Opportunity Information: Apply for EP IDS 15 002
Apply for EP IDS 15 002
- The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Special Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.360 Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 13, 2015 and posted on Jul 6, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 4, 2015 Application Deadline Date September 4, 2015 at 1159pm EST. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Special district governments Individuals Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments.
- Non domestic (non U.S.) entity Unless the authorizing legislation under which an award would be made specifically authorizes awards to foreign entities or the grant is for research (not research related grants), foreign entities are not eligible for HHS grants
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Opportunity Summary:
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Special Projects opportunity is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding announcement run through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). It is designed to strengthen national health security by supporting work tied to medical countermeasures (MCMs) for high-consequence threats, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases. BARDAs broader mission focuses on pushing countermeasure products through advanced development and toward real-world availability, including supporting late-stage product development, building and expanding manufacturing capacity, enabling innovation that improves readiness, and helping secure products for the Strategic National Stockpile. The announcement also reflects BARDA's track record and approach to partnering across government, academia, nonprofits, and industry to accelerate medical solutions, including using multiple partnership vehicles such as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other transactions.
This particular Special Projects grant is framed around the reality that emerging threats are unpredictable and can spread quickly, while countermeasure development is typically slow, expensive, and risky, with many candidates failing along the way. The opportunity highlights antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a specific and growing concern, referenced in the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (2014), where BARDA is identified as playing a key role in the national response. AMR is called out as especially challenging because discovering new drug targets that are both effective and unique to resistant pathogens has become increasingly difficult, creating scientific and practical obstacles that are not easily solved by conventional development pipelines. To help address these kinds of barriers, the announcement emphasizes the value of having a mechanism to bring in external subject matter experts and produce technical reports that are broad in vision but tightly focused in deliverables, with actionable recommendations to help move the field forward and inform future countermeasure development efforts.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, meaning BARDA likely anticipates active involvement in shaping or overseeing aspects of the funded work rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The activity category is Health, and the CFDA program is 93.360 (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development). The expected number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000. The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $200,000, signaling a single fixed-size award rather than a range of potential budgets. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility is broad across many U.S.-based entity types, including small businesses, other for-profit organizations, individuals, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities), public and private institutions of higher education, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district), as well as eligible tribal governments and tribal organizations. A key limitation is that non-U.S. (foreign) entities are generally not eligible for HHS grants unless the authorizing statute explicitly allows it or the grant is for research; the announcement notes this restriction as part of the eligibility information.
Key dates show the opportunity was posted July 6, 2015, with an application deadline of September 4, 2015 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time, and it was archived October 4, 2015. Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center for support.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): BARDA Special Projects (HHS/ASPR) Cooperative Agreement
1) What is the BARDA Special Projects opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding announcement run through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The opportunity is intended to strengthen national health security by supporting work related to medical countermeasures (MCMs) for high-consequence threats.
2) What kinds of threats or topic areas does this opportunity focus on?
The announcement is tied to medical countermeasures for high-consequence threats, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases.
3) What is BARDA's broader mission (as described in the announcement)?
BARDA's broader mission is to push countermeasure products through advanced development toward real-world availability. This includes supporting late-stage product development, building and expanding manufacturing capacity, enabling innovation that improves readiness, and helping secure products for the Strategic National Stockpile.
4) How does BARDA typically partner to achieve these goals?
The announcement highlights BARDA's approach of partnering across government, academia, nonprofits, and industry to accelerate medical solutions. It also notes that BARDA uses multiple partnership vehicles, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other transactions.
5) Why is this Special Projects opportunity being offered?
The opportunity is framed around the reality that emerging threats are unpredictable and can spread quickly, while countermeasure development is often slow, expensive, and risky, with many candidates failing during development. The announcement emphasizes creating a mechanism to bring in external subject matter expertise and generate focused deliverables that can help move the field forward.
6) Does the announcement call out antimicrobial resistance (AMR) specifically?
Yes. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is highlighted as a specific and growing concern. The announcement references the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (2014) and notes BARDA's identified role in the national response.
7) Why is AMR described as particularly challenging in this announcement?
The announcement describes AMR as challenging because discovering new drug targets that are both effective and unique to resistant pathogens has become increasingly difficult. This creates scientific and practical obstacles that are not easily addressed through conventional development pipelines.
8) What type of work or outputs does this opportunity emphasize?
The announcement emphasizes bringing in external subject matter experts and producing technical reports. These reports are described as broad in vision but tightly focused in deliverables, and they are expected to provide actionable recommendations to help advance the field and inform future countermeasure development efforts.
9) What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
10) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the announcement description, a cooperative agreement indicates that BARDA likely anticipates active involvement in shaping or overseeing aspects of the funded work, rather than issuing a fully hands-off award.
11) Is this considered discretionary funding?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
12) What is the activity category?
The activity category is Health.
13) What is the CFDA program number for this opportunity?
The CFDA program is 93.360: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development.
14) How many awards are expected?
The announcement lists an expected number of awards of one (1).
15) What is the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total program funding amount is $200,000.
16) What is the award ceiling and award floor?
Both the award ceiling and award floor are listed as $200,000, indicating a single fixed-size award rather than a range of award amounts.
17) Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
18) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad across many U.S.-based entity types, including small businesses, other for-profit organizations, individuals, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities), public and private institutions of higher education, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district). Eligible tribal governments and tribal organizations are also included.
19) Are individuals eligible to apply under this announcement?
Yes. Individuals are listed among eligible applicant types.
20) Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Small businesses and other for-profit organizations are listed as eligible.
21) Are nonprofits and universities eligible to apply?
Yes. Nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities) and public and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
22) Are state, local, and tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. The announcement includes eligibility for state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and eligible tribal governments and tribal organizations.
23) Are foreign (non-U.S.) entities eligible to apply?
Generally, no. The eligibility information notes that non-U.S. (foreign) entities are generally not eligible for HHS grants unless the authorizing statute explicitly allows it or the grant is for research.
24) When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 6, 2015.
25) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was September 4, 2015 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
26) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The announcement indicates it was archived on October 4, 2015.
27) Where were applicants directed for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center for support.
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