Selected Recipients for this Program

Not Applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions

Recipients are required to conform to their accepted research protocol and are usually required to submit some form of performance report.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Applicants must be a public or private educational institution, a nonprofit organizations operated for purposes in the public interest, or a commercial firm.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Beneficiaries are relatively independent investigators associated with an applicant organization.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants must furnish evidence of legal authorization, financial and managerial capability as well as a certification of compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. Applicants must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). Also, the applicant, proposed subrecipients, and principals must not appear on the SAM Exclusions website as currently debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.

Aplication and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable.

Environmental impact information is not required for this program.

This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.

12372, 'Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.' An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedures

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants should obtain a copy of the relevant BAA which describes the full research program areas of interest and includes necessary forms and instruction for preproposal/proposal submissions. The BAA is available for download, at no cost to the applicant, at www.fedbizopps.gov, www.jpeocbd.osd.mil, (search under ACC-APG-NCD), www.3.natick.army.mil/ and www.grants.gov.

Award Procedures

Award procedures are contained in the BAA and available for download at www.fedbizopps.gov (search under ACC-APG-NCD), www.jpeocbd.osd.mil, www.3.natick.army.mil/ and www.grants.gov describes the award procedures and criteria as well as the areas of interest and necessary forms and instructions for proposal submissions.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Authorization

10 U.S.C. 2358.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days. See the relevant BAA or individual announcement.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Once a grant is awarded, any follow-on research proposal may be treated as a new request. Follow-on work should allow for review time noted above.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The length of time for which support is requested should be consistent with the nature and complexity of the proposed research. The maximum period acceptable for a research proposal is 5 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are normally released on a quarterly basis.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Quarterly financial reports and a final financial transactions report, i.e.

SF 425 are required.

Additionally, some grants/cooperative agreements may require interim and/or final programmatic reports.

SF 425 are required.

Typically awards require quarterly performance reports.

Cash reports may be required as described in the individual announcement.

Some awards may require monthly or quarterly progress reports.

Expenditure reports are required as described in the individual announcement.

Performance monitoring is required as described in the individual announcement.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503.

Records

Record keeping requirements are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award, which will include appropriate provisions related to recipient records that are required by the DoDGARs.

Financial Information

Account Identification

97-0400-0-1-051.

Obigations

(Project Grants) FY 16 $0; FY 17 est $0; and FY 18 est $1,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS) (as updated through DoD?s interim implementation of 2 CFR part 200 which can be found at 2 CFR part 1103) and individual program announcements

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Richard W. Totten 110 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, Maryland 21702 Email: richard.w.totten2.civ@mail.mil Phone: 3016192446 Fax: 3016195069

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

As specified in the relevant BAA or individual announcement.