Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 15 OH 122 NCB P SUPP
Apply for DHS 15 OH 122 NCB P SUPP
- The Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Collaborative for Bio Preparedness (NCB P)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.122 Bio Preparedness Collaboratory.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 8, 2015 and posted on Jun 9, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,988,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,988,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Collaborative for BioPreparedness (NCBP) grant opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the Department of Homeland Security focused on strengthening a working biosurveillance system that can pull in expandable (extensible) data sets and generate new, actionable insight during emerging health incidents. The core value of NCBP, as described, is not simply compiling or repeating information that public health and homeland security partners already know, but using data analytics and anomaly-detection algorithms to spot unusual patterns early, support rapid warning, and improve situational awareness for decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels. In practice, the project is framed as a step toward a more unified national preparedness approach, aligning with the broader National Preparedness Goal by helping the country measure and improve its ability to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from high-consequence threats.
The opportunity is grounded in DHSs view, reflected in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Report (QHSR) 2014 strategy for countering biological threats and hazards, that biological risks are among the most serious homeland security challenges because they can affect people, animals, and plants at scale and can disrupt essential services and daily operations. The program explicitly targets four priority categories of biological threats and hazards: (1) high-concern bioterrorism pathogens such as anthrax, plague, and smallpox, including enhanced or advanced variants; (2) emerging infectious diseases that could be highly disruptive, including viruses with pandemic potential; (3) animal diseases and plant pathogens or pests that could cause major disruption, with foot-and-mouth disease cited as an example; and (4) intentional contamination of the food supply chain and water systems. NCBP is described as integrating many biosurveillance information sources to connect local and state data streams into a broader picture that can provide earlier warning and better context when something abnormal begins to develop.
DHS outlines several concrete objectives for the period of performance. First, the awardee is expected to operate, maintain, and improve an already functional NCBP architecture, with emphasis on effective detection and analysis of private health data and on rapid dissemination of findings to stakeholders who need to make intervention decisions. Second, the project must produce, in collaboration with DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA), a growth plan to turn NCBP into a sustainable national model. That plan is expected to include intermediate and final milestones, performance metrics, risk assessments and mitigation strategies, timelines for integrating additional data sources, and a clear view of funding requirements. Third, DHS wants geographic expansion and stronger collaboration across federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector partners, supported by appropriate IT systems, communications, networks, and governance. This includes maintaining existing Data Use Agreements, expanding strategically in ways that support BioWatch jurisdictions and improve interpretation of BioWatch Actionable Results, and pursuing new data agreements with priority locations identified with OHA. The announcement specifically mentions building relationships and data access in places such as San Diego (California), Atlanta (Georgia), New York, Texas, and West Virginia. A notable technical requirement is to obtain and integrate 911/EMS data, specifically NEMSIS, and to enable near real-time sharing of information, queries, searches, and observations among authorized users across levels of government to support early warning and situational awareness.
Beyond expanding where the system operates, the program also aims to broaden what the system can "see." DHS calls for adding other data sets needed for full-spectrum biosphere surveillance that spans human health, animal health, food, and environmental factors. This includes both publicly available sources and private data sets obtained from organizations identified in coordination with DHS OHA. Finally, the awardee must demonstrate the ability to access and use a wide range of surveillance and health-related information systems and sensors that support biosurveillance, emergency response and recovery, and population health research, drawing from multiple public and private repositories. Taken together, these requirements point to a project that is as much about data governance, partnerships, and interoperability as it is about analytics, because the system depends on sustained access to sensitive and diverse data streams and the ability to distribute insights quickly to the right operational partners.
Administratively, this is a continuation opportunity offered under Funding Opportunity Number DHS-15-OH-122-NCBP-SUPP. It is a cooperative agreement in the disaster prevention and relief activity category (CFDA 97.122, Bio Preparedness Collaboratory). DHS anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount and ceiling of $2,988,000 and an award floor of $100,000. No cost sharing or matching is required. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The posting date was June 9, 2015, with a closing date of May 31, 2016, and the announcement later archived on June 30, 2016. The listed contact for access issues with the full announcement is Sean Lilly, Grants Specialist, at 202-447-5869.
NCBP (National Collaborative for BioPreparedness) Grant Opportunity FAQs
What is the National Collaborative for BioPreparedness (NCBP) grant opportunity?
The NCBP grant opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) focused on strengthening a working biosurveillance system. The system is intended to pull in expandable (extensible) data sets and generate new, actionable insight during emerging health incidents.
What is the main purpose of the NCBP program?
The program aims to improve early detection and situational awareness during biological threats and hazards by integrating many biosurveillance information sources and applying data analytics and anomaly-detection algorithms to identify unusual patterns early and support rapid warning for decision makers at federal, state, and local levels.
How does NCBP differ from simply compiling existing public health information?
DHS describes the core value of NCBP as going beyond compiling or repeating what public health and homeland security partners already know. Instead, NCBP is intended to use analytics and anomaly detection to spot abnormal patterns earlier and provide decision-relevant insights.
What broader national goal does this work support?
The opportunity is framed as a step toward a more unified national preparedness approach, aligning with the National Preparedness Goal by supporting the country’s ability to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from high-consequence threats.
What DHS strategy context is cited for this program?
The opportunity is grounded in DHS’s view reflected in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Report (QHSR) 2014 strategy for countering biological threats and hazards, which treats biological risks as among the most serious homeland security challenges due to their potential to affect people, animals, and plants at scale and disrupt essential services and daily operations.
What categories of biological threats and hazards does the program prioritize?
The program explicitly targets four priority categories: (1) high-concern bioterrorism pathogens such as anthrax, plague, and smallpox (including enhanced or advanced variants); (2) emerging infectious diseases that could be highly disruptive, including viruses with pandemic potential; (3) animal diseases and plant pathogens or pests that could cause major disruption (with foot-and-mouth disease cited as an example); and (4) intentional contamination of the food supply chain and water systems.
What is expected regarding the NCBP technical system or architecture?
The awardee is expected to operate, maintain, and improve an already functional NCBP architecture. DHS emphasizes effective detection and analysis of private health data and rapid dissemination of findings to stakeholders who need to make intervention decisions.
What is meant by an "extensible" biosurveillance system in this opportunity?
In this context, extensible means the biosurveillance system can pull in expandable data sets over time, supporting integration of additional sources to broaden detection and analysis capabilities.
Is the awardee required to create a plan for program growth and sustainability?
Yes. The project must produce, in collaboration with the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA), a growth plan to turn NCBP into a sustainable national model.
What elements must be included in the NCBP growth plan?
DHS expects the growth plan to include intermediate and final milestones, performance metrics, risk assessments and mitigation strategies, timelines for integrating additional data sources, and a clear view of funding requirements.
What does DHS expect related to partnerships and collaboration?
DHS calls for geographic expansion and stronger collaboration across federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector partners. This is expected to be supported by appropriate IT systems, communications, networks, and governance.
What are Data Use Agreements (DUAs) expected to cover in this program?
The opportunity states that the awardee should maintain existing Data Use Agreements and pursue new data agreements with priority locations identified with DHS OHA, supporting continued access to sensitive and diverse data streams needed for biosurveillance.
How does BioWatch relate to the NCBP work described?
The announcement states that expansion should be done strategically in ways that support BioWatch jurisdictions and improve interpretation of BioWatch Actionable Results.
Which locations are specifically mentioned for building relationships and data access?
The announcement specifically mentions pursuing relationships and data access in locations such as San Diego (California), Atlanta (Georgia), New York, Texas, and West Virginia.
Is integration of 911/EMS data required?
Yes. A notable technical requirement is to obtain and integrate 911/EMS data, specifically NEMSIS.
Is near real-time information sharing required?
Yes. The system is expected to enable near real-time sharing of information, queries, searches, and observations among authorized users across levels of government to support early warning and situational awareness.
Does the opportunity require expanding the types of data the system uses?
Yes. DHS calls for adding other data sets needed for full-spectrum biosphere surveillance spanning human health, animal health, food, and environmental factors, including both publicly available sources and private data sets obtained from organizations identified in coordination with DHS OHA.
What types of systems and data repositories should the awardee be able to use?
The awardee must demonstrate the ability to access and use a wide range of surveillance and health-related information systems and sensors supporting biosurveillance, emergency response and recovery, and population health research, drawing from multiple public and private repositories.
Is this opportunity a new award or a continuation?
This is described as a continuation opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is DHS-15-OH-122-NCBP-SUPP.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The opportunity is a cooperative agreement.
What is the CFDA number and program label associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 97.122, Bio Preparedness Collaboratory, in the disaster prevention and relief activity category.
How many awards did DHS anticipate making?
DHS anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount and ceiling?
The estimated total funding amount and ceiling are listed as $2,988,000.
Is there an award floor?
Yes. The award floor is listed as $100,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that no cost sharing or matching is required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What were the posting and closing dates for this opportunity?
The posting date was June 9, 2015, and the closing date was May 31, 2016.
Was the announcement archived?
Yes. The announcement is noted as later archived on June 30, 2016.
Who is the contact for access issues with the full announcement?
The listed contact is Sean Lilly, Grants Specialist, at 202-447-5869.
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