The Department of Homeland Security offers the BioWatch Program Grant aimed at countering biological terrorism by providing early warning detection of select biological agents. This grant supports maintaining a bio-terrorism air monitoring system in metropolitan areas, enhancing coordination with public health communities, and ensuring preparedness for bioterrorist events. Through the BioWatch Evaluation Program, quality assurance and quality control audits are conducted to uphold operational standards. Grant recipients will contribute to the national effort in sustaining preparedness, highlighting preventative actions, and facilitating timely responses to biological threats. Applications for this critical grant are open until September 30, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 251807
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-2014-OHA-BIOWATCH |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BioWatch Program: 2014-2015 |
| Opportunity Category: | Continuation |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief Environment Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 27 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.091 — Homeland Security Biowatch Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $29,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $178,220 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments City or township governments County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | State and Local Governments must be invited by DHS to apply.
DHS will invite governmental organizations to apply for continuation funding under this FOA. In addition, as part of ongoing improvements in the BioWatch Program, DHS may evaluate requests for some direct support of laboratories that analyze samples collected under the Program. If necessary, this FOA will also award an unspecified number of supplemental awards to current recipients in the event of emergencies, Special Events with National Significance, and limited alterations to current recipients to ensure a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities to thwart terrorist attacks. |
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 provide and maintain a continuous bio-terrorism air monitoring system in metropolitan areas and coordinate with state and local public health communities to prepare for and respond to a bioterrorist event. This mission is accomplished by serving as an early warning system which enhances the security of jurisdictions by providing the needed time to execute their comprehensive concept of operations plans to counter biological terrorism. The Biowatch Program is a critical part of an ongoing national effort to build and sustain preparedness which helps the United States to maintain momentum through targeted jurisdictional planning that highlights preventative actions necessary to allow for a proper and timely response and begin the process to recovery from a biological agent release.The BioWatch Evaluation Program (BWEP) will be conducted under the BioWatch Quality Assurance Program effective April 1, 2013. This program will consist of independent external audits (Quality Assurance) by Signature Science and internal audits (Quality Control) by BioWatch Systems Program Office field personnel. This approach will initially be conducted with a focus on adherence to the BioWatch Field Operations Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Version 1.3 and will eventually evolve to encompass the Field Operations Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP). In order to ensure a robust QA / QC program the jurisdictions may be subject to a QA external audit and a QC internal audit during the same cooperative agreement cycle (year). |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sean Lilly
Grants Specialist Phone 202-447-5869 Email:sean.lilly@dhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 251807 Full Announcement-1 -> final_2014 biowatch instructions_1_16_2014.pdf
Folder 251807 Full Announcement-1 -> tabc_fy2013_biowatch foa template_final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sean Lilly Grants Specialist Phone 202-447-5869 Email: sean.lilly@dhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.091 | DHS-2014-OHA-BIOWATCH | 2014 BioWatch Program: Field Operations | PKG00193243 | Feb 25, 2014 | Sep 30, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
251807 SF424-2.0.pdf
251807 Project-1.1.pdf
251807 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
251807 Budget-1.1.pdf
251807 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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