Biological Technologies

This Broad Agency Announcement from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks proposals for biological technologies research. Potential areas of research include novel findings from biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology and neuroscience to advance treatment and resilience in neurological health, transformative neural processing and optimize human performance. Proposals are sought on understanding and improving interfaces between biological and physical systems, designing novel biologically-inspired materials and sensors, developing tools for engineering biological systems, and more. Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until April 22, 2021. Multiple awards are anticipated to begin approximately 120 days after proposal submission.

There is no set-aside designation specified. Proposals should address revolutionary research ideas not currently covered by ongoing BTO programs or other published solicitations. A cost proposal template is provided requiring labor rates and direct, indirect, and total costs to be detailed by base period and up to five option periods. Award quantities or values are not stated but the opportunity seeks multiple awards to begin approximately 120 days post-proposal.