Fiscal Year 2024 Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-24-CWMD-130-NFRA-001
- Agency
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Office of Procurement Operations
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- $600,000 to $900,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2024 Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA) under the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (NNFEDP). This cooperative agreement opportunity supports the establishment of teams of faculty, students, and technical staff at national or defense laboratories to conduct research in the field of nuclear forensics. The program aims to develop and maintain the nuclear forensics workforce as required by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Eligible applicants are private and public higher education institutions with relevant doctoral and undergraduate programs. Key focus areas include pre-detonation material analysis, post-detonation collection and analysis, and prompt signal analysis.
The NFRA provides up to $1.8 million in total funding for up to 6 awards, with individual awards capped at $300,000 per year for 3 years. Proposals must include a minimum of 2 graduate and/or 2 undergraduate students. The application deadline is August 14, 2024, and awards are anticipated by September 30, 2024. The NFRA is authorized under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and funded through the DHS Appropriations Act of 2024.
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The National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (NNFEDP) works to build a nuclear forensics workforce of recognized technical experts and leaders through fostering scholastic and research collaboration between and among academia, the national and defense laboratories, and the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) Interagency, as required by law. The implementation of the NNFEDP fulfills the requirements outlined in Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. This program also aligns with Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan fiscal years 2020-2024 [Department of Homeland Security's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024 | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)]: "Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats" and Objectives 1.2: "Detect and Disrupt Threats," and 1.4: "Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Threats." To accomplish this mandate, the following initiative has been implemented: The Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA) supports the establishment of a team of faculty, students, and technical staff at the national or defense laboratories to conduct research in the field of nuclear forensics.
Update #1 ·
The National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (NNFEDP) works to build a nuclear forensics workforce of recognized technical experts and leaders through fostering scholastic and research collaboration between and among academia, the national and defense laboratories, and the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) Interagency, as required by law. The implementation of the NNFEDP fulfills the requirements outlined in Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. This program also aligns with Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan fiscal years 2020-2024 [Department of Homeland Security's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024 | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)]: "Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats" and Objectives 1.2: "Detect and Disrupt Threats," and 1.4: "Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Threats." To accomplish this mandate, the following initiative has been implemented: The Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA) supports the establishment of a team of faculty, students, and technical staff at the national or defense laboratories to conduct research in the field of nuclear forensics.
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