The Department of Homeland Security’s BioWatch Program focuses on countering biological terrorism through early detection of select aerosolized biological agents. This funding opportunity announcement extends financial support for an additional two years, aimed at inviting eligible applicants to continue their work in deploying, sustaining, and maintaining a national operational capability to detect, respond to, and recover from bioterrorist events. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply for this grant.
Opportunity ID: 45015
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-09-OHA-091-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample Collection Activities |
| Opportunity Category: | Continuation |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Strategy for countering biological terrorism. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 26 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.091 — Homeland Security Biowatch Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Rolling application deadlines based on current Recipients’ periods of performance under existing awards. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Rolling application deadlines based on current Recipients’ periods of performance under existing awards. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 01, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $22,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments County governments State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of Procurement Operations – Grants Division |
| Description: | The BioWatch Program is a cornerstone of the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) comprehensive strategy for countering biological terrorism. The BioWatch Program is an early warning system that is designed to detect the intentional release of select aerosolized biological agents. The BioWatch Programs mission is to help deploy, sustain, and maintain a national 24/7 operational capability to detect, respond to, mitigate, and recover from a bioterrorist event. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply. This funding opportunity announcement renews the financial assistance support for the program and extends the period of performance for an additional two (2) years. DHS will invite eligible applicants and current BioWatch cooperative agreement recipients to apply for |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Joan Keiser
Grants Officer Phone 202-447-5603 Email:joan.keiser@dhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 45015 Full Announcement-1 -> Year 4 cooperative agreement announcement_FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Joan Keiser Grants Officer Phone 202-447-5603 Email: joan.keiser@dhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.091 | PKG00010206 | Jan 27, 2009 | Sep 01, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
45015 SF424-2.0.pdf
45015 Project-1.1.pdf
45015 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
45015 Budget-1.1.pdf
45015 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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