Opportunity ID: 119953

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: DARPA-BAA-11-60
Funding Opportunity Title:: Living Foundries: Advanced Tools and Capabilities for
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:: CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 12.910 — Research and Technology Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 4
Posted Date:: Sep 02, 2011
Last Updated Date:: Oct 24, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Nov 17, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Dec 02, 2011
Archive Date:: Jun 04, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling:: $0
Award Floor:: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
Additional Information on Eligibility::

Additional Information

Agency Name:: DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office
Description:: Amendment 03: The purpose of this amendment is to notify potential proposers submitting assistance instrument proposals through grants.gov that the document entitled “Instructions for Using Grants.gov to Apply for a Grant or Agreement from DARPA” has been revised with the document entitled “Instructions for Using Grants.gov to Apply for a Grant or Agreement from DARPA (Short Form),” dated 20 October 2011. Additionally, the purpose of this amendment is revise the grants.gov proposal submission instructions found at page 25 of the BAA regarding required grants.gov application package forms. Revisions to the BAA (conformed copy attached hereto) are highlighted in yellow.

Amendment 02: The purpose of this amendment is to revise the proposal due date and make other administrative changes as highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed DARPA-BAA-11-60 document.Amendment 01: The purpose of this Amendment is to notify proposers of the establishment of a twitter account (@LivingFoundries) and to incorporate other administrative changes, as highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed DARPA-BAA-11-60 document.Original SynopsisDARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to develop new tools, technologies and methodologies to transform biology into an engineering practice, speeding the biological design-build-test cycle and expanding the complexity of systems that can be engineered. The goal is to enable the rapid development of previously unattainable technologies and products, leveraging biology to solve challenges associated with production of new materials, novel capabilities, fuel and medicines. For example, one motivating, widespread and currently intractable problem is that of corrosion/materials degradation-a challenge which costs the DoD nearly $23 B/yr. Living Foundries, with its ability to truly program and engineer biology, may enable the capability to design and engineer systems to rapidly and dynamically prevent, seek out, identify and repair corrosion/materials degradation. Ultimately, in turning biology into an engineering endeavor, Living Foundries aims to enable on-demand production of new and high-value materials, devices and capabilities for the Department of Defense (DoD). This announcement, Living Foundries: ATCG, focuses on the development of the component, advanced tools and capabilities for rapidly engineering new biological systems. Example areas of interest include: design and automation tools, modular genetic parts and devices, standardized test platforms and chassis, tools for rapid physical construction, editing and manipulation of genetic designs, and new characterization and debugging tools for synthetic networks. See full DARPA-BAA-11-60 attached
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Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 4 Amendment 03: The purpose of this amendment is to notify potential proposers submitting assistance instrument proposals through grants.gov that the document entitled “Instructions for Using Grants.gov to Apply for a Grant or Agreement from DARPA” has been revised with the document entitled “Instructions for Using Grants.gov to Apply for a Grant or Agreement from DARPA (Short Form),” dated 20 October 2011. Additionally, the purpose of this amendment is revise the grants.gov proposal submission instructions found at page 25 of the BAA regarding required grants.gov application package forms. Revisions to the BAA (conformed copy attached hereto) are highlighted in yellow. Oct 24, 2011
Synopsis 3 Amendment 02: The purpose of this amendment is to revise the proposal due date and make other administrative changes as highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed DARPA-BAA-11-60 document.
Synopsis 2 Amendment 01: The purpose of this Amendment is to notify proposers of the establishment of a twitter account (@LivingFoundries) and to incorporate other administrative changes, as highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed DARPA-BAA-11-60 document.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 12.910
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00076490
Opening Date: Sep 02, 2011
Closing Date: Dec 02, 2011
Agency Contact Information:: Dr. Alicia Jackson
Who Can Apply:: Organization and Individual Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
12.910 PKG00076490 Sep 02, 2011 Dec 02, 2011 View Dr. Alicia Jackson Organization and Individual Applicants
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