period-of-performance details to be governed by the BAA itself and by individual project negotiations or topic-specific guidance. Applicants are instructed to refer to the BAA for milestone dates rather than relying on a single standard closing date. That is typical for BAAs, which often use rolling submissions, periodic cutoffs, or defined milestones for white papers, pre-proposals, or full proposals depending on the topic and the agency's review schedule.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is broadly open to many entity types, while also noting that applicants must consult Section III of the BAA for the authoritative eligibility requirements and any limitations. In government BAAs, this section often clarifies which organizations may apply (for example, universities, nonprofit research institutions, for-profit companies, federally funded research and development centers, and sometimes foreign entities under specific conditions), as well as any special conditions such as security requirements, export control considerations, or teaming/partnering rules. Because the summary points applicants back to Section III, the precise eligibility boundaries, documentation expectations, and any constraints on participation are defined in the full BAA text rather than in the short synopsis.

The administrative contact listed for access issues and grants administration is Theresa Hyman, Grants Officer, and the notice distinguishes between administrative/programmatic correspondence and technical questions. For technical matters, applicants are directed to Section VII of the BAA, which in many federal solicitations identifies technical points of contact, proposal content requirements, formatting instructions, submission methods, and evaluation procedures. This split is important because administrative questions (submission problems, required forms, eligibility interpretations, and award administration) are handled by grants officials, while technical questions (topic fit, scientific scope, and research approach alignment) are addressed through the technical channels defined in the solicitation.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a long-horizon basic research funding pathway through DTRA focused on the foundational science underpinning C-WMD missions. It is designed to bring in innovative research concepts from a broad applicant pool, evaluate them against mission relevance and scientific value, and make multiple awards across the FY2011-2016 timeframe using milestone-based or rolling submission timelines specified in the full BAA.

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