Opportunity ID: 351289

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HQ003424NFOEASD01
Funding Opportunity Title: Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Research Council Of Finland (AKA)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 12.630 — Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 04, 2023
Last Updated Date: Dec 04, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 03, 2024
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 03, 2024
Archive Date: Jun 02, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Award Floor: $4,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The BARI competition is open only to teams comprised of at least one (1) US institution of Higher Education (IHE) as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001 with a degree granting program in science or engineering (US University); and at least one (1) Finnish Research Institution via which the funding is paid. In addition to a doctoral degree, the Finland PI of the proposed project must also have other significant scientific merits. US DoD Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are not allowed to receive funds directly or via sub-awards.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Washington Headquarters Services
Description:

Please see the Related Documents tab for the full NFO announcement

This NFO is for the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative Pilot Program (BARI), which is jointly sponsored by the US Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Research Council of Finland (AKA). The BARI program addresses high risk basic research as an international collaboration. This research should attempt to provide the scientific foundation towards the design and development of future and ubiquitous information networks that rely on extreme-scale devices, distributed intelligence, and network complexity, and include cognitive and social concepts to inform the technological choices. The goal of this program is to produce significant scientific breakthroughs and knowledge that will be critical steps in enabling revolutions in communication and information technology on a large scale.

The Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and AKA involved in this program reserve the right to select one or none of the proposals submitted in response to this announcement for award. The participating DoD agencies and AKA will provide no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs.

The program focus is Future Information Architecture for IoT.

Key Dates:

Questions Regarding White Papers: 15 January 2024* at 1600 Eastern Time

White Papers Due: 12 February 2024* at 1600 Eastern Time

Invitation to Submit Full Proposal: 15 March 2024**

Questions Regarding Full Proposals: 15 April 2024* at 1600 Eastern Time

Full Proposals Due: 3 May 2024 at 1600 Eastern Time

Award Notification (Tentative): 7 June 2024**

Estimated Award Date (USA): 1 October 2024**

Estimated Award Date (Finland): 1 October 2024**

* Questions submitted after the Q&A deadline as noted in Key Dates section above may not be answered. The due date for submission of the application will not be extended.

** These dates are estimates as of the date of this announcement.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Jonathan Bertsch
Email:jonathan.e.bertsch.civ@mail.mil

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 351289 Full Announcement-Full NFO -> G03 HQ003424NFOEASD01 BARI Finland NFO 20231204.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Jonathan Bertsch
Email: jonathan.e.bertsch.civ@mail.mil
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
12.630 PKG00284010 Dec 04, 2023 May 03, 2024 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

351289 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf

351289 RRSF424_SF424B-1.1.pdf

351289 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

351289 SF424A-1.0.pdf

351289 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf

351289 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

351289 RR_Budget_3_0-3.0.pdf

351289 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf

351289 RR_KeyPerson_3_0-3.0.pdf

351289 RR_SubawardBudget_3_0-3.0.pdf

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