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12.910:  Research and Technology Development

Objectives:  To support and stimulate basic research, applied research and technology development at educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial firms, which may have military or dual-use application. This support may take the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

12.910 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Credentials/Documentation:  Applicants must not appear on the debarred or suspended list for DoD. If the award is a grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction the applicant must not appear on the nonprocurement debarred of suspended list. In addition, the provisions of OMB Circular Nos. A-21, A-87, A-88, A-110, A-122, and A-133 must be met.

12.910 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.12372.

Application Procedure:  Eligible organizations may submit proposals or white papers in response to relevant Broad Agency Announcements published in the Commerce Business Daily.

Award Procedure:  Award decisions are based upon competitive selection of proposals resulting from a scientific review. Evaluators use the evaluation criteria contained in the relevant Broad Agency Announcement. Generally, the offeror's proposal is incorporated into the grant document and the offeror agrees to perform the project as described in the proposal.

Deadlines:  Deadlines are specified by the various Broad Agency Announcements.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  A representative range of time required for the proposal to be accepted for award would be 60 to 120 days. Awards on high priority projects generally would take less time.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Renewals generally require reapplication with a new proposal. Extensions can generally be handled under the terms of the original grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Listed in descending order of relative importance: (1) Overall scientific and technical merit; (2) potential contribution and relevance to DARPA mission; (3) offeror's capabilities and related experience; (4) plans and capability to accomplish technology transition; and (5) cost realism.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Research Grants: 1. Electric and hybrid vehicle technology; 2. Optical network communications; 3. Silicon nanofabrication and nanoelectronics device manufacturing; 4. High bandgap materials and devices; 5. Maritech advanced technology; 6. Simulation based design; 7. Power systems for land vehicles; and 8. Wireless communications devices.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $100,000 to $100,000,000; $1,150,000.

12.910 RELATED PROGRAMS:

12.910 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

12.910 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $135,151,895; FY 00 est $50,000,000; and FY 01 est $40,000,000. (Other Transactions) FY 99 $384,399,236; FY 00 est $120,000,000; and FY 01 est $120,000,000.

Budget Account Number:  97-0400-0-1-051.

Authorization:  10 U.S.C. 2358; 10 U.S.C. 2371.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  The DARPA Brochure, can be obtained from the Headquarters office. This publication lists the points of contact within the various scientific disciplines. For additional information see DARPA's website: www.darpa.mil.

12.910 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, ATTN: Director, Contract Management Office (CMO), 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone: (703) 696-2399. FTS is not available. Web address is: www.darpa.mil/cmo.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

12.910 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula. All cooperative agreements require cost-sharing of at least 50 percent.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Since this is a research and technology program, the assistance is generally available for a 3 to 5 year period, as stated in the individual grant, agreement, or other transactions. Funding is usually provided incrementally in accordance with a payment schedule contained in the award document.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Basic research, applied research and technology development in areas of science and technology which may have military or dual-use application. Projects are expected to advance the state of the art or result in fundamental change in technology. Support for scientific symposia, conferences in relevant technology areas, and consortia which deals with relevant technologies. Programs to encourage careers in science, technology and engineering, and to increase the number of graduates from underrepresented minority groups. Programs assisting laboratory research instrumentation at universities. Programs intended to produce fundamentally different approaches to relevant technologies or establish fundamentally new relationships among the parties engaged in technology development.

12.910 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Grantees, agreement holders, and other awardees are expected to publish, or otherwise make publicly available, the results of the work. Copies of reports are furnished by the awardees to a prescribed list of addressees, including the Defense Technical Information Center. Further distribution is made by DTIC on a request basis to DoD agencies and their contractors.

Audits:  This program is subject to the audit requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A-88, A-110, and A-133.

Records:  Each awardees must maintain sufficient records to permit determination that the funds were used appropriately for the award purpose.