Opportunity ID: 342858
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-ST-18-108-FR02 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Protective Equipment for Responders |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.108 — Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 01, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 01, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $475,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for this supplemental funding is limited to TDA Research, Inc, originally selected and approved for funding as part of the First Responder Group BAA 13-012 Solicitation Call 0005, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Published in Federal Business Opportunities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of Procurement Operations – Grants Division |
| Description: |
The above grant was competitively awarded under a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in FY 2018. Funding to the grant recipient was for an 18-month budget period. A NOFO Supplemental Funding and Extension was granted in FY 2021 for an additional 12-month budget period to complete necessary technology design modifications. The Project Performer (TDA) has successfully completed the preliminary design of a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) designed for use by wildland firefighters, first responders, or anyone affected by the smoke generated by wildland fires. The PAPR Wildland Firefighter Respirator (WFR) device offers HEPA level protection against airborne particles and NFPA 1984:2016 approved protection against chemical vapor hazards – with the exception of carbon monoxide (CO).
Currently, no commercially available PAPR WFR system exists that is designed for use during wildland fires that is easy to wear and provides protection for wildland firefighters against the particulate and chemical vapor hazards defined in NFPA 1984:2016: Standard on Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations, 2016 Edition or other applicable standards as originally stated in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). A recent request to the S&T Technology Scouting and Transition Division, Technology Scouting Team yielded a report (October 2020) identifying 28 solutions; however, none of the identified solutions complied with the NFPA 1984 requirement as stated in the original BAA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Janet Bailey
Grants Specialist Phone 202-447-0362 Email:janet.bailey@hq.dhs.gov |
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