AFPMB DWFP FY 23 Announcement

The US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Contracting Division, Fort Detrick, invites applications for funding opportunities for the Fiscal Year 2023 Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) Research Program. The program supports development of new interventions for protection of deployed military personnel from medically relevant pests, including arthropod vectors of disease pathogens. The research should be primarily applicable to the military, and products should be transferable to civilian uses. • The program will award up to $4,500,000 in FY23, with a maximum award of $300,000 per year for up to 3 years. • Eligible applicants include for-profit, non-profit, public, and private organizations. • The research should focus on developing new toxicants, insecticide application techniques, personal protection tools, decision support tools, and surveillance tools for vector control. • The pre-proposal package is available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/afpmb/docs/dwfp/preproposal_form.docx.